All facets of the Twins’ game seemed to be working in the White Sox series. But they took all that to another level in an 11-1 dismantling of the Detroit Tigers. The offense kept driving in runs and starter Livan Hernandez kept shutting the Tigers down.
Carlos Gomez was one of the offensive stars of the game. He reached safely in all 3 at bats. He had an RBI single in the fifth but when he successfully stole second, he was hit in the head by an Ivan Rodriquez throw and had to be replaced by Nick Punto, who would eventually score. Justin Morneau and Jason Kubel both went 3 for 5, with the former getting 2 RBIs and a double and the later an RBI and a triple. Joe Mauer and Michael Cuddyer each had a pair of RBIs with Cuddyer getting 2 doubles. Brendan Harris belted a solo shot in the 7th to keep the scoring going.
Hernandez bounced back from his previous start to stymie what is widely viewed as one of, if not the, most potent offense in the majors. He got into a few jams but worked out of them, allowing only a solo home run to Magglio Ordonez in the second, one of 8 hits he surrendered over 7 innings. Those would be the only hits the Tigers got as Matt Guerrier and Juan Rincon pitched perfect innings in relief.
Not only did the pitching shut down a great offense, but the offense got the runs they needed to win but didn’t stop there. The Twins have their 2nd 3 game winning streak in hand and hope to make it 4 in a row tomorrow.
