Twins in Kansas City(9/27-9/29)

[Pebbles]

Pitching Match-Ups

Minnesota: Slowey vs. Kansas City: Davies
Minnesota: Blackburn vs. Kansas City: O'Sullivan
Minnesota: Baker vs. Kansas City: Hochevar


The Twins need to bounce back after being swept by the Tigers. They need to get on track heading into the playoffs.

[catman]

Slowey is making his first start in a while, so lets see how long he goes tonight. Davies last start was a loss in which he pitched pretty well.

[catman]

Sofar, the Twins are up 3-0 after 1. Kubel doubled in 2 runs and Cuddyer doubled in another. Slowey got 3 outs on 14 pitches (1 K).

[catman]

So much for that lead. Slowey gave up 6 runs on 6 hits in the 2nd inning. He left with 2 outs and Jeff Manship came in to get out #3.

[catman]

Twins are trailing 10-8 after 4. Ugly game if you like great pitching. Neither team is pitching well.
Side note -- I do not see Randy Flores being part of this team in the playoffs or next year.

[catman]

The good news tonight is that the Yankees and Rays both lost. The Twins can still pick up a game on each of them tonight. If the team can hit a little bit more tonight that is.

[Pebbles]

The good news tonight is that the Yankees and Rays both lost. The Twins can still pick up a game on each of them tonight. If the team can hit a little bit more tonight that is.

Yeah I saw that they both lost. I was hoping the Twins could get by the Royals. I guess there is still sometime being only down 10-8.

[Pebbles]

This is becoming sheer bullshit. The Twins need to take the next two games from this team.

[catman]

The Twins have given a lot of their regulars time off since they clinched the division title. They have not fielded their best team on this road-trip.
On a side-note, Jason Repko made 2 of the worst base-running plays I've ever seen last night in the 9th inning. His run was essentially meaningless, but he missed an opportunity to move up to 2nd on Cuddy's flyout and getting doubled off is unacceptible.

[Pebbles]

Kansas City puts up a 3 spot in the 1st inning. 3-0

[Pebbles]

10-1 final score. The Twins are stumbling into the playoffs and this is not a good sign.

[mntwinsfan]

There playing terrible. Pitchers can't pitch and the hitter took a vacation! They better wake up in a hurry or another rd 1 playoff beating is about to happen.

[Pebbles]

There playing terrible. Pitchers can't pitch and the hitter took a vacation! They better wake up in a hurry or another rd 1 playoff beating is about to happen.

God I hope not.

[Pebbles]

2-0 Royals. This guy Ka'aihue is ****ing killing us.

[Pebbles]

Finally a win. Young goes deep and the Twins are now only 1 game off the lead for the best record in the A.L.