I would like to see the Twins reverse the very recent (I have been reassured that this is NOT a season problem) trend where they can’t seem to bring the day game home.
It would be a nice change for this series – you know, the whole not being swept at home thing.. If anyone on our pitching rotation can pull it off, it is Scotty so… here’s hoping.
| Tampa Bay |
@ |
Minnesota |
| Jennings, LF | Span, CF | |
| Upton, B, CF | Revere, RF | |
| Zobrist, RF | Mauer, C | |
| Longoria, DH | Willingham, DH | |
| Keppinger, 3B | Morneau, 1B | |
| Pena, C, 1B | Doumit, LF | |
| Roberts, R, 2B | Casilla, A, 2B | |
| Rodriguez, S, SS | Dozier, SS | |
| Lobaton, C | Carroll, 3B | |
| Shields, P | Diamond, P |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Scott Diamond pitched well enough for 7 innings, and the bullpen brought the Twins all the way to the 10th inning before surrendering a run. Unfortunately, the Twins couldn’t capitalize on multiple base runners and scoring opportunities late in the game.
Would have been nice to avoid a sweep at home, but it wasn’t meant to be.