Well, me and some friends are fortunate a certain Director of Ticket Operations for my hometown MLB team didn't know how to set up his Sleep Number bed properly... Buddy fixes it for him, we get VIP tickets to tonights game as a thankyou! Thanks P. F.
Anyway, tonights game for the Twins is obviously the biggest game they have played this season and can put them back into the AL Central lead going into the last series of the season against Kansas City.
Kevin Slowey takes the mound for the hometown team and he faces off against Gavin Floyd whom has had the Twins number this season, going 3-1 with a 1.86 ERA against them.
The Twins bullpen, much like the White Sox's, has been the main ingredient to the subpar play lately, but the emergence of rookie lefthander Jose Mijares has helped recently, and the pen did pitch 4 incredible innings in last nights game to preserve a 3-2 must win victory. Tonight again falls into that category as I feel much better about going into the last series with a 1/2 game lead then a 1 and 1/2 game deficit.
Gotta say, I didn't predict many good things to happen for the Twins this season, but they have managed to surprise everyone except themselves, all while being the short bus version of a MLB power hitting team. The young starting pitching staff has more than held up their end of the bargain and 'The Franchise' has reinvented himself with less dominating (but still electric) stuff in his comeback, posting a 6-0 record since returning to the rotation. He and Scott Baker give the Twins a good chance to do some damage in the playoffs, and Slowey, Blackburn, and Perkins provide a good amount of other options if and when they get there. If the Bullpen can hold it together, anything can happen with this team.
Go Twins, and can't wait to see you at the game!...'Til next time...
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