Victor Caratini gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead with a two-out single in the eighth, and for a brief moment it looked like the Twins might snap out of their extended slide. Then Eric Orze entered for the save and walked the leadoff hitter on four pitches.

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Kody Clemens homered and drove in five runs, Byron Buxton also went deep and Connor Prielipp earned his first big league win as the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 11-4.

Orze’s blown save was the fourth in nine opportunities this season for the Twins, who dropped to 13-18 overall and lost their fourth straight series. The poor performance comes on the heels of the Twins bullpen surrendering five runs in Tuesday’s loss.

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This article was originally published on www.puckettspond.com as The one major bright spot for the Minnesota Twins thus far in 2026.

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