Saturday's Twins scorecard

SCORECARD

FIRST INNING

Twins: With Rockies starter Tyler Matzek pitching, Brian Dozier doubled off the pitcher. Eduardo Escobar reached first on a fielder's choice to the pitcher, moving Dozier to third. Kendrys Morales doubled to center, scoring Dozier and Escobar. Twins 2, Rockies 0

THIRD INNING

Twins: Escobar homered to left.

Twins 3, Rockies 0

FOURTH INNING

FIFTH INNING

Colorado: With Twins starter Kevin Correia pitching, DJ LeMahieu singled to left. Matzek grounded out to second, moving LeMahieu to second. Charlie Blackmon singled to right, scoring LeMahieu. Twins 4, Rockies 1

EIGHTH INNING

Twins: With Rockies reliever Chad Bettis pitching, Oswaldo Arcia singled to left. Willingham struck out. Fuld walked, moving Arcia to second. Pinch hitter Kurt Suzuki walked, moving Arcia to third and Fuld to second. Pich hitter Chris Parmelee singled to center, scoring Arcia and Fuld, with Suzuki moving to third on a throwing error by center fielder Blackmon. Brooks Brown relieved Bettis. Dozier flied out to right, scoring Suzuki.

Twins 7, Rockies 1

Twins: With Rockies reliever Matt Belisle pitching, Arcia singled to left. Willingham walked, moving Arcia to second. Fuld grounded out to the pitcher, moving Arcia to third and Willingham to second. Suzuki singled to third, scoring Arcia and Willingham.

Colorado: With Twins reliever Anthony Swarzak pitching, Josh Rutledge singled to third. Blackmon singled to center, moving Rutledge to third. Carlos Gonzalez doubled to left, scoring Rutledge and moving Blackmon to third. Troy Tulowitzki grounded out to third, scoring Blackmon. Twins 9, Rockies 3

TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Dozier 2b411100.237

Escobar ss522100.263

Plouffe 3b500000.239

Arcia rf422011.222

Willingham lf421011.211

Fuld cf411010.261

Fryer c301000.182

Correia p301100.200

Parmelee ph-1b201201.267

Totals39912854

ColoradoABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Blackmon cf515100.306

Tulowitzki ss400101.344

Morneau 1b501000.307

Arenado 3b400000.281

Dickerson lf302010.332

McKenry c301001.308

Barnes ph100000.251

Matzek p200000.133

Rutledge 2b211000.286

Totals37313313

Twins201 100 032—9120

E—Blackmon (5), Arenado (8). LOB—Twins 9, Colorado 10. 2B—Dozier (15), Morales (9), Willingham (5), Fuld (10), Correia (1), Gonzalez (13). HR—Escobar (3), off Matzek. RBI—Dozier (41), Escobar (19), Morales 2 (18), Suzuki (36), Correia (1), Parmelee 2 (14), Blackmon (51), Gonzalez (32), Tulowitzki (52). SB—Blackmon (17). SF—Dozier. DP—Twins 1.

TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA

Correia W, 5-11671111894.61

Duensing⅔1000172.52

Burton⅓0000144.82

Swarzak132200194.50

COLORADOIPHRERBBSONPERA

Matzek L, 1-4674412934.97

Bettis1⅓23331308.59

Brown⅔1000070.00