The bad news is, the Twins lost two of three to the Yankees this weekend. The good news is, the White Sox lost two of three to the Royals so the Twins still cling to a half game deficit behind the White Sox.
Carlos Silva was knocked around on Friday. He gave up six runs (four earned) on nine hits in only four innings of work. Even worse, the Twins scored only one runs and it wasn’t until the ninth inning. Justin Morneau doubled home Michael Cuddyer.
Scott Baker was only ray of hope this weekend. He threw a phenomonal game and held the Yankees to a single run on two hits in five innings. Even better, the offense was turned on Morneau and Torii Hunter both homered. Morneau drove in three runs and Hunter scored twice.
Today was a carbon copy of Friday, only with the Yankees scoring more runs. Matt Garza was bumped around and couldn’t even finish five. Three other relievers all also gave up at least a single run. The only run for the Twins in the 10-1 loss came on Torii Hunter’s second inning solo homerun.
Next up is three against the Devil Rays. Man, a sweep would be nice right about now.
