Let’s see of PJ Walters can keep up the good work he’s been doing since arriving in Minnesota. The Twins are going to need all the pitching help they can get, as it appears that Carl Pavano could be headed to a stay on the Disabled List.
| TWINS |
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INDIANS |
| Span, CF | Choo, RF | |
| Revere, RF | Kipnis, 2B | |
| Mauer, C | Cabrera, A, SS | |
| Willingham, LF | Lopez, Jo, DH | |
| Morneau, 1B | Brantley, CF | |
| Doumit, DH | Kotchman, 1B | |
| Dozier, SS | Damon, LF | |
| Plouffe, 3B | Chisenhall, 3B | |
| Carroll, 2B | Marson, C | |
| _Walters, P | _Tomlin, P |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Whew. The Twins finally get a win this season over the Tribe. Scoring four runs in the first inning was a great start, but PJ Walters couldn’t hold that lead and it was all tied up after five innings. Fortunately, the Twins weren’t done scoring, while their bullpen successfully shut out Cleveland over the final four innings.
The BOD award came down to a split vote, so tonight we have three winners sharing the award. Brian Duensing relieved Walters with two out in the fifth and kept the inherited baserunners from crossing the plate and went on to pitch 2 perfect innings. On the offensive side, Trevor Plouffe and Joe Mauer not only both homered, but also each drove in three of the Twins’ 7 runs. For their efforts, Brian, Trevor and Joe are our Boyfriends of the Day.
