Ryan Doumit

The Twins defeated the Tigers 8-6 Tuesday night to win their 5th straight game. The Twins scored 5 runs in the 3rd inning before Detroit tied the game with 3 runs in the 4th. Minnesota broke the tie with a sacrifice fly from Ryan Doumit in the 7th inning. Joe Mauer added a solo homerun in the 9th. Mauer was 3-5 with 3 runs scored, Josh Willingham was 2-3 with a homerun and 3 RBIs and Trevor Plouffe added a 2-run homerun.

The Twins defeated Detroit 6-4 Monday night to win their 4th game in a row. Minnesota scored 4 runs in the 4th inning and added 2 more runs in the 5th inning. Ryan Doumit was 3-3 with 1 RBI, Brian Dozier went 3-5 and Trevor Plouffe had a 2-run single for the Twins. Ben Revere added 2 hits, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI for Minnesota.

The Twins lost 9-1 at Pittsburgh Thursday night. James McDonald threw all 9 innings with 6 hits and 1 earned run allowed to get the win and improves to 6-3. Liam Hendriks allowed 8 hits and 3 earned runs to take the loss and drop to 0-4. His ERA is 7.39. Justin Morneau was 2-3 and Ryan Doumit went 1-4 and drove in the lone Twins' run.

The Twins downed the Tigers 4-3 in Detroit Thursday to complete a 2-game sweep. Justin Morneau went 2-4 with a 2-run homerun and 3 RBIs and Trevor Plouffe had a solo homerun for Minnesota. Drew Butera added 3 hits for the Twins. P.J. Walters started the game and allowed 6 1/3 innings with 4 hits and 3 earned runs allowed to get the win and improve to 1-1. Matt Capps threw a scoreless 9th inning to grab his 8th save.

The Twins outscored the Tigers 11-7 in Detroit Wednesday night. Brian Dozier hit a 3-run homerun and Trevor Plouffe added a 2-run homerun for Minnesota. Josh Willingham had 3 hits, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI and Jamey Carroll was 2-5 with a run scored and 2 RBIs for the Twins. Nick Blackburn started the game and struggled. He allowed 6 hits and 6 earned runs in 2 innings and left in the game in part because of pain in his left leg. Five relief pitcher combined to throw 7 innings with 1 earned run allowed. Alex Burnett earned the win in relief.

The Twins lost 5-4 at home to Cleveland Monday night. Shin Soo Choo hit an RBI single off Matt Capps to score the go-ahead run in the 9th inning after Minnesota scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to tie the game at 4. Ryan Doumit hit a 2-run homerun and Josh Willingham had a RBI double in the 8th. Carl Pavano threw 6 innings with 4 earned runs but didn't figure in the final decision.

The Twins lost 5-2 at Seattle Sunday afternoon to lose 2 out of 3 this weekend against the Mariners. Ryan Doumit hit 2 solo homeruns accounting for both Minnesota runs. Denard Span was 1-3 for the Twins. Nick Blackburn threw 6 innings with 7 hits and 5 earned runs allowed to take the loss and drop to 0-4. Hector Noesi threw 7 innings with 4 hits and 1 earned run allowed to get the win for Seattle.

The Twins lost 6-5 at home to the Boston Red Sox Monday night. Cody Ross hit a 2-run homerun off Jason Marquis in the 7th inning to tie the game at 5 before hitting a solo homerun off Matt Capps in the 9th inning to break the 5-all tie. Minnesota went out to a 5-3 lead in the 5th inning after scoring 4 runs in the 4th inning and adding 1 run in the 5th. Ryan Doumit had a 2-run double and Danny Valencia hit a 2-run homerun for the Twins.

The Twins lost 7-6 at New York to the Yankees Thursday night. Curtis Granderson hit 3 homeruns for the Yankees. 2 of Granderson's homeruns came against Twins starter Anthony Swarzak. Swarzak allowed 8 hits and 6 earned runs in 2 2/3 innings to take the loss and drop to 0-3. Ryan Doumit went 2-4 with a 2-run homerun and 4 RBIs and Danny Valencia went 2-4 with 2 RBIs for the Twins.

The Twins lost 10-4 in Fort Myers, Florida to Tampa Bay 10-4 Monday afternoon. Scott Baker made his first appearance in more than 2 weeks and allowed 7 hits and 7 earned runs in 2 2/3 innings to take the loss. He had missed time with right arm tendinitis. Ryan Doumit hit a homerun with 2 RBIs and Brian Dinkleman went 2-2 with a run and 1 RBI.