• Twins vs Royals, 07-20-2012, 7:10pm

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    Brock Beauchamp
    Published on 07-20-2012 03:00 PM
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    The Twins handed a late lead to the Orioles and lost yesterday's game, 4-3. That left them with a disappointing 2-5 homestand as they travel to Kansas City to meet the fourth place Royals and play a three game set.

    But hey, Nick Blackburn is back in the rotation! After pitching well in a couple of starts in Rochester, the Twins have brought Nick back to Minnesota in hopes that he's be and track and that his sinker is finally, uh, sinking. To counter, the Royals are offering their own struggling right-hander in Luke Hochevar to keep the playing field even.

    Now that Blackburn is back, what do you expect from him? Will he continue to get shelled at the Major League level or is there a chance he has figured out his sinker again? Join the Twins Daily discussion below!

    Nick Blackburn

    		 W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    SEASON 4 5 8.10 13 13 0 0 63.1 90 57 57 15 0 22 0 30 .333 1.77 1.25
    MLB Totals 43 51 4.79 139 131 5 0 783.1 950 466 417 109 18 198 11 376 .301 1.47 1.34

    Luke Hochevar

    		 W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    SEASON 6 8 5.16 18 18 1 1 103.0 111 60 59 11 7 33 2 75 .280 1.40 1.24
    MLB Totals 36 51 5.27 118 114 4 2 688.2 734 428 403 79 34 229 8 462 .272 1.40 1.38

    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 84 313 49 103 20 1 6 44 47 49 4 1 .329 .416 .457 .873
    2 Revere, B MIN RF 58 243 28 76 8 2 0 15 10 19 20 5 .313 .342 .362 .705
    3 Doumit, R MIN C 74 256 28 73 18 1 7 41 21 55 0 0 .285 .339 .445 .784
    4 Span, D MIN CF 84 340 42 95 22 2 3 29 35 43 9 5 .279 .346 .382 .728
    5 Willingham, J MIN LF 88 315 54 87 22 1 23 67 50 84 2 1 .276 .392 .571 .963
    6 Mastroianni, D MIN LF 35 72 10 19 1 1 1 8 9 13 9 2 .264 .346 .347 .693
    7 Plouffe, T MIN RF 73 256 44 67 12 0 19 38 26 56 0 3 .262 .333 .531 .865
    8 Morneau, J MIN 1B 72 280 34 71 17 1 11 40 25 58 1 0 .254 .317 .439 .756
    9 Dozier, B MIN SS 62 237 24 57 8 1 4 26 10 41 6 2 .241 .272 .333 .605
    10 Carroll, J MIN SS 85 292 36 70 11 1 0 28 34 43 6 3 .240 .322 .284 .606
    11 Butera, D MIN C 26 68 5 16 5 0 1 4 4 16 0 0 .235 .288 .353 .641
    12 Casilla, A MIN 2B 62 181 16 42 10 1 0 16 9 34 10 1 .232 .265 .298 .564
    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 38 103 9 20 5 1 2 5 9 27 0 0 .194 .278 .320 .599
    16 Valencia, D MIN 3B 27 100 9 19 5 1 1 11 2 23 0 1 .190 .204 .290 .494

    Royals Offense
    RK Player Team Pos G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG▼ OBP SLG OPS
    1 Mazzaro, V KC P 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
    2 Perez, S KC C 19 69 12 26 5 0 5 9 2 4 0 0 .377 .394 .667 1.061
    3 Bourgeois, J KC CF 19 33 8 11 2 1 0 4 3 2 3 3 .333 .389 .455 .843
    4 Falu, I KC 2B 15 53 8 17 4 1 0 5 1 9 0 0 .321 .333 .434 .767
    5 Escobar, A KC SS 89 331 37 102 21 3 4 28 15 61 14 2 .308 .349 .426 .775
    6 Getz, C KC 2B 41 117 13 35 7 2 0 12 7 9 6 2 .299 .336 .393 .729
    7 Butler, B KC 1B 90 337 35 100 13 0 18 56 32 58 2 1 .297 .367 .496 .863
    8 Gordon, A KC LF 91 363 52 106 31 3 5 33 49 71 3 3 .292 .378 .435 .814
    9 Cain, L KC CF 12 38 7 11 2 0 2 7 2 6 0 0 .289 .310 .500 .810
    10 Moustakas, M KC 3B 86 329 45 88 22 0 16 49 23 69 3 2 .267 .321 .480 .801
    11 Pena, B KC C 45 140 11 37 9 0 1 17 5 14 0 1 .264 .286 .350 .636
    12 Dyson, J KC CF 68 216 35 54 6 4 0 7 20 39 17 3 .250 .313 .315 .627
    12 Francoeur, J KC RF 88 348 34 87 15 3 8 27 16 64 1 4 .250 .290 .379 .669
    14 Betancourt, Y KC 2B 47 180 20 42 11 1 6 31 9 20 0 1 .233 .266 .406 .671
    15 Quintero, H KC C 43 138 7 32 12 0 1 19 4 28 0 1 .232 .257 .341 .598
    16 Hosmer, E KC 1B 88 333 38 75 16 1 9 40 31 51 9 1 .225 .294 .360 .655
    17 Giavotella, J KC 2B 21 69 8 15 3 0 0 6 4 12 0 0 .217 .260 .261 .521
    Comments 77 Comments
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 07-20-2012, 08:55 PM
      Plouffe just got robbed.


      BABIP unkind.
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 07-20-2012, 08:55 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by sbknudson View Post
      Who woulda thought that Blackburn would pitch 6 shutout innings and not even have one 3-ball count!
      Would you believe me if I said, "me?"
    1. jctwins's Avatar
      jctwins - 07-20-2012, 09:03 PM
      Anyone else think now would be an ideal time to sign Blackburn to a new 3 year, 30 million dollar deal?
    1. JB_Iowa's Avatar
      JB_Iowa - 07-20-2012, 09:04 PM
      I didn't think he'd pitch this well. I did think (and say) that I expected 2 to 3 good starts from him before he has problems again. (Not to jinx him).

      There just isn't anything predictable about this rotation right now. Of course, one could ask, what rotation? One or 2 cycles through it and then it changes again.
    1. sbknudson's Avatar
      sbknudson - 07-20-2012, 09:04 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by jctwins View Post
      Anyone else think now would be an ideal time to sign Blackburn to a new 3 year, 30 million dollar deal?
      I was thinking maybe we can trade him to someone now.
    1. sbknudson's Avatar
      sbknudson - 07-20-2012, 09:07 PM
      Ron Coomer just echoed my thought - his pitches are starting to get up in the zone. Let's hope he gets out of the inning and sits back for a deserved rest.
    1. notoriousgod71's Avatar
      notoriousgod71 - 07-20-2012, 09:08 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by sbknudson View Post
      Ron Coomer just echoed my thought - his pitches are starting to get up in the zone. Let's hope he gets out of the inning and sits back for a deserved rest.
      I would never admit that.
    1. sbknudson's Avatar
      sbknudson - 07-20-2012, 09:08 PM
      Oh, Willingham - gotta get a glove on that. Can't let it go to the wall.
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 07-20-2012, 09:09 PM
    1. sbknudson's Avatar
      sbknudson - 07-20-2012, 09:14 PM
      Hey, if you had told me this afternoon that after seven the game would be tied, and it would be because the offense sucked instead of Blackburn sucking, I wouldn't have believed you. Good night for him - regardless of how this turns out.
    1. Badsmerf's Avatar
      Badsmerf - 07-20-2012, 09:15 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by snepp View Post
      Plouffe just got robbed.


      BABIP unkind.
      I didn't see it. Despite the lack of HR's, Plouffe has been drilling line drives all over the place. I think he is going to be a pretty good hitter. Give him a little time in the league to see pitchers and their stuff and he will only get better. Hitting line drives, to me, is a big separator between average hitters and good hitters. The ability to get solid wood on the ball will create more hits as well as XBH.
    1. JB_Iowa's Avatar
      JB_Iowa - 07-20-2012, 09:24 PM
      Bobby Cuellar .... Okie pitcher whisperer
    1. GCTF's Avatar
      GCTF - 07-20-2012, 09:32 PM
      Wait a minute, how will Burton get a save in a tie game?
    1. SpiritofVodkaDave's Avatar
      SpiritofVodkaDave - 07-20-2012, 09:37 PM
      Blackburn was impressive tonight, it would go a long ways if we could trust him to be a #5 again onto 2013. That way Ryan can focus on bringing in one less pitcher in during FA and ideally bring in a front line rotation guy or two.
    1. jctwins's Avatar
      jctwins - 07-20-2012, 09:41 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by SpiritofVodkaDave View Post
      Blackburn was impressive tonight, it would go a long ways if we could trust him to be a #5 again onto 2013. That way Ryan can focus on bringing in one less pitcher in during FA and ideally bring in a front line rotation guy or two.
      With a post by GCTF, and Dave calling to idealize Blackburn this thread is now complete.
    1. sbknudson's Avatar
      sbknudson - 07-20-2012, 09:41 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by SpiritofVodkaDave View Post
      Blackburn was impressive tonight, it would go a long ways if we could trust him to be a #5 again onto 2013. That way Ryan can focus on bringing in one less pitcher in during FA and ideally bring in a front line rotation guy or two.
      At least we don't have to play that game of "Should we trade him, re-sign him or let him go?" We're stuck with him for next year, for good or for ill. Let's hope for good.
    1. GCTF's Avatar
      GCTF - 07-20-2012, 09:42 PM
      Did Plouffe die? WTF.
    1. SpiritofVodkaDave's Avatar
      SpiritofVodkaDave - 07-20-2012, 09:43 PM
      Plouffe confirmed for Tommy John surgery by the end of the week.
    1. sbknudson's Avatar
      sbknudson - 07-20-2012, 09:47 PM
      Bruised thumb for Plouffe. Didn't Mauer get sidelined with that for a few games earlier this year?
    1. crapforks's Avatar
      crapforks - 07-20-2012, 09:51 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by sbknudson View Post
      Bruised thumb for Plouffe. Didn't Mauer get sidelined with that for a few games earlier this year?
      Bi-lateral thumb bruising?
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