Twins Take Another

I really enjoyed watching another Twins game on ESPN. It's definately got something to do with the HD, but also having competant announcers makes it better too. Either way, compound those with a 7-3 come-from-behind win, and it's all very sweet.

The game started rough, with Hernandez giving up three first-inning runs. I thought it was going to be a long night. However, the Twins followed that up with 2 in the first, 2 in the third and 3 in the fifth, knocking Clay Buchholz out of the game. That ended the scoring as the Twins held on for the win. I would have been happy with a split, I'm jacked about taking 3 of 4 from the BoSox.

Three Stars:
Joe Mauer - 1 for 2, 2 BB, 3 R. Steve Phillips suggested the Twins would be smart to bat Mauer leadoff. It'll never happen, but it makes sense. In fact, if he were to bat leadoff, his average and OBP would both increase -- and they're already pretty high (.333/.419). Regardless, it was clear that the announcers were all Mauer fans - both offensively and defensively.
Delmon Young - 2 for 4, 2 RBI. Although Young still hasn't come around with the extra base hits, he still hit the ball well tonight. Unfortunately, he tripped running the bases and left the game with an apparent ankle injury. If it were my call, this would be a good opportunity to give him tomorrow off. I hope it's nothing serious, the club can't afford any more injuries.
Craig Monroe - 1 for 2, 2 BB, 2 RBI, R. Monroe is doing everything the club needs, but for a little less than $4 million, he should be. To be clear though, it never hurts to have a bat in the lineup that can get it done... even if it is only for a few days.

The Twins open a 3-game series tomorrow against Toronto. It just so happens that Toronto is in the middle of a dry spell. If they can keep the bats going, this could be a very good series.

Have a good night!