SCORECARD
First inning
Twins: Brian Dozier homered to left off Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco. Joe Mauer grounded out to catcher Yan Gomes. Josh Willingham doubled to center. Chris Colabello grounded out to short, Willingham advanced to third. Trevor Plouffe walked. Jason Kubel singled to right, scoring Willingham and advancing Plouffe to third. Josmil Pinto singled to right, scoring Plouffe.
Twins 3, Chicago 0
THIRD inning
Twins: Colabello was hit by a pitch. Trevor Plouffe doubled to center, scoring Colabello. Jason Kubel struck out. Plouffe advanced to third on a passed ball. Pinto grounded out to short. With Aaron Hicks at the plate, Plouffe scored on a passed ball.
Twins 5, Chicago 0
Cleveland: Lonnie Chisenhall doubled to right off Twins starter Kyle Gibson. Nyjer Morgan walked.
Nick Swisher grounded into a double play, Chisenhall advanced to third and Morgan was out at second. With Jason Kipnis at the plate, Chisenhall scored on a wild pitch.
Twins 5, Chicago 1
ninth inning
Twins: Mauer hit a one-out single to left off reliever Vinnie Pestano. Willingham struck out. Colabello singled to right, Mauer advanced to third. With Plouffe at the plate, Mauer scored and Colabello advanced to second on a wild pitch. Plouffe walked. Kubel singled to right, scoring Colabello.
Cleveland: Reliever Glen Perkins walked Carlos Santana. Michael Brantley singled to center, Santana advanced to third. Asdrubal Cabrera doubled to center, scoring Santana. Ryan Raburn struck out. Gomes hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Brantley.
Twins 7, Chicago 3
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Dozier 2b411102.182
Mauer 1b512001.190
Willingham lf511003.294
Colabello dh421001.389
Plouffe 3b321121.400
Kubel rf503202.385
Pinto c401100.222
Hicks cf200020.235
Florimon ss400002.083
Totals367105412
ClevelandABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Morgan cf202020.400
Swisher 1b400000.182
Kipnis 2b100030.176
Santana dh310012.250
Brantley lf411000.316
Cabrera ss401100.167
Murphy rf200000.143
Raburn ph-rf200001.167
Gomes c300100.231
Chisenhall 3b311001.500
Aviles ph100000.250
Totals2935264
Twins302 000 002—7100
Cleveland001 000 002—350
LOB—Twins 8, Cleveland 6. 2B—Willingham (1), Plouffe (3), A.Cabrera (1), Chisenhall (2). HR—Dozier (1), off Carrasco. RBI—Dozier (1), Plouffe (6), Kubel 2 (3), Pinto (2), A.Cabrera (1), Y.Gomes (2). SF—Y.Gomes. DP—Twins 2.
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Gibson W, 1-0531143971.80
Duensing200000140.00
Burton100010134.50
Perkins1222111912.00
CLEVELANDIPHRERBBSONPERA
Carrasco L, 0-15 2/3754271006.35
Atchison1 1/300001130.00
Outman100012130.00
Pestano1322121713.50
Inherited runners-scored—Duensing 1-0, Atchison 1-0. HBP—by Carrasco (Colabello, Dozier). WP—Gibson, Pestano. PB—Y.Gomes 2. Umpires—Home, Jordan Baker; First, Jerry Meals; Second, Paul Emmel; Third, Chris Conroy. T—2:50. A—14,153 (42,487).
