SCORECARD
SECOND INNING
Twins: Trevor Plouffe doubled to right off Chicago starter Jeff Samardzija. Oswaldo Arcia grounded out to second, Plouffe went to third. Chris Herrmann tripled to right, scoring Plouffe. Shane Robinson singled to right, scoring Herrmann. Jordan Schafer struck out. Robinson stole second and ran to third on catcher Geovany Soto's throwing error. Danny Santana singled to left, scoring Robinson. Brian Dozier doubled to left, scoring Santana.
Chicago: Adam LaRoche homered to left-center off Twins starter Mike Pelfrey. Avisail Garcia hit a ground-rule double to right. Alexei Ramirez grounded out to second, Garcia advanced to third. Conor Gillaspie singled to left-center, scoring Garcia.
Twins 4, Chicago 2
THIRD INNING
Chicago: Melky Cabrera singled to left. Jose Abreu was hit by a pitch, Cabrera went to second. LaRoche walked, loading the bases. Garcia reached on an infield single, scoring Cabrera.
Twins 4, Chicago 3
FOURTH INNING
Chicago: Soto homered to left-center.
Twins 4, Chicago 4
EIGHTH INNING
Chicago: With two outs, Alexei Ramirez reached on an infield single off reliever Blaine Boyer. Gillaspie doubled to right, Ramirez advanced to third. Pinch-hitter J.B. Shuck singled to left, scoring Ramirez.
Chicago 5, Twins 4
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Santana ss412100.125
Dozier 2b401101.190
Mauer 1b400001.250
Vargas dh400002.176
Plouffe 3b311010.133
Arcia lf301001.250
Hunter ph-rf100000.118
Herrmann c411101.200
Robinson rf-lf411102.200
Schafer cf401002.235
Totals35484110
ChicagoABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Eaton cf400000.100
Cabrera lf411001.150
Abreu dh300000.176
LaRoche 1b311111.118
Garcia rf412100.333
Ramirez ss411001.125
Gillaspie 3b403100.444
Beckham 3b000000.286
Soto c312100.400
Shuck ph101100.333
Flowers c000000.250
Johnson 2b300002.250
Totals33511515
Twins040 000 000—480
Chicago021 100 01x—5112
E—Soto (1), Gillaspie (2). LOB—Twins 5, Chicago 6. 2B—Dozier (1), Plouffe (1), Garcia (2), Gillaspie (2). 3B—Herrmann (1). HR—LaRoche (1), off Pelfrey; Soto (1), off Pelfrey. RBI—Santana (1), Dozier (2), Herrmann (1), Robinson (1), LaRoche (1), Garcia (1), Gillaspie (1), Soto (1), Shuck (1). SB—Santana (1), Robinson (1). CS—J.Schafer (1). DP—Twins 1.
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Pelfrey574412807.20
Graham110002200.00
Thompson1 1/300001162.70
Boyer L, 0-12/331100109.00
CHICAGOIPHRERBBSONPERA
Samardzija7844061136.23
Duke W, 1-0100011160.00
Robertson S, 1-1100003150.00
HBP—by Pelfrey (Abreu). Umpires—Home, John Hirschbeck; First, Sam Holbrook; Second, Bill Welke; Third, James Hoye. T—2:54. A—22,317 (40,615).