Friday's Twins-Angels game recap

A quick look at Friday's game

July 24, 2021 at 3:31AM
Minnesota Twins pitcher J.A. Happ, center, waits as Los Angeles Angels' Kurt Suzuki, left, rounds the bases on a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Twins pitcher J.A. Happ waited as former Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki rounded the bases following his first-inning home run. (Jim Mone, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER

Nick Gordon, Twins

The rookie knocked in a run and amended an earlier baserunning mistake by coming around to score the go-ahead run on an errant throw in the eighth.

BY THE NUMBERS

5 Career home runs for Angels third baseman Jack Mayfield after he homered in each of the first two games of this series.

106.6 The exit velocity in miles per hour on Brent Rooker's first at-bat since being recalled from Class AAA St. Paul, an at-bat that still resulted in an out.

ON DECK

Jose Berrios takes the mound for the Twins after giving up a total of nine runs in his past two starts.

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Chris Hine is the Timberwolves reporter at the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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