MIAMI (AP) — Brooks Lee and Carlos Correa drove in runs to back a strong start by Simeon Woods Richardson, and the Minnesota Twins beat Miami 2-1 on Wednesday night to end the Marlins' eight-game winning streak.
Byron Buxton singled off Janson Junk to begin the game. He advanced on a wild pitch and Willi Castro's single before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Lee that ended the Twins' 18-inning scoreless streak.
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Minnesota Twins' Simeon Woods Richardson (24) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins' Connor Norby, left, is tagged out at the plate by Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers, right, during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Minnesota Twins' Willi Castro, center, is congratulated in the dugout after scoring on a single hit by Carlos Correa during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Jhoan Duran reacts after getting the final out during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Kyle Stowers homered for the second straight game, a solo shot off Woods Richardson to tie it in the second. It was his fifth homer in nine games and 15th overall.
Castro, who went 3 for 4, doubled leading off the fourth, Lee and Correa followed with two straight singles for a 2-1 lead.
Brock Stewart replaced Woods Richardson (4-4), who allowed a run on two hits in five innings, to begin the sixth and surrendered a leadoff double to Jesús Sánchez. Stowers had a two-out single to score Sánchez from second and tie the game, but it was ruled the ball glanced off base umpire Emil Jimenez and Sánchez was returned to third. Stewart struck out Eric Wagaman to keep it 2-1.
Four relievers combined for three scoreless innings and Jhoan Duran pitched the ninth for his 13th save in 15 opportunities.
Junk (2-1), making his third straight start after five appearances in long relief, allowed two runs on six hits in six innings with seven strikeouts.
Miami won the opener 2-0 when Edward Cabrera became the first Marlins starter to go seven innings.
Danny Coulombe retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to the warning track in left with the bases loaded in the seventh to keep it 2-1. Harrison Bader threw the tying run out at the plate for the second out.
Stowers hadn't had a home run since hitting two against the Cubs on May 14 — a span of 31 games — before hitting one against the Braves in the first game of the win streak.
Twins RHP David Festa (2-2, 5.40) starts Thursday's rubber game opposite Marlins RHP Eury Pérez (0-2, 6.19).
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Minnesota Twins' Simeon Woods Richardson (24) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Miami Marlins' Connor Norby, left, is tagged out at the plate by Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers, right, during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Minnesota Twins' Willi Castro, center, is congratulated in the dugout after scoring on a single hit by Carlos Correa during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Jhoan Duran reacts after getting the final out during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states after at least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in the capital, Caracas.
The Pentagon and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Smoke could be seen rising from the hangar of a military base in Caracas. Another military installation in the capital was without power.
People in various neighborhoods rushed to the streets. Some could be seen in the distance from various areas of Caracas.
“The whole ground shook. This is horrible. We heard explosions and planes,” said Carmen Hidalgo, a 21-year-old office worker, her voice trembling. She was walking briskly with two relatives, returning from a birthday party. “We felt like the air was hitting us.”
Venezuela’s government, in the statement, called on its supporters to take to the streets.
“People to the streets!” the statement said. “The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack.”
The statement added that President Nicolás Maduro had “ordered all national defense plans to be implemented” and declared “a state of external disturbance.”
This comes as the U.S. military has been targeting, in recent days, alleged drug-smuggling boats. On Friday, Venezuela said it was open to negotiating an agreement with the U.S. to combat drug trafficking.
Maduro also said in a pretaped interview aired Thursday that the U.S. wants to force a government change in Venezuela and gain access to its vast oil reserves through the monthslong pressure campaign that began with a massive military deployment to the Caribbean Sea in August.
Maduro has been charged with narco-terrorism in the U.S. The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels in what was the first known direct operation on Venezuelan soil since the U.S. began strikes on boats in September.
U.S. President Donald Trump for months had threatened that he could soon order strikes on targets on Venezuelan land. The U.S. has also seized sanctioned oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela, and Trump ordered a blockade of others in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy.
The U.S. military has been attacking boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean since early September. As of Friday, the number of known boat strikes is 35 and the number of people killed is at least 115, according to numbers announced by the Trump administration.
They followed a major buildup of American forces in the waters off South America, including the arrival in November of the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier, which added thousands more troops to what was already the largest military presence in the region in generations.
Trump has justified the boat strikes as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the U.S. and asserted that the U.S. is engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels.
Meanwhile, Iranian state television reported on the explosions in Caracas on Saturday, showing images of the Venezuelan capital. Iran has been close to Venezuela for years, in part due to their shared enmity of the U.S.
Pedestrians walk past the Miraflores presidential palace after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Residents evacuate a building near the Miraflores presidential palace after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
