Metrodome Memories

The Twins finished the week 5-2, with the first game of the Indians series being postponed (to be made up in September). The injury prone Twins bats lit up for a 10-3 win. Tribe leftfielder, Michael Brantley, hit what appeared to be a three run home run in the fourth inning. Twins coaching staff disagreed and Ron Gardenhire, came out to argue. After further review, the home run was reversed to a ground rule double, costing the Tribe the game in a 4-3 loss. The Twins are hoping to get Joe Mauer back sometime this week.

The Twins went 2-5 this week, only winning one game of four against the Rays. Joe Mauer was placed on the 15 day DL with flu like symptoms. He showed up in the clubhouse earlier today looking paler and almost 12 pounds lighter. “I’m still not feeling very good,” he said. “I’ve been doing a lot better in the last couple of days though. You’re just beat up, like you normally are when you have any type of flu. It’s been beating up on me the last couple of days.” Hopefully Mauer will return soon enough and help lead his team to more wins.

The Twins are off to a to a slow start 9 games into the season. Twins reliever, Slowy, was put on the 15 day DL with shoulder issues. Alex Burnett was called up from Triple A to take his place. In the Twins recent 1-0 loss, Gardenhire tells Casilla not to hold his head down.  Castilla’s throwing error in the sixth led to the only run the game against the Athletics. Also in an act to try and get the bats jumpstarted, Gardenhire put Cuddyer in the lineup playing at second base for the first time since May 31^st, 2010. The Twins are off to a slower than expected start, but they aren’t worried, and being only a week into the season, they have no reason to be.

The Twins avoided a three game sweep today against the Blue Jays. Carl Pavano seemed to struggle in the Season Opener. J.P. Arencibia, the Jays nine-hole batter, went 3-for-5 with 2 homers, a triple and 5 RBI’s. Yesterday, Jays starting pticher, Kyle Drabek, in his MLB debut, struck out the side in the first inning, threw 5 1/3 innings of no hit baseball and threw 7 innings with only one run. It was a very impressive start for the Jays young pitcher. The Twins, though, avoided the sweep early today with a 4-3 win. Not the best start to their season but there is still 159 games left.