Twins run winning streak to 9 with a 6-3 victory over the Orioles in a doubleheader opener

BALTIMORE (AP) — Christian Vázquez hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning, and the Minnesota Twins rallied to their ninth straight victory, 6-3 over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader.

The teams were able to start on time Wednesday after a rainout the previous night, and the Orioles led 3-0 after Gunnar Henderson's two-run homer in the third. Then Minnesota answered with four runs in the fourth.

Brooks Lee led off the inning with a homer. After a walk and a single, Dean Kremer (3-5) was able to retire the next two batters before Vázquez connected for his first homer of the season.

Trevor Larnach added an RBI double in the ninth and ended up on third on an error. Then he scored on a wild pitch.

Brock Stewart (1-0) won in relief. Jhoan Duran pitched the ninth for his eighth save.

Minnesota won despite four errors.

Twins first baseman Ty France left the game in the fifth because of a left foot contusion.

Orioles outfielder Ramón Laureano was ejected when he spiked his helmet after being called out on strikes to end the sixth.

Baltimore had men on first and second in the seventh when Ryan O'Hearn hit a shallow liner to center. Byron Buxton made a sliding catch to end the inning.

A walk and two errors helped the Orioles put men on first and third with two out in the eighth before Ramón Urías struck out.

Vázquez had only two RBIs this season before driving in three with one swing of the bat.

The Orioles had not announced a starter for the second game. Simeon Woods Richardson (2-2) takes the mound for Minnesota.

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Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer delivers during the first inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Minnesota Twins' Brooks Lee (2) celebrates after hitting a home run during the fourth inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Baltimore Orioles' Tyler O'Neill (9) steals second base in front of Minnesota Twins second baseman Brooks Lee (2) during the fourth inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson (2) watches as he hits a two-run home run during the third inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Minnesota Twins' Christian Vazquez, left, celebrates with Willi Castro after hitting a three-run home run during the fourth inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind best-selling video games such as “Call of Duty,” has died. He was 55.

Video game company Electronic Arts said Zampella died Sunday. The company did not disclose his cause of death.

In 2010, Zampella founded Respawn Entertainment, a subsidiary of EA, and he also was the former chief executive of video game developer Infinity Ward, the studio behind the successful “Call of Duty” franchise.

A spokesperson for Electronic Arts said in a statement on Monday that Zampella's influence on the video game industry was “profound and far-reaching."

“A friend, colleague, leader and visionary creator, his work helped shape modern interactive entertainment and inspired millions of players and developers around the world. His legacy will continue to shape how games are made and how players connect for generations to come,” a company spokesperson wrote.

One of Zampella's crowning achievements was the creation of the Call of Duty franchise, which has sold more than half a billion games worldwide,

The first person shooter game debuted in 2003 as a World War II simulation and has sold over 500 million copies globally. Subsequent versions have delved into modern warfare and there is a live-action movie based on the game in production with Paramount Pictures.

In recent years, Zampella has been at the helm of the creation of the action adventure video games Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

Geoff Keighley, video game journalist and co-creator of The Game Awards, said he was shocked to hear of Zampella's sudden death.

“Vince was an extraordinary person —- a gamer at heart, but also a visionary executive with a rare ability to recognize talent and give people the freedom and confidence to create something truly great,” Keighley wrote on social media on Monday.

“I’ll miss our dinners and long conversations. And while he created some of the most influential games of our time, I always felt he still had his greatest one ahead of him. It’s heartbreaking that we’ll never get to play it,” he added.

FILE - Three versions of Activision's Call Of Duty games are seen on sale at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. Vincent Zampella, one of the creators behind such best-selling video games "Call of Duty," has died at 55. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma,File)