THESHOW
MINNESOTA TWINS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
07/11/2041
 
THESHOW
MINNESOTA TWINS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 1970 - THURSDAY, JULY 11TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (48-40) 5 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 14 16 0
Colorado Rockies (32-56) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11 0
Twins Humble Rockies, 14-3
The Minnesota Twins easily defeated the Colorado Rockies, 14-3, at Coors Field, with designated hitter Steve Sanders a main contributor to the win. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4 for Minnesota. Minnesota starter Manny Fernández was credited with the win after throwing 116 pitches over 8 innings. His record now stands at 9-7. Minnesota is in second place in the American League Central Division with a record of 48-40.

Minnesota relied on the hitting of Kaspar Linge to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Twins on top, 5-0. For the game, Linge had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We got our butts kicked," said Colorado manager Alvin Kaufmann.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Quebell 2B 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 .262 3 23
   a-D. Adams PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 2 5
O. Rodríguez RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .274 9 38
   b-R. Rosete PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .339 0 6
S. Sanders DH 5 3 3 4 0 0 2 .309 16 55
J. Becerra 1B 4 3 2 2 0 2 0 .256 12 38
D. England LF 4 0 3 2 1 1 1 .287 13 46
L. Boccasino CF, RF 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 .192 12 33
   c-J. Krieger PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171 2 9
K. Linge SS 5 1 2 4 0 0 2 .240 10 43
C. Porter 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .190 9 26
E. Paganin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .170 2 21
   d-L. Eli PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 0 4
Totals 41 14 16 13 4 12 17      
a - D. Adams pinch hit for K. Quebell in the 7th
b - R. Rosete pinch hit for O. Rodríguez in the 7th
c - J. Krieger pinch hit for L. Boccasino in the 8th
d - L. Eli pinch hit for E. Paganin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Sanders (23, 1st Inning off E. Dunlap, 1 on, 1 out) , D. England 2 (19, 4th Inning off J. Calderón, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Hooper, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Rodríguez (21, 6th Inning off J. Calderón, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Becerra (14, 6th Inning off J. Calderón, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Linge (10, 1st Inning off E. Dunlap, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Sanders (16, 2nd Inning off E. Dunlap, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Quebell (3, 4th Inning off J. Calderón, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Quebell 5 , O. Rodríguez 3 , R. Rosete , S. Sanders 7 , J. Becerra 3 , D. England 5 , K. Linge 5 , E. Paganin
2-out RBI: S. Sanders , K. Linge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Linge , E. Paganin
GIDP: D. Adams
Hit by Pitch: J. Becerra
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Quebell 2 (36) , O. Rodríguez (39) , J. Becerra (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Costa SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .444 2 4
K. Carpenter 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .290 3 14
J. Ford RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .320 13 36
P. Cervantez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .190 9 34
J. Thompson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 8 35
E. Merritt DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .190 7 28
J. Lovell 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 4 26
J. Barrón LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .253 8 28
T. Burns 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .191 7 17
   a-A. Caligas PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .202 6 20
Totals 37 3 11 3 0 9 16      
a - A. Caligas pinch hit for T. Burns in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Carpenter (9, 1st Inning off M. Fernández, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Caligas (7, 9th Inning off J. Cook, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Merritt (7, 2nd Inning off M. Fernández, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Costa 2 , K. Carpenter 3 , J. Ford , E. Merritt 5 , J. Lovell , T. Burns 2 , A. Caligas 2
2-out RBI: J. Costa , A. Caligas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Carpenter , P. Cervantez 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Lovell
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Costa (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Costa-Carpenter-Lovell)
OF assists: 1 (Barrón(England at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Fernández W (9-7) 8.0 7 1 1 0 9 1 116 2.50   
J. Cook 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 15 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fernández 73
Batters Faced: M. Fernández 31, J. Cook 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fernández 10-4, J. Cook 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fernández 116-76, J. Cook 15-10
Hit Batsmen: M. Fernández
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Dunlap L (2-11) 1.2 5 7 7 2 4 2 60 5.92   
J. Calderón 3.1 8 7 7 1 4 1 82 5.87   
B. Hooper 4.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 54 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Dunlap 13
Batters Faced: E. Dunlap 12, J. Calderón 19, B. Hooper 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Dunlap 1-0, J. Calderón 3-2, B. Hooper 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Dunlap 60-32, J. Calderón 82-47, B. Hooper 54-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hooper 2-2
WP: B. Hooper 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Calderón
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Sanders
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 25453
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