The Minnesota Twins were sloppy in the field.
Their pitchers had trouble throwing strikes. They made costly base-running mistakes. They were down 1-0 after just two pitches into the game.
So, of course, the Twins beat the American League’s best team, against arguably their top pitcher, and one of the favorites to start the All-Star game.
Starter Kyle Gibson threw his second straight quality game, defeating the Texas Rangers’ starter Cole Hamels.
Hamels had allowed just four earned runs total in his last five starts but the Twins roughed him up for five earned and chasing him in the fifth inning.