Marwin Gonzalez homered and drove in three runs as the Minnesota Twins rallied for an 8-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
Gonzalez's two-run shot in the sixth tied the game at three. Minnesota then broke it open with four in the seventh off Luke Bard (1-2). AL batting leader Jorge Polanco and Eddie Rosario each had two hits and drove in two runs for the Twins, who have won five of six on their road trip.
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Marwin Gonzalez homered and drove in three runs as the Minnesota Twins rallied for an 8-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
The Angels' bullpen had another rough night as it allowed seven runs on eight hits, including two home runs. Starter Trevor Cahill came into the game with 14 home runs allowed but yielded just one run on two hits in five-plus innings.
The Angels added a pair of runs in the second when Fletcher's single drove in Brian Goodwin and Luis Rengifo scored on a wild pitch by Pineda.
The Twins have homered in 14 of their last 15 games and have 90 on the season, which is second in the majors. Seattle leads with 93.
REED TO BE RELEASED
TRAINER'S ROOM
Luis Arraez, who made his major league debut last Saturday, had two hits, including his first home run in the eighth. Max Kepler also had two hits.
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, left, celebrates his solo home run with third base coach Mike Gallego during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (AP PhotoKyusung Gong)
The Angels' bullpen had another rough night as it allowed seven runs on eight hits, including two home runs. Starter Trevor Cahill came into the game with 14 home runs allowed but yielded just one run on two hits in five-plus innings.
Minnesota's Michael Pineda (4-3) allowed three runs the first two innings but only one hit in his final four innings of work.
David Fletcher had three hits for Los Angeles, which has dropped three straight. Mike Trout hit his 11th home run , a solo shot to left in the first inning off Pineda's fastball.
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Michael Pineda delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (AP PhotoKyusung Gong)
The Angels added a pair of runs in the second when Fletcher's single drove in Brian Goodwin and Luis Rengifo scored on a wild pitch by Pineda.
Minnesota rallied to tie it in the sixth. Max Kepler's double to right chased Cahill and Polanco followed with an RBI double. Gonzalez then drove Justin Anderson's slider down the right-field line for his fifth home run of the season.
GOING DEEP
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Trevor Cahill delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (AP PhotoKyusung Gong)
The Twins have homered in 14 of their last 15 games and have 90 on the season, which is second in the majors. Seattle leads with 93.
NICE DEBUT
Arraez has hit safely in all four games in the majors. He has hits in 20 of his last 21 games over three levels — Double-A Pensacola, Triple-A Rochester and the Twins.
Los Angeles Angels' Luis Rengifo, center, is being greeted by Mike Trout after scoring on a wild pitch during the second inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (AP PhotoKyusung Gong)
REED TO BE RELEASED
Minnesota chief baseball officer Derek Falvey said pitcher Addison Reed will be released once he clears unconditional waivers. The right-handed reliever was designated for assignment last Thursday.
The 30-year-old Reed is getting $8.5 million the second season of a $16.75 million, two-year contract. He went 1-6 with a 4.50 ERA in 55 appearances last season.
Minnesota Twins' Jorge Polanco is greeted in the dugout after scoring on a two-run single by Eddie Rosario during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (AP PhotoKyusung Gong)
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: C Mitch Garver (high left ankle sprain) took some light swings off a batting tee and some light jogging in Minneapolis.
Angels: C Kevan Smith was hit in the mask by a foul tip during the fourth inning. He was replaced by Jonathan Lucroy in the fifth.
Minnesota Twins' Marwin Gonzalez flips his bat after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (AP PhotoKyusung Gong)
UP NEXT
Twins: LHP Martin Perez (6-1, 2.89 ERA) has 30 strikeouts in May, which is the fifth among American League starters.
Angels: RHP Matt Harvey (1-2, 6.69 ERA) has been charged with two or fewer runs in four of his last five starts.
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