SB Nation Los Angeles - Dodgers Fall To Twins 6-4 In Minnesotahttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48949/la-fave.png2011-06-28T23:12:18-07:00http://losangeles.sbnation.com/rss/stream/20131732011-06-28T23:12:18-07:002011-06-28T23:12:18-07:00Twins Top Lilly, Dodgers, 6-4
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<p><font size="2"> Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - <span>Luke Hughes</span> belted a two-run homer to lead the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.twinkietown.com/">Minnesota Twins</a> to a 6-4 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. Hughes' decisive blast came in the fifth inning of a tie game, as the Twins evened this three-game series after suffering a 15-0 shellacking on Monday night. Ben Revere and Jason Repko each went 2-for-3 with two runs scored for the victors, who put the brakes on a six-game skid. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> Brian Duensing (5-7) allowed four runs on four hits over five-plus innings to earn the win and <span>Matt Capps</span> worked around two ninth-inning walks to record his 12th save of the season. Ted Lilly (5-8) allowed six runs on nine hits over just 4 2/3 to suffer the loss. Andre Ethier went 2-for-4 with two RBI for the Dodgers, who saw their brief two-game win streak come to an end. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> After being blanked the night before, the Twins got on the board early, as Revere led off the first with a single to left and advanced to third on a sac bunt by <span>Alexi Casilla</span> and a subsequent steal. Joe Mauer then brought Revere home with a single up the middle. Revere delivered again in the second, as he laced a two-out single to score Jason Repko from third. Casilla then plated Revere with a double to left, giving the Twins a 3-0 lead. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> Matt Kemp got the Dodgers on the board with a sac fly in the fourth, which scored <span>Tony Gwynn Jr.</span> Repko was hit by a pitch to begin the home half of the fourth. He stole second, then came home on <span>Rene Rivera</span>'s single, which deflected off the glove of <span>Aaron Miles</span>, giving the Twins a 4-1 lead. </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> With one down in the fifth, Miles atoned with a solo shot to left. Later in the frame, the Dodgers loaded the bases with two down and Ethier delivered, ripping a single up the middle to plate A.J. Ellis and <span>Jamey Carroll</span> and knot the game at four apiece. "He was tough on us for awhile," <span>Casey Blake</span> said of Duensing. "We finally got to him and scored some runs." </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> The game was not tied for long, however, as Lilly left a sinker up in the zone in the bottom of the fifth and Hughes capitalized with a two-run shot, which barely cleared the wall in left. "We just couldn't keep them from scoring," Blake went on to say. "Hughes had a big two-run homer to win it for them." </font></p>
<p><font size="2"> In the seventh, with two down and Carroll on second, Blake ripped a grounder between third and short. Carroll rounded third with a head of steam, but Repko tossed a one-hop seed from left and Rivera snared the ball and reached across his body to tag the sliding Carroll, saving a run in the process. The Dodgers placed men on first and second with two down in the ninth, but Capps induced Blake into a game-ending groundout to second. </font></p>
<h3><font size="2"> Game Notes </font></h3>
<p><font size="2"> Lilly did not issue a walk in the contest. In 29 starts since being traded to the Dodgers, Lilly has not walked more than two batters in a game, which is the longest active streak in the majors...The Dodgers' 15-0 victory on Monday stands as the largest margin of victory ever posted in a shutout by the visiting team in interleague play...Joe Mauer is 17-for-27 in seven career games versus the Dodgers. </font></p>
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https://losangeles.sbnation.com/los-angeles-dodgers/2011/6/28/2249869/dodgers-game-score-twins-loss-ted-lillyEric Stephen2011-06-28T14:30:52-07:002011-06-28T14:30:52-07:00Dodgers Look To Continue Hit Parade Against Twins
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<p>After scoring 15 runs Monday night, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> look for more of the same Tuesday night against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.twinkietown.com/">Twins</a> at Target Field in Minnesota. The Dodgers send <span>Ted Lilly</span> to the mound, while the Twins counter with <span>Brian Duensing</span>, in a battle of lefties. Here are tonight's starting lineups:</p>
<h3>Dodgers (36-44)</h3>
<p>Gwynn LF<br> Blake 1B<br> Ethier RF<br> Kemp CF<br> Uribe 3B<br> Thames DH<br> Miles 2B<br> Ellis C <br> Carroll SS</p>
<h3>Twins (32-45)</h3>
<p>Revere CF<br> Casilla 2B<br> Mauer DH<br> Cuddyer RF<br> Valencia 3B<br> Hughes 1B<br> Repko LF<br> Rivera C<br> Nishioka SS</p>
<p>The Dodgers are happy to have Lilly pitch in anything but a day game. The southpaw has started six games during the day, and the Dodgers have lost all six, with Lilly putting up a 7.11 ERA. In 10 night time starts, Lilly is 5-3 with a 3.32 ERA.</p>
<p><i><b>Tonight's 5:10 p.m. PDT game will be televised by KCAL. For more news and information on the Dodgers, or on tonight's game, be sure to read the SB Nation blog <a target="_blank" href="http://www.truebluela.com/">True Blue LA</a>.</b></i></p>
https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2011/6/28/2337186/dodgers-look-to-continue-hit-parade-against-twinsEric Stephen