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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Denny Hocking was the hero for the
Minnesota Twins this time.
|  | | Minnesota catcher A.J. Pierzynski loses the ball as Anaheim's Darrin Erstad scores easily on a double by Troy Glaus. |
"The way this game went, anybody could have been a hero,"
Hocking said after he tripled home the go-ahead run with two outs
in the 11th and then scored on a wild pitch in the Twins' 6-5
victory Tuesday night over the Anaheim Angels.
"That's the way this team is. Everybody's a hero at one time or
another."
He grinned and added: "I don't think we beat them. We just
outlasted them."
Hocking's triple off Al Levine sailed down the right-field line
and scored Cristian Guzman, who singled with two outs, stole second
and went to third on catcher Jorge Fabregas' throwing error on the
steal.
The Twins, winning their third in a row, scored an insurance run
when Hocking came home on an errant pitch by Levine (2-4).
Jack Cressand (1-0) pitched the 10th for his first major league
victory.
Hector Carrasco got the final out by striking out Glenallen Hill
with runners on first and third for his first save.
"That was quite an evening of baseball," Minnesota manager Tom
Kelly said, shaking his head and smiling. "Thank heavens we got
that run that scored on the wild pitch."
Scott Spiezio's bases-loaded single to right off Minnesota
closer LaTroy Hawkins with one out in the ninth scored David
Eckstein to draw Anaheim even at 4.
Then, after Minnesota first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz threw home
for a forceout on Garret Anderson's grounder, Hawkins finally ended
the inning by getting Salmon on a fly to left.
Hawkins gave up three hits and a walk in one inning for just his
second blown save in 15 chances.
Cressand said when he saw Hawkins headed to the mound, he
relaxed.
"I kind of sat back and thought I wasn't going to pitch
tonight," Cressend said. "Hawk's done a great job. When he goes
into a game with a lead, it's usually over.
"I'm happy to get a win, happy to get us a win."
Salmon hit a solo homer, his fifth, off Bob Wells with one out
in the eighth to draw Anaheim to a run down.
"It was a hard-fought game, but we shot ourselves in the foot a
couple of times and that was the difference," Anaheim manager Mike
Scioscia said. "They're a young, aggressive team and we certainly
gave them too many opportunities and didn't take advantage of our
own."
Minnesota starter Eric Milton gave up two runs -- one earned -- and seven hits over seven innings. He walked two and struck out
two.
Jacque Jones' run-scoring single in the eighth off Lou Pote gave
Minnesota a 4-2 lead. Jones also scored on a double steal in the
sixth to put Minnesota up 3-2.
Anaheim starter Ramon Ortiz gave up two runs on five hits in
five-plus innings. His control shaky, Ortiz walked four and hit a
batter.
The Angels went up 2-1 in the third on Darin Erstad's run-scoring single
and Troy Glaus' run-scoring double off Milton.
Mientkiewicz's run-scoring double in the first gave Minnesota a quick
lead, then he doubled home another run in the fifth to tie it 1-1.
Game notes
Hill, who had been out with a strained left oblique muscle,
came off the disabled list and went 1-for-6 as the Angels designated hitter. Outfielder Jose Nieves
was sent to Triple-A Salt Lake to make room on the roster. ...
Twins left-hander J.C. Romero was scratched from his scheduled start
Thursday because of a lower back strain. Left-hander Brad Thomas (0-0) will
fill in and face Anaheim's Jarrod Washburn (3-4). ... Anaheim left-hander Mike Holtz, who has been on a rehab assignment for an inflamed
elbow, pitched Monday at Class A Rancho Cucamonga and might be
activated later this week.
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Cleveland 6
Detroit 4
Toronto 4
Chi. White Sox 0
Texas 8
Kansas City 2
Minnesota 6
Anaheim 5
Tampa Bay 5
Oakland 1
Seattle 3
Baltimore 2
Chicago Cubs 10
Cincinnati 5
Florida 5
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Philadelphia 7
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Atlanta 7
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Milwaukee 7
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Colorado 7
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