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).