Pitching control defined Minnesota's victory over Los Angeles. Dean Kremer kept the Angels scoreless through his start, and the Twins never let the game tighten.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kremer anchored Minnesota's effort with a sharp six-inning scoreless start, allowing only one hit while striking out eight. Bailey Ober followed with three scoreless innings to complete the team shutout.
The Twins opened the scoring in the third when Josh Bell's single brought Walker Jenkins home. Alan Roden's single then brought Brooks Lee across. Bell's single added another run in the fifth, and Roden's homer in the seventh brought Lee and Bell home while extending Minnesota's lead.
Ryan Johnson took the loss after allowing Minnesota's early runs, while the Angels' offense managed only one hit against the Twins' pitching.
It was a clean, controlled performance from Minnesota, with Kremer setting the tone and the late power from Roden putting the game out of reach.
Minnesota Twins defeated Los Angeles Angels, 8-0.
- Alan Roden went 3-for-5 with 1 home run, 4 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .278 on the season).
- Josh Bell went 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .258 on the season).
- Brooks Lee went 3-for-4 with 3 runs scored (batting .253 on the season).
- Dean Kremer allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 6.0 innings, striking out 8, to earn the win (1-4) (4.97 ERA).
- Ryan Johnson allowed 3 runs on 7 hits over 4.2 innings, striking out 6, and took the loss (5-9) (4.93 ERA).
- Bailey Ober allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 3.0 innings, striking out 3, and closed it out for the save (1) (4.21 ERA).
Los Angeles Angels fell to 60-96; Minnesota Twins improved to 73-83.