An intriguing weekend in the MLB with no teams pulling off a 3-game sweep. Some clubs combined strong offensive production with enough pitching to win close games, while others struggled to keep opponents off the board or generate enough consistent offense. Here’s a look at the biggest winners and losers from this past weekend:

Winner: Minnesota Twins

The Twins had a strong weekend against the Cardinals, taking two of three while scoring 20 total runs across the series. The offense showed real power, finishing with 31 hits and 8 home runs, including a four-homer performance in Friday’s win and enough late production to take Sunday’s finale. Minnesota also finished the weekend with a .313 team batting average, which helped them survive a series where every game had pressure.

The pitching was not clean, with the Twins allowing 21 total runs, but the staff did just enough in the two wins to keep the games within reach. Minnesota gave up eight runs Friday and nine on Saturday, so there were still real concerns on the mound. But the Twins found a way to answer offensively, and Sunday’s 5-4 win showed just enough late-game stability to close out the series.

Loser: Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies had a frustrating weekend in Milwaukee, losing two of three while getting shut out twice. Philadelphia scored 9 total runs, but all of them came in Saturday’s win, leaving the offense completely blanked in the two losses. The Phillies hit just .218 as a team, finished with 22 hits, and struck out 36 times, which made it difficult to build any kind of consistent pressure.

The pitching also had trouble keeping Milwaukee under control. Philadelphia allowed 18 total runs across the three games, and even though the staff had one competitive game in the middle of the series, there was almost no margin for error with the offense going silent twice. When a team scores zero runs in two of three games, even decent pitching stretches are not enough to save the weekend.

Winner: Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox put together one of their better weekends of the season, taking two of three from the Rangers with a +10 run differential across the series. Boston scored 20 total runs, finished with 32 hits, and hit .314 as a team. The power showed up too, as the Red Sox hit 6 home runs on a .314 batting average, giving the lineup enough firepower to control the first two games.

The pitching did enough to make the offensive production stand up. Boston allowed just 4 total runs over the first two games, which gave the lineup plenty of room to take control early in the series. The finale got away from them in a 6-4 loss, but the weekend overall still showed a much better balance between offense and pitching than they have had for most of the season.

Loser: Cincinnati Reds

The Reds had a tough weekend against the Diamondbacks, losing two of three while scoring just 7 total runs. Cincinnati hit only .169 as a team and finished with 15 hits, which left the offense searching for answers for most of the series. The power was there in small flashes, with 4 home runs, but there was not enough around those swings to turn them into a winning weekend.

The pitching kept the Reds in games, allowing 11 total runs across the three-game set, but the offense could not consistently back it up. Cincinnati lost 5-2 on Friday, won a tight 2-1 game Saturday, then dropped the finale 5-3. When the lineup hits under .200 and relies mostly on scattered power, it becomes hard to win close games, even when the pitching gives the team a chance.