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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Baltimore 6, Minnesota 1
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 25, 2011
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Bob Davidson, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Jerry Layne
Attendance: 38406

Mark Reynolds hit a three-run homer and Jo-Jo Reyes pitched six strong innings as the visiting Baltimore Orioles completed a four-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 6-1 victory on Thursday afternoon.

Craig Tatum added a two-run double for the Orioles, who outscored the Twins 24-4 in the four-game set.

Minnesota may have lost more than the game, as lefthander Francisco Liriano was forced out after the second inning with left posterior shoulder strain. He will be re-evaluated on Friday.

Baltimore did most of its damage off Anthony Swarzak, who was scheduled to start Friday but was forced into relief duty. Swarzak (3-4) was lit up for five runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings, beginning with Tatum’s two-run double in the sixth that put the Orioles on top.

Reynolds connected with his 29th homer in the seventh to put the game away.

Reyes (7-10) became the latest Baltimore pitcher to turn in a quality start, surrendering one run on five hits.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Baltimore   Minnesota
Jo-Jo Reyes Player Francisco Liriano
Win W/L No Decision
6.0 IP 2.0
3 Strikeouts 2
5 Hits 2
1.50 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Baltimore   Minnesota
Ryan AdamsPlayer Justin Morneau
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
.667 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Baltimore 11 1 15 .306 17 4 6 5 0 0
Minnesota 7 0 9 .212 17 5 1 4 0 0