Dobnak shines in homecoming, Twins top reeling Pirates 5-2
Minnesota Twins' Max Kepler (26) is greeted by Mitch Garver (8) and Marwin Gonzalez (9) after driving three in with a three-tun homer in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[AP Photo/Keith Srakocic]
Minnesota’s Randy Dobnak dominated in his homecoming, allowing three hits in six innings as the streaking Twins topped the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2.
Dobnak, who grew up a half-hour south of PNC Park in the Pittsburgh suburb of South Park, didn’t walk a batter and struck out just one. The 25-year-old relied on a heavy fastball the Pirates pounded into the ground. Pittsburgh managed just four balls out of the infield against Dobnak, who dropped his ERA to 0.60.
Marwin Gonzalez went 2 for 4 with two RBIs for the Twins. Max Kepler gave Minnesota some breathing room in the ninth with a three-run home run off Pirates’ reliever Dovydas Neverauskas.