Paddack, who had given up only seven runs over the past month, eclipsed that total in only four brutal innings, dooming the Twins to a 10-3 loss to the Astros at Daikin Park to op

Things had been going so well for Chris Paddack. Over 11 starts since April 12, the Twins right-hander had been one of the American League’s best pitchers. In 64 innings, he pitched to a 2.25 ERA (sixth in the AL in that span) and a 0.

Despite missing their top slugger and home run leader, the Astros cruised past the Twins to open their three-game series.

The Minnesota Twins have already been dealt injury blows to their starting rotation in the form of Pablo Lopez and Zebby Matthews. Bailey Ober is also pitching through some issues. Fortunately the position players are in a healthy spot.

The Twins’ bullpen needed a breather. Chris Paddack provided it. A day after seven Twins relievers combined to pitch 6 1/3 innings, Paddack very nearly threw the first complete game of his Major League career on Sunday.

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