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Odorizzi takes no-hit bid into 8th as Twins top Yankees

MINNEAPOLIS — Jake Odorizzi’s no-hit bid was broken up when Greg Bird hit a run-scoring double with one out in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Yankees 3-1 Wednesday night to take two of three from New York.

The Yankees’ lead over Oakland for the AL’s top wild card was cut to one game as they completed a 4-5 trip.

Odorizzi, his arm slot fluctuating, walked Like Voit before Bird lined the next pitch deep into the left-center gap. Odorizzi was immediately removed from the game by Twins manager Paul Molitor and tipped his cap to the crowd as he walked off the field to a standing ovation.

Odorizzi (6-10) struck out five and walked three, matching his big-league high of 120 pitches set while pitching for Tampa Bay against the Twins on June 3, 2016.

Taylor Rogers struck out Gleyber Torres, and Trevor Hildenberger fanned Andrew McCutchen.

Hildenberger finished for his sixth save.

Luis Severino (17-8) allowed one run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings, dropping to 3-6 in his last 11 starts. Severino unsuccessfully tried to persuade manager Aaron Boone to keep him in the game in the sixth.

Severino allowed one hit in the first five innings, then gave up a one-out single to Max Kepler in the sixth followed by Ehire Adrianza’s go-ahead double.

Joe Mauer’s single put runners at the corners, Jorge Polanco struck out on a wild pitch that advanced Mauer, and David Robertson relieved and retired Eddie Rosario on a groundout.

Minnesota opened a 3-0 lead in the seventh when Willians Astudillo hit an RBI single and scored on Kepler’s double.

Twins catcher Mitch Garver was removed from the game after two innings. He took a foul tip to the mask in the second inning, and the Twins said initial tests did not indicate a concussion.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Twins: 3B Miguel Sano (left leg) said Wednesday that he hopes to play again before the end of the season. “I want to finish strong,” he said. Sano was hurt last week when he slid awkwardly into second base against Houston.

UP NEXT

Twins: LHP Stephen Gonsalves will make his fifth career big league start Thursday at Kansas City.

RAYS 3, INDIANS 1 — Blake Snell took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and got his major league-leading 19th win, leading Tampa Bay past Cleveland.

Snell (19-5) lost his bid when Jose Ramirez led off the seventh with his 38th homer.

Snell won his team-record seventh straight start, striking out nine and walking two in seven innings.

Chaz Roe and Jose Alvarado each got three outs, completing a one-hitter. Alvarado got his eighth save in 11 chances.

Cleveland’s magic number to clinch a third consecutive AL Central title remained at three.

ATHLETICS 10, ORIOLES 0 — Matt Olson homered during a 10-run third inning in which the first 11 batters reached base, and Oakland beat Baltimore for its sixth straight victory.

Oakland had 10 hits and two walks in its biggest inning of the year.

Olson provided the big blow — a three-run shot off Andrew Cashner (4-15) — and three players had two hits.

That was more than enough offense to enable the A’s to match their longest winning streak of the season. Oakland trails first-place Houston by three games in the AL West and owns a comfortable lead for the second AL wild card.

Daniel Mengden (7-6) pitched five innings of no-hit relief after entering in the second for starter Liam Hendriks, who went one inning by design.

Baltimore’s lone hit was a clean single to left field in the first by Trey Mancini.

Baltimore has lost six in a row to fall to 41-104, the worst record in the majors.

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