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--1B Justin Morneau drove in four of Minnesota's five runs on Sunday and now has 117 RBIs this season, second most in the American League. Sunday was his sixth game of the season with four or more RBIs.
--RHP Eddie Guardado made his first appearance at the Metrodome as a Twin since Sept. 24, 2003. Acquired in a trade earlier this month that brought him back to Minnesota, Guardado pitched a scoreless eighth inning, allowing two hits and striking out one. His 331 career games pitched at the Metrodome are a franchise record.
BY THE NUMBERS: 12 -- Runs the Twins were outscored by (34-20) in their first eight losses of a 5-9 road trip. Each of those eight losses was by one or two runs.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I was out there warming up today, and I said it's probably the worst I've felt all year. But you go out there, we're a half-game back, and (my body) seems to feel pretty good pretty quick." -- Justin Morneau, near the end of the Twins' 14-game road trip.
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