IMPACT PLAYER: Jim Thome, Twins
He doubled and scored in the fifth inning and hit a three-run homer in the eighth.
BY THE NUMBERS
9 Home runs for the Twins in the four-game series.
1 Hit in 16 at-bats for Denard Span during the series.
12-24 Twins record at Angel Stadium since start of the 2002 AL Championship Series.
ON DECK
Francisco Liriano starts for the Twins on Friday, as they open a three-game series against the White Sox in Chicago.
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