Minnesota 6, LA Angels 3
When: 7:10 PM ET, Monday, September 9, 2013
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
93°
Umpires:
Home -
Lazaro Diaz, 1B -
Mark Wegner, 2B -
Cory Blaser, 3B -
D.J. Reyburn
Attendance:
21826
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Twins 6, Angels 3: Trevor Plouffe had two hits and drove in three runs as Minnesota snapped a 10-game slide at home with a victory over Los Angeles in a makeup game.
Josmil Pinto collected three doubles and an RBI while Pedro Florimon and Ryan Doumit both had two hits and an RBI for the Twins, who improved to 5-1 versus the Angels. The Twins scored the final five runs and their bullpen combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings, with Casey Fien (4-2) getting the win and Glen Perkins picking up his 33rd save.
Kole Calhoun hit a run-scoring double in the fourth and Josh Hamilton did the same in the fifth as Los Angeles built a 3-1 lead before falling for only the second time in their last 11 road games.
Pinto had a run-scoring double in the third against Angels starter Jered Weaver to give Minnesota an early lead. After Los Angeles scored its three runs in the middle innings, Plouffe delivered a game-tying two-run single with two outs in the fifth.
Cory Rasmus (0-1) relieved Weaver to start the seventh and the Twins quickly loaded the bases on two walks and an error before Plouffe lofted a sacrifice fly to right field to score Brian Dozier and make it 4-3. A bases-loaded walk to Florimon later in the frame capped the rally, and Doumit singled in a run in the eighth to finish the scoring.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Weaver was charged with three runs and nine hits in six innings. Minnesota starter Pedro Hernandez gave up three runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 frames. ... The game was a makeup of an April 17 rainout. ... The Twins are 18-8 against the American League West and 44-72 versus everyone else.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| LA Angels |
|
Minnesota |
|
Jered Weaver
|
Player |
Pedro Hernandez |
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.0 |
IP |
4.2 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
9 |
Hits |
8 |
|
4.50 |
ERA |
5.79 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| LA Angels
|
12 |
0 |
17 |
.316 |
17 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Minnesota
|
11 |
0 |
16 |
.314 |
29 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
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