Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 2, Pittsburgh 1
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 91°
Umpires: Home - Joe West, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 19878
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 100000010270
Pittsburgh 000000100150
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 27-40 13-22 14-18 W1
Pittsburgh 35-32 20-12 15-20 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 20-12 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 14-18 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Jared Burton pitched 1.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.21. Glen Perkins closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Jason Grilli took the loss for Pittsburgh.
  • Josh Willingham had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
Francisco Liriano Player Erik Bedard
Loss W/L Loss
6.2 IP 6.0
6 Strikeouts 7
4 Hits 4
1.35 ERA 1.50
Hitting
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
Josh Willingham Player Matt Hague
2 Hits 1
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
6 TB 1
.500 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 7 1 12 .206 7 2 2 0 0
Pittsburgh 5 0 6 .167 9 1 3 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Pirates have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .625 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Twins have a W/L % of .385 after a win and .415 after a loss.