The St. Cloud Rox clinched the first-half North Division title Tuesday with an 8-1 win over the Huskies at Wade Stadium in Duluth. The Rox finished the first half with a 25-11 record.
The Twins lost 6-2 Sunday in Kansas City to drop into a tie with the Royals for 2nd place in the American League Central. The Royals scored 3 runs in 3rd inning, 2 runs in 4th inning and 1 run in the 5th.
Baseball was considered by many to be the American past time for many years but with the popularity of football, basketball hockey and many other sports baseball is being threatened in the spring and summer.
The Twins will begin a series at Fenway park Wednesday night at 6:10. Jose Berrios (7-1, 2.67) will pitch for Minnesota against Boston's Chris Sale (9-3, 2.85). The game can be heard on AM 1240 WJON.
The Twins fall to 2.5 games behind the Indians in the American League Central standings with the loss. They will begin a series at Cleveland on Friday night, with first pitch scheduled for 6:10 on AM 1240 WJON.
Ervin Santana struggled for the Twins, but was supported enough by the offense to pick up his ninth win of the season. Santana went just five innings and allowed six runs on ten hits and two walks with six strikeouts.