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The Twins are going to rest Francisco Liriano for a couple extra days this week. He was scheduled to be up tonight, but manager Ron Gardenhire thinks that his struggles over the last couple of games are probably due to a “dead arm”. This tends to be the time of year that starting pitchers can get worn . . . → Read More: Blackburn Pitching Tonight, Liriano Gets Extra Rest
Twins Beat Oakland 3 Straight The Twins finished a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics this weekend. Minnesota took all three games at the same time that the Chicago White Sox lost two in a row, giving the Twins a 3 game lead in the American League Central with 44 games left in the season. . . . → Read More: Twins Sweep Oakland, Take Three Game Lead
Rays Beat Twins 6-4 Boxscore The Twins need to figure out how to play the Rays, and they need to figure out how to do it with Slowey and Baker pitching for them. Brian Duensing couldn’t get it done on Tuesday. While he technically had a quality start for the Twins, going . . . → Read More: The Twins Can’t Play With The Rays
Twins Beat Royals 6-4 Boxscore SWEEP! Wednesday afternoon the Twins completed the sweep of the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City. Tonight Brian Duensing will start in place of Nick Blackburn. Blackburn has been struggling a lot lately, so Gardy decided to move him to the bullpen to try to clear his mind a bit and get refreshed. Is that really the right move? I know what you’re thinking… you’re thinking “This guy is nuts! Why would we want . . . → Read More: Is Moving Blackburn To The Bullpen The Right Move?
In a move that likely shocks nobody, Brian Duensing will replace Nick Blackburn in the starting rotation, beginning Friday night in Baltimore. Per third base coach Scott Ullger, who is the acting manager on Wednesday with Ron Gardenhire tending to a family issue, the move is temporary — a chance for Blackburn to simply take . . . → Read More: Duensing Will Start Friday Instead of Blackburn Nick Blackburn has been going downhill since the beginning of June In 2008 and 2009, Nick Blackburn had two seasons of pitching that were very similar to each other. He started 33 games in each of those years, he went 11-11 both years, and his ERAs for each year were similar (4.05 and 4.03). After being shown a . . . → Read More: What Happened To Nick Blackburn?
Twins Win 9-7 in 12 Innings Boxscore Jon Rauch blew his first save as the closer for the Minnesota Twins, but came back to win the game. Blackburn started the game, but struggled early, giving up 5 earned runs (and an unearned one) in 4 and a third innings. He gave up . . . → Read More: Jon Rauch Blows First Save but Picks Up Win in Extra Innings
Twins Beat Royals 8-3 Boxscore Pavano had a good start for the Twins against the Royals tonight, which is good because in Pavano’s last start (also against the Royals), he was terrible. Tonight he pitched 7 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits, striking out 5 guys, and not walking anyone. Guerreir . . . → Read More: Pavano Rolls Through Royals, Twins Win (04-23-10)
Twins Win 5-1 Boxscore The Minnesota Twins continued to roll on Tuesday night, winning the first game of their home series against the Cleveland Indians. Kevin Slowey took the mound and looked masterful doing it. Not only did he pitch well, but he gave most of the Twins bullpen an extra day of . . . → Read More: Slowey Looks Good, Twins Trounce Tribe (04-20-10) |
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