There was hope that the Minnesota Twins would pitch their way to prominence this season. The bullpen was projected to be among the best in baseball and the starting rotation looked like the deepest in the AL Central.

Pablo Lopez threw five quality innings and Byron Buxton homered and drove in four as the Minnesota Twins posted a 9-1 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.

Pablo Lopez was dealing, Carlos Correa hit a towering two-run homer in a five-run third inning and the Minnesota Twins posted their third consecutive victory, beating the Baltimore Orioles 9-1 Tuesday night at Target Field in Minneapolis.