Jul 4, 2008 - 9:20 AM
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MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The surging Minnesota Twins hope to get Livan Hernandez back on track.
Hernandez and the Twins aim for their fourth win in five games when they open a three-game series with the slumping Cleveland Indians on Friday.
Minnesota won for the 13th time in 15 games Wednesday, rolling to a 7-0 victory over Detroit.
Hernandez (8-5, 5.22 ERA) has been struggling, losing three of his last five starts. The burly righthander allowed five runs and seven hits over seven innings in a 5-1 loss to Milwaukee last Saturday.
The 33-year-old Cuban did not fare well against the Indians in his only career start against them. Hernandez was tagged for seven runs and 12 hits - two home runs - in just three-plus innings in a 12-2 defeat to Cleveland on June 12.
The Indians, losers of five straight, counter with Paul Byrd (3-9, 5.26), who has lost his last four starts.
The 37-year-old righthander most recently gave up four runs and six hits in six innings of a 5-0 loss to Cincinnati last Saturday. However, Byrd does have a 10-4 career record in 18 starts against the Twins.
Cleveland and Minnesota have split their six games this season, with the Twins winning two of three at home April 18-20.
From the Bleachers
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CLEVELAND: 3
MINNESOTA: 12
Final
Jul 4 10:13 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JUSTIN MORNEAU SCORED NICK PUNTO.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J MAUER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
MINNESOTA 12 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.267, 2-FOR-4)
Jul 4 9:52 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY NICK PUNTO SCORED BRENDAN HARRIS, DENARD SPAN AND
CARLOS GOMEZ.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, N PUNTO ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
MINNESOTA 11 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.321, 0-FOR-4)
Jul 4 9:48 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
MINNESOTA 8 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: B BUSCHER (.344, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)
Jul 4 9:28 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JUSTIN MORNEAU SCORED NICK PUNTO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MORNEAU ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
MINNESOTA 7 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.268, 2-FOR-3)
Jul 4 9:25 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRENDAN HARRIS SCORED DELMON YOUNG.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B HARRIS ON FIRST, B BUSCHER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
MINNESOTA 6 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: D SPAN (.286, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Jul 4 8:58 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BEN FRANCISCO (7) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF LIVAN HERNANDEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3, MINNESOTA 5
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.252, 0-FOR-2)
Jul 4 8:35 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY DELMON YOUNG (3) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF PAUL BYRD SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU AND JASON KUBEL.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, MINNESOTA 5
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: B BUSCHER (.349, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Jul 4 8:01 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY KELLY SHOPPACH (7) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF LIVAN HERNANDEZ SCORED RYAN GARKO.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, MINNESOTA 2
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.266, 0-FOR-1)
Jul 4 7:46 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRIAN BUSCHER SCORED DELMON YOUNG.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BUSCHER ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
MINNESOTA 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: B HARRIS (.245, 4 HR, 22 RBI)
Jul 4 7:37 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY NICK PUNTO (1) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF PAUL BYRD.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0, MINNESOTA 1
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.326, 3 HR, 36 RBI)
Jul 4 7:19 PM
