Twins Lose Sunday

It's just going to be a quick post on this afternoon's game.

The Twins couldn't finish off the sweep today in Kansas City, but I'm sure many fans tuned in to see the big news of today: Francisco Liriano's return to the hill. And when you tune in to watch one guy, I'm going to make him a star, regardless of how he did.

Three Stars (slim picking):
Justin Morneau - 1 for 4, RBI. The best of the Twins offense today. Is this what we should expect with Mauer and Tolbert on the bench? Yikes.
Brian Bass - 2.1 IP, BB, 17 pitches, 7 groundouts. Bass efficiently retires 7 batters and Rincon gives up a HR and 3 long flyball outs. Bass is becoming comfortable and somewhat reliable. I'm hoping he can sucessfully step into the position that Guerrier has held the last few years, so Guerrier can take Rincon's spot... and Rincon can be released (or at least rarely pitch).
Francisco Liriano - Although we would have loved to see the old 'Cisco, it just wasn't realistic. A look at what he did:
4.2 IP, 90 pitches (My prediction: 6-7 IP, 75-90 pitches. Had he been more effective, his 90 pitches would have gotten him further.)
6 H, 4 ER (My prediction: 4 ER. I can handle this in his first start back... in the cold.)
5 BB, 4 K (My predicion: 3 BB, 7 K. This is where his start could have been better. He was all over the place. I don't know exactly, but it seemed like almost every hitter had a 3-0 or 3-1 count. That led to almost every leadoff guy getting on. It will get better though.)
NO ELBOW PAIN. (Sigh of relief)

Twins finish their road trip at Detroit. Hopefully Detroit can continue with their struggles.

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend!