SCORECARD
First inning
Twins: Jamey Carroll doubled to left off Chicago starter Dylan Axelrod. Joe Mauer singled to right, Carroll advanced to third. Josh Willingham singled to left, scoring Carroll.
Twins 1, Chicago 0
SECOND inning
Twins: Eduardo Escobar hit a one-out homer to right.
Twins 2, Chicago 0
THIRD inning
Chicago: Alex Rios hit a two-out single to right off Twins starter Mike Pelfrey. Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer to center.
Twins 2, Chicago 2
FOURTH inning
Chicago: Dayan Viciedo homered to right.
Chicago 3, Twins 2
Fifth inning
Chicago: Alexei Ramirez singled to right. Rios singled to center, Ramirez advanced to second. Dunn doubled to left, scoring Ramirez and advancing Rios to third. Paul Konerko struck out. Conor Gillaspie was intentionally walked. Viciedo hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Rios.
Chicago 5, Twins 2
sixth inning
Twins: Pedro Florimon drew a one-out walk. Matt Lindstrom relieved Axelrod. Florimon stole second. Carroll singled to center, scoring Florimon. Joe Mauer doubled to left, Carroll advanced to third. Willingham grounded out to short, scoring Carroll.
Chicago 5, Twins 4
seventh inning
Chicago: Konerko hit a one-out single to right off reliever Brian Duensing. Gillaspie singled to center, Konerko advanced to second. Josh Roenicke relieved Duensing. Viciedo popped out to first. Jeff Keppinger doubled to left, scoring Konerko and Gillaspie.
Chicago 7, Twins 4
EIGHTH inning
Chicago: Rios drew a two-out walk. Dunn hit a two-run homer to left-center.
Chicago 9, Twins 4
ChicagoABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Wise cf500000.250
Ramirez ss511002.281
Rios rf433010.293
Dunn 1b423510.156
Konerko dh411011.215
Gillaspie 3b412010.293
Viciedo lf412200.288
De Aza pr-lf000000.257
Keppinger 2b502200.185
Gimenez c500003.125
Totals40914946
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Carroll 2b-3b523101.292
Mauer dh503001.349
Willingham lf401200.205
Morneau 1b502000.306
Doumit c401001.216
Arcia rf400002.286
Hicks cf400001.143
Escobar 3b-ss411100.298
Florimon ss210010.247
Parmelee ph100000.204
Dozier 2b000000.217
Totals38411416
Chicago002 120 220—9140
Twins110 002 000—4110
LOB—Chicago 9, Twins 9. 2B—Dunn (3), Keppinger (3), Carroll (2), Mauer (16). 3B—Rios (1). HR—Dunn (8), off Pelfrey; Viciedo (4), off Pelfrey; Dunn (9), off Roenicke; Escobar (2), off Axelrod. RBI—Dunn 5 (18), Viciedo 2 (11), Keppinger 2 (8), Carroll (4), Willingham 2 (18), Escobar (6). SB—Rios (7), Florimon (4). SF—Viciedo.
CHICAGOIPHRERBBSONPERA
Axelrod W, 1-35 1/3933141044.27
Lindstrom H, 51/321100164.60
Thornton H, 101 1/300001132.13
Jones100000174.76
Omogrosso100001113.38
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Pelfrey L, 3-4485523916.57
Swarzak210011232.96
Duensing1/322200102.87
Roenicke1 2/322211263.66
Perkins110001163.29
Inherited runners-scored—Lindstrom 1-1, Thornton 1-0, Swarzak 2-1, Roenicke 2-2. IBB—off Swarzak (Gillaspie). HBP—by Axelrod (Willingham). Umpires—Home, Dan Bellino; First, Wally Bell; Second, Manny Gonzalez; Third, Jordan Baker. T—3:26 (Rain delay: 0:04). A—35,613 (39,021).
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