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Rangers Beat Twins 4-0 Boxscore Nick Blackburn had his first Major League start in over a month Monday night as he faced the Texas Rangers. He officially gave the Twins a quality start, going 7 innings giving up 3 runs on 8 hits. He struck out 5 guys and didn’t walk anyone. Unfortunately for . . . → Read More: Blackburn was good. Harden was better. 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 I was just listening to 1500 ESPN online, and they were interviewing Ron Gardenhire. A couple news tidbits, he mentioned that Nick Punto’s injury is more than just a cramp in his leg, and he’ll likely have to go to the DL. Gardy also mentioned that he thinks Nick Blackburn needs to be getting some starts, so he . . . → Read More: Gardenhire: Blackburn Likely To Go To AAA, Punto To DL The Minnesota Twins traded catching prospect Wilson Ramos and minor league pitcher Joe Testa for All Star closer Matt Capps from the Washington Nationals. I’ll be honest, I’m a little torn with my opinion on this one. On one had it seems that it’s a good trade for the next couple of months. Jon Rauch has been doing . . . → Read More: Matt Capps For Wilson Ramos. Is it Worth It?
Twins Beat Orioles 10-4 Boxscore 3rd inning. Bases Loaded. 2 Outs. Jason Kubel stepped up to the plate in this situation on Sunday afternoon and blasted his 7th career grand slam out of the park to start an avalanche of Twins home runs during the game. The Twins hit 4 home runs in all. Besides the grand . . . → Read More: Jason Kubel Hits Seventh Career Grand Slam 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 2 out of 3 against A’s Boxscore The Twins came out swinging Friday night, but it took extra innings to put the Athletics away. Scott Baker started the game for the Twins, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and a walk . . . → Read More: Twins take 2 of 3 in Oakland
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 |
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