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Orioles improve to 3-0: Baltimore tops Twins, 4-2

Chris Graham

baltimore oriolesA Jonathan Schoop RBI single broke a 2-2 seventh-inning tie, and Baltimore went on to a 4-2 win over Minnesota on Thursday.

The win completed a three-game season-opening sweep for the O’s, who got solo homers from Manny Machado and Joey Rickard.

Ubaldo Jimenez (1-0) got the win for the Orioles, giving up two runs, one earned, on eight hits in seven innings, striking out nine without issuing a walk.

Darren O’Day picked up his first save of the season, striking out the side in a 1-2-3 ninth.




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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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