MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Correia turned in his best outing of the season, and Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer both homered to help lead the Twins to a 6-1 win over the Orioles to snap a four-game losing streak on Saturday at Target Field.Correia, who entered with a 7.33 ERA in five starts, gave up just one run on five hits over seven innings to pick up his second quality start and first win of the year. Correia got into a groove, as he retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced, including the final eight.The lone run he allowed came in the second inning, when Adam Jones reached first on a wild pitch after striking out on a 1-2 curveball in the dirt. Jones promptly stole second base before scoring on a single from former Twins shortstop J.J. Hardy. 
Correia outpitched Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen, who went five innings, surrendering three runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk.The Twins opened the scoring with a run in the first inning on one-out RBI double from Trevor Plouffe to score Mauer, who singled with one out. It was Plouffe's Major League-leading 13th double of the young season.Minnesota scored again in the third to take the lead on a solo blast from Dozier on a 3-2 fastball from Chen. Dozier has a team-leading eight homers this season, and all of them have been solo shots.Mauer, who entered the game with a .136 batting average with runners in scoring position, improved that figure with an RBI single in the fifth to score Dozier, who reached on an infield single and went to second on a throwing error from third baseman Manny Machado.Mauer added another big hit with runners in scoring position in the seventh to put the game out of reach, as he connected on a three-run blast to left field off O's reliever Brad Brach. It was Mauer's second homer of the season and his first since April 12.The Twins received a boost from their top two hitters in the order, as Dozier and Mauer combined to go 6-for-8 with five RBIs, two homers and five runs scored.Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
Correia outpitched Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen, who went five innings, surrendering three runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk.The Twins opened the scoring with a run in the first inning on one-out RBI double from Trevor Plouffe to score Mauer, who singled with one out. It was Plouffe's Major League-leading 13th double of the young season.Minnesota scored again in the third to take the lead on a solo blast from Dozier on a 3-2 fastball from Chen. Dozier has a team-leading eight homers this season, and all of them have been solo shots.Mauer, who entered the game with a .136 batting average with runners in scoring position, improved that figure with an RBI single in the fifth to score Dozier, who reached on an infield single and went to second on a throwing error from third baseman Manny Machado.Mauer added another big hit with runners in scoring position in the seventh to put the game out of reach, as he connected on a three-run blast to left field off O's reliever Brad Brach. It was Mauer's second homer of the season and his first since April 12.The Twins received a boost from their top two hitters in the order, as Dozier and Mauer combined to go 6-for-8 with five RBIs, two homers and five runs scored.Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
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