August 13, 2023 - 11:21pm | By James McCarty
(Philadelphia, PA) -- Sonny Gray led the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 rubber-match victory over the Phillies in Philadelphia.
Gray earned his sixth win of the season after striking out seven and allowing two hits in six innings. Jhoan Duran picked up his 21st save with a scoreless ninth. Jorge Polanco paced Minnesota at the plate, going two-for-five with a pair of RBI, and Jordan Luplow hit his first home run as a Twin. The Twins are 4.5 games up on Cleveland for first place in the AL Central.
Ranger Suarez was charged with his sixth loss after surrendering a pair of runs on six hits in six-and-a-third innings. Philadelphia has a 1.5 game lead over San Francisco for the top NL Wild Card spot.