American League Game Summary - Baltimore at Minnesota

11:00 PM, Jul 17, 2012   |    comments
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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Joe Mauer went 3-for-4 with an RBI as the Minnesota Twins took a 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the second of four games.

Ryan Doumit added two hits, two RBI and a run scored while Jamey Carroll was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Twins, who have taken the first two games of this set after dropping their previous five.

Samuel Deduno lasted just 4 1/3 innings in the start as he gave up four runs -- three earned -- on six hits with five walks and five strikeouts. Alex Burnett (3-2) got the win for pitching a scoreless seventh.

Adam Jones hit a three-run home run while Nick Markakis went 3-for-4 with two runs scored for the Orioles, who have dropped six of their last seven games. Zach Britton went just four-plus innings in the start as he was touched for four runs on six hits with six walks. Luis Ayala (2-3) was handed the loss for giving up two runs in 2 2/3 innings.

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