Recap: Twins 1, San Diego 0
June 19, 2011 at 4:29AM
IMPACT PLAYER
Scott Baker, Twins
The righthander pitched eight shutout innings, striking out 10, to lower his ERA to 3.24. He threw 115 pitches, a season high.
BY THE NUMBERS
0.41 Tim Stauffer's ERA over his past three starts for San Diego. He had thrown 16 consecutive scoreless innings before Danny Valencia's home run in the second inning.
ON DECK
Francisco Liriano is 7-10 with a 4.31 ERA when he gets six days of rest.
LA VELLE E. NEAL III
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