SCORECARD
Sunday's scorecard: Twins 13, Chicago 3
THIRD INNING
Twins: Brian Dozier singled to left-center off Chicago starter John Danks. Torii Hunter singled to center, Dozier to second. Joe Mauer reached on Danks' fielding error, loading the bases. Trevor Plouffe hit a grand slam to left. Kennys Vargas flied out to center. Oswaldo Arcia singled to left. Shane Robinson singled to left, Arcia to second. Chris Herrmann reached on Danks' throwing error, loading the bases. Danny Santana singled to right, scoring Arcia and Robinson, Herrmann to third. Scott Carroll relieved Danks. Dozier singled to center, scoring Herrmann.
Twins 7, Chicago 0
FOURTH INNING
Chicago: Twins starter Mike Pelfrey walked Adam LaRoche. Avisail Garcia singled to left-center, LaRoche to second. Alexei Ramirez was hit with a pitch, loading the bases. Gordon Beckham struck out. Geovany Soto was hit with a pitch, scoring LaRoche, Garcia to third, Ramirez to second. Micah Johnson was hit with a pitch, scoring Garcia.
Twins: Mauer doubled to left. Plouffe singled to center, scoring Mauer. Vargas reached on Johnson's throwing error, Plouffe advanced to third and Vargas to second. Arcia singled to right, scoring Plouffe, Vargas to third. Robinson struck out. Dan Jennings relieved Carroll. Herrmann reached on an infield single, scoring Vargas, pinch runner Jordan Schafer to second. Schafer went to third, Herrmann to second on a wild pitch. Santana struck out. With Dozier at the plate, Schafer scored, Herrmann to third on Geovany Soto's throwing error.
Twins 11, Chicago 2
SIXTH INNING
Twins: Vargas homered to center off reliever Zach Putnam. Schafer singled to center. Robinson singled to center, Schafer to second. Herrmann struck out. Santana struck out. Dozier walked, loading the bases. Hunter reached on an infield single, scoring Schafer.
Twins 13, Chicago 2
EIGHTH INNING
Chicago: Jose Abreu singled to right off reliever J.R. Graham. Conor Gillaspie reached on a fielder's choice, Abreu to third on Santana's fielding error. Avisail Garcia singled to center, scoring Abreu.
Twins 13, Chicago 3
ChicagoABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Shuck cf400010.250
Cabrera lf301011.287
Bonifacio ph100000.118
Abreu dh411001.267
LaRoche 1b211010.211
Gillaspie 1b100000.214
Garcia rf413100.342
Ramirez ss300000.205
Beckham 3b400001.292
Soto c301101.138
Johnson 2b201100.246
Totals3138334
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Dozier 2b514110.240
Hunter rf612102.256
Mauer dh521001.302
Plouffe 3b523501.278
Vargas 1b522100.208
Arcia lf212100.276
Schafer pr-lf221000.189
Robinson cf512001.348
Herrmann c511101.227
Santana ss501202.267
Totals4513191218
Chicago000 200 010—384
Twins007 402 00x—13191
E—Soto (2), Danks 2 (3), Johnson (1), Santana (9). LOB—Chicago 8, Twins 10. 2B—Mauer (7). 3B—Dozier (1). HR—Plouffe (5), off Danks; Vargas (2), off Putnam. RBI—Garcia (6), Soto (3), Johnson (2), Dozier (11), Hunter (10), Plouffe 5 (15), Vargas (5), Arcia (8), Herrmann (5), Santana 2 (6). S—Johnson. DP—Chicago 1, Twins 4.
CHICAGOIPHRERBBSONPERA
Danks L, 1-32⅓87303686.20
Carroll144101221.50
Jennings1⅔10001182.31
Putnam⅔42212307.71
Duke1⅓10000141.69
Robertson110001140.00
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Pelfrey3⅓52221612.63
Pressly W, 1-02⅔00003320.00
Duensing110000175.79
Graham221010252.35
Inherited runners-scored—Carroll 2-1, Jennings 2-2, Duke 3-0, Pressly 3-0. HBP—by Danks (Arcia), by Pelfrey (Al.Ramirez, Soto, Johnson). WP—Danks, Jennings. Umpires—Home, Chad Fairchild; First, Jim Joyce; Second, Greg Gibson; Third, Marvin Hudson. T—3:20. A—22,423 (39,021).
about the writer
Following in the footsteps of Marshall natives Trey Lance and Blaise Andries, Yahya Black is a standout defensive tackle for the Hawkeyes.