Game 88: tigers @ twins

Wow. Don't give up on the Twins, eh? Or if you do, don't give up on them in the 7th inning, when you've already invested just under two hours in the game. I mean, the Orange is the New Black finale was good, but...

Anyway, today, we've got Alfredo Simon taking on Phil Hughes. Simon has crafted an acceptable followup to his AllStar campaign last season, whereas our man Phil seems to be pitching quite a better better as of late (though those strikeout numbers are still down. Get 'em up, Phil!)

Prediction: Twins 7, Tigers 1

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Minor Details: Games of July 8

We'll try to get caught up today, but I have a lot of other things to do, too, so we'll see.  A big day for Danny Ortiz.  David Hurlbut pitched well.  Chih-Wei Hu pitched better.  Felix Jorge pitched still better.  The bullpen failed for the E-Twins.  Jermaine Palacios continues to hit.  A walkoff for the DSL Twins.

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