Los Angeles Angels 4
Minnesota Twins 5
The worst losing streak to start the regular season in Minnesota Twins history is over. Minnesota beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 Friday night at Target Field.
1. Park comes through in the clutch
Byung Ho Park recorded his biggest hit in a Twins uniform Friday night. His one-out double in the bottom of the eighth scored Trevor Plouffe to give the Twins the lead.
Byung Ho Park rips a double down the left-field line to score Plouffe from first and it's 5-4 Twins in the eighth
— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) April 16, 2016
2. Twins battle back
The Twins’ offense finally started showing a little life late in the game at Target Field. After Minnesota blew a 2-1 lead in the seventh and trailed 4-2, the Twins battled back in the bottom of the inning.
Eduardo Nunez, who has been red hot, doubled home Eddie Rosario. Joe Mauer followed with a single to score Nunez and the Twins tied it up at 4.
#TwinsWin! #TwinsWin! #TwinsWin!#MNTwins beat the Angels 5-4.
Sweet, sweet victory! pic.twitter.com/mnAZWCZKwh
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 16, 2016
Nunez finished the night 3-3 with two runs scored and an RBI.
3. May we ask what’s wrong?
Trevor May has not looked sharp in the Twins bullpen. While he didn’t give up any runs on Friday night, he did walk the bases loaded in a 32 pitch, 2/3 of an inning appearance in the eighth.
https://twitter.com/AaronGleeman/status/721173462362955776
May has struggled in his setup role this season. He was tagged with the loss in Kansas City after an errant pickoff move and a wild pitch allowed the game-winning run to score.
Tweet of the Night:
Both #MNTwins and Angels wearing red, and everyone with the same number. This is how I imagine baseball in North Korea.
— Howard Sinker (@afansview) April 16, 2016
Up Next:
Ricky Nolasco (0-0) takes the mound for the Twins against Jered Weaver (1-0) for the Angels Saturday afternoon.
