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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NY Mets 16, Minnesota 5
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, April 12, 2013
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 34°
Umpires: Home - Mike Everitt, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 23735


Mets 16, Twins 5: Daniel Murphy went 4-for-5 with four RBIs and John Buck hit a grand slam as visiting New York scored 10 runs over the first two innings in a game that began with a temperature of 34 degrees.

David Wright went 3-for-5 and was the third Met to record four RBIs in the game as New York’s Nos. 1-5 hitters each scored at least twice and combined to drive home 13 runs. Jon Niese (2-0) labored through five innings, allowing five runs – four earned – and five hits to improve to 2-0 against the Twins.

Minnesota starter Vance Worley (0-2) surrendered a career-high nine runs – seven earned – and seven hits, needing 57 pitches to get through one-plus inning. The right-hander was pulled after allowing the first four hitters to reach base in the second.

New York set the stage for its five-run first as each of its first five hitters reached base. Wright’s double to left-center plated Jordany Valdespin and Murphy while Marlon Byrd capped the inning with a two-run single after Wright scored on a fielding error.

Although Minnesota rallied with two runs in the bottom of the inning, Wright’s single sparked another five-run frame in the second. After Worley concluded his night with a walk to Ike Davis to load the bases, Buck greeted reliever Pedro Hernandez with his fourth career grand slam to the second deck in left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Buck’s 19 RBIs in his first 10 games with a new club set a major-league record. … Worley became the first pitcher to allow nine runs in an inning or less of work against New York. … With six homers, Buck has more home runs than all of the Mets’ catchers combined last season (five).

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
NY Mets   Minnesota
Jon Niese Player Vance Worley
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 1.0
1 Strikeouts 1
5 Hits 7
7.20 ERA 63.00
Hitting
NY Mets   Minnesota
Daniel Murphy Player Joe Mauer
4 Hits 2
4 RBI 0
0 HR 0
6 TB 3
.800 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
NY Mets 15 1 26 .349 18 4 15 5 0 1
Minnesota 6 0 8 .182 15 3 5 4 0 2