Minnesota Twins at Los Angeles Angels

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Minnesota Twins

64-81, 29-45 Away

Final
2 - 12

Los Angeles Angels

68-77, 36-38 Home

Kyle Hendricks throws 7 shutout innings and Angels score 12 two-out runs in 12-2 win over Twins

Minnesota Twins vs. Los Angeles Angels: Game Highlights

Hendricks (7-9) gave up four hits, struck out six and walked one in his best start of the season, throwing 58 of 80 pitches for strikes. Right-hander Zabby Matthews (4-5) took the loss, giving up five runs and seven hits in 4 ⅔ innings.

The Angels had 17 hits and went 8 for 17 with runners in scoring position. Leadoff man Mike Trout and Moncada each scored three runs. Luis Rengifo delivered two clutch hits, a two-out, two-run single in the first inning and a two-out RBI single in the fifth, as the Angels built a 5-0 lead.

The Angels blew open the game with four runs in the sixth and three in the seventh. Taylor followed Taylor Ward’s RBI single with a three-run homer to center in the sixth and Moncada followed singles by Sebastian Rivero and Bryce Teodosio with a three-run shot, his 12th of the season, to right.

Twins infielder Ryan Fitzgerald, who threw a scoreless eighth inning, broke up the shutout with a two-run homer in the ninth.

Angels right fielder Jo Adell, who is fourth in the American League with 35 homers and seventh with 94 RBI, was scratched from the lineup because of vertigo for the second straight game.

Key moment The Twins threatened in the sixth by putting two on with one out, but Hendricks stopped any hopes of a comeback by getting Trevor Larnach to pop out to third and Luke Keaschall to fly to left, preserving a 5-0 lead.

Key stat Trout has gone a career-high 119 plate appearances and 27 games without a homer since hitting his 398th on Aug. 6. His previous long drought was 117 plate appearances in 2015.

Up next Twins right-hander Taj Bradley (6-7, 4.92 ERA) will oppose Angels right-hander Jose Soriano (10-10, 4.07 ERA) in Wednesday’s series finale.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Lee grounded out to third.
	9th Inning	Lewis grounded out to pitcher.
	9th Inning	McCusker struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Keaschall to second on fielder's indifference.
	9th Inning	Keaschall safe at first on fielding error by pitcher Burke.
	9th Inning	Fitzgerald homered to right (361 feet), Martin scored.

Statistics

MIN		LAA
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
12	Ground Balls	11
9	Strikeouts	7
2	Runs Batted In	11
1	Sacrifice Hit	1
6	Hits	17
1	Stolen Bases	2
1	Walks	3
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	12
2	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
32	At Bats	40
1	Home Runs	2
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
13	Runners Left On Base	25
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	0
12	Fly Balls	23
0	Caught Stealing	0
124	Pitches	179
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
9	Total Bases	23
34	Plate Appearances	44
162.0	Projected Home Runs	324.0
1	Extra Base Hits	2
1.1	Runs Created	10.3
.188	Batting Average	.425
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.281	Slugging Percentage	.575
.156	Secondary Average	.275
.212	On Base Percentage	.465
.493	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	1.040
1.0	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.5
1.1	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	11.6
18.0	Batter Rating	71.0
32.0	At Bats Per Home Run	20.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
3.65	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.07
.094	Isolated Power	.150
0.11	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.43
.029	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.068
-.031	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.150
4.0	Runs Produced	23.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	0.9
0.3	Patience Ratio	0.6
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.5
70.0	MLB Rating	116.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0