The Twins held a 4-3 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, but Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger blasted a three-run home run to center field off of reliever Taylor Rogers to give Los Angeles the lead and eventual win.
Minnesota heads to Los Angeles to begin a series with the Dodgers Monday night. The game can be heard on AM 1240 WJON, with pregame coverage beginning at 8:30.
The Twins are reportedly close to acquiring left handed starting pitcher Jamie Garcia from the Atlanta Braves for a minor leaguer. The name of the minor league hasn't been revealed.
The New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 Tuesday night at Target Field. The Twins fall to 47-46 on the season and trail Cleveland by 1.5 games in the American League Central.
Kyle Gibson picked up his eighth loss of the season after pitching six innings while allowing four runs on six hits and four walks. Ehire Adrianza and Kennys Vargas each had home runs for Minnesota in the loss.
The Twins took the second game of their series against the Astros Saturday night. Eddie Rosario broke a 2-2 tie in the 6th inning to give the Twins the win.
The Twins lost 10-5 Friday night to the Astros in Houston. Twin's starter Jose' Berrios (8-3) lasted only 1.2 innings and gave up 2 earned, and 5 unearned runs.