• Twins vs. Tigers, 07/03/2012, 6:05pm

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    Brock Beauchamp
    Published on 07-03-2012 02:00 PM
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    The Twins go into tonight's second game at Detroit feeling pretty good about themselves. They're on a four game winning streak, all against division rivals. Of course, that could all change tonight as Nick Blackburn takes the mound again for the Twins. I won't bother dredging up the numbers; we all know Blackburn has struggled mightily this season. To top it off, Max Scherzer was scratched from the lineup at the last moment with hamstring tightness. In his place, the Twins will see Duane Below, a young lefty who has been pitching well from Detroit's bullpen lately.

    How will the Twins do against the unknown Below? Will the Twins continue putting runs on the board with ease? And most importantly, how many more starts do you think Blackburn gets in the rotation? Be sure to join the Twins Daily discussion at the bottom of the page!

    Nick Blackburn
    W L ERA G GS CG SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    SEASON 4 5 7.74 12 12 0 0 59.1 82 51 51 13 0 21 0 29 .328 1.74 1.32
    MLB Totals 43 51 4.75 138 130 5 1 779.1 942 460 411 107 18 197 11 375 .300 1.46 1.34

    Duane Below
    W L ERA G GS CG SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    SEASON 2 1 2.70 21 0 0 0 33.1 27 10 10 2 1 4 0 22 .231 0.93 0.78
    MLB Totals 2 3 3.47 35 2 0 0 62.1 55 26 24 4 2 15 2 36 .241 1.12 0.95

    Twins Offense
    RK Player Team Pos G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG▼ OBP SLG OPS
    1 Mauer, J MIN C 71 260 39 85 17 1 4 37 40 40 3 1 .327 .417 .446 .863
    2 Revere, B MIN RF 45 182 23 59 6 2 0 11 8 13 15 4 .324 .352 .379 .731
    3 Doumit, R MIN C 62 213 23 61 13 1 7 35 20 43 0 0 .286 .347 .455 .803
    4 Span, D MIN CF 73 291 39 79 20 2 3 22 31 37 9 3 .271 .342 .385 .726
    5 Willingham, J MIN LF 76 273 44 73 20 1 17 56 39 75 2 1 .267 .380 .535 .914
    6 Casilla, A MIN 2B 55 164 16 41 10 1 0 14 9 30 10 1 .250 .288 .323 .611
    7 Plouffe, T MIN RF 60 205 36 51 10 0 18 33 23 49 0 2 .249 .326 .561 .887
    8 Carroll, J MIN SS 76 259 32 63 9 1 0 25 30 34 6 3 .243 .325 .286 .611
    9 Butera, D MIN C 22 58 4 14 5 0 1 4 4 13 0 0 .241 .302 .379 .681
    10 Dozier, B MIN SS 50 191 20 46 8 1 3 20 8 35 4 2 .241 .269 .340 .609
    11 Morneau, J MIN 1B 60 231 25 55 14 1 10 35 21 51 1 0 .238 .305 .437 .742
    12 Mastroianni, D MIN LF 29 59 8 13 1 1 1 8 8 12 5 0 .220 .313 .322 .635
    13 Komatsu, E MIN RF 15 32 2 7 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 .219 .297 .219 .516
    14 Hughes, L MIN 2B 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 .200 .182 .200 .382
    15 Parmelee, C MIN 1B 37 100 8 19 5 1 1 4 9 26 0 0 .190 .277 .290 .567
    15 Valencia, D MIN 3B 27 100 9 19 5 1 1 11 2 23 0 1 .190 .204 .290 .494
    17 Diamond, S MIN P 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
    17 Thomas, C MIN RF 12 28 2 4 1 0 1 4 0 16 0 0 .143 .172 .286 .458
    19 Burroughs, S MIN 3B 10 17 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .118 .167 .176 .343

    Tigers Offense
    RK Player Team Pos G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG▼ OBP SLG OPS
    1 Perez, H DET 2B 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
    2 Dirks, A DET LF 37 134 24 44 9 2 4 16 9 18 1 0 .328 .379 .515 .894
    3 Jackson, A DET CF 58 227 47 73 16 3 8 35 31 58 7 2 .322 .404 .524 .928
    4 Cabrera, M DET 3B 80 321 47 103 24 0 16 65 31 47 3 1 .321 .382 .545 .927
    5 Fielder, P DET 1B 80 300 43 90 18 1 12 53 36 43 1 0 .300 .380 .487 .867
    5 Holaday, B DET C 4 10 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
    7 Berry, Q DET CF 37 129 26 38 4 3 1 13 15 38 12 0 .295 .385 .395 .780
    8 Laird, G DET C 34 92 13 27 4 0 2 5 7 10 0 0 .293 .347 .402 .749
    9 Young, D DET LF 72 277 22 74 14 0 6 31 8 57 0 1 .267 .295 .383 .677
    10 Peralta, J DET SS 72 249 25 64 16 2 4 24 27 47 1 1 .257 .332 .386 .718
    11 Avila, A DET C 54 178 21 45 10 1 5 23 24 49 2 0 .253 .338 .404 .743
    12 Boesch, B DET LF 75 286 33 66 12 0 7 27 12 57 3 1 .231 .267 .346 .613
    13 Santiago, R DET 2B 62 154 14 34 5 1 2 17 12 24 1 0 .221 .297 .305 .602
    14 Kelly, D DET LF 46 90 11 17 1 1 1 7 13 15 1 0 .189 .291 .256 .547
    15 Eldred, B DET DH 5 16 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 6 0 0 .188 .235 .375 .610
    16 Worth, D DET 2B 30 55 4 10 1 0 0 2 7 19 0 0 .182 .270 .200 .470
    17 Raburn, R DET 2B 49 157 10 28 9 0 1 9 10 43 1 1 .178 .235 .255 .490
    18 Santos, O DET C 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
    19 Inge, B DET 2B 9 20 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 .100 .100 .300 .400
    19 Young, M DET LF 5 10 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 .100 .182 .200 .382
    Comments 107 Comments
    1. TwinVike61's Avatar
      TwinVike61 - 07-03-2012, 02:52 PM
      Duane Below pitched in relief against the Twins on May 27. Mauer singled then was picked off first then 3 fly outs.

      That was the game that Cabrera hit a 2 run homer off Crapps...
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 07-03-2012, 03:02 PM
      You can view the page at http://twinsdaily.com/content.php?75...12-6-05pm&
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 07-03-2012, 03:06 PM
      Twins:
      Span CF
      Revere RF
      Mauer C
      Willingham LF
      Morneau 1B
      Plouffe 3B
      Doumit DH
      Dozier SS
      Casilla 2B
      (Blackburn P)

      Tigers:
      Jackson CF
      Berry LF
      Cabrera 3B
      Fielder 1B
      Young DH
      Avila C
      Raburn 2B
      Boesch RF
      Santiago SS
      (Below P)
    1. stringer bell's Avatar
      stringer bell - 07-03-2012, 03:58 PM
      Good to see Casilla in the lineup. I don't think Casilla has proven anything either way, but playing Carroll on a noncontending team is pointless.
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 07-03-2012, 06:37 PM
      It looks like this one might get rained out, which may be better than watching Blackburn pitch.
    1. one_eyed_jack's Avatar
      one_eyed_jack - 07-03-2012, 06:41 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by glunn View Post
      It looks like this one might get rained out, which may be better than watching Blackburn pitch.
      ---Too true. If he gets shelled again tonight, that's gotta be it for him. There's gotta be one of the Red Wings (or for that matter one of the Snappers, Saints, Gophers, FoxSportsNorth Girls or regular posters on this board) who we could start that would give us a better chance of winning.
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 07-03-2012, 06:44 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by one_eyed_jack View Post
      ---Too true. If he gets shelled again tonight, that's gotta be it for him. There's gotta be one of the Red Wings (or for that matter one of the Snappers, Saints, Gophers, FoxSportsNorth Girls or regular posters on this board) who we could start that would give us a better chance of winning.
      I would like to see the Twins call up Deduno from Rochester.
    1. neky0801's Avatar
      neky0801 - 07-03-2012, 07:39 PM
      i like the double steal!
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 07-03-2012, 07:42 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by neky0801 View Post
      i like the double steal!
      Now a hit will score 2 runs. That would be a good start to what may be a long game.
    1. neky0801's Avatar
      neky0801 - 07-03-2012, 08:06 PM
      attaboy blackburn...
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 07-03-2012, 08:11 PM
      It's starting to rain again, but not in a good way. Blackburn just does not have good stuff.
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 07-03-2012, 08:11 PM
      I'm really glad they sent down Hendriks.
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 07-03-2012, 08:17 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by rocketpig View Post
      I'm really glad they sent down Hendriks.
      Me too. But I wish they had brought up Deduno just to see if he might be another Diamond in the rough. DeVries has been OK, but Deduno might be better than OK.
    1. notoriousgod71's Avatar
      notoriousgod71 - 07-03-2012, 08:25 PM
      Sean Bergman > Joe Mays > Nick Blackburn
    1. neky0801's Avatar
      neky0801 - 07-03-2012, 08:39 PM
      Plouffe v. Willingham ... love it
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 07-03-2012, 08:44 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by neky0801 View Post
      Plouffe v. Willingham ... love it
      Yeah, that never gets old.
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 07-03-2012, 08:49 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by neky0801 View Post
      Plouffe v. Willingham ... love it
      This is starting to remind me of Mantle and Maris. Too bad Morneau is not part of this.
    1. GCTF's Avatar
      GCTF - 07-03-2012, 09:03 PM
      Is this where I line up to kick Blackburn in the nuts?
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 07-03-2012, 09:04 PM
      Nick Blackburn is flat-out awful at baseball right now.
    1. plantagious's Avatar
      plantagious - 07-03-2012, 09:05 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by GCTF View Post
      Is this where I line up to kick Blackburn in the nuts?
      Use a bat, it'd be good for a 3-run homer.
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