Thursday's SCORECARD
FOURTH INNING
Twins: Joe Mauer hit a two-out double to left off Los Angeles starter Garrett Richards. Miguel Sano walked. Trevor Plouffe hit a three-run homer to left- center.
Twins 3, Los Angeles 0
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Hicks cf300010.257
Nunez 2b400000.278
Mauer 1b411001.277
Sano dh310012.286
Plouffe 3b411302.253
Rosario rf401001.272
Robinson lf301001.246
Suzuki c201010.227
Da. Santana ss200000.225
Totals2935337
Los AngelesABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Giavotella 2b401001.266
Calhoun rf400001.272
Trout cf401002.303
Pujols dh401000.262
Aybar ss400001.285
Cron 1b300000.272
Joyce lf200001.179
Perez c301000.224
Featherston 3b200001.130
Kubitza ph-3b100000.200
Totals3104007
Twins000 300 000—350
Los Angeles000 000 000—040
LOB—Twins 3, Los Angeles 5. 2B—Mauer (19). HR—Plouffe (13), off Richards. RBI—Plouffe 3 (53). SB—Robinson (5). S—Da.Santana. GIDP—Da.Santana. DP—Los Angeles 1.
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
E.Santana W, 2-0840007912.60
Perkins S, 29-30100000141.37
LOS ANGELESIPHRERBBSONPERA
Richards L, 10-78433351023.25
Morin110002126.64
IBB—off Richards (Hicks). HBP—by E.Santana (Joyce). Umpires—Home, Rob Drake; First, D.J. Reyburn; Second, Joe West; Third, Kerwin Danley. T—2:16. A—36,134 (45,957).
The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year pleaded for accountability, saying players need to be benched if they don’t give their all on defense.
