Minnesota 5, Milwaukee 4
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, June 17, 2012
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
79°
Umpires:
Home -
Larry Vanover, 1B -
Tony Randazzo, 2B -
Brian Gorman, 3B -
Todd Tichenor
Attendance:
39206
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Twins 5, Brewers 4 (15): Denard Span ended a 5 1/2-hour marathon with a walk-off RBI single in the 15th as host Minnesota outlasted Milwaukee and took the rubber game.
Trevor Plouffe led off the bottom of the 15th with a single and moved up on consecutive one-out hits off Tim Dillard (0-2) by Brian Dozier and Jamey Carroll. Plouffe had a chance to score on Carroll's hit but ended up caught in a rundown between third and home.
The Brewers brought in Juan Cruz to face Span, who took two called strikes before sending an 0-2 pitch into right to score Dozier from third.
The teams combined for 35 hits and left 32 men on base.
Anthony Swarzak (1-4) pitched the final inning to earn the win.
The Brewers grabbed the lead in the fifth against Nick Blackburn. Norichika Aoki led off with a double and Nyjer Morgan followed with a bunt single.
Blackburn got the next two but could not retire Corey Hart, who reached out for a 3-2 fastball on the outside corner and took it the opposite way into the seats for a three-run homer and a 4-1 lead. It was Hart’s 14th blast.
The Twins got those runs back in the seventh, finally getting to Zack Greinke with a three-run rally. Plouffe walked leading off the frame and moved up on a groundout before scoring on Carroll’s two-out single.
Span and Ben Revere singled to drive in another run and Joe Mauer tied it 4-4 with a single to center.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The game was delayed by rain for 42 minutes in the 11th inning. … Mauer left the game after his tying single with a bruised right quad and is day-to-day. He was replaced by a pinch runner and Drew Butera took over behind the plate in the following frame. … Twins closer Matt Capps (shoulder inflammation) was unavailable Sunday but is expected to be ready by Tuesday. … Ryan Braun extended his hitting streak to 12 games but had his home run streak end at three games.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Milwaukee |
|
Minnesota |
|
Zack Greinke
|
Player |
Nick Blackburn |
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
8.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
6 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
11 |
Hits |
9 |
|
4.50 |
ERA |
6.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Milwaukee
|
15 |
1 |
23 |
.246 |
33 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
| Minnesota
|
20 |
0 |
21 |
.339 |
27 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
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