SCORECARD
SECOND INNING
Twins: Miguel Sano singled to right off Chicago starter Chris Sale. Sano went to second on a wild pitch. Torii Hunter struck out. Eddie Rosario singled to right, Sano advanced to third. Eduardo Escobar singled to left, scoring Sano and advancing Rosario to third. Kurt Suzuki singled to left, scoring Rosario and advancing Escobar to second. Byron Buxton flied out to left, Escobar advanced to third. Brian Dozier doubled to left-center, scoring Escobar and Suzuki.
Twins 4, Chicago 0
FIFTH INNING
Chicago: With two outs, Adam LaRoche reached on an infield single off Twins starter Tyler Duffey. Alexei Ramirez walked, LaRoche went to second. Carlos Sanchez walked, loading the bases. Tyler Flowers walked, scoring LaRoche; Ramirez advanced to third and Sanchez to second. Adam Eaton singled to right, scoring Ramirez and Sanchez.
Twins 4, Chicago 3
SIXTH INNING
Chicago: Jose Abreu hit a ground-rule double to right off reliever Neal Cotts. Melky Cabrera flied out to right. Casey Fien relieved Cotts. Avisail Garcia hit a two-run homer to center.
Chicago 5, Twins 4
SEVENTH INNING
Twins: Sano hit a two-out homer to left off reliever Nate Jones.
Chicago 5, Twins 5
EIGHTH INNING
Twins: Escobar doubled to right off reliever Zach Duke. Suzuki was safe at first on Duke's throwing error, scoring Escobar and Suzuki advanced to second. Buxton was safe at first on third baseman Tyler Saladino's fielding error, Suzuki went to third and Buxton to second. Dozier was intentionally walked. Joe Mauer singled to right, scoring Suzuki; Buxton advanced to third and Dozier to second. Daniel Webb relieved Duke. Trevor Plouffe hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Buxton.
Twins 8, Twins 5
ChicagoABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Eaton cf504200.270
Saladino 3b501100.235
Abreu dh511001.288
Cabrera lf400000.276
Garcia rf411200.268
LaRoche 1b412001.215
Ramirez ss310010.243
Sanchez 2b210011.235
Beckham ph111000.201
Flowers c200110.219
Thompson ph100000.455
Totals36610633
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Dozier 2b301220.246
Mauer 1b501101.270
Plouffe 3b400103.241
Sano dh523102.295
Hunter rf300013.230
Robinson pr-lf100001.259
Rosario lf-rf412001.275
Escobar ss423100.261
Suzuki c322100.241
Buxton cf410002.200
Totals368127313
Chicago000 032 001—6102
Twins040 000 13x—8120
E—Duke (1), Saladino (5). LOB—Chicago 6, Minnesota 9. 2B—Eaton (22), Abreu (28), LaRoche (21), Dozier (34), Edu.Escobar 2 (25). HR—Av.Garcia (12), off Fien; Sano (14), off N.Jones. RBI—Eaton 2 (37), Saladino (17), Av.Garcia 2 (51), Flowers (34), Dozier 2 (68), Mauer (56), Plouffe (71), Sano (41), Edu.Escobar (42), K.Suzuki (43). S—K.Suzuki. SF—Plouffe. DP—Twins 1.
CHICAGOIPHRERBBSONPERA
Sale6 1/39441101133.29
Jones BS, 1-12/311111162.61
Duke L, 3-5023110143.59
Webb10000292.59
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Duffey4 2/333332614.56
Cotts2/311100163.18
Fien BS, 3-32/321100183.25
May110001143.96
Jepsen W, 3-610000082.40
Perkins S, 32-34131100192.68
Inherited runners-scored—D.Webb 3-1, Cotts 2-0, Fien 1-1. IBB—off Duke (Dozier). WP—Sale 2. Umpires—Home, CB Bucknor; First, Lance Barrett; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Dale Scott. T—3:06. A—25,803 (39,021).