Twins Beat Indians 8-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Joe Mauer is nursing a bruised heel, so the Twins brought up one of their hottest minor league prospects to take over the catcher position, and it wasn’t a disappointment.
Wilson Ramos had big shoes to fill, covering for the best player in baseball Sunday afternoon. In Mauer’s place, Wilson went 4 for 5 from the plate. Delmon Young also had a big day at the plate, going 4 for 5 as well.
Francisco Liriano took the mound for the Twins, and although he didn’t have the same dominating performance that he showed the last 3 games, he was still great, giving Minnesota a quality start. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks. He struck out 9 guys. After 5 starts Liriano has an ERA of 1.50. Crain and Mahay shared the 8th inning. Crain gave up a hit and a walk, but no runs. Mahay retired the last batter. Jon Rauch pitched the 9th, but because the Twins scored two runs in the top of the inning, it wasn’t a save opportunity for Rauch.
The Twins hit with some power today as well. Hudson hit a 2 run shot in the first inning to get things rolling.
In the 5th inning with no men on and 2 outs, Jim Thome hit his 5th home run of the year. Delmon Young came up immediately after Thome and hit his 3rd homer of the season. Punto added 3 RBIs during the game as well.
The Twins had 20 hits on the game. The unfortunate part is that they struggled each time they got the bases loaded. They left 7 runners in scoring position with 2 outs during the game.
