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As the Los Angeles Dodgers weigh potential deadline deals to improve their roster, they don't want to subtract from the MLB club to do so if they can avoid it.
MLB insider Ken Rosenthal named Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May as a potential trade chip at the deadline.
Diego Cartaya was once the crown jewel of the Dodgers' farm system, but the Twins cut bait with the catcher following his struggles with the St. Paul Saints.
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Shohei Ohtani matched a franchise record with a homer in the fifth straight game and Freddie Freeman drove in two runs with a two-out single in the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3.
Then, Freeman stepped to the plate, and as he has done time and again, he delivered. A walk-off single to left field, which tipped off the glove of the Twins' Harrison Bader, gave the Dodgers an enrapturing 4-3 victory.
Here's a look back at the five worst losses of the season for the Twins (so far). Just to be clear, there have been enough of these this year that a bunch of rough ones won't even make the list. This one hurt more because of the context of the games that had come before.
The Twins won a slugfest last night, 10-7, to even the series at one game apiece. Christian Vazquez drove in three runs and Carlos Correa scored four runs to pace the attack. Shohei Ohtani homered for the fourth straight game and Andy Pages for the second consecutive night but it was not enough for the Dodgers.
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Shohei Ohtani and Dustin May held the Minnesota Twins quiet for most of the night. The Twins offense showed some life late, but it wasn't enough in the loss.
The Minnesota Twins have delivered an impressive impersonation of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.