LA Angels 9, Minnesota 3
When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, August 21, 2010
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
80°
Umpires:
Home -
Jerry Layne, 1B -
Mike Winters, 2B -
Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B -
Mike Estabrook
Attendance:
40966
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Peter Bourjos had four RBIs and teamed with Bobby Abreu for back-to-back homers as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the host Minnesota Twins 9-3 on Saturday.
Bourjos hit his first major-league homer, a two-run shot to left field, during a four-run second inning. Abreu followed with a blast to right-center field to start the Angels toward their second win in six meetings with Minnesota this season.
Bourjos also drove in runs with a fifth-inning triple and a ninth-inning ground ball that scored Jeff Mathis from third.
Minnesota tallied three times in the first inning on Michael Cuddyer’s two-run single and Delmon Young’s run-scoring hit.
Howie Kendrick and Erick Aybar had three of the Angels' 16 hits, which came against five Minnesota pitchers.
Kevin Slowey, who pitched seven no-hit innings for the Twins in his previous start, lasted just three innings due to triceps discomfort. Slowey (11-6) allowed four runs and seven hits.
Francisco Rodriguez (1-3) recorded the win for Los Angeles with 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief after replacing starter Trevor Bell, who lasted 4 1/3 innings.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
LA Angels |
|
Minnesota |
Trevor Bell
|
Player |
Kevin Slowey
|
No Decision |
W/L |
Loss |
4.1 |
IP |
3.0 |
3 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
4 |
Hits |
7 |
6.23 |
ERA |
12.00 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
LA Angels
|
16 |
2 |
26 |
.381 |
23 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Minnesota
|
5 |
0 |
5 |
.172 |
18 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
2 |