MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
04/09/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 144 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (6-12) 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 7 1
Los Angeles Angels (6-6) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 2
Twins Dismiss Angels, 4-2
Starting pitcher Bert Blyleven fulfilled his part of the bargain, helping the Minnesota Twins stymie the Los Angeles Angels, 4-2. The save was Joe Nathan's, his 3rd. The Twins have stumbled out of the gate, getting only their 6th win in 18 games.

Roy Smalley III had a direct impact on the outcome. Smalley III contributed a 2-run single in the top of the sixth inning to put Minnesota up, 3-1.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Twins manager . "This one was nice to get."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeMoss 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 1 3
K. Puckett LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .118 0 0
O. Charleston CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .318 8 16
J. Gibson DH 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .261 4 11
H. Killebrew 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .173 0 4
J. Mauer C 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .296 1 8
S. Rice RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .267 0 1
C. Travis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .271 0 3
R. Smalley III SS 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 .167 0 2
   a-C. Knoblauch PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 1 2
   b-Z. Versalles SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 5
Totals 34 4 7 4 3 14 13      
a - C. Knoblauch pinch hit for R. Smalley III in the 9th
b - Z. Versalles substituted for C. Knoblauch in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: O. Charleston (8, 7th Inning off E. Santana, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Puckett , O. Charleston 5 , J. Gibson , J. Mauer , S. Rice , R. Smalley III
2-out RBI: J. Gibson , R. Smalley III
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeMoss , J. Mauer , C. Travis
GIDP: C. Travis
Hit by Pitch: J. Mauer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Mauer (3)
CS: K. Puckett (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Rice (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Travis-DeMoss-Killebrew, Versalles-Travis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Brown CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .265 0 5
A. Simmons SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 0 4
M. Trout LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .119 0 2
J. Edmonds DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .295 5 8
T. Salmon RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .188 0 0
T. Glaus 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250 1 6
B. Grich 2B 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .214 0 2
B. Downing C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .108 0 4
M. Napoli 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .182 1 2
Totals 33 2 9 2 1 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Grich (2, 7th Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Glaus (2, 7th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Brown (5, 8th Inning off A. Worthington, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Edmonds (5, 4th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Brown 2 , J. Edmonds 5 , T. Salmon , T. Glaus 2 , B. Grich 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , J. Edmonds , M. Napoli 2
GIDP: T. Salmon
Sac Bunt: M. Napoli
Hit by Pitch: B. Downing
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Simmons (2) , T. Glaus (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Glaus-Grich-Napoli)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven W (1-1) 6.2 6 2 2 0 8 1 99 4.81   
A. Worthington H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.76   
J. Nathan SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 62
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 26, A. Worthington 5, J. Nathan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 5-6, A. Worthington 3-1, J. Nathan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 99-72, A. Worthington 13-8, J. Nathan 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Worthington 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Blyleven
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Tanana 4.1 4 1 1 1 9 0 101 2.89   
E. Santana L (0-1) 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 1 47 6.23   
C. Finley 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 30 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Tanana 59
Batters Faced: F. Tanana 20, E. Santana 10, C. Finley 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Tanana 4-0, E. Santana 1-2, C. Finley 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Tanana 101-65, E. Santana 47-28, C. Finley 30-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Santana 1-0
WP: E. Santana
Hit Batsmen: F. Tanana
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bert Blyleven
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 31277
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