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- Marlins extend winning streak to 8, 1 shy of club record, with a 2-0 victory over the Twins</p>
<p>July 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM</p>
<p>1 / 3Twins Marlins BaseballMiami Marlins' Kyle Stowers reacts after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Alexandra Rodriguez)</p>
<p>MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers homered and the Miami Marlins stretched their winning streak to eight, one shy of the club record set in 2008, with a 2-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>Edward Cabrera (3-2) struck out six and only allowed two hits and one walk in seven innings, the longest start of the season by a Marlins pitcher. He struck out Byron Buxton to end the third for his 400th career strikeout, becoming the third-fastest to reach the mark in franchise history.</p>
<p>Stowers gave Miami a 1-0 lead in the second inning with his 14th home run of the season. He initially took first base after appearing to get hit by a pitch. But Minnesota challenged and the call was overturned.</p>
<p>Anthony Bender pitched a perfect eighth and Ronny Henriquez struck out back-to-back batters to begin the ninth to help secure his fourth save.</p>
<p>Minnesota starter Joe Ryan (8-4) also went seven innings, allowing just one earned run on five hits.</p>
<p>The Twins, who were shut out by the Tigers on Sunday, were blanked for the seventh time this season.</p>
<p>Key moment</p>
<p>Miami added an insurance run in the eighth. Jesús Sánchez sent a shot to deep center field and Buxton made a leaping attempt at the wall to keep the ball in play. Sánchez hustled to third and a review showed it was not a home run.</p>
<p>Otto Lopez was intentionally walked to put runners on first and third but Nick Fortes hit a single down the left-field line for a two-run lead.</p>
<p>Key stat</p>
<p>The win was Miami's fifth shutout of the season.</p>
<p>Up next</p>
<p>RHP Janson Junk (2-0, 3.73 ERA) is set to face the Twins for the first time in his career on Wednesday night against RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (3-4, 4.63).</p>
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