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Twins welcome Indians to Target Field
Sep 7, 2012 - 2:51 PMVideo
An Australian who was signed as an amateur free agent, Hendriks made the big leagues last season and dropped a pair of decisions in four starts while allowing 29 hits and 16 runs in 23 1/3 innings.
He surrendered a .312 opposition batting average in that initial season and has returned to make 11 starts in his second year, allowing a .325 average while dropping seven straight decisions and posting a 6.11 earned run average across 56 innings of work.
He tossed a complete game in a 1-0 loss to Seattle on Aug. 27, then was chased after just 3 2/3 innings after giving up 10 hits and five runs while getting a no-decision in the Twins' 8-7 victory.
Hendriks got a no-decision in one career meeting with the Indians on Sept. 25, 2011, allowing four runs on seven hits in six innings of a game Minnesota won, 6-4.
For Cleveland, righty Jeanmar Gomez makes a first reach at a career-best victory total in his sixth lifetime meeting against the Twins.
The 24-year-old won five times in 11 appearances with the Indians last season after winning four times in 11 games as a rookie in 2010. He got to five victories this season on Sept. 1 after allowing three runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings of a 4-3 defeat of Texas.
He last faced Minnesota on May 14 and earned a no-decision after allowing an unearned run on three hits in seven innings of a game the Indians won, 5-4.
Lifetime against the Twins, he is 1-1 with a 3.90 ERA in 27 2/3 innings.
On Wednesday in Detroit, Miguel Cabrera homered early and the Tigers kept pace with the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central with a 7-1 win over the Indians.
Ubaldo Jimenez (9-15), who had a 7.79 earned run average in 10 starts since the All-Star break, took the loss after giving up four runs on six hits in 7 1/3 innings.
"The only thing I can do is go out there and give the best I can as long as I can," Jimenez said. "Definitely I wanted to win the game for the team and for me."
In Chicago, Alex Rios knocked in a career-best six runs on two home runs and the White Sox topped the Twins, 6-2, in the rubber match of a three-game set.
P.J. Walters (2-3), making his first start since June 13 because of a shoulder injury, surrendered six runs on five hits and three walks in five-plus innings.
"I felt like I proved that I can pitch here," Walters said. "I obviously got hurt and it set me back a little ways, but being able to come back and prove that I'm healthy and finish the year strong and help the team win some games."
The Twins have won seven-of-11 meetings with the Tribe so far in 2012, including two of three in a recent series at Cleveland from Aug. 6-8. The Indians won 11 of 18 games in the season series in 2011.
- CLEVELAND: 7
MINNESOTA: 6
Final
Sep 7 11:34 PM - Ben Revere ground out third to first scored Alexi Casilla. None on with two out and Eduardo Escobar due up.
Guardians 7, Twins 6 Bot 9, 2 OutsSep 7 11:32 PM - Josh Willingham double to left scored Joe Mauer. Runner on second with none out and Justin Morneau due up.
Guardians 7, Twins 5 Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 7 11:09 PM - Pinch-Hitter Cord Phelps walked Michael Brantley scored on the play. Bases loaded with one out and Jack Hannahan due up.
Guardians 7, Twins 4 Top 7, 1 OutSep 7 10:36 PM - Casey Kotchman single to pitcher scored Carlos Santana. On the play, Russ Canzler advances to second and Michael Brantley advances to third. Bases loaded with one out and Vinny Rottino due up.
Guardians 6, Twins 4 Top 7, 1 OutSep 7 10:34 PM - Michael Brantley single to right scored Jason Kipnis. On the play, Carlos Santana advances to second. Runners on first and second with one out and Russ Canzler due up.
Guardians 5, Twins 4 Top 7, 1 OutSep 7 10:30 PM - Russ Canzler single to third scored Jason Kipnis. On the play, Michael Brantley advances to second and Carlos Santana advances to third. Bases loaded with two out and Casey Kotchman due up.
Guardians 4, Twins 4 Top 5, 2 OutsSep 7 9:56 PM - Jason Kipnis doubled to left. On the play, Shin-Soo Choo advances to third. Runners on second and third with none out and Asdrubal Cabrera due up.
Guardians 3, Twins 4 Top 5, 0 OutsSep 7 9:48 PM - Casey Kotchman grounded out second to pitcher. None on with two out and Vinny Rottino due up.
Guardians 2, Twins 4 Top 4, 2 OutsSep 7 9:27 PM - Justin Morneau sacrifice fly to right scored Joe Mauer. On the play, Josh Willingham advances to third. Runner on third with two out and Ryan Doumit due up.
Guardians 0, Twins 4 Bot 3, 2 OutsSep 7 9:18 PM - Josh Willingham double to right scored Pedro Florimon Jr. and Ben Revere. On the play, Joe Mauer advances to third. Runners on second and third with one out and Justin Morneau due up.
Guardians 0, Twins 3 Bot 3, 1 OutSep 7 9:16 PM - Chris Parmelee sacrifice fly to left scored Josh Willingham. On the play, Ryan Doumit advances to second. Runner on second with two out and Trevor Plouffe due up.
Guardians 0, Twins 1 Bot 2, 2 OutsSep 7 8:55 PM - CLEVELAND: 0
MINNESOTA: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Sep 7 8:11 PM
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