MINNEAPOLIS —
Dino Ebel waved his arm. Shohei Ohtani churned his legs.
For a brief moment, as Ohtani barreled down the third base line, trying to score a tying run all the way from first base, it seemed like the Dodgers’ two-way star would make it.
Instead, in the defining moment of the Minnesota Twins’ 3-2 win at Target Field on Wednesday, their defense turned a picture-perfect relay play.
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When the juggernaut Dodgers lose games this year, it will likely often be because they get beat in the margins.