Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer allowed two home runs and the Twins secured their ninth straight win to open Wednesday’s doubleheader.

Christian Vazquez and Brooks Lee hit home runs in a four-run fourth inning, and Jhoan Duran picked up his eighth save as the Twins picked up their ninth straight victory, 6-3, in the first game of a double-header Wednesday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Christian Vazquez smacked a three-run homer and the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to nine games by beating the host Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon.

Kody Clemens' first homer with the Twins was memorable for many personal reasons: A game-winning knock at Fenway Park on May 3, with his dad, Roger Clemens, in attendance. That home run ended a four-game skid for Minnesota.

Tuesday night's game between the Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in Baltimore has been postponed due to inclement weather, and the teams will instead play a traditional doubleheader Wednesday in Baltimore.

The Minnesota Twins will be aiming for a season sweep of six games with the Baltimore Orioles when the teams meet Thursday afternoon. The Twins own a 10-game winning streak -- the longest in the major leagues this season -- after sweeping a doubleheader in Baltimore on Wednesday.

The Orioles appeared to have a decent shot at salvaging a split Wednesday after Cedric Mullins hit a grand slam in that six-run third inning. Charlie Morton, battered as a starter so far this season, managed three solid innings of relief, allowing only one run.

The Twins won exactly nine games in a row twice in the 1960s and then again in September 2004, when they were on their way to a third consecutive AL Central title. Minnesota can hit that mark for just the 12th time ever on Tuesday night against the Orioles.