Twins Beat Tigers 10-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 | 12 | 1 |
Joe Mauer Who?!?
Okay, so maybe we’re not quite to that point yet, but in Mauer’s absence, up-and-coming player Wilson Ramos is doing just fine. After going 4 for 5 in his Major League debut, Ramos gave the fans an encore tonight, going 3 for 4 in his second game in the bigs. He also managed to score a run and to hit his first RBI. On the negative side, his hitting performance tonight LOWERED his batting average to .778.
The Twins were not struggling offensively tonight, scoring 10 runs on Detroit. Michael Cuddyer hit his fourth home run of the year. He knocked out a 3 run shot in the first inning to help get the Twins rolling. He’s up to 21 RBIs after tonight. Span got a couple RBIs as well, and Thome, Hudson, Hardy, Punto, and of course Ramos each batted one in.
Scott Baker took the mound tonight for the Twins and he pitched a solid game. He gave the Twins a quality start, going 7 innings and only giving up 3 runs. He walked 2 guys and struck out 6. Burnett pitched the 7th and 8th innings. He gave up 1 run on 2 hits and an error.
The team batted much better with runners in scoring position tonight, going 5-10. They only stranded 3 guys in scoring position for the game.
