Inge had two days off because of soreness in his left knee.

He retired the side in order, throwing 11 of 13 pitches for strikes and even recording a strikeout. A nice recovery coming off a blown save against the Angels on Wednesday. Those who want to play it safe might want to hold on to C.J. Wilson until Francisco proves he can get the job done on back-to-back days.

Polanco actually had a pair of go-ahead hits, the first one coming in the 14th inning before the Twins broke even in the bottom half of the frame. Polanco drove in three runs and scored twice in the marathon win. The game took five hours and seven minutes to complete.

French was shaky, giving up six hits, including a home run, while issuing two walks and striking out three. He left after just 81 pitches -- 50 of them for strikes. The 23-year-old southpaw figures to get another look in the rotation.

Slowey was knocked around for a three-run second inning and a three-run third, matching his shortest outing of the season. Slowey struck out four in the losing effort. He has failed in consecutive attempts to get his 11th win, allowing 11 earned runs in the process. He'll try again next week against the Yankees.

It was the first five-hit game of his career. Span does have four previous four-hit games to his credit. He is batting .292/.380/.388 in 260 at-bats this season.

Kuroda was solid, allowing just four hits, including a homer, against two walks and two strikeouts. He actually held the Padres to one run over the first five innings before getting chased from the game after an Adrian Gonzalez two-run double in the sixth. Kuroda may only have three wins, but he has an impressive 1.01 WHIP to go along with a .223 BAA.