NY Mets 16, Minnesota 5
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, April 12, 2013
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
34°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Everitt, 1B -
Marty Foster, 2B -
Scott Barry, 3B -
Tim Welke
Attendance:
23735
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Mets 16, Twins 5: Daniel Murphy went 4-for-5 with four RBIs and John Buck hit a grand slam as visiting New York scored 10 runs over the first two innings in a game that began with a temperature of 34 degrees.
David Wright went 3-for-5 and was the third Met to record four RBIs in the game as New York’s Nos. 1-5 hitters each scored at least twice and combined to drive home 13 runs. Jon Niese (2-0) labored through five innings, allowing five runs – four earned – and five hits to improve to 2-0 against the Twins.
Minnesota starter Vance Worley (0-2) surrendered a career-high nine runs – seven earned – and seven hits, needing 57 pitches to get through one-plus inning. The right-hander was pulled after allowing the first four hitters to reach base in the second.
New York set the stage for its five-run first as each of its first five hitters reached base. Wright’s double to left-center plated Jordany Valdespin and Murphy while Marlon Byrd capped the inning with a two-run single after Wright scored on a fielding error.
Although Minnesota rallied with two runs in the bottom of the inning, Wright’s single sparked another five-run frame in the second. After Worley concluded his night with a walk to Ike Davis to load the bases, Buck greeted reliever Pedro Hernandez with his fourth career grand slam to the second deck in left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Buck’s 19 RBIs in his first 10 games with a new club set a major-league record. … Worley became the first pitcher to allow nine runs in an inning or less of work against New York. … With six homers, Buck has more home runs than all of the Mets’ catchers combined last season (five).
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| NY Mets |
|
Minnesota |
|
Jon Niese
|
Player |
Vance Worley
|
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
5.0 |
IP |
1.0 |
|
1 |
Strikeouts |
1 |
|
5 |
Hits |
7 |
|
7.20 |
ERA |
63.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| NY Mets
|
15 |
1 |
26 |
.349 |
18 |
4 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| Minnesota
|
6 |
0 |
8 |
.182 |
15 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
2 |