Game recap
Impact player
Twins first baseman Michael Cuddyer, right, who was 2-for-3 with a run scored and drove in the winning run in the eighth.
BY THE NUMBERS
4 balks called against Twins pitchers this season
14 RBI for Michael Cuddyer in 13 July games
ON DECK
Felipe Paulino, who is scheduled to start Sunday, was purchased from Colorado on May 26. He's 7-27 in his career but his fastball is averaging 95.1 mph. Brian Duensing will start for the Twins.
LA VELLE E. NEAL III
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