BALTIMORE – Jhoan Duran recorded his first MLB save, pitching a quick and clean ninth inning — including striking out the final batter — to preserve a slim 2-1 victory for the Twins against the Orioles.
In his first major league season, Duran has made eight relief appearances and pitched 12 innings, allowing just eight hits and four runs.
The Twins went from taking a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays — who have claimed the AL East the past two seasons — by a combined score of 19-10, to eking out a close one Monday against a team that's been toward the bottom of that same division the past five years.
