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Walking Mauer to get to Sano pays off for Twins
- Updated: April 27, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — Before he walked to the plate with two runners on base after the Indians intentionally walked Joe Mauer in a tie game in the ninth inning Tuesday night, Miguel Sano received some advice from Oswaldo Arcia.
Arcia came through with a walk-off homer on a fastball in the ninth inning on Monday, and he told Sano to look for the same pitch from Indians closer Cody Allen. Sano listened and lined a 1-1 fastball into center field to score Brian Dozier from second and hand Minnesota its second straight walk-off win with a 6-5 victory over Cleveland at Target Field.
“Arcia told me [to] be ready for a fastball and end the game,” Sano said. “Don’t swing at a breaking ball he told me, and I listened. So it’s like [Monday], when I told Arcia to look for a fastball and he hit a homer. So I’m so happy. It’s a great moment. Arcia told me I could be a leader and be the big guy at the end of the game.”
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Sano only received that opportunity because the Indians decided to intentionally walk Mauer to get him. It was the fifth time Mauer …
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