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The Minnesota Twins lose 6-2 to the Los Angeles Angels
Jun 25, 2014; Anaheim, CA, USA; Minnesota Twins right fielder Oswaldo Arcia (31) shakes hands with Minnesota Twins bench/catching coach Terry Steinbach (36) after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of the game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Oswaldo Arcia did all he could to give the Minnesota Twins a boost, but it wasn’t enough to get past the Los Angeles Angels, as the Twins lost 6-2 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Wednesday.
Arcia reached base two times in the game for the Twins. He scored one run and had one RBI. He homered in the second inning.
The Angels’ lineup had no answer for Anthony Swarzak. Swarzak held the Angels hitless over three innings, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out two.
Garrett Richards got the win for the Angels. He allowed two runs over 7 1/3 innings. He struck out five, walked five and surrendered four hits.
Yohan Pino ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss. He lasted just three innings, walked one, struck out two, and allowed five runs.
The top of the second saw the Twins take an early lead, 1-0. A solo home run by Arcia started the inning off.
The Angels didn’t relinquish the lead after scoring three runs in the second inning when they scored on a two-run double by Kole Calhoun and a sacrifice fly by Grant Green.
The Angels increased their lead with two runs in the third. A sacrifice fly scored Albert Pujols to get the Angels on the board in the inning. That was followed up by Howie Kendrick’s single, bringing home Josh Hamilton.
The Twins tried to start a rally scoring once in the eighth inning, making the score 5-2. An RBI single by Kendrys Morales gave the Twins life. The Twins threat came to an end when Kevin Jepsen finally got Eduardo Escobar to ground out.
It didn’t take long for the Angels to answer as they scored one run of their own in the eighth. The Angels scored on an RBI single by C.J. Cron.
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The Minnesota Twins outslug the Los Angeles Angels in 8-6 defeat
Jun 24, 2014; Anaheim, CA, USA; Minnesota Twins designated hitter Kendrys Morales (17) follows through on a solo home run in the second inning as Los Angeles Angels catcher Hang Conger (16) watches at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
The Minnesota Twins won the hit battle 11-8 on Tuesday, but couldn’t push enough runs across to get the win, instead losing 8-6 to the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
Brian Dozier reached base four times. He scored one run and had one RBI. He singled in the second, fifth, and ninth innings.
Samuel Deduno pitched lights out for the Twins. The Angels managed just one hit off of the the Twins’ pitcher, who allowed no earned runs, walked two and struck out four during his four innings of work.
Even though C.J. Wilson allowed six runs over five innings he still recorded the victory. He struck out four, walked none and surrendered nine hits.
Kyle Gibson was the game’s losing pitcher. He allowed seven runs in two innings, walked two and struck out one.
Angels closer Joe Smith put away the final three outs to record the save.
The bottom of the first saw the Angels take an early lead, 5-0. A single by Josh Hamilton, scoring Kole Calhoun and Mike Trout, started the inning off. The Angels pushed more runs across when Pujols and Hamilton scored on a two-run single by Howie Kendrick and Aybar scored on a groundout by C.J. Cron.
The Twins scored five runs in the second, keyed by a solo blast off the bat of Josh Willingham.
The Angels went up for good in the second, scoring two runs on a two-run home run by Mike Trout.
After pushing across one run in the top of the fifth, the Twins faced just a 7-6 deficit. A sacrifice fly by Kendrys Morales set off the Twins rally. The Twins threat came to an end when C.J. Wilson finally got Kurt Suzuki to fly out.
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