The MInnesota Twins were able to get a little bit of reventh on the Detroit Tigers as they beat the Tigers Tuesday evening by the score of 6-4.  At times in the game I was unsure if the Twins were going to be able to get the victory, but they showed what kind of team they really are and were able to pick up the win.

Scott Baker pickd up the victory and is now 5-2 on the season.  Baker tossed six innings and gave up seven hits and three runs.  It was a quality outing for Baker and that is all the Twins were asking out of him.  Brian Bass gave up on run as he pitched after Baker exited the game.  Joe Nathan recorded his 23rd save in the game as well.

The big hit for the Twins came off the bat of Craig Monroe who hit a three run home run in the fourth inning.  Mike Redmond was right behind Monroe as he finished the game with two rbi.  Alexi Casilla also chipped in with one rbi.

The Twins and Tigers will now play an afternoon game on Wednesday to see who win the three game series.  Twins Blog

Post info: By Cliff on July 1st, 2008
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The Minnesota Twins scored multiple times in four out of five innings as they thrashed the San Diego Padres 9-3.  Four different Twins players had two rbi in the game as it was a very balanced scoring attack in the game.

Carlos Gomez, Joe Mauer, Brendan Harris, and Craig Monroe all had two rbi in the game.  Harris’s and Monroe’s two rbi’s both came via two run home runs.  Gomez had a two run single while Mauer had a two run double.  Not to be left out, Alexi Casilla also had a rbi single in the game for the Twins.

Glen Perkins threw the first five innings of the game to pick up the victory and is now 4-2 on the season.  Perkins gave up six hits and three runs but did a good job of limiting the Padres to only three runs as he gave up the six hits and walked two batters.

Brian Bass pitched two innings before Craig Breslow and Boof Bonser each pitched a inning to finish up the game.  All three relief pitchers did a wonderful job and did their job exactly like they were supposed too.

Scott Baker will try to get a win for the Twins on Thursday afternoon as the Twins look to sweep the home team Padres.  Twins Blog

Post info: By Cliff on June 26th, 2008
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Wow what an exciting game if you are a Minnesota Twins fan!  The Twins came back to score five runs in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game, and then scored another run in the top of the tenth inning as they went onto beat the Kansas City Royals 9-8.

Craig Monroe delivered the big three run home run with two outs in the ninth inning that tied the game.  It was awesome to see Monroe come in off the bench and deliver the huge pitch hit home run.  Justin Morneau then delivered a solo home run in the tenth inning to give the Twins the one run lead.

Monroe led the Twins with three rbi in the game.  Mike Lamb and Carlos Gomez both had two rbi while Alexi Casilla and Morneau both had one rbi.  Nice balanced scoring attack that the Twins had on the night.

Twins starting pitcher Livan Hernandez was hit all night long as he gave up 13 hits and eight runs in six innings of action.  Luckily for the Twins, their bullpen did not allow a run to score in five innings of action.

Juan Rincon, Bobby Korecky, Dennys Reyes, Jesse Crain, and Joe Nathan all pitched in relief.

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Post info: By Cliff on May 28th, 2008
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The Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Monday night to beat the Red Sox 3-1 in their four game series.  The Twins kept pressure on Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz in the game as they rocked him for seven runs in only 4 1/3 innings.

Craig Monroe and Delmon Young both had two rbi each in the game.  Justin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer both had one rbi each as well.

Livan Hernandez improved his record to 6-1 on the season as he pitched six innings to pick up the victory.  Hernandez gave up ten hits, but only three runs scored and they all came in the first inning of the game.

Juan Rincon pitched two innings and then Jesse Crain pitched one inning to finish off the Red Sox.

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Post info: By Cliff on May 12th, 2008
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The Minnesota Twins scored a run in the seventh and eigth innings as they went onto defeat the Oakland Athletics 5-4.  With the win over the A’s, the Twins record is now back to .500 at 10-10.

Jason Kubel singled to center field in the eigth inning that scored Joe Mauer for the winning run.  In the seventh inning, Craig Monroe hit a solo home run that tied the game.  Monroe finished with three RBI.  Mike Lamb and Kubel both had one RBI each.

Juan Rincon picked up his second win of the season as he pitched in relief.  Starting pitcher Livan Hernandez tossed six innings as he allowed seven hits and four earned runs.  Joe Nathan picked up his seventh save in the game as well.

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Post info: By Cliff on April 23rd, 2008
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The Minnesota Twins blew a big lead as the Detroit Tigers score three runs in the 8th inning to beat the Twins by the score of 6-5.  The Twins comeback came up just short as they were only able to score one run in the 9th inning.

Scott Baker pitched seven innings allowing five runs and three earne runs as he got the no decision.  Jesse Crain took the loss as he gave up three earned runs to end the ball game.

Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau both had two RBI’s for the Twins. Morneau’s two RBI’s came on a two -run home run.  Craig Monroe also chipped in with one RBI.

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Post info: By Cliff on April 15th, 2008
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Jason Kubel went 2-4 with six RBI on Wednesday night to lift the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White sox by the score of 12-5.  Kubel hit a grand slam, a RBI single, and a sac fly to account for his six RBI’s.  What night for Kublel who says Chicago is his favorite place to hit the ball.

Carlos Gomez and Mike Lamb chipped in with two RBI while Delmon Young and Craig Monroe also had one RBI for the Twins.

Scott Baker picked up his second win of the season in the game as he tossed five innings of five hit ball as he allowed three earned runs while striking out seven.  Brian Bass picked up the save as he pitched the final four innings of the game.  Bass did allow one earned runs in his four innings.

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Post info: By Cliff on April 10th, 2008
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