It was a pretty busy weekend for me so I did not have a chance to watch all of these games. Friday and Saturday were tough ones to swallow as the Twins had chances in both games but ended up losing by one run in both contests.
Nick Blackburn is really turning into a great pitcher. He has had all kinds of bad luck in his last two games though. Tuesday night in KC he was working on a complete game shutout when things went bad in the 9th and he ended up with a no decision. Sunday he was handling the Yankees for the most part when a line drive off the bat of Abreau struck him in the face. It looks like he will be ok, just have to deal with a lot of swelling. Anyways Blackburn is really becoming the most reliable Twins starter right now.
With that being said, I am really optimistic about the future of the Twins rotation. Scott Baker could be an Ace when healthy, Blackburn is a good number 2 guy, Perkins seems to be a middle of the road guy who can be great at times and Slowey is starting to pitch better as well. Throw in the possibility of Liriano joined the troops late this year or next and you have a nice set of starters. The good news none of these guys are making 130 million dollars.
Santana is doing well for the Mets at 7-3 with a 3.20 ERA but hey the Mets are 28-27, one game worse than the Twins are 29-27.
By the way, there is one more game against the Yankees tonight. It's on ESPN tonight, Andy "HGH" Pettite takes on Livan Hernandez at the dome. Twins can salvage a split with a win and will be looking for their 30th win. Also to note the White Sox lost 3 in a row to Tampa Bay leaving them only 1 game ahead of the 2nd place Twins in the Central. The White Sox are off tonight.
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