MINNEAPOLIS -- It keeps getting uglier for the Twins.
Fresh off sweeps at the hands of the Rays and Yankees, the Twins headed home looking to turn it around against the Reds, who entered with the worst record in the Majors. But the Twins couldn't hold a four-run lead, as right-handers Phil Hughes and Tyler Duffey struggled in a 15-9 loss that extended Minnesota's losing streak to eight games on Friday night at Target Field.
Twins pitchers combined to allow 20 hits, with the Reds scoring in every inning except the second, sixth and eighth, as the Reds outscored them 11-1 after the Twins took an 8-4 lead in the fourth.