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Christian Vazquez’s walk-off homer sends Twins past Astros
It was quite the day at the office for Christian Vazquez Sunday afternoon.
Vazquez plated the Twins’ first two runs of their series finale against the Houston Astros in a game that was tied 2-2 entering the ninth inning. Vazquez then hit a leadoff, 362-foot walk-off homer off Astros closer Josh Hader to send the Twins to a 3-2 victory at Target Field in Minneapolis.
TWINS WIN! pic.twitter.com/7frJjo0n9w
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) July 7, 2024
Vazquez’s blast also kept their home run streak alive. They’ve now homered in 25 straight games.
Vazquez was 2 for 4 with the homer and three RBIs.
Josh Staumont pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning and hit a season-high 101 mph in the process, Griffin Jax tossed a shutout eighth inning and Jhoan Duran threw a scoreless ninth to preserve a 2-2 tie.
Duran picked up the victory, improving to 4-3 on the season. Hader took the loss to fall to 3-5.
The Astros (46-44) plated the first two runs of the game in the second inning when Cesar Salazar hit a sacrifice fly and Jose Altuve hit an RBI single off Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson the next at-bat. But those were the only two runs the Astros would get off Woods Richardson, who only gave up three hits in all while fanning four across his six innings of work in another strong start.
The Twins (51-39) got one of those runs back in the bottom of the inning on Vazquez’s RBI single, and Vazquez also plated the tying run in the fourth inning when he grounded into an RBI fielder’s choice that scored Brooks Lee, who led off the inning with an infield single. Lee was 2 for 4.
Matt Wallner was called back up to the Twins on Sunday and played his first game since April. It didn’t take long for him to get going as he drew a walk in his first plate appearance and singled in his second. Wallner also had a nice diving play on a ball in left field for the first out of the fifth inning.
Wallner was 1 for 1 with the single and walk.
Twins shortstop Carlos Correa exited the game after being hit in the right hand by a 96-mph fastball from Astros starter Spencer Arrighetti. The good news, however, was that initial scans did not reveal a fracture, and the Twins have designated his injury a right finger contusion.
The Twins will look to keep their momentum going as they travel to Chicago to face the division rival White Sox in a three-game series that begins Monday. First pitch is slated for 7:10 p.m.
The 11th-ranked USC Trojans seek their second straight Big Ten victory on Saturday with an evening matchup against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in Minneapolis. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT) with TV coverage on BTN and streaming on-demand.
- How to watch: Live streams of the USC vs. Minnesota game are available with offers from FuboTV (free trial), SlingTV (low intro rate) and DirecTV Stream (free trial).
- For a limited time, FuboTV is offering $30 off the first month after the free trial period. With $30 offer, plans start at $49.99.
#11 USC Trojans (3-1) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-3)
NCAA football matchup at a glance
When: Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT)
Where: Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn.
TV channel: BTN
Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | SlingTV (low intro rate) | DirecTV Stream (free trial)
USC remains in the hunt for a College Football Playoff spot and could still jump back into the mix for a Big Ten title, but a sound effort will be required for Saturday’s trip to Minneapolis. The Trojans toppled Wisconsin (38-21) last time out to rebound from their first loss to Michigan (27-24), driven by four total touchdowns (one rush) from quarterback Miller Miss.
A challenging stretch continues for the Golden Gophers who look to avoid an 0-3 start in Big Ten play after falling to Iowa (31-14) and No. 12 Michigan (27-24) in their two most recent games. Minnesota is an 8-point underdog against USC in a line that shifted from 9.5 points and an over/under of 51.5 to 8 points and 46.5 through early action banking on a lower-scoring affair.
USC Trojans vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers: Know your live streaming options
- FuboTV (free trial) – excellent viewer experience with huge library of live sports content; free trial lengths vary; monthly rate after free trial starts at $49.99 for duration of $30 first month discount.
- SlingTV (low intro rate) – discounted first month is best if you’ve run out of free trials or you’re in the market for 1+ month of TV
- DirecTV Stream (free trial) – not the same level of viewer experience as FuboTV, but the standard 7-day free trial is still the longest in streaming.
The Trojans and Golden Gophers are set for a 7:30 p.m. ET start on BTN. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate).
NEWBURG, MINN. — Driving down a winding road dotted with farms, churches and roadside produce stands, it can be easy to miss the only business in town here, an old red shop tucked behind rows of flowers and hanging ferns.
But make no mistake, behind those century-and-a-half-old walls is one of the top food destinations in Minnesota’s Driftless Area.
For the past seven years, Irene Fishburn has been delighting locals and road-trippers alike with made-from-scratch delicacies at Newburg Vintage Home and Garden and Small Batch Bakery.
Fishburn opened the business after she and her husband, Glenn, moved to southeastern Minnesota to be closer to family in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After leaving the grind of their corporate careers in California, the couple settled on a former general store where Irene, a former merchandise buyer for more than 35 stores, could sell garden gifts and baked goods, and Glenn could fish in a nearby trout stream.
Their retirement was set — at least that was the plan.
“When we first bought it, we imagined sitting on the front porch and having coffee with neighbors who stopped by,” Irene said. “We had no idea that it would become a destination-type business.”
Open only on select Saturdays — and then for only three hours — the Newburg bakery regularly draws scores of people willing to stand in line for up to an hour during the busiest summer months to get a taste of authentic French baking. Others come from just down the road.
Mike and Cheryl Erickson, both retired military members, spend their summers in nearby Mabel, Minn., where Mike grew up. He remembers getting ice cream as a kid outside of the same building and said he initially came to the bakery with low expectations.
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