BALTIMORE (AP) — DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Byron Buxton hit Minnesota’s first back-to-back homers this season, Chris Paddack pitched seven scoreless innings and the Twins extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 4-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.

DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Byron Buxton hit Minnesota's first back-to-back homers this season, Chris Paddack pitched seven shutout innings and the Twins extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 4-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

The Twins won exactly nine games in a row twice in the 1960s and then again in September 2004, when they were on their way to a third consecutive AL Central title. Minnesota can hit that mark for just the 12th time ever on Tuesday night against the Orioles.