Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
July 17, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 2012 at Target Field. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Markakis rf 4 2 3 0
Hardy ss 4 0 1 0
Thome dh 2 1 0 0
Jones cf 5 1 1 3
Wieters c 3 0 2 0
Reynolds 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis lf 3 0 0 0
Betemit 3b 4 0 2 0
Flaherty 2b 3 0 0 0
  Tolleson ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Britton p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Strop p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span cf 3 1 1 0
Revere rf 5 0 1 1
Mauer c 4 0 3 1
Willingham lf 3 1 1 0
Morneau 1b 3 1 0 0
Plouffe 3b 4 1 1 0
Doumit dh 5 1 2 2
Dozier ss 5 0 1 1
Carroll 2b 4 1 2 1
Deduno p 0 0 0 0
  Gray p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Perkins p 0 0 0 0
  Burton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Baltimore 100 030 000491
Minnesota 000 130 20x6121
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Britton   4.0 6 4 4 6 1
  Ayala  L(2-3) 2.2 4 2 0 1 2
  Strop   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
2
0
0
1
0
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Deduno   4.1 6 4 3 5 5
  Gray   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Robertson   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Burnett  W(3-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Perkins   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Burton  SV(3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
1

  E–Hardy (5), Deduno (1).  DP–Baltimore 1. Hardy-Flaherty-Reynolds, Minnesota 3. Carroll-Dozier-Morneau, Dozier-Carroll-Morneau, Dozier-Morneau.  2B–Minnesota Mauer (19,off Britton); Carroll (11,off Britton); Willingham (22,off Ayala).  HR–Baltimore Jones (21,5th inning off Deduno 2 on 1 out).  IBB–Hardy (2,by Robertson); Morneau (5,by Ayala).  Team LOB–9.  Team–14.  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Chad Fairchild, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–3:43.  A–32,202.
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