Byron Buxton homers again, but Twins swept out of Atlanta
ATLANTA Matt Olson and Drake Baldwin hit two-run homers Grant Holmes allowed only one run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Minnesota Twins - on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep Marcell Ozuna also homered off Joe Ryan - who allowed six runs and eight hits and a walk in five innings Byron Buxton had two hits including a home run off right-hander Enyel De Los Santos for Minnesota which fell to - this season The Braves had not won back-to-back games before sweeping the Twins Atlanta Braves outfielder Alex Verdugo and second baseman Ozzie Albies celebrate their win against the Minnesota Twins following a baseball contest Saturday April in Atlanta AP Photo John David Mercer Atlanta s first winning streak of the season came in Alex Verdugo s first three starts as Atlanta s left fielder and leadoff hitter Verdugo had four hits including two doubles and drove in the go-ahead run in Saturday night s - win and had one hit on Sunday Holmes - pitched innings and allowed four hits with four walks and seven strikeouts Key moment The Braves jumped on Ryan in the first inning Ozuna walked with two outs before Olson hit his third homer off the top of the wall in center field Baldwin hit his two-run shot in the third Key stat The Braves first five runs were scored with two outs Up next The Twins are off on Monday and open a home series against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night Manager Rocco Baldelli left open the possibility that right-hander Pablo L pez on injured reserve with a strained right hamstring could join the rotation this week following his solid outing for Triple-A St Paul on Saturday We will sit down and assess what the rotation looks like this week Baldelli revealed before the competition Related Articles Alex Verdugo goes for as Braves beat Twins - Absolutely Twins put together complete battle to beat Tigers end losing skid Bullpen gives up six runs as Twins fall to Tigers Twins Account Vazquez takes responsibility for manager s ejection Monday Twins center fielder Byron Buxton off and running
