Joe Mauer and Trevor Plouffe each hit home runs for the Twins in their win over the Orioles, while Danny Santana and Byron Buxton were 2-5 in Minnesota's win over Philadelphia.
Byung Ho Park hit his first home run since coming to the Twins from South Korea, a towering blast in the top of the first inning. Kyle Gibson picked up the win after tossing two scoreless innings.
Minnesota Twins rookie manager Paul Molitor has taken third in voting for the American League Manager of the Year award. Results were revealed Tuesday by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
The Minnesota Twins continue to make some noise early in this offseason. The team has traded backup catcher Chris Herrman to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Minor League outfielder/first baseman Daniel Palka.
The Minnesota Twins have won the bidding for negotiating rights to slugger Byung Ho Park, a 29-year-old first baseman who hit a total of 105 home runs over the past two seasons in the Korea Baseball Organization.
Minnesota Twins right fielder Torii Hunter has decided to retire. The Twins confirmed Monday that Hunter will call it a career. He told the Star Tribune he began the year believing this would be his last in baseball, preferring to focus on his family.
Torii Hunter hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, and Eddie Rosario added a two-run homer in the eighth but the Twins could not complete the comeback.
Minnesota wraps up their series with Cleveland Thursday night at Target Field. First pitch on WJON is scheduled for 7:10, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m.