Because of Joe Ryan’s illness, Ober’s start was bumped up a day — he was still on normal rest because of Monday’s off day — giving him the day game against the Orioles instead of the night game against the San Francisco Giants on Friday that he had been planning on.

Brooks Lee struck out in his first three at-bats and committed an error that led to a run Thursday, but all was forgiven with one swing in the eighth inning. Lee, batting with the score tied and two outs,

Brooks Lee had a go-ahead two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning to propel the Minnesota Twins to a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, completing a three-game sweep with their fifth straight victory.