Baltimore 6, Minnesota 1
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 25, 2011
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
76°
Umpires:
Home -
Bob Davidson, 1B -
Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B -
Brian Knight, 3B -
Jerry Layne
Attendance:
38406
By SportsDirect Inc.
Mark Reynolds hit a three-run homer and Jo-Jo Reyes pitched six strong innings as the visiting Baltimore Orioles completed a four-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 6-1 victory on Thursday afternoon.
Craig Tatum added a two-run double for the Orioles, who outscored the Twins 24-4 in the four-game set.
Minnesota may have lost more than the game, as lefthander Francisco Liriano was forced out after the second inning with left posterior shoulder strain. He will be re-evaluated on Friday.
Baltimore did most of its damage off Anthony Swarzak, who was scheduled to start Friday but was forced into relief duty. Swarzak (3-4) was lit up for five runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings, beginning with Tatum’s two-run double in the sixth that put the Orioles on top.
Reynolds connected with his 29th homer in the seventh to put the game away.
Reyes (7-10) became the latest Baltimore pitcher to turn in a quality start, surrendering one run on five hits.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Baltimore |
|
Minnesota |
Jo-Jo Reyes |
Player |
Francisco Liriano |
Win |
W/L |
No Decision |
6.0 |
IP |
2.0 |
3 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
5 |
Hits |
2 |
1.50 |
ERA |
4.50 |
Hitting
Baltimore |
|
Minnesota |
Ryan Adams | Player |
Justin Morneau |
2 |
Hits |
2 |
0 |
RBI |
1 |
0 |
HR |
0 |
2 |
TB |
3 |
.667 |
Avg |
.667 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Baltimore
|
11 |
1 |
15 |
.306 |
17 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Minnesota
|
7 |
0 |
9 |
.212 |
17 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |