The Royals couldn’t help us out so the Tigers now lead the Twins by a single game in the loss column. That’s the bad news. The good news is, the White Sox dropped a couple of games to the Mariners so the Twins now just need two wins to get back into the post season. That Wild Card spot could get wrapped up as early as tomorrow.
The Orioles didn’t roll over though. Brian Roberts was a one man wrecking crew on Friday and he pretty much singled handedly took this one for the Orioles. Carlos Silva was bounced after 5 2/3 innings rough innings and Torii Hunter scored twice in the 7-3 loss.
The Twins got back on track yesterday. Torii Hunter had a nice game. He went three for five with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs. Rondell White went four for four and Michael Cuddyer scored three times in the 8-5 win. Scott Baker was sent packing early but the pen and the bats picked him up here.
Today’s game was somewhat more normal. Matt Garza threw a decent game and Joe Mauer and Phil Nevin each hit two run homeruns in the 6-3 win. This one could have been a lot worse because the Twins stranded ten guys.
Next up is four against the Royals, who rolled over for the Tigers this weekend. If we split the series, this weekend’s three games against the White Sox mean little except for possibly winning the division outright.
