Game 30 - Twins vs Angels - 5/9/12

[J-Dog Dungan]

Carroll has to be in the league leaders in walks, because it seems like he draws at least one every game and drew one now

[USAFChief]

Two straight starts for Drew Butera. This is my nightmare.

I thought we were assured on these very pages Butera would never play.

[J-Dog Dungan]

And another GIDP for the Twins, this time by Span. Ugh.

[J-Dog Dungan]

With this start, Pavano is losing the last of his tradeablility w/him showing his ability to allow opposing hitters to get hits at a prodigious rate

[J-Dog Dungan]

Also, most of the pitches that the Angels are getting hits off of Pavano on are right over the middle of the plate; he isn't locating very well tonight.

[J-Dog Dungan]

There have already been 4 DP's tonight, and Wilson on the Angels grounds into another one

[J-Dog Dungan]

Update on Thome's current status with the Phillies: 18 AB's, 2 hits, 3 BB's, and a .111 average

[J-Dog Dungan]

Twins go 1-2-3 with 3 groundouts in the B4th; seeing another low-hit game for the Twins happening before my eyes.

[nicksaviking]

Santana is on a record pace for HR allowed and all the Twins can do is ground out to short. Disappointing.

[J-Dog Dungan]

This game is really moving along. We are in T5; and it has only been an hour since the game started.

[nicksaviking]

Four innings for Pavano. Wow

[J-Dog Dungan]

Pavano gives up another run. We knew what we were getting when we re-signed him: A guy who gives up 16 more runs than we can score, and still manages to work 6+ innings in the process.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Wow, Pujols giftwraps an out for the Twins.

[J-Dog Dungan]

Since when is Burnett a long-relief pitcher? Because usually when a SP goes out in the 5th inning, the team goes to a long reliever to take care of 2+ innings.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

I guess Pavano's strategy of laying 80 something mph fastballs right down the middle wasn't working.

[J-Dog Dungan]

Another run scores, but at least Pujols was erased from the basepaths

[J-Dog Dungan]

Wow, Doumit must have some wheels if he is hitting triples

[glunn]

Look at the bright side -- it's looking more and more likely that we will get the #1 draft pick in 2013.

[J-Dog Dungan]

Twins finally score a run, but it comes at the cost of Danny Valencia getting out again

[J-Dog Dungan]

Has Gardy determined whether or not Komatsu has the wheels to steal bases, and will he take advantage of it now he is on 1b with a walk?