The Minnesota Twins earned a close win in game two of the weekend series against Los Angeles and the St. Cloud Rox swept Waterloo to notch their third straight win on Friday.
The Rays finalized a trade with the Twins for Nelson Cruz and Minor League pitcher Calvin Faucher on Thursday, sending Minor League right-handers Joe Ryan and Drew Strotman to Minnesota in return.
The St. Cloud Rox fell behind early but rallied to beat the Bismarck Larks, while the Minnesota Twins were rained out before they could kick off the weekend series against the Detroit Tigers.
The St. Cloud Rox survived a pitching battle to come out on top in Waterloo and the Minnesota Twins took game three against Detroit to advance to 3-0 in the series.
The Minnesota Lynx rolled over Las Vegas to earn their sixth straight win, the St. Cloud Rox topped La Crosse to split the series, and the Twins edged out Detroit to take control of the series 2-0.
The St. Cloud Rox earned their 23rd win of the season with a comeback win against the Duluth Huskies, and the Minnesota Twins dropped their fourth straight contest in game one of the weekend series against Kansas City on Friday.