The Twins fall in twelve innings.

BURLINGTON 3, ELIZABETHTON 2 IN BURLINGTON (12 INNINGS)

In a game that was close all the way, the Royals edged the Twins.

Burlington scored first.  After a double play ended an Elizabethton threat in the top of the second, the Royals scored on three singles and a ground out.  They had a chance for more, but two strikeouts ended the threat.

The Twins missed a chance to score in the fourth when a bases-loaded one out threat produced nothing.  They finally broke through in the sixth when back-to-back homers by Adam Walker and D. J. Hicks gave Elizabethton a 2-1 lead. It looked as if that might be enough.  With two out and none on in the eighth, however, Mark Threlkeld hit a home run to tie the score.

The Twins had chances in the tenth and eleventh, putting a runner on third in both frames, but could not come up with a run.  In the bottom of the twelfth, Terrance Gore led off with a single, went all the way to third on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a sacrifice fly to win the game.

The Twins went 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position, stranding fourteen runners.  Burlington was not much better, going 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and stranding ten.

Romy Jimenez was 2-for-5 with two doubles.  Angel Mata struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk.  Chris Mazza struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk.

The best-of-three series moves to Elizabethton tonight.  Yender Caramo will face Hein Robb.