SCORECARD
FIRST INNING
Twins: With Rockies starter Tyler Matzek pitching, Brian Dozier doubled off the pitcher. Eduardo Escobar reached first on a fielder's choice to the pitcher, moving Dozier to third. Kendrys Morales doubled to center, scoring Dozier and Escobar. Twins 2, Rockies 0
THIRD INNING
Twins: Escobar homered to left.
Twins 3, Rockies 0
FOURTH INNING
Twins: Josh Willingham doubled to left. Sam Fuld flied out to center. Eric Fryer grounded out to short, moving Willingham to third. Kevin Correia doubled to left, scoring Willingham. Twins 4, Rockies 0
FIFTH INNING
Colorado: With Twins starter Kevin Correia pitching, DJ LeMahieu singled to left. Matzek grounded out to second, moving LeMahieu to second. Charlie Blackmon singled to right, scoring LeMahieu. Twins 4, Rockies 1
EIGHTH INNING
Twins: With Rockies reliever Chad Bettis pitching, Oswaldo Arcia singled to left. Willingham struck out. Fuld walked, moving Arcia to second. Pinch hitter Kurt Suzuki walked, moving Arcia to third and Fuld to second. Pich hitter Chris Parmelee singled to center, scoring Arcia and Fuld, with Suzuki moving to third on a throwing error by center fielder Blackmon. Brooks Brown relieved Bettis. Dozier flied out to right, scoring Suzuki.
Twins 7, Rockies 1
NINTH INNING
Twins: With Rockies reliever Matt Belisle pitching, Arcia singled to left. Willingham walked, moving Arcia to second. Fuld grounded out to the pitcher, moving Arcia to third and Willingham to second. Suzuki singled to third, scoring Arcia and Willingham.
Colorado: With Twins reliever Anthony Swarzak pitching, Josh Rutledge singled to third. Blackmon singled to center, moving Rutledge to third. Carlos Gonzalez doubled to left, scoring Rutledge and moving Blackmon to third. Troy Tulowitzki grounded out to third, scoring Blackmon. Twins 9, Rockies 3
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Dozier 2b411100.237
Escobar ss522100.263
Morales 1b401211.232
Plouffe 3b500000.239
Arcia rf422011.222
Willingham lf421011.211
Fuld cf411010.261
Fryer c301000.182
Suzuki ph-c111110.309
Correia p301100.200
Parmelee ph-1b201201.267
Totals39912854
ColoradoABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Blackmon cf515100.306
Gonzalez rf502101.259
Tulowitzki ss400101.344
Morneau 1b501000.307
Arenado 3b400000.281
Dickerson lf302010.332
McKenry c301001.308
LeMahieu 2b311000.280
Barnes ph100000.251
Matzek p200000.133
Rutledge 2b211000.286
Totals37313313
Twins201 100 032—9120
Colorado000 010 002—3132
E—Blackmon (5), Arenado (8). LOB—Twins 9, Colorado 10. 2B—Dozier (15), Morales (9), Willingham (5), Fuld (10), Correia (1), Gonzalez (13). HR—Escobar (3), off Matzek. RBI—Dozier (41), Escobar (19), Morales 2 (18), Suzuki (36), Correia (1), Parmelee 2 (14), Blackmon (51), Gonzalez (32), Tulowitzki (52). SB—Blackmon (17). SF—Dozier. DP—Twins 1.
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Correia W, 5-11671111894.61
Duensing⅔1000172.52
Burton⅓0000144.82
Fien120000172.29
Swarzak132200194.50
COLORADOIPHRERBBSONPERA
Matzek L, 1-4674412934.97
Bettis1⅓23331308.59
Brown⅔1000070.00
Belisle122111244.62
Inherited runners-scored—Burton 1-0, Brown 2-1. HBP—by Correia (Tulowitzki, McKenry). WP—Fien. Umpires—Home, Angel Hernandez; First, Mark Ripperger; Second, Chris Guccione; Third, Paul Nauert. T—3:17. A—35,930 (50,480).