The Twins beat the Boston Red Sox last night, 4-2. The Twins benefited from six wild pitches throughout the game to give them their sixth win in the last seven games. Denard Span lead the way with a 4-4 night. He also stole a base and earned a walk. Jason Kubel, Brendan Harris and Delmon Young all had two hits apiece. Kevin Slowey went six strong innings to pick up his seventh win of the season. He gave up two runs on six hits to lower his ERA to 4.11 on the season. He continued to command the strikezone while issuing just his fifth walk through 61 1/3 innings. Jose Mijares and Matt Guerrier paved the way with two hitless innings of relief before Joe Nathan picked up his eigth save of the season.
Today, Twins rookie Anthony Swarzak makes his second start of his career against Josh Beckett and the Red Sox. First pitch is scheduled for 12:10 PM (CT) and will be televised on Fox Sports North if you’re within the area.
Both Nick Nelson and Josh Johnson discuss Francisco Liriano’s struggles this season.
Parker Hageman looks at Denard Span’s abilities from the lead-off spot. In the midst of Steve Philips calling Span a “seventh hitter,” he’s now hitting .316 after a 4-4 night. Since May 18th, Span is hitting .483 with two home runs with four RBI and a 5/1 BB/K ratio. He’s also swiped two bases as well. Yeah, those look like “seventh hitter” numbers.
Thrylos gives us another volume of Who is hot in the minors.
Brian Pietrzak gives us another update on St. Paul Saints pitcher Tyler Scheppers.
Seth Stohs asks you for your top three first basemen in the American League. Andrew Kneeland also delves into the question. My picks: Mark Teixeira, Justin Morneau, Miguel Cabrera (in that order).
John Bonnes gives us his thoughts on Mauer as DH and Carlos Gomez’s improvements.
And finally, make sure check out some of the latest Twins content here at BaseballDigest.com:
- Upstate Update by Justin Murphy
- Joe Crede, Our Savior by Josh Johnson
- This Week in Twins History: May 24-May 30 by Justin Murphy
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