López pitches out of trouble in 5-1 Twins victory over Pirates

Pablo López is pitching so well this month, he's decided to crank up the degree of difficulty, just for practice. OK, maybe not. But that's certainly how the righthander made it look on Friday, putting Pirates in scoring position in five of his six innings, then breaking their spirit with timely strikeouts or routine popups. López ran his scoreless-innings streak to 19 consecutive innings, and …