Twins Crush Mariners, Prielipp Shines in Debut

0:00It's April 28th, I'm Cory with The Story, and this is MLB News today. Your AI-powered baseball briefing. Minnesota twins crushed the Seattle Mariners 11-4 on Monday night. Cody Clements smashed a homer and drove in five runs to lead the charge, while Byron Bucksden added his own deep shot. Connor Prelipp picked up his first big league win, a huge moment for the young lefty. Prelipp, the twins number five prospect coming into the season, got called up from Triple Blade just last week. In this start, the 25-year-old allowed two runs on one hit, with three walks and five strikeouts over his outing. Ryan Jeffers chipped in two hits and two RBIs for Minnesota, keeping the offense rolling strong. On the Mariners side, Luis Castillo took the loss after giving up seven runs in five innings, though Cal Raleigh belted his seventh homer of the year. The twins jumped ahead early with a five-nothing lead after three, thanks to Clements' three-run blast. Then Bucksden made it seven-nothing in the fourth, Seattle chipped away with a couple runs

1:04in the fifth and eighth, but Minnesota exploded for three more in the eighth to seal it. Twins and Mariners tangle again Tuesday, with Joe Ryan on the mound for Minnesota against Seattle's Logan Gilbert. This series is heating up fast.