Los Angeles Angels vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - April 09, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 9, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

LA Angels leads 1-0 (as of 4/9)

Game 1: Monday, April 9
LA Angels	5	Final
Minnesota	1	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, April 11
LA Angels	5	Final
Minnesota	6	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, April 12
LA Angels	9	Final
Minnesota	10	Final
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Angels 5

(2-2, 1-0 away)

Twins 1

(0-4, 0-1 home)

Alerts

4:10 PM ET, April 9, 2012

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAA	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	6	0
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2

W: C. Wilson (1-0)

L: N. Blackburn (0-1)

Los Angeles Angels
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
E Aybar SS	2	0	0	1	1	0	14	.200	.250	.333
H Kendrick 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	.313	.353	.438
A Pujols 1B	4	1	0	0	0	0	16	.214	.353	.357
K Morales DH	4	1	1	0	0	1	14	.375	.375	.438
T Hunter RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	17	.313	.353	.313
B Abreu LF	2	1	1	1	1	0	17	.400	.429	.800
V Wells LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.143	.143	.357
A Callaspo 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	14	.143	.143	.143
C Iannetta C	4	1	1	2	0	2	12	.300	.364	.500
P Bourjos CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	.182	.182	.182
Totals	33	5	6	5	2	6	144
BATTING 2B: B Abreu (2, N Blackburn); C Iannetta (2, N Blackburn) RBI: T Hunter (3), B Abreu (3), C Iannetta 2 (2), E Aybar (4) S: E Aybar 2-out RBI: T Hunter, B Abreu Angels RISP: 3-6 (B Abreu 1-1, A Callaspo 0-1, P Bourjos 0-1, C Iannetta 1-1, T Hunter 1-2) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING DP: 3 (H Kendrick-E Aybar-A Pujols, A Callaspo-H Kendrick-A Pujols, E Aybar-H Kendrick).

Los Angeles Angels
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Wilson (W, 1-0)	7.0	3	1	1	4	5	1	104-62	1.29
S Downs	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19-13	0.00
K Jepsen	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	4	5	1	133-81
PITCHING WP: C Wilson HBP: J Morneau (By K Jepsen) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Wilson 18/26; S Downs 2/4; K Jepsen 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Wilson 21-8-16-17; S Downs 4-1-4-4; K Jepsen 3-0-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Wilson 16-0; S Downs 2-1; K Jepsen 1-1 Game Scores: C Wilson 68

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Span CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	19	.267	.313	.267
J Carroll SS	2	0	0	0	2	0	17	.000	.188	.000
J Mauer 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	17	.143	.250	.143
J Morneau DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	.308	.400	.462
J Willingham LF	4	1	2	1	0	1	13	.385	.467	.923
R Doumit C	3	0	1	0	1	0	16	.100	.182	.100
D Valencia 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	.091	.167	.091
T Plouffe RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	.000	.000	.000
A Casilla 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	.125	.125	.125
Totals	29	1	5	1	4	5	133
BATTING HR: J Willingham (2, 4th inning off C Wilson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Willingham (4) GIDP: J Carroll, D Valencia Twins RISP: 0-2 (R Doumit 0-1, J Morneau 0-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: J Mauer (1, ground ball); A Casilla (1, throw)

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Blackburn (L, 0-1)	6.0	5	5	5	2	3	0	99-60	7.50
J Burton	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	13.50
G Perkins	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	26-17	0.00
M Capps	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	5	5	2	6	0	144-90
PITCHING N Blackburn pitched to 3 batters in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 15/26; J Burton 1/1; G Perkins 1/6; M Capps 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 19-9-11-21; J Burton 0-0-3-1; G Perkins 2-4-7-4; M Capps 2-1-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 11-4; J Burton 1-0; G Perkins 3-0; M Capps 1-1 Game Scores: N Blackburn 43

Scoring Summary

			LAA	MIN
	1st	T Hunter singled to left, A Pujols scored, K Morales to second.	1	0
	1st	B Abreu hit a ground rule double to deep left, K Morales scored, T Hunter to third.	2	0
	4th	J Willingham homered to left (400 feet).	2	1
	7th	C Iannetta doubled to deep left center, B Abreu and A Callaspo scored.	4	1
	7th	E Aybar sacrificed to pitcher, C Iannetta scored.	5	1
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Game Notes

THE START OF THE GAME WAS DELAYED DUE TO CEREMONIES.

Game Information

Stadium	Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance	39,414 (99.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:50
Weather	45 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	20 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Alfonso Marquez, First Base - Chad Fairchild, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Brian O'Nora