Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier has very rapidly become one of the most unsafe hitters in all of baseball.
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“We’re losing a lot of games, and that’s not fun”, Dozier said, per Phil Miller of the Star Tribune. “It paid off when he instinctively stole second base”.
MARINERS 14, RANGERS 6 Robinson Cano homered during a five-run first inning and Seattle knocked out starter Cole Hamels early and pulled away with a six-run sixth inning. “And the pitching staff loves that kind of stuff, especially double plays”.
The New York Yankees produced a stunning come-from-behind win, while the Kansas City Royals were in fine form against the Minnesota Twins. His third homer carried into the upper deck in left.
Trevor Plouffe tied the game with a solo blast of his own later in the inning. He also doubled and scored a pair of runs.
Yost said he thought he might have to get a exhausted bullpen up early when Gee served up long balls to Dozier, Trevor Plouffe and Eddie Rosario in the first two innings. “I still have learning to do, but I feel confident, feel prepared and I feel ready”.
It ended up being critical.
Jarrod Dyson and Paulo Orlando started the game with singles, but both were picked off first base with a quick throw by the right-handed Gibson, who had only six pickoffs in 93 previous major league starts.
The incredible season of Brian Dozier reached record heights on Tuesday night.
Alex Wimmers (1-1) pitched an inning of shutout relief to secure his first major league victory.
CARDINALS 12, PIRATES 6: Adam Wainwright drove in three runs and survived five occasionally bumpy innings to pick up his first victory since mid-July as the St. Louis Cardinals drummed the staggering Pittsburgh Pirates. Now he’s hitting.279 with 38 home runs and 91 RBIs.
He leads the Twins in homers, batting average, RBIs and hits (147). He has hit safely in 10 consecutive games.
“He’s swinging the bat real well right now, that’s for sure”, manager Ned Yost said.
Morales had three hits, including his sixth home run in the last eight games, Drew Butera also went deep for the Royals and Danny Duffy struck out 10 batters without a walk over six innings.
“I felt like I had really good stuff tonight”. Matt Strahm entered with two outs and gave up a go-ahead RBI single to Eduardo Escobar.
The defending champion Royals stayed four games behind Baltimore, which holds the second wild card. Later in the inning, Merrifield singled to left, driving in Morales to give the Royals the lead.
The Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins conclude their series ay Target Field on Wednesday. After almost squandering the opportunity with a fly out and a strikeout, Buxton scored to make it 3-2 when Sano reached on a throwing error by Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar.
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez has only a bruise on his right wrist after getting hit by a pitch. Perez had a more extensive X-ray done Wednesday and it confirmed no fracture. Santana will miss the remainder of the season with a Grade-2 left shoulder strain.
After exploding for three homers in an 11-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Monday, Dozier reflected on the futility of his individual success with the team in the gutter.
The Boston Red Sox defeated the San Diego Padres 5-1, the Oakland Athletics edged the Los Angeles Angels 3-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies by the same scoreline, and the Milwaukee Brewers were too good for the Chicago Cubs 12-5.
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TWINS: Following an off day at home, Minnesota hosts division-leading Cleveland on Friday.
