These games are bound to happen. The Twins relief corps have been pretty effective this year. Not so much today. After 7 mostly sharp innings by Diamond, Gardy gave the ball to Burnett who gave up the tying run. Robertson then hung a 1-0 slider which Fielder smashed out for a three run homer.
The Twins had 15 hits in the game. They also had three men thrown out at home.
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Next up, Chicago
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Loading... Another solo shot (x2) by Plouffe! (17 & 18)
Another bomb by WillingHAMMER. (17)
Another A 3-run homer by Butters (1) - wait, what?!? That's right, 4 homeruns in one game.
Another vulture for Gray (4-0)
Another 9th inning opportunity for Perkins (which looked awfully Crapps-Tastic) but in which he got the job done...eventually.
Another series win.
More after the jump.
This one's been in my head all morning.
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(2 votes, average: 6.50 out of 10)Loading... Well boys, I was scheduled to work from 10-8 today but when I got there to start my shift they said I could head home until 2 if I wanted. I could use the money, but I could use the family/study time more so I accepted. Studied for a bit, hung out with the wife and kid, took the dogs for a walk and brought the old transistor radio along. Heard the first 4 innings as relayed by Provus & Dazzle, watched bits and pieces of the last 5 innings when I got to work. Was able to wander into the bar to watch the big Willingham at-bat from first pitch to big boy swing. But more on that after the jump.
In a 15 inning game, Swizzlesnacks gets the "W". DSpan with the walk off RBI single.
35 hits between the 2 teams, only 6 extra base hits.
Twins with 20 hits, and Span had the only extra base hit with a double.
Twins relievers pitched 9 shutout innings.
Twins pitchers walked 5 and struck out only 7.
"I was just trying to get us to dinner," Span said, smiling.
"Jeff Gray was the pitcher of the game as far as I'm concerned," said Twins manager Ron Gardenhire.
"I'm pretty stiff," he said. "It's good timing for the off day tomorrow." Joe Mauer
Willinghammer had a rough day going 0-6 with 4 K's. He reached base a single time by way of a BB. As Padre would say, "Days like that are bound to happen!"
That is all.
all quotes courtesy of The AP
Padre covered for me - I'll pay it forward.
Big night offensively for both clubs as they combined for 31 hits. Blackburn gets the W and the Twins got 3 homeruns (Willingham, Span, Plouffe!). Revere, Doumit and Plouffe all went 3-5, Carroll 3-4 and Mauer 2-4 with a walk. Dozier was 0-5 but committed no errors.
JI JIM was 2-4 with 2 RBI.
Burton, Perk-n-play, and Capps all pitched clean innings after Dunce gave up 3 runs in the 6th (that mess was cleaned up by Burnett).
The Twins are now 7-3 in their last 10 and 6-1 at home since being swept by Detroit at the end of May.
The Twins win (with bunting).
"I think we can have three or four guys bunt in a row," Gardenhire said. "That makes it entertaining for the manager, who can just sit and watch them run around for a while." Scott Diamond improves to 4-1 by pitching 7 innings giving up 7 hits. The Indians managed 3 unearned runs. Joe Mauer sprained his right thumb during the 7th. "I fouled a pitch back and felt it," said Mauer. "It was barking pretty good, so I got some ice on it."
Dozier, Willingham and Plouffe! all hit doubles and Laddie had 2 sacrifice flies. Dozier and Plouffe! also had E's on the day which led to runs.
I don't know if there's any way this team competes for the playoffs, but I'd rather watch them win than lose.
The Tigers complete the three-game sweep in Minnesota. It's easy enough to pin this one on Capps. After all, he did snatch a win out of P.J.'s (and the Twins') hands by giving up the go-ahead runs in the top of the 9th. However, it was his first blown save in 10 chances and the boys missed plenty of opportunities with men in scoring position (3-10) today. They had their chance again in the 9th. DSpan led off the home-half with a single but then Revere popped out on his bunt attempt and Mauer lined out to left for the 2nd out. Willingham managed a walk after Span had stole 2nd. 1st and 2nd, two outs and Mountie strode to the plate 0-for-the-day. He promptly flied out to right to end the game. Again, if Capps takes care of business, none of that matters. But bagging on him is just too easy. I don't think it's too much to ask of the top of the order to push one run across, especially when the first man up reaches base. If you disagree, that's fine (I'm know the probability of scoring a run improves with the lead-off man aboard, but I don't know what the chances of scoring a run in any given inning is - and I'm just too tired to go find out). Either way, this game weekend season sucked.
P.S. Kundos to Padre & NBB for holding down the game log!
PJ pitched 9 strong innings and the Twins hitters gave him plenty-o-run support, banging out 9 hits.
points finger Gavin Floyd lost. Ha-ha!