mlb Game Recap
Recap - Minnesota Defeats Los Angeles 5-4
Los Angeles dropped a 5-4 decision at Target Field on Friday as Minnesota legged out a win behind winning pitcher Juan Minaya.
Bettors who backed the Twins were rewarded as -110 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 9.5.
Juan Minaya earned the victory for the Twins, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Nick Gordon in the win.
Los Angeles's starting pitcher Steve Cishek worked 1 innings, giving up 3 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Phil Gosselin in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Minnesota as they had 13 hits, while Los Angeles only had 10.
The game was closed out by Taylor Rogers who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.