IMPACT PLAYER: Felix Hernandez, Seattle
He held the Twins to five hits in his third shutout of the month.
BY THE NUMBERS
3 Hits surrendered by Liam Hendriks in his first career complete game.
7 Home runs for Eric Thames, who took Hendriks deep to left leading off the eighth inning.
832 Games caught for Joe Mauer, who passed Earl Battey (831) for the Twins' all-time record.
ON DECK
Scott Diamond held Seattle to two runs over 62/3 innings in a no-decision Aug. 18. The Twins didn't score an earned run off Hisashi Iwakuma for seven innings on Aug. 17.
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