Twins pitcher Ricky Nolasco struggled during his return to the mound Friday.
Nolasco allowed five runs on seven hits over six innings of work. He struck out three and walked one. Nolasco started off well, tossing three scoreless frames to open the game, but fell apart in the fourth. After loading the bases with no outs, Josh Willingham cleared the bases with a double against Nolasco. Mike Moustakas then reached on an infield single, and came around to score on a triple. That sequence accounted for all five runs against Nolasco.
With the loss, Nolasco dropped to 5-8. He'll take on the Indians in his next start.