The Twins had won six straight prior to their Saturday night affair with the Giants. Pablo López, Minnesota’s consistently good starter, has given up just eight runs over 33 innings. San Francisco’s Landen Roupp has lost two in a row and has coughed up 15 runs over his past 25 innings.

The San Francisco Giants visit the Minnesota Twins in the second game of their 3-game series Saturday at Target Field.

Chris Paddack took a three-hitter into the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 for their sixth straight victory

But Chris Paddack made it all moot. Working with some of his best stuff of the season and attacking hitters early, Paddack delivered a season-high 7 1/3 stellar innings, and the Twins increased their winning streak to six games with 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in front of 21,