Thursday's Twins-Angels game recap
June 2, 2017 at 5:56AM
IMPACT PLAYER
Jason Castro, Twins
Delivered the big hit his team needed when he lined a 1-2 pitch to left for a two-run single in the ninth inning.
BY THE NUMBERS
84 Pitches, and 51 strikes, for starters Adalberto Mejia and Alex Meyer, who had nearly identical pitching lines (six innings, one run, five hits, two walks).
.116 Kole Calhoun's batting average (5-for-43) vs. lefthanders entering Thursday, but he hit first-pitch home runs in consecutive at-bats against Adalberto Mejia and Taylor Rogers.
ON DECK
Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings against the Angels in his lone appearance against them in 2016.
La VELLE E. NEAL III
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The seventh inning spiraled quickly for Bailey Ober, who exited just before Jorge Alcala served up a grand slam to Reds phenom Elly De La Cruz.
