Winning Streak: 1
Winning Pitcher: Correia (1-1)
Losing Pitcher: Blanton (0-3)
Joe Mauer either really likes honoring civil rights hero Jackie Robinson, or really hates him and wishes for the day to be called Joe Mauer Day with everyone wearing number 3s and fake sideburns. Either way, Mauer destroyed Angels' pitching and put in a good shift defensively as the Twins' bats came alive.
Correia also struck out 5(!) upping the starters' strikeout total by 25 percent. He was able to overcome a leadoff homer by Bourjos and another by [redacted] to pitch seven innings of 2 run baseball.
All in all, a satisfying victory for the home nine.
Why would they be wearing No. 3? Wouldn't they be wearing Mauer's No. 7?
And why would Joe Mauer Day be April 15th?
And why would they wear fake sideburns?
Good point.
Babe Ruth-3, Justin Morneau-33, formerly 27.
Joe Mauer-7.
I must've been thinking about Ruth.
easy mistake to have made yesterday.
Joe Ruth was pretty awesome.
1. Suck it, Scioscia!
2. I see that Gardy learned from Chick's last start: get through 7 innings with the lead, go to bullpen.
He might have learned, but Chick's pitch count last night was at 101 after seven instead of something like 84 in his last start.
getting to 100 pitches earlier is the new market inefficiency!
Joe now #11 in batting in the AL. Hopefully that HR didn't sway Gardy into moving him down in the order.
Reusse was way off on his lineup. Mauer batted second last night, so I don't see Gardy moving him.