GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
Joe Mauer, Twins
The first baseman was 3-for-4 with a two runs scored, a home run and an RBI.
BY THE NUMBERS
6 Times Mauer has hit at least 10 home runs in a season.
21 Ninth-inning pitches thrown by Atlanta's Mauricio Cabrera that were between 100 and 102 miles per hour.
1.84 ERA for Ervin Santana over his past 10 starts.
ON DECK
Kyle Gibson has a 5.19 ERA in six starts since the All-Star break and has failed to pitch at least six innings in his past three outings for the Twins.
La VELLE E. NEAL III
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