--INF Matt Tolbert's diving stop of a Miguel Cabrera grounder up the middle in the fifth turned a would-be scoring play into an inning-ending double play. Manager Ron Gardenhire dubbed it the play of the game, and RHP Kevin Slowey called the night's turning point.
--The Twins are errorless in their past six contests. Their 13 errors are the fewest in the American League, and their .989 team fielding percentage is the AL's best. --RF Michael Cuddyer drew his team-leading 16th walk of the season Tuesday night, one of seven free passes collected by Minnesota's lineup in the game. Entering Tuesday's contest, Minnesota's 41 walks in May ranked third in the American League.
--2B Alexi Casilla, demoted to Class AAA Rochester last week, went 6-for-14 with four RBIs in his first three games with the Red Wings. Casilla, who was batting .167 for the Twins, was sent to the minors after he committed a string of mental lapses on defense.
BY THE NUMBERS: 7 -- After failing to homer in five straight games (208 plate appearances) last week and mustering just 19 homers in their first 29 games of the season, the Twins exploded for seven in two games over the weekend, scoring 13 runs off long balls in two wins against Seattle.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Once we got going, we tried to play five innings, and Major League Baseball is nine innings. And we didn't get a chance to do that because the weather, from the get-go, showed that we shouldn't be doing this, from the get-go. Somebody made a mistake here and screwed up. I don't know who is supposed to be accountable for this mess, but my team ends up paying the final price." -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, fuming after Minnesota lost a rain-shortened game in Baltimore last week.
