GAME RECAP
Impact player
Evan Gattis, Braves
For the second consecutive day, the catcher changed the game with one huge swing, this one a grand slam.
By the Numbers
3 Hits by rookie Aaron Hicks, the most he has had in a game this year, including his first lefthanded home run.
1 Hits allowed by rookie reliever Caleb Thielbar in four scoreless innings in Atlanta.
0 All-time victories by the Twins in Atlanta in six games, including 0-for-3 in the 1991 World Series.
ON DECK
Scott Diamond will pitch at Detroit on Thursday and try to end the Twins' eight-game losing streak.
Phil Miller