Chris Paddack pitches Twins past Giants 3-1 for season-best 6th straight win

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Paddack took a three-hitter into the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.

Matt Chapman homered with two outs in the seventh to spoil the shutout bid for Paddack (1-3), who had six strikeouts without a walk in his first win since last June 10.

The lanky, long-haired right-hander was pulled with one runner on and one out in the eighth, his second-longest start in four injury-limited seasons with the Twins. Paddack had a perfect game going until a sharp two-out single in the sixth inning by rookie Christian Koss.

Byron Buxton, who reached base three times, hit the first pitch from Giants starter Jordan Hicks (1-4) off the wall in right-center field for a triple and scored on a single by Trevor Larnach.

Hicks went six innings for his longest appearance since his first start of the season on March 31. The ...