The Baltimore Orioles dropped their fourth straight game with a 5-2 loss at the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Ryan O'Hearn, Ramon Laureano, and Heston Kjerstad each had two hits for Baltimore, which went 1-for-4 with runners in scoring position and stranded six on base.

The Twins matched their season-high winning streak Wednesday, and Byron Buxton matched his career-high home-run streak. These occurrences are not unrelated. Buxton cracked a Charlie Morton curveball into the upper deck down the left field line with two runners on base in the third inning,

The Orioles had plenty of chances to climb back into Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins but never got their offense going.