Aaron Slegers and Jake Cave have been called up from Triple-A by the Minnesota Twins three times apiece this season http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/dre_mont-jones-jersey , and the All-Star break is still more than one week away.

Their contributions to this struggling team on Thursday night were sure worthy of a longer stay.

Slegers picked up his first major league win with six smooth innings, Cave reached base all four times he batted, and the Twins stopped their six-game losing streak by hanging on for a 5-2 victory over the lowly Baltimore Orioles.

¡±I know that I think, and I know Slegers thinks the same thing, that we can play big league baseball,¡± Cave said. ¡±We¡¯re ready to go anytime the team needs us, and that¡¯s just kind of how you¡¯ve got to think of it.¡±

Logan Morrison homered and Cave drove in an eighth-inning insurance run with one of his two doubles for the Twins, who turned to Fernando Rodney in the ninth for his 18th save following two consecutive blown chances. Slegers (1-0) gave up only one run, on the first of two homers by Jonathan Schoop.

¡±It¡¯s fun to have that in the stat column, to be a major league winner,¡± Slegers said. ¡±I can say that for the rest of my life.¡±

With eight right-handers in the Orioles lineup, except for Chris Davis, Slegers put his sinker to good use against the second-lowest scoring team in MLB. The Orioles managed just three hits against the 6-foot-10 Slegers, who was the latest to fill the recently revolving fifth spot in the rotation. Manager Paul Molitor stopped short of a commitment, but he indicated Slegers earned another turn after needing only 72 pitches to complete those six innings in his first major league start this season.

¡±Sometimes you make tough decisions to protect those young guys when they¡¯ve had good outings and make sure they feel good when they come out of the game,¡± Molitor said.

The Orioles squandered another quality start by Andrew Cashner (2-9) and lost for the 10th time in 11 games. They have the worst record in the major leagues at 24-62, just the team the Twins needed to face to start a season-long 11-game homestand after a pivotal 1-8 road trip.

Trailing AL Central-leading Cleveland by 11 1/2 games T.J. Hockenson Jersey , Minnesota has become a probable seller before the non-waiver trade deadline on July 31 with several accomplished players on expiring contracts. Baltimore has essentially been in that boat since April, with slugging shortstop Manny Machado widely considered the best asset on the market this summer.

CASHED OUT

Cashner, one of the offseason acquisitions by the Orioles that suggested their commitment to contending in the daunting AL East, has had more than three runs scored for him in only one of his 17 starts this year. He gave up three runs, two earned, and six hits.

¡±It¡¯s not like we didn¡¯t want to score for him,¡± Schoop said. ¡±I hope things start changing.¡±

Orioles starters have received the least amount of run support in the major leagues this season.

¡±I probably had the worst stuff I¡¯ve had this season, but I thought I just grinded throughout the game,¡± Cashner said. ¡±When you¡¯re not scoring runs, I feel like I keep my mind sharp on what I want to do out there and thinking pitch to pitch.¡±

WHOOPS

Cashner was charged with an error in the third, when he was covering first base on a chopper hit by Bobby Wilson to Davis and fumbled the relay toss to let Cave score from second. Wilson eventually scored on a single by Eddie Rosario.

WHIFFS

Rodney struck out Davis to start a perfect ninth, pushing the sputtering slugger into a first-place tie on the Orioles list for strikeouts with 1,305. He is tied with Cal Ripken Jr., who played 3,001 games for Baltimore. Davis has appeared in 972 contests.

MAN, CAVE

Cave, who was recalled from Rochester last week Justice Hill Jersey , made a fully extended catch at the wall in right-center to take a potential extra-base hit away from Davis in the fourth inning. Cave doubled twice, driving in one run, to go with a single and an intentional walk.

¡±He can really flash it out there,¡± Slegers said.

TRAINER¡¯S ROOM

Orioles: RHP Darren O¡¯Day (strained left hamstring) has been scheduled for his season-ending surgery on July 12. He¡¯ll need six months to recover.

DOZIER¡¯S DAY

Twins second baseman Brian Dozier, who has started 80 of 84 games and appeared in all but one this season, went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. He¡¯s batting .218.

UP NEXT

Orioles: RHP Dylan Bundy (6-7, 3.75 ERA) will come off the DL to start Friday night. Bundy has been sidelined by a sprained left ankle.

Twins: RHP Lance Lynn (5-7, 5.49 ERA) will take the mound in the second game of the series, coming off his worst turn of the season. He gave up seven runs in Chicago to the Cubs in just 1 2/3 innings.

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CINCINNATI (AP) ¡ª Cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick looked around the locker room on the first day of the Bengals¡® voluntary workouts and noted that not all that much had changed.¡°Certain new faces, but it¡¯s still kind of the same team,¡± Kirkpatrick said.A third straight losing season prompted the Bengals to finally end coach Marvin Lewis¡¯ run at 16 seasons without a playoff victory. Zac Taylor and a youthful coaching staff were brought aboard and handed a team closely resembling the one that finished at the bottom of the AFC North last season.The draft will be an important chance to fill some big holes overall, and maybe even pull a big surprise in the first round when the Bengals pick No. 11 overall.Cincinnati¡¯s needs are obvious. With Vontaze Burfict gone after a subpar season, the Bengals have to get a starting linebacker. They also could use an offensive tackle and a defensive end early in the draft. At some point, they¡¯ll get a tight end, a running back and yes, another quarterback for depth behind Andy Dalton, who¡¯s entering his ninth season.Unless the Bengals pull a surprise and take a quarterback in the first round http://www.ravenscheapstores.com/ben-powers-jersey-cheap , their draft will be more about filling holes than going in a different direction with the roster. Most of the changes will be in the playbooks, not on the depth chart.¡°We¡¯re going on a new journey,¡± Kirkpatrick said.Some things to watch with the Bengals during the three days of the draft:QB INTRIGUEWhen Lewis became head coach in 2003, the Bengals took Carson Palmer first overall and let him learn behind Jon Kitna for a season. While it¡¯s unlikely the Bengals will have a chance for one of the top quarterbacks at No. 11, it will be interesting to see what owner Mike Brown decides if, say, Ohio State¡¯s Dwayne Haskins is still available at that spot. Most likely, the Bengals will end up taking a quarterback on the third day of the draft for depth behind Dalton and Jeff Driskel.BURFICT¡¯S REPLACEMENTCincinnati¡¯s most noteworthy offseason move was releasing its most volatile player. Burfict had another suspension, more injuries and a subpar seventh season. Preston Brown and Nick Vigil return, but the Bengals need another linebacker.Either LSU¡¯s Devin White or Michigan¡¯s Devin Bush could move into a starting role immediately, and at least one of them will likely be available at the No. 11 pick.OH THAT LINEThe Bengals gave right tackle Bobby Hart a three-year deal and added guard John Miller from the Bills, but the offensive line still needs work. They¡¯ll look for a tackle in the early rounds. They¡¯re also in the market for another defensive end. The line struggled to get consistent pressure last season, when the defense finished among the worst in franchise history .TIGHT END TIPPING POINTThe Bengals have been at their best offensively when Tyler Eifert is healthy. He set a club record for tight ends with 13 touchdown catches in 2015, the most recent time Cincinnati reached the playoffs. He¡¯s been limited to 14 games the past three years by various back and ankle injuries.Eifert returns on a one-year deal, and C.J. Uzomah got a three-year deal after leading Cincinnati¡¯s tight ends last season. The Bengals will add another tight end at some point.TAYLOR¡¯S TIMEThe Bengals lean heavily on their coaching staff to scout draft picks. They had to assemble a coaching staff late because Taylor was with the Rams through the Super Bowl. The draft will provide some insights into how the new coaching staff evaluates players and how it¡¯s moving ahead with new coordinators on both offense and defense.