Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 27, 2008
Ready for a Showdown

The Twins take down the Indians 4-2. Both starters, Blackburn and Sowers pitch well and deep into the game, but neither bullpen comes through. Dennys Reyes allows Cleveland to tie the game at two, while Rafael Perez gives up two runs in the ninth to lose the game for the Indians. Two of the Twins four runs scored on outs.

Meanwhile, Detroit managed a 6-4 win over the White Sox. Both teams hit two home runs, all solo shots. Zach Miner showed unusual control, walking none and striking out five. He came into the game with more walks than strikeouts. Ivan Rodriguez went four for four and is now hitting .354 since the start of June.

The Twins win and the White Sox loss puts Minnesota 2 1/2 games back of Chicago in the AL Central. The two team open a four game series in the Twin Cites tomorrow. Minnesota needs to take three out of four to keep the pressure on Chicago. So far, the White Sox lead the season series 7-4. They don't play again until the penultimate series of the season.


Posted by David Pinto at 04:26 PM | Division Races | TrackBack (0)
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