Blackburn Pitching Tonight, Liriano Gets Extra Rest

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

Carl Pavano Breaks A Club Record!

White Sox beat Twins 11-0
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W: Buehrle
L: Pavano (15-8)

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Like the title said, Carl Pavano set a Minnesota Twins club record during his start on Thursday night against the Chicago White Sox.

Unfortunately for Carl Pavano, it’s probably a record that he doesn’t want his name associated with.

The 15 hits that Pavano surrendered to the White Sox . . . → Read More: Carl Pavano Breaks A Club Record!

Rays Snap Twins Streak

Rays Beat Twins 4-2
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W: Hellickson
L: Pavano (13-7)
S: Wheeler

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The Tampa Bay Rays snapped the Twins 8 game winning streak Monday night as they beat Minnesota 4-2 in Tampa.  Carl Pavano was the starting pitcher for Minnesota, but a 3 run 5th inning took away Pavano’s chance of keeping up his recent dominance.

Jason Kubel hit . . . → Read More: Rays Snap Twins Streak

Are the Twins Ready For Tampa?

Tonight Minnesota will start a 4 game series against the Tampa Bay Rays of the American League East.

Tampa is currently a game back from the New York Yankees for the division lead in the East.  Their record is currently 65-39, a little better than the 59-46 record that the Twins have posted so far.

In the first . . . → Read More: Are the Twins Ready For Tampa?

Awesome Minnesota Twins Links That You’ll Want To Read (July 29th)

Here are some recent articles and blog posts from around the web that you are probably going to want to read.

Carl Pavano has been the ace of the Minnesota Twins this season – Twins Locker thinks that Carl Pavano is the Twins best pitcher this year
Anatomy of an Offensive Outburst – Twins Target takes . . . → Read More: Awesome Minnesota Twins Links That You’ll Want To Read (July 29th)

Pavano Still Looking Great (his mustache and his game)

Twins Beat Royals 11-2
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W: Pavano (13-6)
L: Chen

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For the second straight night the Twins have dominated the Kansas City Royals with amazing pitching and stellar hitting.

Carl Pavano pitched only 5 innings, but he gave up only 1 run on 5 hits and 3 walks.  The 3 walks were a bit high for him, but . . . → Read More: Pavano Still Looking Great (his mustache and his game)

Carl Pavano Decides To Outdo Francisco Liriano

Twins Beat Orioles 5-0
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W: Pavano (12-6)
L: Milwood

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Carl Pavano saw Francisco Liriano’s 7 inning shut out yesterday and must have said “I can do that, too… only better”.

Pavano not only got the shutout (like Liriano), but he did it by throwing a complete game.  9 innings of great pitching by Pavano, giving up only . . . → Read More: Carl Pavano Decides To Outdo Francisco Liriano

Twins Score For Pavano, But He Barely Needs It

Twins Top Rockies 9-3
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W: Pavano (7-6)
L: Cook

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The Twins offense came alive against the Rockies on Tuesday night.

Carl Pavano was the Twins starter.  He had a quality start, going 7 innings and giving up 3 runs on 5 hits and a walk.  He struck out 5.

Jason Kubel hit his 9th home run of the year.  . . . → Read More: Twins Score For Pavano, But He Barely Needs It

The Twins Drop 3 of 4 to the Mariners

Twins Lose 3 out of 4 in Seattle

Minnesota had a rough trip to Seattle this week, winning the first game then dropping 3 in a row to the Mariners.  The Twins seemed to have struggle scoring in those last 3 games, only getting 1 run in each of them.  Luckily for the Twins the . . . → Read More: The Twins Drop 3 of 4 to the Mariners

The Twins Win Their First Interleague Series

The Twins Beat The Brewers in 2 of 3 Games

The Twins played in their first interleague series of the year.  They had a three game series against the Milwaukee Brewers in Minneapolis over the weekend.  The Twins took two of them, but like most of their other series wins this year, were not able . . . → Read More: The Twins Win Their First Interleague Series

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