Ober's Shutout Lifts Twins to 3-0 Win Over Marlins

MINNEAPOLIS — Bailey Ober delivered a complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts to power the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 victory over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night at Target Field.

Ober, a right-hander with a 4-2 record, scattered two singles by Kyle Stowers and Jakob Marsee while issuing no walks. He threw 64 of 89 pitches for strikes in his 124th major league start, marking his first career complete-game shutout. The performance capped a three-game winning streak for the Twins, who had dropped 16 of their previous 21 contests.

Minnesota broke the scoreless deadlock in the bottom of the fifth against Marlins right-hander Eury Perez, who allowed three runs on three hits over six innings with three walks and eight strikeouts. With two outs, Byron Buxton drew a walk and moved to third on Trevor Larnach's single. Larnach then attempted to steal second, drawing a throw from catcher Joe Mack. Caught in a rundown, Larnach forced second baseman Xavier Edwards to relay the ball homeward. Buxton seized the moment, dashing from third and sliding past the tag to steal home, giving the Twins a 1-0 lead. Larnach, advancing to second on the play, later scored on Ryan Jeffers' two-run...