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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
Hitting
LA Angels   Minnesota
Kole Calhoun Player Josmil Pinto
3 Hits 3
1 RBI 1
0 HR 0
4 TB 6
.750 Avg .750
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