The White Sox outplayed the Twins in every way yet again and got a 12-2 win earlier today. The Twins offense could not get anything going, the same problem they’ve had all series long and the inexperience of the young pitching staff was exposed once more.
Despite the Twins getting the first run again on an RBI groundout by Justin Morneau in the 1st, the Sox roared right by them on the scoreboard, a constant theme of this series. The only other Twins run was a Jason Kubel solo shot in the 7th that didn’t mean much, as the Sox were so far ahead by that point.
Kevin Slowey was the latest Twins starter to be victimized by the Sox hitters. He lasted only 3 innings, giving up 8 runs, 3 in the 2nd and 5 in the 3rd. Juan Rincon would give up 4 more in the 5th. This continued the rotation woes as it’s been 5 straight starts a Twins starter has failed to last more then 5 innings.
The pitching problems, particularly those of the starters, is something that needs to improve, and very soon. The bullpen can’t handle pitching 5 or so innings a game on a consistent basis. The team is hoping that this is just one of those bad stretches during the season and that they can right the ship soon.
