Looking at baseball cards can bring a lot of nostalgia to some fans, and for others it provides a fun look at stats and other historical information. Every week day there will be a new baseball card on Twins Dugout for you to check out!
Today’s Card: Lenny Webster 1992 Pinnacle
Looking at baseball cards can bring a lot of nostalgia to some fans, and for others it provides a fun look at stats and other historical information. Every week day there will be a new baseball card on Twins Dugout for you to check out!
Today’s Card: Tom Herr 1989 Topps
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Francisco Liriano and Ubaldo Jimenez pitched 6 scoreless innings against each other Wednesday in Minnesota. During those 6 innings, Francisco Liriano only gave up 1 hit.
Unfortunately, none of that matters, because that 6 inning stretch started in the SECOND inning. The first inning was a different story. Liriano gave up 4 hits, hit two batters, gave up a walk, and 3 runs in the first inning to give the Rockies a quick 3-0 lead from which the Twins never recovered.
Looking on the bright side, Liriano, who has had confidence issues in recent years, bounced back wonderfully after a terrible first inning. He completely dominated Colorado for the next 6 innings, striking out 4 in the course of those innings.
The Twins offense, though, was up against too much. They were able to get 8 hits off of Jimenez in 8 innings, but they were only able to convert 1 of them into a run. Minnesota went 1 for 5 with runners in scoring position.
The little offensive success that the Twins had came from odd places. The lone RBI for the game came from Butera. Matt Tolbert had a good day hitting, going 2 for 3.
Like so many times this year, the Twins went into the game in a position to get the series sweep, but they were unable to pull it off.
Game Two of the short 2 game series against the Chicago White Sox will start at 12:10 today for the Minnesota Twins.
Carl Pavano will start for Minnesota. He’s 3-3 so far with a 3.43 ERA. In his last start he held Baltimore to 2 runs, but lost 2-0. Lifetime he is 3-2 with a 2.86 ERA against the Chi-Sox.
He’ll be going against John Danks who is off to a good start this year. He’s 3-1 with a 1.98 ERA so far. Lifetime against the Twins he’s 4-5 with a 5.13 ERA.
Just a note, Denard Span is hitting .386 in May so far, despite going 1 for 5 yesterday and 0 for 8 in Saturday’s doubleheader. He’s been extremely hot in the other games this month.
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