Saturday's Twins-Angels game recap

April 17, 2016 at 12:47AM
This is a 2016 photo of Oswaldo Arcia of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. This image reflects the 2016 active roster as of March 1, 2016, when this image was taken. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ORG XMIT: OTK
This is a 2016 photo of Oswaldo Arcia of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. This image reflects the 2016 active roster as of March 1, 2016, when this image was taken. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ORG XMIT: OTK (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

GAME RECAP

IMPACT PLAYER

Oswaldo Arcia, Twins

0-for-8 on the season coming in, the reserve outfielder drove in a run with a single, then broke an eighth-inning tie with a home run.

BY THE NUMBERS

5 Consecutive hits by Trevor Plouffe over Friday and Saturday, raising his .151 season average to .256 in just two games.

462 Estimated distance in feet of Byung Ho Park's towering home run to straightaway center field, one of the longest in Target Field history.

2 Consecutive starts of seven innings by Ricky Nolasco, the first time he's achieved that since Sept. 11-16, 2014.

ON DECK

With their first series victory now assured, the Twins go for a sweep in Sunday's finale, with Kyle Gibson (0-2) on the mound.

PHIL MILLER

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