They’re BAAAA-aaaack!!! I don’t know about you but I couldn’t be happierto have real baseball back. Sadly, it’s really not how I wanted to start the post-break play. It was announced this afternoon that Justin Morneau will be going on the DL. He’s been improving slowly but was still woozy after working out today and he’s, wisely I think, not going to be ridiculous about pushing his return. He doesn’t want to worry about running the bases or that any particular on-the-field activity while he’s playing. I hope to see him back soon and feeling much improved. Matt Tolbert will be taking his spot on the roster. Brian Duensing is also not likely to show up tonight as he has the flu.
All these injuries and such can start to weigh on the mind, especially when there isn’t enough information. So here’s a little update on our MIA closer, Joe Nathan. We miss you!
The good news is that the Twins are back home! Here’s hoping our pitching can get settled back in and start nailing opposing batters down – especially the White Sox!! Pitch well Kev!
| Chi White Sox | @ | Minnesota |
| Pierre, LF | Span, CF | |
| Vizquel, 3B | Hudson, O, 2B | |
| Rios, CF | Mauer, C | |
| Konerko, 1B | Cuddyer, 1B | |
| Quentin, RF | Kubel, RF | |
| Kotsay, DH | Young, D, LF | |
| Pierzynski, C | Thome, DH | |
| Ramirez, A, SS | Hardy, SS | |
| Beckham, 2B | Punto, 3B | |
| Danks, P | Slowey, P |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
GAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well that was really a game that managed to hit a LOT of emotional hot-buttons. Yeesh. FINALLY, Joe Mauer seems to be getting his rhythmn back. It was a great game for Joe tonight. Except his starting pitcher couldn’t get his spots tonight. Just a bad night for Kev. Not sure what is going to happen there but tonight was frustrating for everyone. Sadly, Alex Burnett didn’t quite have his stuff when he came out to relieve him either. The lead went back and forth a bit because Danks also didn’t have his best stuff – for one inning – but then he settled in.
After falling behind again, the Twins had a chance for a big walk-off win and Mauer and Delmon really set the table for a dramatic situation! Sadly, Thome watched a FILTHY cutter go by him for the final strikeout. Ouch. Let’s come back and get them hard tomorrow so as not to slip any further in the division hole.