Times wires
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Twins 3, Orioles 1
BALTIMORE — Jim Thome hit his 591st career homer, 19 behind Sammy Sosa for seventh all-time, to back Scott Baker as the Twins earned a split of the four-game series. Michael Cuddyer also connected for the Twins, who came in with a major-league-low six home runs in 18 games. Baker allowed four hits over seven scoreless innings to go 6-0 with a 2.17 ERA in eight career starts against Baltimore.