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 Trevor Plouffe had three hits and scored three runs, Eduardo
Escobar also had three hits and drove in a pair and Chris Parmelee
and Sam Fuld added two hits and two RBIs apiece as the Twins won for
the fifth time in six games. Phil Hughes (10-5) won his second
straight start despite getting roughed up for five runs on 10 hits
over five innings.
Justin Morneau and Nolan Arenado each collected three hits and an
RBI for Colorado, which fell to 6-20 in its last 26 games. Brett
Anderson (0-3) lasted five innings in his first start since April
12, allowing six runs - five earned - on 10 hits and three walks.
 Minnesota raked Anderson for five runs and seven hits in its first
at-bat, with Parmelee delivering a two-run single and Escobar a
two-run double before Fuld's RBI single capped the uprising. The
Rockies chipped away with RBI hits by Morneau and Arenado in the
first and two more runs in the second on Anderson's sacrifice bunt
and Charlie Blackmon's sacrifice fly.
After the teams traded runs, the Twins started to pull away with two
runs in the seventh on Fuld's sacrifice fly and a passed ball before
Dozier clubbed a solo shot in the eighth and a three-run blast in
the ninth.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Dozier, who will participate in the Home Run Derby as
part of the All-Star Game festivities at Minnesota's Target Field on
Monday, had the first multiple-homer game by a Twins player this
season. ... C Kurt Suzuki picked up an extra RBI as a result of a
scoring change in Saturday's game for the Twins, who strung together
a season-high five straight hits in the first inning ... The Rockies
transferred RHP Jordan Lyles to the 60-day disabled list after
X-rays revealed his broken hand has not completely healed.
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