"Really, all you're looking to do is just push the ball that way and hit it somewhere on the barrel. We've got to find a way to find the barrel" of the bat, manager Rocco Baldelli said. But for the second time on this trip, the Twins squandered a bases-loaded, no-out opportunity, with Jose Miranda popping the ball up and Nick Gordon grounding into an inning-ending double play. Quantrill, who only threw 58 strikes during his 95-pitch day, lost his command briefly in the second inning, glancing a pitch off Byron Buxton's hand and then walking Kirilloff and Joey Gallo. But nobody came close to the seats Sunday against Quantrill, James Karinchak or Emmanuel Clase, so nobody came close to scoring a run, either. The Twins managed only five runs against Cleveland in the three-game series, and all of them were scored on home runs, extending their franchise-record run of games with a homer to 18 with two Saturday. "We hit a lot of balls hard," but had little to show for it. The trip "was pretty grindy," Ryan added. 7 on Sunday, despite pitching effectively in five of his six innings. But after opening the season with five victories in as many starts and extending his streak to nine consecutive wins when he starts, Ryan received a no-decision in Tuesday's 10-inning loss to the White Sox, then suffered his first loss since last Sept. "Winning a couple more games would have been nice," said Joe Ryan, who normally has no trouble picking up wins.
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