Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, LA Angels 0
When: 8:10 PM ET, Sunday, August 22, 2010
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Mike Winters, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Jerry Layne
Attendance: 40385

Michael Cuddyer hit a three-run double and Scott Baker pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 4-0 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Sunday night.

Cuddyer’s bases-clearing double culminated a four-run fifth inning. Danny Valencia led off the inning with a second-deck homer.

Orlando Hudson tripled with two out and Joe Mauer and Jason Kubel walked before Cuddyer split the alley in left-center field with his double against Angels ace Jered Weaver.

Baker (11-9) gave up five hits and two walks while winning his fourth consecutive decision. Baker struck out four.

Jesse Crain pitched the eighth and Ron Capps the ninth to complete a six-hit shutout.

Minnesota has won 13 of 17 games and leads the Chicago White Sox by five games in the American League Central.

Weaver (11-9) allowed four runs and six hits. He walked four and struck out three.

Alberto Callaspo and Hideki Matsui had two hits apiece for Los Angeles.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
LA Angels   Minnesota
Jered Weaver Player Scott Baker
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 7.0
3 Strikeouts 4
6 Hits 5
6.00 ERA 0.00
Hitting
LA Angels   Minnesota
Alberto Jose Callaspo Player Orlando Hudson
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 4
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
LA Angels 6 0 7 .188 14 7 0 3 0 0
Minnesota 7 1 14 .241 15 5 4 5 0 0