Another series win

The Twins completed their series against the Tigers with a 7-0 victory. Had the bullpen been able to hold the lead Friday night, they would have been able to sweep the Tigers - arguably a team just as hot as the Twins. Although taking two out of three is still acceptable. (That makes 15 of 18 since Friday the 13th of June.) They are 9 games over .500.

The highlight of today's game was the ability of Nick Blackburn to rebound from his 4 HR performance of last Friday night. Which leads me to...

THREE STARS:
Nick Blackburn - 7 IP, 3 H, 4 K, 1 BB. It would have been nice if he could have kept his pitch count (104) lower and been able to finish the game himself, but that's just being picky. Yesterday, Baker threw 70 of 100 pitches for strikes; today, Blackburn goes 69 for 104. And I thought Slowey was the control guy?
Delmon Young - 3 for 4, 2 2B, RBI, R. Admittedly a slow starter, Young has began to turn it around. His average is now up to .284. (He was 37th in the AL before today, where his average went up 6 points.) I know his OBP and SLG isn't great, but I think those will continue to climb as well. By the end of the year, I feel/hope that the "horrible trade" talk will subside.
Carlos Gomez - 3 for 5, R. As Go-Go goes, so goes the Twins. It really seems like that doesn't it? It also helps to have the other "Rabbits" around. (I don't think that's going to stick.)

The Twins have tomorrow off before opening a series against the disappointing Indians. The games might not be "must-win", but with the White Sox playing so well lately, the Twins need wins to keep the gap manageable.

Since the Family Update was so well liked, here's a little comical information from today:
LeAnne had made some toast for herself for breakfast and one piece remained on the plate on our fireplace. After dinner, the plate still hadn't made it's way into the garbage can. Marin brought me the plate and I told her it was "yucky". To which she replied, "No daddy. Dat not yucky, dat yummy in me tummy!" How can you not love that?! Needless to say, we threw it away anyway.

Have a good Wednesday!