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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Connor Prielipp allowed two hits in a season-high seven innings and fellow rookie Walker Jenkins homered to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Prielipp (6-7) struck out eight and walked two in his 21st start, throwing 60 of 92 pitches for strikes to help the Twins (72-82) even the four-game series at one apiece. The left-hander is 3-0 in four September starts.<\/p>\n
Tommy Nance escaped a jam in the eighth and Travis Adams retired the side in order in the ninth for his third save.<\/p>\n
Ryan Jeffers had a sacrifice fly off Grayson Rodriguez (4-8), and Josh Bell singled in a run to give the Twins a 2-0 lead in the first.<\/p>\n
Jenkins homered for the third time in his first 52 at-bats to make it 3-0 in the seventh. The center fielder had three of Minnesota’s nine hits.<\/p>\n
The Angels loaded the bases with nobody out in the eighth against Nance but came up empty. The right-hander struck out Mike Trout and pinch-hitter Josh Lowe \u2014 both swinging \u2014 before retiring Vaughn Grissom on a flyout to left field.<\/p>\n
Rodriguez permitted three runs on eight hits over 6 2\/3 innings. Sammy Peralta retired four of the five batters he faced and rookie Luke Murphy pitched a scoreless ninth.<\/p>\n
The Angels (59-95) won the opener 5-4 on Wade Meckler’s walk-off single in the 10th.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Twins RHP Joe Ryan (6-10, 3.84 ERA) starts Saturday opposite Angels LHP Reid Detmers (6-8, 3.36).<\/p>\n