game 1 SCORECARD
FIRST INNING
Twins: Joe Mauer hit a one-out homer to center off Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco.
Twins 1, Cleveland 0
FOURTH INNING
Twins: Mauer doubled to center. Miguel Sano singled to left, Mauer advanced to third. Trevor Plouffe singled to left, scoring Mauer and advancing Sano to second. Eddie Rosario walked, loading the bases. Torii Hunter doubled to left, scoring Sano, Plouffe and Rosario.
Twins 5, Cleveland 0
SEVENTH INNING
Twins: Eduardo Nunez doubled to center off reliever Gavin Floyd. Kurt Suzuki struck out. Byron Buxton singled to right, scoring Nunez.
Twins 6, Cleveland 0
Cleveland: Jerry Sands singled to center off reliever Blaine Boyer. Jesus Aguilar singled to center, Sands went to second. Mike Aviles popped out to third. Jason Kipnis singled to right, scoring Sands.
Twins 6, Cleveland 1
NINTH INNING
Twins: Buxton homered to center off reliever Shawn Armstrong.
Twins 7, Cleveland 1
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Dozier 2b500001.239
Mauer 1b522101.267
Sano dh411011.275
Plouffe 3b411102.245
Rosario lf311011.270
Hunter rf401302.242
Hicks rf000000.258
Nunez ss312010.281
Suzuki c400003.242
Buxton cf412201.216
Totals367107312
ClevelandABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Kipnis 2b403100.305
Ramirez 3b400002.218
Lindor ss302010.322
C.Santana dh400001.227
Gomes c401003.229
Almonte cf300012.248
Sands rf411001.224
Aguilar 1b401001.231
Aviles lf400000.232
Totals34181210
Twins100 400 101—7100
Cleveland000 000 100—180
LOB—Twins 5, Cleveland 8. 2B—Mauer (33), Tor.Hunter (22), Nunez (14), Kipnis (42). HR—Mauer (10), off Carrasco; Buxton (2), off Armstrong. RBI—Mauer (66), Plouffe (85), Hunter 3 (80), Buxton 2 (6), Kipnis (52). SB—Nunez (8), Lindor 2 (11). DP—Twins 1.
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Gibson W, 11-116400291043.84
Boyer1/331100122.38
Cotts2/30000073.95
Fien110001153.55
Tonkin100000103.80
CLEVELANDIPHRERBBSONPERA
Carrasco L, 14-12355525633.63
Webb10000033.20
Floyd321101432.70
Lee120013285.40
Armstrong111103162.25
Inherited runners-scored—Cotts 2-0, R.Webb 2-0. Umpires—Home, Alan Porter; First, Chad Whitson; Second, Brian O'Nora; Third, Mark Ripperger. T—3:05. A—0 (36,856).
Lindsey Vonn, skiing with a torn ACL in her left knee, did not complete the women’s downhill run on a busy Sunday for Minnesota’s Olympians at the Milan Cortina Games.
