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Alan Roden's 3-run homer, Dean Kremer's stellar start send Twins past Angels 8-0

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Beacham, G. (2026, September 20). Alan Roden's 3-run homer, Dean Kremer's stellar start send Twins past Angels 8-0. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/alan-roden-s-3-run-homer-dean-kremer-s-stellar-start-send-twins-past-angels-8-0/article_d47f84c4-a43b-5b15-8121-e43dc512e65f.html

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In a game at Angel Stadium, Alan Roden hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs total to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-0. Dean Kremer pitched six innings for the Twins, allowing just one hit while striking out eight batters. The Angels’ Ryan Johnson lasted only five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits, as the team concluded another losing season at their current stadium likely to be sold soon.

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On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Los Angeles Angels by a score of 8-0 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Alan Roden, making his first major league appearance this month, hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs total, marking his career high. Dean Kremer pitched brilliantly for six innings, allowing only one hit while striking out eight batters. The Twins won their third game in five outings after splitting their four-game series at Angel Stadium with two shutout wins.

The Angels' Ryan Johnson struggled, yielding three runs on seven hits and getting removed from the game before completing the fifth inning despite striking out six batters. This loss marked the Angels’ 11th consecutive losing season and their 12th straight year without a playoff appearance, setting new records for the longest such streaks in Major League Baseball.

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ANAHEIM Angels Calif. Minnesota Twins

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alan Roden hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-high four runs, and Dean Kremer yielded one hit over six stellar innings in the Minnesota Twins ’ 8-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Josh Bell had three hits and two RBIs for the Twins, who have won three of five overall after splitting four games at Angel Stadium with two shutout victories.

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🔮 Ryan Johnson (5-9) yielded three runs on seven hits and couldn’t get out of the fifth inning despite striking out six for the AL-worst Angels in the home finale of their 11th consecutive losing season and their 12th straight non-playoff campaign, both the longest active streaks in the majors.

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Alan Roden's 3-run homer, Dean Kremer's stellar start send Twins past Angels 8-0 · assertive framing

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who → hit → victories

Brooks Lee added three hits and scored three runs. asserted

Lee → add → runs

Roden had three hits in his first major league game this month, punctuated by a shot to right in the seventh for his third career homer, his first since Aug. 6, 2025. asserted

Roden → have → Aug.

Kremer (3-1) shut down the Angels in the third consecutive strong start by Minnesota’s deadline acquisition. asserted

Kremer → shut → acquisition

He walked three, but struck out eight for his most in a start since April. asserted

He → walk → April

Minnesota allowed just two singles by the Angels, with Bailey Ober pitching the final three innings to earn his first career save. asserted

Ober → allow → save

Ryan Johnson (5-9) yielded three runs on seven hits and couldn’t get out of the fifth inning despite striking out six for the AL-worst Angels in the home finale of their 11th consecutive losing season and their 12th straight non-playoff campaign, both the longest active streaks in the majors. asserted

both → yield → majors

The game also was likely their last at Angel Stadium during the 24-year tenure of owner Arte Moreno, who intends to sell the team to Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke before next season begins. asserted

season → intend → Kroenke

Bell and Roden singled in runs with two outs in the third, and Bell added another two-out RBI single in the fifth to chase Johnson. asserted

Bell → single → Johnson

Emmanuel Rodriguez got credit for a double in the sixth even though Jose Siri dropped his catchable fly ball to the warning track in center. asserted

Siri → get → center

Rodriguez beat Siri’s throw to score on a single by Ben Ross, who then stole second and scored when Zach Neto let the throw trickle into center. asserted

throw → beat → center

Their final road series begins Monday night in San Francisco. asserted

series → begin → Francisco

Ober (7-6, 4.32 ERA) was slated to start before he took the mound in relief. asserted

he → slat → relief

Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (1-6, 5.02 ERA) makes the 13th start of his injury-plagued season in West Sacramento against the Athletics on Tuesday night. asserted

Kikuchi → make → night