Back to Winning

The Twins won tonight 11-4 behind a 6-run 1st inning. Even though the game lacked the suspense of last night's loss, I definately will take the outcome.

Three Stars:
Brian Buscher - 3 for 5, HR, R, 5 RBI. Buscher's first inning 3-run HR really blew this game open. Maybe this game makes the front office reconsider their quest for a different 3rd baseman...?
Delmon Young - 3 for 5, 2 R, 2 RBI. I wish he would hit for something other than singles. But singles are better than outs, so I'll take them. I really hope Young can get and keep his average over .300. Then we'll look for his power numbers to go up.
Denard Span - 1 for 5, R, BB. This has more to do with his patience at the plate than it does with his performance. Span's leadoff walk began a huge inning; would Gomez have taken a walk? Everything is different with Denard leading off.

On a side note, Carlos Gomez left last night's game on a stretcher. He seems to be doing better, but is still very sore. I don't know what's going to happen when all four outfielders are healthy. I do know that with Gomez being dinged up, it's an excuse to shelve him for a while. Maybe a stint on the DL wouldn't be too bad. Gomez to the DL, call up Liriano. When Cuddyer is healthy, DFA Bass. There, it's solved.

I posted previously about the sucess that Shooter Hunt was having in Elizabethton. That sucess earned him a promotion to Beloit. (Sidenote: Hunt and Ben Revere are two of the Twins top prospects and they are both at Beloit. If you could make it there, it would be worth it.) He made his premier at low-A today. He didn't disappoint.

5 innings, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 2 walks, (1 wild pitch), 9 strikeouts

The knock on Hunt was that he's a little out-of-control. He didn't do anything to show me that's gone, but the 9 Ks is a great start. Is it crazy to think that Fort Myers might not be too far away?