Friday, April 12th, 2013 7:10PM CST
Amidst falling snowflakes at Target Field on Friday night, the New York Mets secured a decisive 16-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins. John Buck played a significant role in the win, delivering a grand slam that continued his powerful start to the season, marking his fourth home run in as many games.
Date: Friday, April 12th, 2013
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 23,735
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NYM |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: J Mauer (3, J Niese); J Morneau (3, J Niese)
Runs Batted In: J Willingham (4), T Plouffe (3), J Morneau (4), R Doumit 2 (5)
2-out Runs Batted In: T Plouffe
Ground Into Double Play: T Plouffe
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (J Willingham 0-2, R Doumit 1-1, W Ramirez 0-1, J Mauer 0-1, T Plouffe 1-2, J Morneau 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: W Ramirez 1; J Mauer 1

Pitcher Notes: V Worley pitched to 4 batters in the 2nd
Hit By Pitch: R Doumit (By J Niese)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: V Worley 7-13; P Hernandez 11-17; R Pressly 2-10; B Duensing 3-3; G Perkins 5-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: V Worley 6-4-14-10; P Hernandez 13-5-14-15; R Pressly 8-1-3-6; B Duensing 2-1-2-2; G Perkins 2-4-3-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Worley 0-2; P Hernandez 4-8; R Pressly 1-3; B Duensing 0-2; G Perkins 1-2
Game Scores: V Worley 6

Errors: T Plouffe (1, ground ball); P Florimon (3, catch)

Doubles: D Murphy 2 (5, V Worley, R Pressly); D Wright (3, V Worley); R Tejada (3, G Perkins)
Triples: M Byrd (1, P Hernandez); D Wright (1, R Pressly)
Home Runs: J Buck (6, 2nd inning off P Hernandez 3 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: D Wright 4 (8), M Byrd 2 (6), J Buck 4 (19), D Murphy 4 (10), J Valdespin (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: D Murphy 3, D Wright
Sacrifice Flies: D Murphy
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-13 (I Davis 0-1, D Murphy 1-1, R Tejada 0-2, D Wright 3-3, J Valdespin 0-1, M Baxter 0-1, J Buck 1-2, L Duda 0-1, M Byrd 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: I Davis 1; R Tejada 1

Wild Pitches: J Niese
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Niese 11-25; S Atchison 5-7; G Burke 3-3; A Laffey 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Niese 20-5-13-19; S Atchison 4-3-7-7; G Burke 4-3-2-2; A Laffey 4-1-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Niese 7-7; S Atchison 1-5; G Burke 0-2; A Laffey 1-1
Game Scores: J Niese 36

Double Plays: 1 (D Murphy-R Tejada-I Davis)
Errors: R Tejada (5, throw)
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