Rookie Tyler Duffey allowed three hits in seven shutout innings, Eddie Rosario and Joe Mauer hit two-run homers, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Angels 8-1 Sunday.
The two teams are now even n the AL wild-card race, two and a half games back of Houston.
A day after the Angels swept a day-night doubleheader to pass the Twins in the wild-card standings, Duffey (4-1) struck out seven and walked one to stop Minnesota’s five-game losing streak. Torii Hunter put the Twins ahead with a solo homer in the second off Matt Shoemaker (7-10).
The Angels had scored 20 runs in winning the first three games of the series, but just five batters reached base against Duffey.
Jett Bandy homered with two outs in the ninth against Glen Perkins, his first major league hit.
