Kelly Johnson’s four RBIs helps Arizona Diamondbacks beat Minnesota Twins, 9-6: MLB Update
Arizona Diamondbacks’ second baseman, Kelly Johnson displayed an impressive performance with the bat as he went 1-for-5 and hit four RBIs in the Diamondbacks’ 9-6 win over the Minnesota Twins at Chase Field, Arizona, on May 21.
Johnson expressed his winning excitement as, “We've got a lot of guys that have driven in a lot of runs. I'm happy to be a part of that, too.”
Both the teams were unable to contribute a run in the first inning and the score-board remained empty. Danny Valencia hit a solo homer (384 feet) to the left field of the diamond during the top of second inning and led off the Twins by 1-0. The third inning
went score-less for both sides. The Diamondbacks tied the game with 1-1l in the fourth inning, when Miguel Montero posted a single run on the double-run shot of Juan Miranda off the deep centre-field.
The Twins went ahead again in the fifth inning with 2-1 lead when Delmon Young scored a single run on the throwing error of Johnson. The score-card moved to 4-3 at the end of sixth inning as both the team added two runs. Justin Morneau scored two runs for
the Twins on the drive of Valencia to centre field spot.
For the Diamondbacks, Stephen Drew scored when Chris Young doubled to deep left-field and Chris Young made a single run on the sacrifice bunt of Gerardo Parra. The batters did not put even a single run in the seventh inning. During eighth inning, the Twins
added two runs while the Diamondbacks blasted six runs in it.
Morneau and Michael Cuddyer posted two runs for the Twins. Johnson hit a one-run homer (412 feet) to right field in the eighth inning. It was considered as his fifth home run of the season. Josh Wilson, Ryan Roberts, Young and Montero each singled to complete
a six-run campaign for their team.
The Diamondbacks’ Manager, Kirk Gibson, said, “I thought we stayed calm, didn't get frustrated and kind of waited for our opportunity. We've done that a couple of games here now. Our actions are becoming better but we've got a long way to go.”
Micah Owings was expensive as he pitched 5 1/3 innings with an ERA of 5.06 and permitted four runs on seven hits. He gave away only one walk on his 81 pitches.
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