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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- With a former relief pitcher making just his fourth career start and the defense making four errors, the Anaheim Angels picked a good time to get their bats going. The Angels pounded out a season-high 21 hits in their 16-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday. Tim Salmon tied a career high with his 34th homer, and Garret Anderson drove in three runs to hit the 100 RBI mark for the first time. Al Levine continued in his role as a spot-starter, lasting just four innings, while allowing three hits and two runs. The Angels used five pitchers from the bullpen to hold the Twins the rest of the way, with Scott Karl (1-2) earning the win. "It could have been interesting if the bats hadn't been going," Mike Scioscia said. "These guys woke up at a good time. It's great to see them pick it back up." Salmon, Anderson and Bengie Molina all had three hits, with Molina driving in four runs. "It's nice to have a little bit of a breather," Salmon said. "The offense in general hadn't been clicking lately." Every starter for Anaheim had at least one hit, as the Angels scored 16 runs for the second time this season. The Angels took advantage of wildness by Twins starter Matt Kinney (1-2) and some shoddy fielding in a five-run first inning. "I pitched horrible," Kinney said. "It's embarrassing and I've got to bounce back. I took the team out of it early." Kinney walked three batters in the inning and threw a wild pitch that let a run in. In between the wildness, Salmon hit a two-run shot over the right field wall. Anderson added a two-run double to put Anaheim up 5-0. The Angels batted around again in the sixth inning, scoring seven runs. Anderson keyed the rally with an RBI single as Anaheim sent 13 men to the plate to take a 15-2 lead. It was the worst outing for Kinney since being called up by the Twins on Aug. 14. In his first four starts, the right-hander gave up nine runs in 24 1/3 innings. Friday night, Kinney allowed eight runs on seven hits in 1 1/3 innings, striking out one to go with his three walks. "It's tough getting in the hole early like that," Jacque Jones said. "And seeing all those pitchers, you're getting new looks every time at bat. It just wasn't our night." The Twins scored twice in the second on a two-run double by Corey Koskie to make it 8-2. Jones drove in two more with a triple and also scored in the sixth. Game notesIt took Kinney 24 pitches to record the game's first out. By then, Anaheim had already scored four runs. ... Darin Erstad singled twice in the sixth to push his major league-leading hit total to 218. ... Koskie drove in two runs to give him 59 RBI, one more than in his rookie season last year. ... Salmon, who hit 34th homers in 1995, scored three runs to reach 100 for the season, joining Erstad (106) and Troy Glaus (106). ... Twins pitcher Danny Mota made his major league debut when he relieved Romero with one out in the sixth inning. He was acquired by the Twins in the Chuck Knoblauch trade with the Yankees in 1998. The other three players picked up by the Twins, Guzman, Brian Buchanan and Eric Milton, are all on the current roster. | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard Anaheim Clubhouse Minnesota Clubhouse RECAPS Seattle 10 Baltimore 2
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