Target Field home openers
April 12, 2016 at 4:47AM
YearScore(Attendance)
2010Twins 5, Red Sox 2(38,145)
Highlights: Joe Mauer and Jason Kubel each had three hits and two RBI and Carl Pavano went six strong innings for the victory.
2011Twins 2, A's 1(40,714)
Highlights: Pavano allowed only one run in eight innings and Mauer and Denard Span drove in the runs.
2012Angels 5, Twins 1(39,414)
Highlights: Nick Blackburn yielded all five runs in six innings and the Twins collected only five hits, falling to 0-4.
2013Tigers 4, Twins 2(38,282)
Highlights: Vance Worley (eight hits, three runs, six innings) took the loss and Mauer had three of the Twins' eight hits.
2014A's 8, Twins 3(35,837)
Highlights: Kevin Correia allowed nine hits, six runs in 5⅔ innings and Twins hitters totaled only six hits.
2015Royals 12, Twins 3(40,124)
Highlights: Twins fell to 1-6 as starter Trevor May allowed eight hits and five runs in 5⅓ innings.
2016White Sox 4, Twins 1(40,638)
Highlights: Twins lost their fifth straight home opener and dropped to 0-7, collecting six hits off five White Sox pitchers.
about the writer
Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was forced out three years later by owners intent on a labor confrontation with players, has died. He was 86.
