Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

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Twins Lose Third Straight

Twins pitching costs them another game, lose 8-3.
By Aaron Ferguson
Minneapolis, MN
The Twins lose for the third straight day. Minnesota scored three runs in last night's game, but it wasn't enough to beat the Angels. Los Angeles scored four runs in the top of the first inning, powered by Eric Aybar's first-pitch home run off of Cole De Vries.

De Vries had a rough first inning, but settled in afterwards. He would allow just three addistional runs in four-plus innings after the lopsided first inning. The Twins offense has scored three runs in each of the past two games after getting shutout on Sunday. A positive sign has to be that the Twins scorched five doubles off of Jason Vargas, who earned his first win on the season.

Ron Gardenhire has officially brought Rich Harden to the bullpen for the time being and may see some rotation time. "We decided to let Duensing move down a level to try and gain some confidence. In the meantime, Harden will serve in his spot," Gardenhire said.

Minnesota is on a three-game skid and hold just a two-and-a-half game lead over the Kansas City Royals in the central division. Jerome Williams will be the next test for the Twins. Williams has just a 0.68 earned run average, but has lost his first two starts. Runs will be hard to come by for the Twins tonight.

Los Angeles Angels at Minnesota Twins
Apr 16, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (4-9)	4	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	8	12	0
Minnesota (10-3)	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
W: Jason Vargas (1-0) L: Cole de Vries (1-1)

Los Angeles Angels
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Eric Aybar	5	1	1	1	0	1	.295
3B Alberto Callaspo	4	1	0	0	0	1	.200
1B Albert Pujols	5	1	1	0	0	2	.222
CF Mike Trout	5	2	2	2	0	0	.264
LF Mark Trumbo	4	1	3	2	0	1	.283
2B Howie Kendrick	3	1	1	1	0	1	.269
DH Peter Bourjos	4	0	2	1	0	2	.292
RF JB Shuck	4	0	1	0	0	3	.118
C Hank Conger	4	1	1	1	0	1	.125
TOTALS	38	8	12	8	0	12
BATTING 2B: Kendrick (1) HR: Trout (2), Trumbo (3), Aybar (1), Conger (1) RBI: Trout (7,8), Trumbo (9,10), Kendrick (6), Bourjos (4), Aybar (2), Conger (1) HBP: Callaspo SF: Kendrick

Los Angeles Angels
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jason Vargas (W, 0-1)	8.0	7	3	3	1	6	3.79
Ernesto Frieri	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	7.20
TOTALS	9.0	7	3	3	1	6

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Pedro Florimon	4	0	1	0	0	2	.273
CF Darin Mastroianni	4	0	0	0	0	2	.400
C Joe Mauer	4	1	2	0	0	0	.396
LF Josh Willingham	3	2	1	0	1	0	.327
1B Justin Morneau	4	0	1	0	0	0	.400
3B Trevor Plouffe	4	0	1	1	0	2	.271
DH Chris Parmelee	4	0	1	2	0	0	.244
RF Chris Colabello	3	0	0	0	0	0	.167
SS Jamey Carroll	3	0	0	0	0	0	.231
TOTALS	33	3	7	3	1	6
BATTING 2B: Mauer (1,2), Parmelee (3), Plouffe (3), Willingham (2) RBI: Parmelee (4,5), Plouffe (11)

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Cole De Vries (L, 1-1)	5.0	11	7	7	0	8	8.47
Caleb Thielbar	2,1	1	1	1	0	3	2.35
Jared Burton	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	2.70
TOTALS	9.0	12	8	8	0	12
PITCHING WP: De Vries (1)

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Correia's Strong Start Powers Twins to Win

Kevin Correia nearly went the distance as the Twins snap a three-game losing streak.
By Aaron Ferguson
Minneapolis, MN
Kevin Correia has pitched well early this season and tonight was no exception. Correia was two outs shy of a shutout against Jerome Williams. Williams falls to sixth in earned run average (ERA.) Correia earns his second win on the season.

Ryan Doumit fired the first shot with a solo home run to right field off of Williams in the second inning. For a good part of the game, it looked as if it would be another 1-0 game against Williams. However, the Twins took advantage of Williams with Willingham's two-run double in the sixth to knock Williams out of the game and the Angels trailing 3-0. Justin Morneau would hit his league-leading ninth home run to extend the lead to 5-0 before Correia went out to pitch the ninth.

Correia needed a little help to get the final two outs as his pitch count exceeded 100. Glen Perkins would eventually get his seventh save on the season, which is tied with Greg Holland for most in the American League.

The Twins improve to 11-4 on the season. They will travel to Chicago for a quick, three-game series with the White Sox. Chicago is currently 8-8 and 3.5 games behind the Twins in the central division. Their 8-8 record is good enough for third in the division, with the Tigers a half game behind them. Minnesota's bats will need to come to life again against a tough pitching staff.

Los Angeles Angels at Minnesota Twins
Apr 17, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (5-9)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	0
Minnesota (10-4)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	X	5	11	0
W: Kevin Correia (2-0) L: Jerome Wiliams (0-3)

Los Angeles Angels
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Eric Aybar	4	0	1	0	0	0	.292
3B Alberto Callaspo	4	0	2	0	0	0	.224
1B Albert Pujols	4	1	1	0	0	0	.224
CF Mike Trout	4	0	1	0	0	2	.263
LF Mark Trumbo	3	0	0	1	0	1	.265
2B Howie Kenrick	3	0	0	0	1	0	.255
C Chris Iannetta	4	0	1	0	0	1	.233
DH Peter Bourjos	4	0	1	0	0	1	.286
RF Colin Cowgill	3	0	1	0	0	0	.147
TOTALS	33	1	8	1	1	5
BATTING 2B: Trout (7), Bourjos (2) RBI: Trumbo (11) SF: Trumbo
BASERUNNING CS: Aybar (1)

Los Angeles Angels
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jerome Williams (L, 0-3)	5.2	7	3	3	1	1	1.89
Kevin Jepsen	1.2	3	2	2	0	1	2.45
Sean Burnett	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	11	5	5	1	2

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Darin Mastroianni	4	0	1	0	0	1	.379
CF Aaron Hicks	4	2	2	0	0	0	.333
C Joe Mauer	4	1	1	0	0	0	.386
1B Justin Morneau	4	1	1	2	0	0	.386
LF Josh Willingham	4	0	2	2	0	0	.340
DH Ryan Doumit	4	1	2	1	0	1	.377
3B Trevor Plouffe	3	0	0	0	1	0	.255
2B Brian Dozier	3	0	1	0	0	0	.250
SS Pedro Florimon	3	0	1	0	0	0	.280
TOTALS	33	5	11	5	1	2
BATTING 2B: Doumit (7), Willingham (3) HR: Morneau (9), Doumit (3) RBI: Morneau (22,23), Willingham (8,9), Doumit (10) GIDP: Muaer, Florimon

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kevin Correia (W, 2-0)	8.1	8	1	1	0	5	3.05
Josh Roenicke	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Glen Perkins (S, 7)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	8.44
TOTALS	9.0	8	1	1	1	5

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Games 16-18
11-4 vs. 8-8

April 19, 7:10 CT
Game 1

Vance Worley 2-0 2.25 ERA | Hector Santiago 0-0 0.90 ERA

April 20, 2:05 CT
Game 2

Mike Pelfrey 2-1 4.86 ERA | Jake Peavy 0-1 3.12 ERA

April 21, 1:10 CT
Game 3

Scott Diamond 2-1 5.49 ERA | John Danks 2-0 3.00 ERA

Players to Watch

Paul Konerko .246 AVG 4 HR 7 RBI | Adam Dunn .343 AVG 3 HR 6 RBI | Dayan Viciedo .182 AVG 6 HR 11 RBI

Series Notes
-The Twins have the MLB's best record at 11-4 entering the series.
-Chicago is 8-8 which is 3.5 game behind the Twins and third in the Central.
-Justin Morneau leads the league in home runs (9) and runs batted in (23.)
-Glen Perkins is tied for the lead in saves (7) and Aaron Hicks is tied for the lead in stolen bases (8.)
-Chicago's Hector Santiago is second in the league in ERA with 0.90.

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In or Out? Controversial Loss for Twins

Paul Konerko's home run swung the momentum to the Sox, but was it a home run?
By Aaron Ferguson
Chicago, IL
Two of the most powerful teams in baseball squared off against each other last night. The Chicago White Sox hosted the Twins in the first game of a three-game series. Hector Santiago ran into some trouble early, but it seemed as if the Sox would always find an answer to the Twins attack. The teams went back and forth for several inning as the game was tied 4-4 through four innings.

Worley previously beat the Mets by nearly going the distance and allowing just two runs, however tonight was a different story. Paul Konerko hit a solo home run in the fifth to give the White Sox the lead and would eventually win the game for Chicago. However, was the ball ruled a home run correctly, or should it have been a double? Konerko's home run hit the top of the yellow line, but didn't go over the wall completely and bounced back into play.

The umpires ruled it a home run and didn't bother to get together and talk about it. It was a crucial call that changed the entire complex of the game. Ron Gardenhire was not happy about the call saying, "It cost us a game tonight. That ball never went out and the umpires know it." Minnesota would eventually allow the Sox to score three more runs to make it an 8-4 game.

In the ninth, the Twins would get things going with two outs. Ryan Doumit would pinch hit for Darin Mastroianni at the top of the lineup. Doumit would fly out to left field to end the game. Minnesota would lose 8-4 and fall to 11-5 on the season.

With the Royals winning, Minnesota's lead in the Central Division is now just one-and-a-half games over Kansas City. Mike Pelfrey will pitch against Jake Peavy in tomorrow afternoon's game.

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox
Apr 17, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota (11-4)	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	0
Chicago (8-8)	0	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	X	8	13	0
W: Hector Santiago (1-0) L: Vance Worley (2-1) S: Addison Reed (4)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Darin Mastroianni	3	0	2	0	1	0	.406
PH Ryan Doumit	1	0	0	0	0	0	.370
CF Aaron Hicks	4	0	1	1	0	0	.328
C Joe Mauer	4	0	1	0	0	0	.377
1B Justin Morneau	4	0	0	0	0	1	.354
LF Josh Willingham	3	2	1	1	1	1	.339
3B Trevor Plouffe	4	0	1	0	0	1	.255
DH Chris Parmelee	3	1	1	0	1	1	.250
SS Jamey Carroll	4	0	1	1	0	0	.232
2B Brian Dozier	4	1	2	1	0	1	.271
TOTALS	34	4	10	4	3	5
BATTING 2B: Parmelee (4), Mastroianni (2) 3B: Dozier (1) HR: Willingham (5) RBI: Willingham (10), Hicks (13), Dozier (6), Carroll (2) GIDP: Carroll, Morneau

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Vance Worley (L, 2-1)	5.0	10	7	7	0	3	4.71
Casey Fien	3.0	3	1	1	0	1	4.05
TOTALS	8.0	13	8	8	0	4

Chicago White Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
CF Alejandro de Aza	3	0	0	1	0	2	.259
3B Jeff Keppinger	4	0	0	0	0	1	.322
1B Paul Konerko	4	1	2	1	0	0	.262
DH Adam Dunn	4	0	2	0	0	0	.359
LF Alex Rios	4	1	1	1	0	0	.194
SS Alexei Ramirez	4	4	4	2	0	0	.209
RF Casper Wells	4	1	1	2	0	0	.364
2B Gordon Beckham	4	1	2	1	0	1	.339
C Tyler Flowers	4	0	1	0	0	0	.273
TOTALS	35	8	13	8	0	4
BATTING 2B: Dunn (3), Ramirez (3) HR: Ramirez (2,3), Wells (3), Konerko (5), Rios (2) RBI: Wells (6,7), Ramirez (4,5), Rios (6), de Aza (7), Konerko (8), Beckham (4) SF: de Aza GIDP: Flowers

Chicago White Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Hector Santiago (W, 1-0)	5.0	7	4	4	3	0	2.16
Jesse Crain (H, 2)	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	2.61
Matt Thornton (H, 3)	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	6.00
Addison Reed (S, 4)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	4.15
TOTALS	9.0	10	4	4	3	5

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Twins Get Blasted

Chicago proves dominant once again against the struggling Twins.
By Aaron Ferguson
Chicago, IL
The Minnesota Twins are officially in a funk after yesterday afternoon's game. Jake Peavy was dominant against the Twins after he allowed three hits in the second inning. Peavy would retire the next 18 hitters, broken up by Jamey Carroll's double in the eighth, and 24 of his last 25 on his way to a complete game.

Minnesota's pitching staff didn't help the cause out either. The Twins led this game 1-0 at one point, but the pitching staff allowed 12 unanswered runs throughout the remainder of the game. Chicago displayed their power through the rain yesterday as they belted five more home runs. Chicago is frustrating the Twins in every aspect of the game.

Joe Mauer's 14-game hitting streak was snapped yesterday as it was the first game he didn't get a hit in this season. Mauer explained his frustration, "It's been a tough week for us. We haven't pitched well and our hitting is slumping."

The Twins have lost five of their last six games. In their last six games, the Twins have only scored 16 runs, which averages out to less than three runs per game.

They can still salvage a game from this brief road trip today. John Danks will pitch against Scott Diamond as the Twins try to avoid their first sweep of the season. However, they will be without second baseman, Brian Dozier, for a couple days with a sore wrist. Dozier was injured after diving for a ball behind second base and was replaced by Pedro Florimon.

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox
Apr 18, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota (11-5)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Chicago (9-8)	0	1	2	0	0	2	2	5	X	12	16	0
W: Jake Peavy (1-1) L: Mike Pelfrey (2-2)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Darin Mastoianni	4	0	0	0	0	0	.361
CF Aaron Hicks	4	0	0	0	0	0	.309
C Joe Mauer	4	0	0	0	0	1	.354
1B Justin Morneau	4	1	1	0	0	0	.346
LF Josh Willingham	3	0	1	0	0	1	.339
DH Ryan Doumit	3	0	0	0	0	0	.351
3B Trevor Plouffe	3	0	1	0	0	1	.259
SS Jamey Carroll	2	0	1	1	0	0	.241
2B Brian Dozier	1	0	0	0	0	0	.265
2B Pedro Florimon	2	0	0	0	0	1	.259
TOTALS	30	1	4	1	0	4
BATTING 2B: Carroll (1) RBI: Carroll (3) SF: Carroll
FIELDING E: Pelfrey (1)

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Mike Pelfrey (L, 2-2)	5.0	10	5	5	2	5	5.82
Jared Burton	2.0	2	2	2	0	3	4.15
Anthony Swarzak	0.2	4	5	5	1	1	13.50
Caleb Thielbar	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	2.25
TOTALS	8.0	16	12	12	3	10

Chicago White Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
CF Alejandro De Aza	4	1	1	2	0	2	.258
3B Jeff Keppinger	5	1	3	0	0	1	.344
1B Paul Konerko	4	2	2	1	1	2	.275
DH Adam Dunn	4	1	1	0	1	2	.349
LF Alex Rios	5	2	2	2	0	1	.209
RF Dayan Viciedo	3	3	3	5	1	0	.224
SS Alexei Ramirez	5	1	2	1	0	1	.222
2B Gordon Beckham	4	0	0	1	0	1	.317
C Josh Phegley	4	1	2	0	0	0	.313
TOTALS	38	12	16	12	3	10
BATTING 2B: Ramirez (4), Konerko (2) HR: Viciedo (7,8), Ramirez (4), Rios (3), De Aza (3) RBI: Viciedo (12,13,14,15,16), De Aza (8,9), Rios (7,8), Konerko (9), Ramirez (6), Beckham (5) HBP: De Aza SF: Viciedo, Beckham GIDP: Dunn
BASERUNNING SB: Rios (1), Phegley (1)

Chicago White Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jake Peavy (W, 1-1)	9.0	4	1	1	0	4	2.39

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Diamond's Dominance Leads Twins to Win

Scott Diamond had a great performance, but will be out with a dislocated shoulder.
By Aaron Ferguson
Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota defeated the White Sox yesterday to avoid being swept. Scott Diamond paved the way for the Twins, nearly pitching a complete game. Diamond left the game one out away from a shutout after 119 pitches with a dislocated shoulder. Diamond has been placed on the 60-day disabled list.

Justin Morneau continued to out his power on display. After hitting just 19 home runs last season, Morneau is off to a hot start with 10 through the club's first 18 games. Morneau also scored both runs in yesterday's game in which the Twins won 2-0. Glen Perkins was ready in the bullpen in case Diamond got into trouble and recorded his eighth save of the season.

Kevin Correia will take the next start against Miami and pitch in Diamond's spot in the rotation. Rich Harden is likely to pitch the second game against the Marlins to push De Vries back to the first game against Texas. Ryan Pressly was called up from AAA after posting a 1.89 ERA in 6 appearances. Pressly will take over the long-reliever role.

Ron Gardenhire was happy with his team's performance yesterday. "Scott pitched a great game for us, it's unfortunate that he got hurt," Gardenhire said, "It was tough to lose him, he's been pitching well for us."

Minnesota will host the Miami Marlins for a quick two-game stint. Miami is 8-11 on the season while the Twins improved their record to 12-6 after yesterday's victory.

Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox
Apr 21, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota (11-6)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	0
Chicago (10-8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
W: Scott Diamond (3-1) L: John Danks (2-1) S: Glen Perkins (8)

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Darin Mastroianni	4	0	1	0	0	0	.350
CF Aaron Hicks	4	0	0	0	0	0	.292
DH Joe Mauer	4	0	1	0	0	0	.348
LF Josh Willingham	3	0	0	0	1	0	.323
1B Justin Morneau	4	2	3	1	0	0	.375
3B Trevor Plouffe	4	0	1	0	0	0	.258
C Ryan Doumit	4	0	1	0	0	0	.344
SS Jamey Carroll	4	0	2	1	0	0	.258
2B Pedro Florimon	2	0	1	0	0	0	.276
TOTALS	33	2	10	2	1	0
BATTING 2B: Mastroianni (3) HR: Morneau (10) RBI: Morneau (24), Carroll (4) SAC: Florimon GIDP: Doumit

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Scott Diamond (W, 3-1)	8.2	6	0	0	0	7	3.81
Glen Perkins (S, 8)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	7.94
TOTALS	9.0	6	0	0	0	7
PITCHING WP: Diamond (2)

Chicago White Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Alexei Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0	0	.224
3B eff Keppinger	4	0	1	0	0	1	.338
CF Alejandro De Aza	4	0	1	0	0	1	.258
1B Adam Dunn	4	0	1	0	0	1	.340
LF Alex Rios	4	0	0	0	0	0	.197
RF Dayan Viciedo	3	0	2	0	0	1	.246
DH Casper Wells	3	0	0	0	0	1	.320
2B Gordon Beckham	3	0	0	0	0	0	.303
C Tyler Flowers	3	0	0	0	0	2	.255
TOTALS	32	0	6	0	0	7
BATTING 2B: De Aza (3), Viciedo (4) GIDP: Beckham

Chicago White Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
John Danks (L, 2-1)	5.0	8	2	2	0	0	3.12
Nate Jones	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	2.45
Matt Lindstrom	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	2.25
Jesse Crain	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2.38
TOTALS	9.0	10	2	2	1	0

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Too bad on losing Diamond, how'd he seperate his shoulder, hit with a line drive or just tired from pitching? Either way good win, and ill be following from now on.

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Games 19-20
8-11 vs. 12-6

April 22nd, 7:10 CT
Game 19

Brad Hand 0-1 10.13 ERA | Kevin Correia 2-0 3.05 ERA

April 23rd, 12:10 CT
Game 20

Kevin Slowey 0-1 5.48 ERA | Rich Harden 0-0 0.00 ERA

Players to Watch

Giancarlo Stanton .250 AG 6 HR 9 RBI | Donavon Solano .273 AVG 2 HR 7 RBI | Logan Morrison .352 AVG 2 HR 10 RBI

Series Notes
-Minnesota is 12-6, tied for best record in the MLB and first place in the Central by 1.5 games
-Miami is 8-11 and tied for fourth in the National League East trailing the Mets by 4.0 games
-Justin Morneau leads the league in home runs (10) and runs batted in (24)
-Miami's Placido Polanco is sixth in average with a .369 mark
-Rich Harden will make his season debut against the Marlins

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Too bad on losing Diamond, how'd he seperate his shoulder, hit with a line drive or just tired from pitching? Either way good win, and ill be following from now on.

I imagine it was from throwing so many pitches. I've been monitoring pitch counts too, which is the sad thing. It was a much-needed win with Miami coming into town now. Thanks for the follow.

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Twins Fall for Fifth Time in Seven Games

Brad Hand pitches a gem against the Twins in a 5-1 Marlins victory.
By Aaron Ferguson
Minneapolis, MN

Brad Hand had struggled in his previous starts, but yesterday's game was much different. He got an early lead on a Giancarlo Stanton home run in the first inning. The bomb was Stanton's 100th for his career and 7th of the year. Hand would take care of the rest allowing just 7 baserunners throughout the game.

Rich Harden would start for the Twins in last night's game. Correia was skipped to give him extra rest, allowing him to pitch against Texas. Harden struggled through the first two innings, but settled in afterwards allowing just two runs over his last five innings.

Minnesota didn't score until Trevor Plouffe hit a two-out single in the ninth to score Mauer. The Twins avoid being shutout for the second time this season, but have gone cold offensively. They look to battle against former Twin, Kevin Slowey, in today's game.

Ron Gardenhire was impressed with Harden's start, even with his early struggles. "Harden pitched well to close out the game. I knew he was gassed after he allowed that shot to Morrison to start the eighth," Gardenhire said.

Minnesota plays Miami this afternoon to end the quick, two-game set. The Twins will have an off day Wednesday before hosting the Rangers for a four-game series at Target Field. Game time tomorrow is set for 12:10.

Miami Marlins at Minnesota Twins
Apr 22, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami (8-11)	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	10	0
Minnesota (12-6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	1
W: Brad Hand (1-1) L: Rich Harden (0-1)

Miami Marlins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
LF Juan Pierre	5	0	2	0	0	0	.266
2B Donavon Solano	3	0	0	0	1	2	.262
RF Giancarlo Stanton	3	1	2	2	1	0	.269
1B Logan Morrison	3	1	2	1	1	0	.368
C Rob Brantly	4	0	1	0	0	1	.238
3B Placido Polanco	3	1	0	0	1	0	.353
DH Casey Kotchman	4	1	2	0	0	0	.348
CF Austin Kearns	3	0	0	1	0	1	.167
SS Adeiny Hechavarria	4	1	1	0	0	1	.230
TOTALS	32	5	10	4	4	5
BATTING 2B: Kotchman (4) HR: Stanton (7), Morrison (3) RBI: Stanton (10,11), Morrison (11), Kearns (5) SF: Kearns GIDP: Polanco, Morrison, Kearns
BASERUNNING SB: Pierre (4)

Miami Marlins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Brad Hand (W, 1-1)	9.0	6	1	1	3	1	5.95
TOTALS	9.0	6	1	1	3	1

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
LF Darin Mastroianni	4	0	1	0	0	0	.341
CF Aaron Hicks	3	0	1	0	1	0	.293
C Joe Mauer	4	1	1	0	0	0	.342
1B Justin Morneau	4	0	0	0	0	1	.350
DH Josh Willingham	3	0	0	0	1	0	.308
3B Trevor Plouffe	2	0	1	1	1	0	.266
RF Chris Parmelee	3	0	1	0	0	0	.255
SS Jamey Carroll	3	0	0	0	0	0	.246
2B Pedro Florimon	3	0	1	0	0	0	.281
TOTALS	29	1	6	1	3	1
BATTING RBI: Plouffe (12) HBP: Plouffe GIDP: Carroll, Mauer
BASERUNNING SB: Hicks (9) CS: Mastroianni (3)
FIELDING E: Carroll (2)

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Rich Harden (L, 0-1)	7.0	9	5	5	4	4	6.43
Josh Roenicke	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	10	5	5	4	5

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Twins Walk-Off Against Marlins

Minnesota had a great all-around team win, starting with De Vries' outing.
By Aaron Ferguson
Minneapolis, MN

Pedro Florimon got the scoring started with a two-run double for the Twins in the second, and it looked like they were in business. However, Cole De Vries ran into some trouble in the third and allowed a three-run home run to Giancarlo Stanton to give the Marlins a 4-2 lead. From there on, the Twins grinded their way to the win.

Cole De Vries ran into more trouble in the fifth allowing a single and double to start things off. Minnesota elected to walk Stanton intentionally to set-up a force out at any base. It certainly paid off as De Vries got three ground balls to end the inning without allowing a run.

Josh Willingham would tie the game up in the fifth with a solo home run. It seemed as if everything would go the Twins way from there. De Vries finished the next two innings for a solid seven-inning outing. Ryan Pressly would pitch a scoreless eighth inning in his Major League debut against the Marlins. Glen Perkins would strike out the side in the ninth.

Jamey Carroll lead-off the ninth inning with a double. Pedro Florimon could not advance Carroll on a bunt and would ground into a fielder's choice where Carroll was thrown out at third. It seemed as if momentum had been lost, but Chris Parmelee got a sinker over the heart of the plate and sent into the seats in right field to give the Twins a 6-4, walk-off win.

Minnesota will have today off before hosting a four-game series with the Texas Rangers. This is the last home stand of the month of April as the Twins will then be heading to Detroit to begin a 10-game road trip.

Miami Marlins at Minnesota Twins
Apr 23, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami (9-11)	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	1
Minnesota (12-7)	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	10	1
W: Glen Perkins (1-1) L: Chad Qualls (1-1)

Miami Marlins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
LF Juan Pierre	5	1	3	0	0	1	.286
2B Donavon Solano	4	1	1	1	1	2	.262
RF Giancarlo Stanton	3	1	2	3	1	1	.286
1B Logan Morrison	4	0	1	0	0	0	.361
C Rob Brantly	4	0	1	0	0	1	.239
3B Placido Polanco	4	0	0	0	0	1	.333
DH Casey Kotchman	4	0	1	0	0	0	.333
PR Kyle Jensen
CF Austin Kearns	4	1	1	0	0	1	.174
SS Adeiny Hechavarria	4	0	1	0	0	1	.231
TOTALS	36	4	11	4	2	8
BATTING 2B: Morrison (8), Solano (3) HR: Stanton (8) RBI: Stanton (12,13,14), Solano (8) GIDP: Kotchman
BASERUNNING SB: Pierre (5,6) CS: Pierre (2)
FIELDING E: Morrison (1)

Miami Marlins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kevin Slowey	5.0	7	4	4	0	2	5.81
Duane Below	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	5.23
Chad Qualls (L, 1-1)	1.1	2	2	2	0	0	6.17
TOTALS	8.1	10	6	6	1	3

Minnesota Twins
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Chris Parmelee	5	2	3	2	0	0	.288
CF Aaron Hicks	3	0	0	0	0	0	.282
C Ryan Doumit	3	0	0	1	0	0	.328
1B Justin Morneau	4	0	1	0	0	1	.344
LF Josh Willingham	4	2	2	1	0	0	.319
3B Trevor Plouffe	4	0	0	0	0	0	.250
DH Chris Colabello	2	1	1	0	1	0	.200
PH Joe Mauer	1	0	0	0	0	0	.338
SS Jamey Carroll	4	0	2	0	0	0	.261
2B Pedro Florimon	4	1	1	2	0	2	.278
TOTALS	34	6	10	6	1	3
BATTING 2B: Carroll (2), Parmelee (5), Florimon (1) HR: Parmelee (2), Willingham (6) RBI: Doumit (11), Willingham (11), Parmelee (6,7), Florimon (3,4) SF: Doumit SAC: Hicks
BASERUNNING SB: Hicks (10)
FIELDING E: Doumit (1)

Minnesota Twins
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Cole De Vries	7.0	10	4	4	2	3	7.50
Ryan Pressly	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
Glen Perkins (W, 1-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	6.75
TOTALS	9.0	11	4	4	2	8

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Around the MLB: 1st Edition
Division Leaders

Boston Red Sox 13-8 2.0 Game Lead | Minnesota Twins 13-7 2.0 Game Lead | Texas Rangers 12-9 1.0 Game Lead

New York Mets 13-7 Tied with Braves | Milwaukee Brewers 1.5 Game Lead | San Francisco Giants 13-8 Tied with Dodgers

League Leaders

MLB League Leaders - Updated: Apr 24, 2013
Batting Average		BA	Home Runs		HR
	1. Ian Kinsler	.425		1. Justin Morneau	10
	2. Matt Wieters	.397		2. Joey Votto	10
	3. Anthony Rizzo	.387		3. Justin Upton	9
	4. Hanley Ramirez	.380		4. Dayan Viciedo	9
	5. Dan Uggla	.377		5. 3 Others	8
Runs Batted In		RBI	Stolen Bases		SB
	1. Justin Morneau	24		1. Aaron Hicks	10
	2. Prince Fielder	21		2. Michael Bourn	10
	3. Ian Kinsler	21		3. Ichiro	9
	4. Joey Votto	20		4. Jose Altuve	7
	5. Ryan Braun	19		5. Norichika Aoki	7
Wins		W	Saves		S
	1. Matt Cain	4		1. Fernando Rodney	10
	2. Felix Hernandez	4		2. Sergio Romo	9
	3. Yu Darvish	3		3. Glen Perkins	8
	4. Tim Hudson	3		4. Craig Kimbrel	8
	5. 16 Others	3		5. 4 Others	7
Earned Run Average		ERA	Strikeouts		K
	1. Alexi Ogando	1.15		1. Jeff Samadzija	34
	2. Cliff Lee	1.18		2. Tim Lincecum	34
	3. Mat Latos	1.19		3. Chris Sale	33
	4. Mike Minor	1.37		4. Yu Darvish	33
	5. Jerome Williams	1.37		5. 3 Others	31

Disabled List

American League Disabled List
Pos	Player	Injury Note
2B	Maicer Izturis	15-Day DL, Broken Shin
CF	Michael Bourn	15-Day DL, Torn Finger Ligament
CP	Greg Holland	15-Day DL, Fractured Arm
SP	Scott Diamond	60-Day DL, Dislocated Shoulder
RF	Josh Hamilton	15-Day DL, Broken Collarbone
SP	CJ Wilson	15-Day DL, Broken Hand
3B	Kyle Seager	15-Day DL, Torn Finger Ligament
LF	Mike Morse	15-Day DL, Torn Calf
SP	Colby Lewis	15-Day DL, Inflamed Hip

National League Disabled List
Pos	Player	Injury Note
SP	Jacob Turner	15-Day DL, Sprained Elbow Ligament
CF	Justin Ruggiano	15-Day DL, ACL Sprain
RP	Ryan Mattheus	15-Day DL, Broken Arm
1B	Ryan Howard	15-Day DL, Strained Pectoral
SP	Mat Latos	15-Day DL, Shoulder Inflammation
C	Jonathon Lucroy	15-Day DL, Shoulder Strain
SP	Jhoulys Chacin	15-Day DL, Fractured Wrist
LF	Carl Crawford	15-Day DL, MCL Sprain

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Parmelee batting leadoff? Is acquiring a speedy guy maybe at 2B or SS something you will look for this season. I know in both my M's Franchise's the Twins went hard after D. Gordon. Problem is he never hits well enough to be a good leadoff guy.

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Parmelee batting leadoff? Is acquiring a speedy guy maybe at 2B or SS something you will look for this season. I know in both my M's Franchise's the Twins went hard after D. Gordon. Problem is he never hits well enough to be a good leadoff guy.

There is a lot I'm contemplating, but it's only April. Carroll is getting old, Plouffe has Sano on his heals. You'll see at the end of the month my dilemma when I do a full organizational update.

I don't even know if I'll be a buyer or a seller at the deadline. I also have my eyes set on the potential free agents as well. I'm excited to keep getting deeper into the season. But yes, I do want speed.

My thought on batting Parmelee leadoff was pretty simple. Mastroianni sat for rest, I didn't want Florimon or Carroll batting at the top with Dozier still out. Mainly to give our everyday guys fewer at-bats. It payed off nicely though.

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Re: Crossing The Bridge | Minnesota Twins

Games 21-24
13-9 vs. 13-7

April 25, 7:10 CT
Game 21

Josh Lindblom 1-2 5.87 ERA | Vance Worley 2-1 4.71 ERA

April 26, 7:10 CT
Game 22

Matt Harrison 3-0 2.51 ERA | Kevin Correia 2-0 3.05 ERA

April 27, 3:10 CT
Game 23

Derek Holland 1-2 2.77 ERA | Rich Harden 0-1 6.43 ERA

April 28, 1:10 CT
Game 24

Yu Darvish 3-0 3.26 ERA | Mike Pelfrey 2-2 5.82 ERA

Players to Watch

Elvis Andrus .333 AVG 3 HR 9 RBI | Adrian Beltre .329 AVG 4 HR 15 RBI | Ian Kinsler .421 AVG 6 HR 22 RBI

Series Notes
-Minnesota leads Major League Baseball with a 13-7 record, first in the Central by 2.0 games
-Texas is 13-9 and leads the West by 1.0 games over Oakland
-Justin Morneau leads the league in home runs (10) and is second in runs batted in (24)
-Ian Kinsler leads the league in average (.421) and is third in runs batted in (22)
-Yu Darvish is tied for the league-lead in strikeouts with 33, the Twins will face him Sunday.