Minnesota Twins Baseball Blog » Nick Punto http://www.twinshomeplate.com A blog about Minnesota Twins Baseball Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:38:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Twins get destroyed in Boston 18-5 http://www.twinshomeplate.com/twins-get-destroyed-in-boston-18-5/ http://www.twinshomeplate.com/twins-get-destroyed-in-boston-18-5/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:06:41 +0000 Puckett&Herbeck http://www.twinshomeplate.com/?p=54 The Minnesota Twins were destroyed in Boston on Wednesday afternoon by the score of 18-5.  The Twins gave up seven runs in the 7th inning as the Red Sox broke the game wide open.  It was just a bad series for the Twins as they were swept in all three games.

Five different Twins pitchers gave up atleast two runs each.  Starter Livan Hernandez was tagged for 11 hits and six runs in only 4 1/3 innings.  Boof Bonser then allowed four runs, Craig Breslow gave up two runs, Brian Bass was charged with five runs while Dennys Reyes gave up one run.

The Twins offense did have 14 hits in the game and scored five runs but there was just no way they were going to catch the Red sox.  Justin Morneau had a two run home run while Jason Kubel added a solo home run.  Joe Mauer and Nick Punto both chipped in with rbi singles as well.

The Twins will now go start a four game series against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.

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]]> http://www.twinshomeplate.com/twins-get-destroyed-in-boston-18-5/feed/ 0 Twins blow lead as Red Sox come back to win http://www.twinshomeplate.com/twins-blow-lead-as-red-sox-come-back-to-win/ http://www.twinshomeplate.com/twins-blow-lead-as-red-sox-come-back-to-win/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:58:41 +0000 Puckett&Herbeck http://www.twinshomeplate.com/?p=53 The Minnesota Twins gave up a three run lead in the bottom of the eighth inning and went on to lose to the Boston Red Sox by the score of 6-5.  It was a very dissapointing game for the Twins and their fans as they were really thinking about getting the big win against the might Red Sox.

Nick Blackburn pitched the first 6 2/3 innings of the game as he gave up six hits and two runs.  Blackburn was in line to get the victory as he pitched a very good game but the bullpen was not good and he had to take a no decision.  Dennys Reyes gave up one hit and a run in the top of the eighth inning and then Matt Guerrier gave up a two run shot to Manny Ramirez and a rbi single to Brandon Moss as he gave up three runs in the eighth.

Brendan Harris led the Twins at the plate with two rbi.  Harris had a two run triple in the fourth inning.  Delmon Young, Nick Punto, and Denard Span all chipped in with one rbi each.  Twins did try to rally in the ninth inning but where unable to get the tying run in from third base as Alexi Casilla grounded out to end the game.

The Twins will try to get a victory in Boston on Wednesday night now.  How do you think they will fare?

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]]> http://www.twinshomeplate.com/twins-blow-lead-as-red-sox-come-back-to-win/feed/ 0 Twins whoop up on the Tigers for a 7-0 victory http://www.twinshomeplate.com/twins-whoop-up-on-the-tigers-for-a-7-0-victory/ http://www.twinshomeplate.com/twins-whoop-up-on-the-tigers-for-a-7-0-victory/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:42:41 +0000 Puckett&Herbeck http://www.twinshomeplate.com/?p=52 The Minnesota Twins used a balanced offense on Wednesday afternoon as six different players recorded rbi’s in the game and th Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-0.  With the victory, the Twins won another series as they took two out of three games from the Tigers.

Nick Blackburn was outstanding on the mound for the Twins as he pitched seven inning and only gave up three hits to pick up the win.  It was Blackburn’s best outing of the season and he improved his record to 7-4 on the year.

Jesse Crain pitched a scoreless ninth inning and then Boof Bonser pitched a scoreless ninth inning to finish up the game.

Joe Mauer went 2-3 with two rbi in the game to lead the Twins at the plate.  Mauer is now batting .327 with 36 rbi on the year.  Alexi Casilla, Jason Kubel, Delmon Young, Brian Buscher, and Nick Punto all chipped in with one rbi each as well.  It was a very good showing by the Twins offense as almost everyone had a rbi in the game.

The Twins will now be off on Thursday before starting a three game series with the Cleveland Indians on Friday.

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]]> http://www.twinshomeplate.com/twins-whoop-up-on-the-tigers-for-a-7-0-victory/feed/ 0 Carlos Gomez hits for the cycle as the Twins beat the White Sox 12-1 http://www.twinshomeplate.com/carlos-gomez-hits-for-the-cycle-as-the-twins-beat-the-white-sox-12-1/ http://www.twinshomeplate.com/carlos-gomez-hits-for-the-cycle-as-the-twins-beat-the-white-sox-12-1/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 15:14:15 +0000 Puckett&Herbeck http://www.twinshomeplate.com/carlos-gomez-hits-for-the-cycle-as-the-twins-beat-the-white-sox-12-1/ The Minnesota Twins clobbered the Chicago White Sox 12-1 byehind Carlos Gomez who hit for the cycle.  Gomez was the first Twins player to hit for the cycle since Kirby Puckett did it 22 years ago.

Gomez wasn’t the only Twins player to put up good numbers however as Nick Punto had five rbi in the game to lead the Twins.  Have Punto’s five rbi, Gomez’s three rbi, Michael Cuddyer, Delmon Young, and Matt Tolbert all had one rbi.

Livan Hernandez was great on the mound as he improved to 5-1 on the season after tossing a complete game.  Hernandez gave up nine hits in the nine innings and only allowed one run which came in the ninth inning when Jermaine Dye hit a solo home run.

The Twins are now 17-15 on the season after the butt kicking off the White Sox.  Twins Blog

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