OMAHA, Neb. — Eduardo Estrada hit two homers to help Minnesota defeat Ohio State 9-6 in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal round on Saturday. The teams will meet again at 11 a.m. Sunday morning, with the winner playing in the title game later on Sunday. Max Meyer threw 5 2/3 shutout innings to earn the win for Minnesota. He gave up just three hits and struck out seven for the fourth-seeded Gophers (29-26). Minnesota’s Easton Bertrand scored on a fielding error in the fifth inning and Estrada had a solo homer in the seventh for the Gophers. Minnesota appeared to break it open with four runs in the eighth inning, highlighted by Estrada’s three-run blast. Seventh-seeded Ohio State (33-25) finally got on the board in the bottom of the eighth. Brent Todys’ double scored three runs to trim the Buckeyes’ deficit to 6-4. Minnesota answered in the ninth when Jack…
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