SEATTLE -- On a night when not many Twins got anything going off Mariners ace Felix Hernandez, third baseman Trevor Plouffe had two hits. One was a sharp single to right field to break up a perfect game in the fifth inning on Friday night. The other was a seven- or eight-hopper up the middle.
Plouffe will happily take them, and he's been pretty happy lately.
Entering Saturday's game, Plouffe had a six-game hitting streak during which he batted .435 (10-for-23) with two doubles, one home run, two RBIs and an on-base percentage of .