Eduardo Nunez

David Freese had two doubles and an RBI and pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta's sacrifice fly in the ninth inning lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

In the midst of their fourth straight dismal season, the Minnesota Twins got big performances Wednesday night from players they hope will be building blocks for years to come.

Just when Joe Mauer was getting on a roll, pain forced an early exit. Mauer drove in two runs before leaving with an injury, Eduardo Nunez homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 10-2 on Tuesday night.

After what Chris Parmelee has been through the last six weeks, he’ll savor this home run for a while. Parmelee hit a game-ending shot in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins overcame David Ortiz’s big night to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Tuesday.

The Minnesota Twins took advantage of poor defense by Detroit in the late innings, scoring three runs in the eighth inning to beat the Tigers 4-3. The Twins handed the AL Central-leading Tigers only their second series loss of the season.