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Max Kepler , The Canadian Presshit a three-run shot and the Minnesota Twins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Saturday.Making his second start since Tommy John surgery in 2017, allowed two runs and four hits, striking out five in five-plus innings for Minnesota.threw out Harper trying to score on a flyout in the sixth to preserve Minnesota's one-run lead.
Rosario made it a four-run cushion when he hit one off the right field foul pole in the ninth against Seranthony Dominguez. The Twins jumped ahead 3-0 in the third inning. Buxton hit a single, stole second, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch. Kepler then blasted his second homer in two games way out to right-centre, and Astudillo drove one out to left.led off Philadelphia's sixth with a single to chase Pineda. Harper ripped a double off lefty's sacrifice fly got Philadelphia within a run.followed with a fly to centre. Harper tagged, but Buxton made a strong throw home. Harper leaped over the catcher, but Astudillo applied the tag for the final out.retired Hernandez on a grounder to first.
Harper, who struck out with a runner on third and one out in the first, got an infield hit with two outs in the eighth and finished 2 for 4.Basketball Hall of Famer Allen Iverson, a Philadelphia fan favourite, threw out the first pitch. Wearing a No. 3 — his number with the 76ers — Phillies pinstriped jersey, Iverson tossed a perfect strike to the Phillie Phanatic. Iverson greeted Harper, fellow No. 3, before the game.
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