Joe Mauer had four hits and three RBI in the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 at Target Field in Minneapolis. Angel starter Jason Vargas surrendered five runs and nine hits in 3 1/3 innings of work. The Angels have now lost 10 of their first 14 games and starting pitching.
“I’ve seen him hit his whole career,” Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. “We’ve seen him do this. I keep saying it’s incredible, and it is. At this level, to keep swinging and get those hits and rack them up like that, it is incredible. That will never change. He’s just an amazing hitter.”
Mike Trout continue to heat up for the Angels and had two hits and three RBI. Josh Hamilton was hitless and is now hitting .200 for the season.
Other American League Scores
Chicago 4 Toronto 3 Paul Konerko hit a home run in the seventh inning to tie the game with Toronto Blue Jays and and Dayan Vicedo had an RBI double in the ninth and the White Sox beat the Blue Jays 4-3.
Oakland 4 Houston 3 Grant Balfour preserved a one run lead for his second save of the season and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 4-3. Carlos Pena homered for the Astros. Oakland now leads the American League West with a 11-4 record.
Detroit 6 Seattle 2 Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in Detroit’s first four runs in a 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners. It was Cabrera’s second four-RBI game of the season after driving in four last week against Toronto when he also hit his first homer of the season
Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay 4 Baltimore Orioles held off a late rally by the Tampa Bay Rays to win 5-4 before just over 14,000 fans in Baltimore. Desmond Jennings homered on the first pitch of the game and Jake Arieta settled down to win his first game since June 13. Evan Longoria and Kelly Johnson homered for Tampa Bay, Matt Wieters homered for Baltimore.
Interleague Games in AL Stadiums
New York 4 Arizona 2 Robinson Cano in a three run homer and Mariano Rivera earned his third save of the season as New York Yankees beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2
