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MINNEAPOLIS -- Rookie Max Kepler continued to show promise for the future of the Minnesota Twins, though the present-day struggles led to one member of the team being traded away.Kepler continued his midseason surge with a game-tying home run among two hits and two RBI as the Minnesota rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Thursday night.The teams were squeezing in a make-up game from a May 9 postponement with Minnesota in the middle of a homestand and Baltimore heading for a weekend series at Toronto.Following the game, the Twins traded Eduardo Nunez, the teams lone All-Star representative this year, to the San Francisco Giants for Triple-A left-hander Adalberto Mejia.The Twins are a great organization and made me feel like at home, Nunez said. But at the end of the day, its business, baseball. You go wherever is best for you and the team. The Giants want me and Im going to go there and do my best.Minnesota had lost three in a row and was coming off a disappointing two-game sweep at home to the Atlanta Braves in a matchup of two teams with the majors worst records.Kepler hit his 11th home run off reliever Odrisamer Despaigne (0-2) leading off the sixth inning to tie the game 2-all after Baltimore starter Ubaldo Jimenez lasted five innings in his first start since July 8. Kepler had an RBI double as part of a four-run seventh.Kepler played in nine April games, hitting .167 before being sent back to Triple-A. He was recalled on June 1 and has 38 RBI in his past 49 games. Kepler has eight home runs in 22 July games.I like how hes making adjustments to how hes being pitched, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. People try to tie him up inside. He got a little cutter in there that was fairly in there pretty good, but he pulled his hands through and was able to hit the ball out of the park. Hes doing well overall.For his first go round here, were just looking for continued improvement.Minnesotas Ryan Pressly (5-5) combined with two other relievers to allow just two hits the final three innings.Keplers work negated an effective spot start by Jimenez, who allowed one run and five hits and struck out eight in his first appearance since a 1-1/3 inning start on July 8. Jimenez had been in a bit of limbo with the Orioles since being ousted from the starting rotation with a 7.38 ERA.Baltimore kept Jimenez off the mound in games, though. He never pitched out of the bullpen but did spend three days on the paternity leave list.Its been a long time since I faced hitters; it felt great to be out there and be with my teammates, Jimenez said.Adam Jones homered on the first pitch of the game for the Orioles, who head to play the Blue Jays with a 1 1/2 game lead over Toronto in the AL East.We thought tonight was a big game, Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. Well think tomorrow, well think the day after that and the day after that and the day after that. .. Im just proud that people deem it important to beat us. We think every game is important.PLAYS AT THE PLATEMinnesota was able to keep the game close in the fourth by throwing two runners out at the plate. Chris Davis singled and Mark Trumbo doubled to open the inning.Davis was thrown out trying to score from third when Eduardo Escobar fielded a grounder from Jonathan Schoop and threw to catcher Juan Centeno. Pedro Alvarez followed with a single to right, but Kepler threw home to get Trumbo for his fifth assist in 58 games.ROSTER MOVETo replace Nunez on the active roster, the Twins recalled infielder Jorge Polanco from Triple-A Rochester.In three previous stints in Minnesota this season, Polanco hit .231 with three doubles, a home run and four RBI in 13 games. He was hitting .276 with nine home runs and 39 RBI in 75 games for Rochester.Interim general manager Rob Antony said Escobar will likely get the first chance to take Nunezs spot at shortstop.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: 3B Trevor Plouffe (fractured left rib) took batting practice on Thursday. Twins manager Paul Molitor said Plouffe could possibly start a rehab assignment on Friday.UP NEXTOrioles: Baltimore follows its one-game stop in Minnesota with RHP Kevin Gausman (2-7, 3.77 ERA) taking the mound. Gausman earned just his second win in 17 starts in beating Cleveland in his last outing with seven scoreless innings. The Blue Jays will start RHP Marco Estrada (5-4, 2.94).Twins: RHP Ricky Nolasco (4-8, 5.40) opens the weekend home series against the Chicago White Sox, who counter with LHP Jose Quintana (8-8, 2.97). Nolasco is coming off his shortest start of the season when he allowed six runs and six hits in two innings against Boston.Mark Bavaro Giants Jersey . 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Hamelin, who triumphed in the 500 on Saturday, edged out Victor An of Russia by 0.021 seconds to maintain his lead in the World Cup standings. Russias Vladimir Grigorev was third. In the relay, Canada took control six laps from the finish line to beat Russia and the Netherlands.Goalkeeper Hope Solo has decided to end her season with the Seattle Reign of the National Womens Soccer League.The beleaguered goalkeeper, who was handed a six-month suspension and saw her contract with U.S. Soccer terminated last week, announced her departure from her professional club team in a statement Tuesday.U.S. Soccer suspended Solo following disparaging comments she made about Sweden during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, calling her opponents a bunch of cowards for their defensive style of play during the quarterfinals. She wont be eligible for selection to the national team again until February.Before a match last weekend against the Portland Thorns, the Reign announced Solo was granted an indefinite personal leave. Haley Kopmeyer took over for Solo in goal and the Reign won 3-1.Coming to terms with the fact I was fired from the U.S. Womens National Team after 17 years of service has been devastating. After careful consideration, I have decided to end my season with the Seattle Reign, an organization I love playing for, Solo said Tuesday. Mentally, I am not there yet. After watching the teams win against Portland this weekend and seeing Haley Kopmeyer playing so well in goal, I truly believe this decision is whats best for me and for the Reign organization.Reign head coach and general manager Laura Harvey issued a statement saying that while the team was disappointed in Solos decision, it was understood and respected.Hope has always wanted what is best for our team -- she is a relentless trainer, a fierce competitor and demands from herself nothing less than excellence on the pitch, Harvey said.The three-time defending champion U.S. women were handed their earliest-ever exit from the Olympics earlier this month when Sweden advanced 4-3 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw on Aug. 12.Swedens coach, Pia Sundhage, who led the U.S. team to gold medals in Beijing and London, replied to Solos postgame cowards comment by stating: Its OK to be a coward if you win. Sweden went on to play in the gold-medal match against Germany.Solo had caused a stir in Brazil even before the comment about Sweden because of social media posts over the Zika virus, showing her wearing mosquito netting and armed with insect repellant.dddddddddddd Brazilian fans booed her mercilessly and shouted Zika! every time she touched the ball.While talented in goal, controversy has shadowed the 35-year-old Solo throughout her career.She still faces a possible trial on misdemeanor domestic violence charges after a 2014 incident at her sisters home, when she was accused of being intoxicated and assaulting her sister and 17-year-old nephew. Solo said she was a victim in the altercation. Earlier this year, an appeals court in Washington state rejected Solos request to avoid trial.In early 2015 while Solo was at a team training camp in Southern California, her husband Jerramy Stevens was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in a U.S. Soccer team van. Solo was with him at the time.The former Seattle Seahawks tight end later pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and four years on probation. Solo was suspended by U.S. Soccer for 30 days.There were other incidents as well, including Twitter comments she made about former U.S. player Brandi Chastain during the London Games, and public criticism of coach Paul Ryan during the 2007 World Cup over his decision to start Briana Scurry in the semifinals, a match the Americans lost. Solo was sent home early from the tournament.U.S. Soccer indicated in its statement announcing her suspension Wednesday that it was a culmination of events.The controversies have tainted Solos legacy in the net.She became the first goalkeeper with 100 international shutouts last month when the United States defeated South Africa 1-0 at Soldier Field in Chicago. It also was her 150th career win.During the Rio Games she made her 200th appearance in goal for the United States, an international record.Solo won her second straight Golden Glove Award for the best goalkeeper at the Womens World Cup a year ago. Over the course of the tournament in Canada, she had five shutouts and allowed only three goals in seven games. The U.S. won the World Cup for its third title in soccers premier event. ' ' '