Twins righthander Simeon Woods Richardson held Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler to a stalemate until he left after six scoreless innings.
A baseball season is a long, arduous grind.
Sign up for our Twins Update newsletterMLB standingsSomething clicked following the Twins' 4-0 loss at Pittsburgh on June 8.
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli needs more from his team against the better teams, no doubt.
A healthy offense and reliable pitching will put the Twins on a path to catch American League Central-leading Cleveland, which has the toughest remaining schedule in baseball.

Twins lose again vs. baseball's best, but they can turn trend around