WASHINGTON -- During the Twins' 2-0 loss to the Nationals, Brian Dozier knew his team was struggling to hit Nationals starter Tanner Roark. But the second baseman didn't realize quite how bad the damage was until he ducked back to the clubhouse in the late innings.
"I heard, 'Roark with a career-high 15 strikeouts,' and I said, 'What?'" Dozier said. "Too many times, we struck out too many times."
The Twins struck out 18 times as a team, tying a franchise record, with all of their starters striking out at least once and eight of them going down on strikes at least twice.