Twins Lose Pitching Duel, Fall to Giants 2-1

SAN FRANCISCO - The Twins couldn't solve Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelson, falling 2-1 to San Francisco on Saturday.

Vogelson went 6 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out seven for the Giants. Twins starter Samuel Deduno also turned in a solid outing, going 5 2/3 innings and striking out four.

Josmil Pinto hit a leadoff home run in the ninth for the Twins lone run.

The Twins are now 23-23 overall. They'll look to avoid the sweep against San Francisco on Sunday. You can hear the game on AM1240 WJON with pregame at 2:35 p.m.