The Twins reached the halfway point in their turbulent season Thursday, one already filled with extreme highs and brutal lows, and they gave another example of it during their 10-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

After sitting through a 4-hour, 22-minute rain delay at Target Field, the offense rewarded the remaining fans with an eight-run sixth inning. Seven consecutive batters reached base, and it was the most runs the Twins have scored in an inning in more than two years.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched five scoreless innings, permitting two hits and one walk, as the Twins salvaged a series split in their four games against Seattle. The Twins’ pitching staff, which owns the worst ERA (6.19) in the majors this month by almost a full run, came within one out of its second straight shutout.

The Twins closed the first half of the season with a 39-42 record. There was a 13-game winning streak in May. They’ve had four losing streaks that stretched at least four games.

“We really believe in who we got in this locker room, and who we are as a team,” catcher Ryan Jeffers said. “We were just playing terrible baseball. We also knew how early it was. I know it’s like, ‘Wow, we’ve been playing baseball for a while now, but we hadn’t even hit the halfway mark.’ There is still a lot of baseball to be played for us to figure it out.”

The Twins’ 39 wins are their fewest through 81 games since 2021 — they were 45-36 at this point last season — yet they sit in the thick of a mediocre group of American League wild-card hopefuls.

“Have we dug ourselves a hole? Sure,” Jeffers said. “That doesn’t mean we can’t play our way out of it and be better.”

Woods Richardson came out of the second-longest rain delay in Target Field history with more velocity, his pitches averaging 94 mph, and he struck out six batters for his highest total in his past seven outings. He didn’t permit a hit until a two-out double in the fourth inning.