
A look back at some of the sports happenings during the week of April 27-May 3, 2025:
Last year on April 29-30, 2024: On April 29, Max Kepler hit a game-winning single in the top of the ninth and his Minnesota teammate Caleb Thielbar shutdown the Chicago White Sox in the bottom of the ninth inning to preserve a 3-2 Twins’ win. It was the Twins’ eighth win in a row, something the team has not accomplished since the 2011 season when the Twins won eight in a row from June 11-21. Former SDSU standout Thielbar struck out Korey Lee to end the game to earn his second save of streak and of the season.
On April 30, former SDSU standout Caleb Thielbar, Max Kepler and their Minnesota Twins struck again, and again the Chicago White Sox was the victim. For the second game in a row against the White Sox, Kepler drove in the winning run in the top of the ninth inning to give the Twins a 6-5 win. It was Minnesota’s ninth win in a row and the team’s longest win streak since a 10-game run

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