IMPACT PLAYER: German Marquez, Colorado
Friday's Twins-Colorado game recap
A quick look at Friday night's series opener.
GAME RECAP
IMPACT PLAYER
German Marquez, Colorado
The veteran righthander, who came into the night with a 6.16 ERA, won his third consecutive decision by limiting Twins to three hits over 7⅔ shutout innings.
BY THE NUMBERS
7 Pitches thrown by Marquez in the bottom of the fifth inning, when he faced four batters, giving up one hit. That came after Dylan Bundy threw six pitches in the top of the inning.
2:17 Time of game; no nine-inning game at Target Field has been quicker since June 7, 2018.
17 Outs recorded by Colorado's defense via ground balls.
Major League Baseball switched a pair of series involving the Tampa Bay Rays to the first two months of the season in an attempt to avoid summer rain at open-air Steinbrenner Field, their temporary home following damage to Tropicana Field.