Minnesota 6, Arizona 3
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
71°
Umpires:
Home -
Lance Barksdale, 1B -
Jon Byrne, 2B -
Mark Ripperger, 3B -
Gary Cederstrom
Attendance:
28902
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Twins 6, Diamondbacks 3: Trevor Plouffe went 4-for-4 with a run scored and Kyle Gibson matched a career high with eight strikeouts over seven strong innings as Minnesota defeated visiting Arizona.
Aaron Hicks recorded an RBI with two hits, Chris Parmelee knocked in a pair of runs and Eduardo Nunez had a double and a single as the Twins evened the series at a game apiece. Gibson (13-11) allowed one run, seven hits and did not walk a batter while throwing 103 pitches.
Ender Inciarte registered four singles to extend his hitting streak to 12 games and knocked in a run in the ninth for the Diamondbacks, who have lost seven of eight. Arizona starter Andrew Chafin (0-1) yielded four runs on seven hits and two walks over three-plus innings in his third major-league start.
Eduardo Escobar singled home the first run in the second and Parmelee plated a pair later in the inning with a two-out base hit to left field. Arizona's Jake Lamb doubled and came home on a single by Chris Owings in the fourth before Minnesota answered in the bottom of the frame on Hicks’ RBI single for a 4-1 lead.
Plouffe lined a single to open the fifth, moved up two bases on Oswaldo Arcia’s base hit and scored on Josmil Pinto’s double-play grounder. Parmelee was hit by a pitch to start the seventh, advanced on Plouffe’s fourth single and later scored on Pinto’s sacrifice fly for a 6-1 advantage.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Minnesota All-Star 1B Joe Mauer was hit by a pitch in the first inning and left in the second with a right elbow contusion. … Arizona 2B Aaron Hill suffered a dislocated right pinky finger sliding into home plate late in Monday’s game and is considered day-to-day. … The Twins are 4-4 on their homestand with one game left.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Arizona
|
10 |
0 |
11 |
.270 |
18 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Minnesota
|
12 |
0 |
13 |
.375 |
16 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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