Bats jolt Twins to life in '07
O's fall short at the Dome By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
Aubrey Huff, Jay Gibbons and Corey Patterson each hit RBI doubles off Twins ace Johan Santana in a big fourth inning, but starter Erik Bedard gave up six earned runs in 4 2/3 innings of the Orioles' Opening Day loss in Minnesota. Miguel Tejada added a solo shot off Santana in the sixth inning.
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Twins 7, Orioles 4
Justin Morneau hits a solo homer in the second inning of Monday night's opener. (Paul Battaglia/AP)
Twins off to hot start vs. O's By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter launched the Twins to a win over the Orioles in the opener, hitting back-to-back homers in the second inning and knocking in a total of four runs. Johan Santana gave up four earned runs in six innings, striking out six.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 02, 2007
Minnesota 7, Baltimore 4
Today's Boxes 4/2/07
ATL 5, PHI 3
FLA 9, WSH 2
NYY 9, TB 5
TOR 5, DET 3
CLE 12, CWS 5
MIL 7, LAD 1
CIN 5, CHC 1
ARI 8, COL 6
KC 7, BOS 1
SEA 4, OAK 0
PIT 4, HOU 2
LAA 4, TEX 1
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Standings thru 4/2/07 | Gameday | Orioles Stats | Twins Stats
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B3 0 1 0 2 2 0 .333
Mora , 3B5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000
Markakis , RF3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000
Tejada , SS4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .500
Huff , 1B4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .500
Gibbons , LF4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .500
Millar , DH4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Patterson , CF4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Bako , C2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000
a-Bynum , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 4 8 4 4 8 13
BATTING 2B : Huff (1, Santana), Gibbons 2 (2, Santana, Santana), Patterson (1, Santana).HR : Tejada (1, 6th inning off Santana, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Roberts; Tejada 5; Huff 3; Gibbons 4; Patterson 2.RBI : Huff (1), Gibbons (1), Patterson (1), Tejada (1).2-out RBI : Patterson.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Mora 2; Bako; Patterson; Markakis.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING PO : Tejada (1st base by Santana).FIELDING PB : Bako (1).Outfield assists : Markakis 2 (Morneau at home, Morneau at 2nd base).
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo , 2B5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .600
Punto , 3B5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .400
Mauer , C3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .333
Cuddyer , RF4 1 1 0 0 3 6 .250
Morneau , 1B4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .750
Hunter , CF4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .500
White , LF3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
Cirillo , DH2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .500
1-Tyner , PR-DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bartlett , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Totals 35 7 13 6 3 6 15
BATTING 2B : Punto 2 (2, Bedard, Parrish), Hunter (1, Bedard), Castillo (1, Baez).HR : Morneau (1, 2nd inning off Bedard, 0 on, 0 out), Hunter (1, 2nd inning off Bedard, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Castillo 4; Punto 4; Mauer; Cuddyer; Morneau 6; Hunter 6; Cirillo.RBI : Morneau 2 (2), Hunter 2 (2), Cirillo (1), Punto (1).2-out RBI : Hunter.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Bartlett; White; Cuddyer 2; Punto.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Tyner (1, 2nd base off Williamson/Bako).FIELDING Pickoffs : Santana (Tejada at 1st base).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana (W, 1-0)6.0 7 4 4 2 6 1 6.00
Reyes (H, 1)0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Crain (H, 1)0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Rincon (H, 1)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Nathan (S, 1)1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Balk : Crain.Pitches-strikes : Bedard 80-51, Williamson 13-7, Parrish 25-18, Baez 13-7, Santana 83-58, Reyes 11-4, Crain 8-4, Rincon 14-10, Nathan 17-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Bedard 5-4, Williamson 0-1, Parrish 2-1, Baez 1-2, Santana 3-8, Reyes 0-0, Crain 0-1, Rincon 1-2, Nathan 3-0.Batters faced : Bedard 24, Williamson 4, Parrish 6, Baez 4, Santana 26, Reyes 2, Crain 2, Rincon 4, Nathan 4.Inherited runners-scored : Williamson 1-0, Parrish 2-1, Crain 1-0.Umpires : HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Ed Hickox. 3B: CB Bucknor.Weather : 68 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:56.Att : 48,711.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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