At the end of another solid outing, Chris Paddack left some unfinished business for his bullpen to clean up.
Joe Smith immediately induced an inning-ending double play, and the Minnesota relievers kept right on rolling from there.
“I was about to go hug him on the mound," Paddack said.
Paddack pitched effectively into the sixth, and the Twins' bullpen didn't allow a hit after he left, holding off the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Monday night. Carlos Correa hit a tiebreaking single in the sixth that sent Minnesota to its 10th win in 11 games.
Paddack (1-2) allowed a run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings.