Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

**Wounded_Warrior** · 03-07-2008, 12:33 AM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

[B]Wounded_Warrior's Twins

[FONT="Century Gothic"]Standings

**Wounded_Warrior** · 03-07-2008, 01:59 AM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

Wounded_Warrior's Twins
Award Winners

**Wounded_Warrior** · 03-07-2008, 01:59 AM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

Wounded_Warrior's Twins
World Series Winners

**Wounded_Warrior** · 03-07-2008, 02:00 AM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

Wounded_Warrior's Twins
League Award Winners

**Wounded_Warrior** · 03-09-2008, 10:29 PM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

Wounded_Warrior's Twins
Season Preview

Francisco Liriano is one of the keys to the Twins this season.

2007 Record: 79-83
Key Additions: Delmon Young, Carlos Gomez, Craig Monroe, Mike Lamb, Adam Everett
Brendan Harris, Livan Hernandez
Key Losses: Johan Santana, Torii Hunter, Carlos Silva, Matt Garza, Jason Bartlett

When small market teams lose their top three starting pitchers, including the best pitcher in baseball, and a franchise outfielder from a team with 79 wins, you’d expect a dramatic drop in wins the next season, right?

Already having lost Torii Hunter via free agency the Twins were faced with the fact that they would likely not be able to resign Johan Santana after the next season. They had to decide whether to play the season out and hope for a chance at the playoffs in a tough division or make a trade and build for the near future.

Management decided to go with the latter and seem to have figured a way to stay competitive and at the same time build a solid foundation for future success. It would be a stretch to say they will contend with the Indians and Tigers for the division title this season, but the future does look bright for the Twins.

Infield
Catcher Joe Mauer and 2006 MVP Justin Morneau are the lone remaining players who will start from last years’ infield. Both took steps backward from their 2006 performances and should rebound and provide a kick start to an offense that finished 12th in the league a year ago.

The rest of the infield has been replaced and includes new starters Mike Lamb, Adam Everett, and Brendan Harris. While none of these are going to the all-star game, they will fill in nicely as compared to their predecesors.

Mike Lamb takes over for Nick Punto at third base who has been moved into a utility role. This is an immediate upgrade as Punto was as bad as you can get with a .562 OPS last season! While Lamb is no long term solution, he does have a little pop in his bat and averages about 12 HR and 50 RBI while posting a career .766 OPS.

At shortstop, slick fielding Adam Everett takes over and should produce similar numbers as Jason Bartlett. The only difference is that Everett will not steal as many bases, but his better defense should make up the difference.

Brendan Harris will likely take over at second base as he battles young Alexei Casilla for the job. Harris hit 12 HR and 59 RBI with a .777 OPS in his first full season in the majors with Tampa Bay before coming over with Delmon Young and Jason Pridie in the Matt Garza trade. Casilla is a virtual clone of Luis Castillo with better defensive potential, he will likely force his way into the lineup before to long. Though Casilla only posted a .516 OPS in 186 at-bats in his opportunity last season.
Grade: B-

Outfield
Another new acquisition, Delmon Young, will be playing left field. His addition gives the Twins a player that helps ease the loss of Hunter leaving. He is an immense talent that still needs to develop some plate discipline, but still could put up Hunter type numbers beginning this season. He did hit 13 HR and 93 RBI with a .723 OPS last season as a rookie.

The hot competition in Twins camp this spring is to see who will start opening day in center field for the departed Hunter. Young prospects Denard Span, Jason Pridie, and newly acquired Carlos Gomez are battling for the spot. Gomez is the only of the three with any major league experience, playing in 58 games with the Mets last season. Gomez should earn the job, as the others have seemed to become stuck in AAA.

Look for more of the same from right fielder Michael Cuddyer this season. He did slip some in power numbers from his 2006 totals, but his career SLG% is closer to last year than 2006 so expect about 20HR/85RBI. His average will likely stay if not increase as his K/BB ratio is improving, he struck out 23 less times while walking one extra time over 2006.

Jason Kubel is also back and looks to build off of his strong second half performance as the teams DH. He hit 13 HR and 65 RBI while posting a .786 OPS. The last piece of the outfield is Craig Monroe. Don’t look for much from him as his lack of plate discipline is catching up to him and causing his batting average and power numbers to suffer.
Grade: C

Starting Pitching
The amount of success the Twins will enjoy this season really lies on the shoulders of a young pitching staff.

A key to the Twins making all of these moves this winter was knowing they would be welcoming back Francisco Liriano from Tommy John surgery. They sat him down last year after his amazing rookie campaign of 2006 when he finished 12-3 with a 2.16 ERA and 1.00 WHIP. You could argue that Liriano was even better than Santana that season. Also, with the improving success rate of pitchers recovering from Tommy John, Liriano should fill in quite well for the departed star.

Other starters filling out the rotation will be Scott Baker, Boof Bonser, Kevin Slowey and recently signed Livan Hernandez.
Baker and Slowey each are control-minded pitchers in the mold of a Brad Radke. Each should have their shot at starting the season in the rotation with potential to finish the season. Though, they still are questionable as to whether they will stick as they give up lots of hits.

Boof Bonser will be another young anchor to the rotation in 2007. He will be looking to build on a disappointing sophomore campaign that saw him finish 8-12 with a 5.10 ERA and 1.53 WHIP. At 26, he still shows promise and will probably eat up lots of innings this season.

Rounding out the rotation will be veteran right-hander Livan Hernadez. He was signed to a one-year contract to help give some stability to the rotation. He will be looked upon to give some guidance and give solid, but not great numbers. Don’t expect much more from him than being a five-starter, his innings pitched and strikeout totals have been decreasing recently while his hits allowed have been increasing. He posted an awful 1.60 WHIP last season.

In the background waiting for a chance to pitch will be prospects, Nick Blackburn and newly acquired pitchers Phillip Humber and Kevin Mulvey. Humber is the closest to being ready of these prospects and will likely be the first called upon when needed.
Grade: C

Relief Pitchers
This core of relievers seems to have been together for a long time now, which is hard to do in baseball these days. Joe Nathan will still be the dominant closer we all know, along with the sidearming wonder Pat Neshek setting him up. The middle relievers will consist of Matt Guerrier, Jesse Crain, Juan Rincon, Glen Perkins and Dennis Reyes.

There is reason to worry about Rincon, who has been going the wrong way for about three years now, and Reyes, who struggles with inconsistent command of the strike zone. Yet, a healthy Jesse Crain will help to steady this as well as an emerging lefty, Glen Perkins.

Guerrier and Neshek were about as good as any pair of setup men in the league a year ago, and there looks to be no reason why they can’t do it again.
Grade: A-

Prediction
The Twins will not be serious contenders for the division title this season, with the powerful Indians and Tigers ahead of them, but the Twins are not going to go away. They have reloaded their pitching and outfield depth, albeit with young prospects which the Twins seem to have a knack for finding and developing into quality players.

The key to any success they will enjoy this season will be square on the shoulders of their young starters. If they can find a way to keep in games and eat up some innings, this will let their improving offense and great bullpen do their job and win some games. I just don’t see enough of it happening this year though, with youth comes inconsistency and there will be a lot of adjustments this season. Twins fans shouldn’t have to wait long though, they will be back in contention very soon.

**Wounded_Warrior** · 03-09-2008, 10:32 PM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

Wounded_Warrior's Twins
Roster

Code:

  [U][B]## Pitchers          B/T Ht  Wt  DOB[/B][/U]   
  30 Scott Baker       R/R 6-4 220 09/19/81  
  60 Brian Bass        R/R 6-2 215 01/06/82  
  53 Nick Blackburn    R/R 6-4 225 02/24/82  
  26 Boof Bonser       R/R 6-4 245 10/14/81  
  56 Carmen Cali       L/L 5-10210 11/02/78  
  28 Jesse Crain       R/R 6-1 215 07/05/81  
  51 Julio DePaula     R/R 6-0 180 12/31/82  
  54 Matt Guerrier     R/R 6-3 195 08/02/78  
  61 Livan Hernandez   R/R 6-2 245 02/20/75  
  38 Philip Humber     R/R 6-4 225 12/21/82  
  76 Bobby Korecky     R/R 5-11185 09/16/79  
  47 Francisco Liriano L/L 6-2 225 10/26/83  
  36 Joe Nathan        R/R 6-4 225 11/22/74  
  17 Pat Neshek        S/R 6-3 210 09/04/80  
  15 Glen Perkins      L/L 6-0 200 03/02/83  
  37 Dennys Reyes      R/L 6-3 250 04/19/77  
  39 Juan Rincon       R/R 5-11210 01/23/79  
  59 Kevin Slowey      R/R 6-3 205 05/04/84  
  
  [B][U]## Catchers          B/T Ht   Wt  DOB[/U][/B]   
  7  Joe Mauer         L/R 6-5  230 04/19/83  
  55 Mike Redmond      R/R 5-11 200 05/05/71  
  
  [B][U]## Infielders        B/T Ht   Wt  DOB[/U][/B]   
  32 Brian Buscher     L/R 6-0  220 04/18/81  
  25 Alexi Casilla     S/R 5-9  180 07/20/84  
  12 Adam Everett      R/R 6-0  180 02/05/77  
  23 Brendan Harris    R/R 6-1  210 08/26/80  
  24 Mike Lamb         L/R 6-1  205 08/09/75  
  18 Matt Macri        R/R 6-2  215 05/29/82  
  33 Justin Morneau    L/R 6-4  230 05/15/81  
  8  Nick Punto        S/R 5-9  195 11/08/77  
  64 Matt Tolbert      S/R 6-0  185 05/04/82  
  
  [U][B]## Outfielders       B/T Ht   Wt  DOB[/B][/U]   
  5  Michael Cuddyer   R/R 6-2  215 03/27/79  
  22 Carlos Gomez      R/R 6-4  195 12/04/85  
  50 Garrett Jones     L/L 6-4  245 06/21/81  
  16 Jason Kubel       L/R 6-0  210 05/25/82  
  27 Craig Monroe      R/R 6-1  215 02/27/77  
  11 Jason Pridie      L/R 6-1  200 10/09/83  
  2 Denard Span        L/L 6-0  205 02/27/84  
  21 Delmon Young      R/R 6-3  200 09/14/85

**Wounded_Warrior** · 03-09-2008, 10:45 PM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

Wounded_Warrior's Twins
Schedule

Code:

[B]March[/B]
[B][U]#   Date     Opponent Score Win Loss Save  Record [/U][/B]
1   March 31 Angels       
 
[B]April[/B]
[B][U]#   Date     Opponent Score Win Loss Save  Record [/U][/B]  
2   April 01 Angels       
3   April 02 Angels       
4   April 03 Angels       
5   April 04 Royals       
6   April 05 Royals       
7   April 06 Royals       
8   April 07 @ White Sox       
9   April 09 @ White Sox       
10  April 10 @ White Sox       
11  April 11 @ Royals       
12  April 12 @ Royals       
13  April 13 @ Royals       
14  April 14 @ Tigers       
15  April 15 @ Tigers       
16  April 16 Rays       
17  April 17 Rays       
18  April 18 Indians       
19  April 19 Indians       
20  April 20 Indians       
21  April 22 @ Athletics       
22  April 23 @ Athletics       
23  April 24 @ Athletics       
24  April 25 @ Rangers       
25  April 26 @ Rangers       
26  April 27 @ Rangers       
27  April 29 White Sox       
28  April 30 White Sox       
 
[B]May[/B]
[B][U]#   Date     Opponent Score Win Loss Save  Record [/U][/B] 
29  May 02 Tigers       
30  May 03 Tigers       
31  May 04 Tigers       
32  May 06 @ White Sox       
33  May 07 @ White Sox       
34  May 08 @ White Sox       
35  May 09 Red Sox       
36  May 10 Red Sox       
37  May 11 Red Sox       
38  May 12 Red Sox       
39  May 13 Blue Jays       
40  May 14 Blue Jays       
41  May 15 Blue Jays       
42  May 16 @ Rockies       
43  May 17 @ Rockies       
44  May 18 @ Rockies       
45  May 19 Rangers       
46  May 20 Rangers       
47  May 21 Rangers       
48  May 22 Rangers       
49  May 23 @ Tigers       
50  May 24 @ Tigers       
51  May 25 @ Tigers       
52  May 27 @ Royals       
53  May 28 @ Royals       
54  May 29 @ Royals       
55  May 30 Yankees       
56  May 31 Yankees       
 
[B]June[/B]
[B][U]#   Date     Opponent Score Win Loss Save  Record [/U][/B]
57  June 01 Yankees       
58  June 02 Yankees       
59  June 03 Orioles       
60  June 04 Orioles       
61  June 05 Orioles       
62  June 06 @ White Sox       
63  June 07 @ White Sox       
64  June 08 @ White Sox       
65  June 10 @ Indians       
66  June 11 @ Indians       
67  June 12 @ Indians       
68  June 13 @ Brewers       
69  June 14 @ Brewers       
70  June 15 @ Brewers       
71  June 17 Nationals       
72  June 18 Nationals       
73  June 19 Nationals       
74  June 20 D-backs       
75  June 21 D-backs       
76  June 22 D-backs       
77  June 24 @ Padres       
78  June 25 @ Padres       
79  June 26 @ Padres       
80  June 27 Brewers       
81  June 28 Brewers       
82  June 29 Brewers       
83  June 30 Tigers       
 
[B]July[/B]
[B][U]#   Date     Opponent Score Win Loss Save  Record [/U][/B] 
84  July 01 Tigers       
85  July 02 Tigers       
86  July 04 Indians       
87  July 05 Indians       
88  July 06 Indians       
89  July 07 Red Sox       
90  July 08 Red Sox       
91  July 09 Red Sox       
92  July 10 @ Tigers       
93  July 11 @ Tigers       
94  July 12 @ Tigers       
95  July 13 @ Tigers       
96  July 18 Rangers       
97  July 19 Rangers       
98  July 20 Rangers       
99  July 21 @ Yankees       
100 July 22 @ Yankees       
101 July 23 @ Yankees       
102 July 25 @ Indians       
103 July 26 @ Indians       
104 July 27 @ Indians       
105 July 28 White Sox       
106 July 29 White Sox       
107 July 30 White Sox       
108 July 31 White Sox       
 
[B]August[/B]
[B][U]#   Date     Opponent Score Win Loss Save  Record [/U][/B] 
109 August 01 Indians       
110 August 02 Indians       
111 August 03 Indians       
112 August 04 @ Mariners       
113 August 05 @ Mariners       
114 August 06 @ Mariners       
115 August 08 @ Royals       
116 August 09 @ Royals       
117 August 10 @ Royals       
118 August 11 Yankees       
119 August 12 Yankees       
120 August 13 Yankees       
121 August 15 Mariners       
122 August 16 Mariners       
123 August 17 Mariners       
124 August 18 Athletics       
125 August 19 Athletics       
126 August 20 Athletics       
127 August 21 @ Angels       
128 August 22 @ Angels       
129 August 23 @ Angels       
130 August 24 @ Angels       
131 August 25 @ Mariners       
132 August 26 @ Mariners       
133 August 27 @ Mariners       
134 August 28 @ Athletics       
135 August 29 @ Athletics       
136 August 30 @ Athletics       
137 August 31 @ Athletics       
 
[B]September[/B]
[B][U]#   Date     Opponent Score Win Loss Save  Record [/U][/B]
138 September 02 @ Blue Jays       
139 September 03 @ Blue Jays       
140 September 04 @ Blue Jays       
141 September 05 @ Tigers       
142 September 06 @ Tigers       
143 September 07 @ Tigers       
144 September 09 Royals       
145 September 10 Royals       
146 September 11 Royals       
147 September 12 @ Orioles       
148 September 13 @ Orioles       
149 September 14 @ Orioles       
150 September 15 @ Indians       
151 September 16 @ Indians       
152 September 17 @ Indians       
153 September 18 @ Rays       
154 September 19 @ Rays       
155 September 20 @ Rays       
156 September 21 @ Rays       
157 September 23 White Sox       
158 September 24 White Sox       
159 September 25 White Sox       
160 September 26 Royals       
161 September 27 Royals       
162 September 28 Royals

**Wounded_Warrior** · 03-09-2008, 10:51 PM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

Wounded_Warrior's Twins
Opening Day Starters

Batting Order:

1. 2B Brandan Harris
2. RF Michael Cuddyer
3. C Joe Mauer
4. 1B Justin Morneau
5. LF Delmon Young
6. CF Carlos Gomez
7. DH Jason Kubel
8. SS Adam Everett
9. 3B Mike Lamb

Starting Pitcher:

Francisco Liriano

**Wounded_Warrior** · 03-10-2008, 01:19 AM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

Wounded_Warrior's Twins
Opening Day

vs.

Hunter Proves Diffrence In Twin City Return.

Game 1 of 162

Minnesota, MN – The Twins opened up their 2008 campain with a lot of questions marks, namely how do you replace Johan Santana and will Carlos Gomez or Delmon Young be able to replace Torii Hunter in the lineup. It didn't take long for the Twins to realize just how much they missed Hunter and his gold glove as Young went to steal a certain homerun from Hunter only to lose it over the wall and give the Angles a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning.

Michael Cuddyer tied the game up with an RBI double in the bottom of the 1st and then Joe Mauer drove in Cuddyer to tie the game up at 2-all. Torii Hunter really enjoyed his 1st game back in the Metrodome but many of the fans wish that he never returned as he blasted his 2nd homerun of the game and drove in Vladimir Guerrero to give the angles a 4-2 lead in 6th inning.

Joe Mauer brought the Twins back within a single run in the 8thn inning after he drove in Cuddyer but some strong pitching by Francisco Rodriguez killed any chance of a come back in the 9th as he induced a pair of flyouts on Carlos gomez and Delmon Young and got Jason Kubel to strike out.

Code:

      [U][B]1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9      R  H  E[/B][/U]

Code:

[FONT=Palatino Linotype]     -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      -  -  -[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]LAA:  2  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0      4  10 0   [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]MIN:  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0      3  8  0[/FONT]
 
[FONT=Palatino Linotype][B][U]POS BATTERS         AB R H RBI BB SO AVG[/U][/B][/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]2B  Brandan Harris  4  1 1  0  0  1  .250[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]RF  Michael Cuddyer 4  2 2  1  0  1  .500[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]C   Joe Mauer       4  0 2  2  0  0  .500[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]1B  Justin Morneau  4  0 1  0  0  2  .250[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]LF  Delmon Young    4  0 1  0  0  0  .250[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]CF  Carlos Gomez    4  0 0  0  0  2  .000[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]DH  Jason Kubel     4  0 0  0  0  1  .000[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]SS  Adam Everett    3  0 0  0  0  1  .333[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]3B  Mike Lamb       3  0 0  0  0  1  .000[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]--  ------------    -  - -  -  -  -  ----[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]Totals              34 4 8  0  0  9  .235[/FONT]
 
[FONT=Palatino Linotype][B][U]POS  PITCHERS          IP  H R ER BB K  ERA[/U][/B][/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]---  --------          --  - - -- -- -  ---[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]SP   F.Liriano (L,0-1) 5.0 5 4 4  3  3  7.20[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]MR   M.Guerrier        2.1 2 3 0  1  0  0.00[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]SU   J.Rincon          1.2 2 0 0  0  1  0.00[/FONT]
 
[FONT=Palatino Linotype][SIZE=4][COLOR=red]Angels Leaders:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype][B]Hits:[/B] Torii Hunter - 2[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype][B]Homeruns:[/B] Torii Hunter - 2 [/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype][B]RBI's:[/B] Torii Hunter - 4[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype][B]SO's:[/B] Chone Figgins - 2[/FONT]
 
[FONT=Palatino Linotype][B][U]POS  PITCHERS          IP  H R ER BB K  ERA[/U][/B][/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]---  --------          --  - - -- -- -  ---[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]SP   J.Lackey (W,1-0)  7.0 6 2 2  0  8  2.57[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]SU   S.Shields (H,1)   1.0 2 1 1  0  0  9.00[/FONT]
[FONT=Palatino Linotype]CL   F.Rodriguez (S.1) 1.0 0 0 0  0  1  0.00[/FONT]

**sap0321** · 03-10-2008, 09:42 AM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

Originally posted by Wounded_Warrior

Wounded_Warrior's Twins
Opening Day Starters

Batting Order:

1. 2B Brandan Harris
2. RF Michael Cuddyer
3. C Joe Mauer
4. 1B Justin Morneau
5. LF Delmon Young
6. CF Carlos Gomez
7. DH Jason Kubel
8. SS Adam Everett
9. 3B Mike Lamb

Starting Pitcher:

Francisco Liriano

WOUNDED - die-hard Twins fan here - can I make a suggestion? The Twins lineup most likely look like this ... your order has some guys in bad spots ... Gardenhire has confirmed most of this ....

1) Gomez - CF
2) Mauer - C
3) Cuddyer - RF
4) Morneau - 1B
5) Young - LF
6) Kubel/Monroe - DH (Kubel vs RHP, Monroe vs LHP)
7) Lamb - 3B
8) Harris - 2B (Possibly Casilla)
9) Everett - SS

Thanks!

**BZito75** · 03-10-2008, 01:38 PM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

im liking the lay out ill keep reading

**doncoryell** · 03-10-2008, 02:01 PM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

That was a tough loss on opening day.

The team does look to be building for the future but don't be surprised if you can get the Twins to finish third in the Central, ahead of Chicago and Kansas City.

Good luck.

**Wounded_Warrior** · 03-11-2008, 06:09 AM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

Thanks for the comments guys, glad to have you all as readers.

i have changed my lineup as well, it will start when i start my KC series.

**Wounded_Warrior** · 03-11-2008, 06:20 AM

Re: Tale Of The Twin Cities: Wounded_Warrior's Minnesota Twins (MLB2K8)

Wounded_Warrior's Twins

Angles vs Twins

(1-1)

vs.

(1-1)

Bad Vlad Rocks Twins, Halos Take Series 3-1
Game 3 and 4 of 162

Minnesota, MN – The Twins entered game 3 of their 4 game series against the Angels with high hopes after their 1 run victory over Kelvim Escobar but unfortunatly for the Twins and their fans that was not to be the case.

Minnesota led 2-1 in the 6th inning thanks to a pair of RBI's from their emotional leader Joe Mauer but that didnt last to long as Pat Neshek and Joe Rincon gave up 7 runs in the 7th and 8th innings to give the Angles a lead they would not relinquish.

Vladimir Guerrero was the hero for the Angles blasting a 3 run homer in the 8th inning that sealed the victory for the Angles and a 2-1 lead in the best of 4series. Jared Weaver got the win going the whle 9 innings and striking out 2 batters.

Game 4 was no better for the twins as they went down 9-1 thanks to a strong out by Jon Garland who struck out 8 batters and allowed only 3 hits all game. Torii Hunter and Garret Anderson both hitting homers and driving in 3 runs each.
Minnesota lost the series 3-1 and look to improve their record against the perenial cellar dwellars the Kansas City Royals in Minnesota tommrow.

Code:

 
[LEFT][U][B]    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9      R  H  E[/B][/U]
   -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      -  -  -
LAA:  0  0  1  0  0  0  2  5  0      8  12 1   
MIN:  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0      2  9  0[/LEFT]
 
[LEFT][B][U]POS BATTERS         AB R H RBI BB SO AVG[/U][/B]
2B  Brandan Harris  4  1 0  0  0  1  .000
RF  Michael Cuddyer 4  1 2  0  0  0  .500
C   Joe Mauer       4  0 2  2  0  1  .500
1B  Justin Morneau  3  0 1  0  0  0  .333
LF  Delmon Young    4  0 1  0  0  0  .250
CF  Carlos Gomez    4  0 1  0  0  0  .250
DH  Jason Kubel     4  0 1  0  0  0  .250
SS  Adam Everett    3  0 1  0  0  0  .333
3B  Mike Lamb       3  0 0  0  0  0  .000
--  ------------    -  - -  -  -  -  ----
Totals              33 2 9  2  0  2  .273[/LEFT]
 
[LEFT][B][U]POS  PITCHERS          IP  H R ER BB K  ERA[/U][/B]
---  --------          --  - - -- -- -  ---
SP   B.Bonser          6.0 7 2 2  1  8  3.00
MR   P.Neshek (L,0-1)  1.1 2 1 1  1  1  6.75
SU   J.Rincon          0.2 3 5 5  1  1  13.50
CL   J.Nathan (S,1)    1.0 0 0 0  0  0  4.50[/LEFT]
 
[LEFT][SIZE=3][B][COLOR=red]Angels Leaders:[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE][/LEFT]
 
[LEFT][B]Hits:[/B] Vladimir Guerrero - 3
[B]Homeruns:[/B] Vladimir Guerrero - 1
[B]RBI's:[/B] Vladimir Guerrero - 3
[B]SO's:[/B] Howie Kendricks - 3[/LEFT]
 
[LEFT][B][U]POS  PITCHERS          IP  H R ER BB K  ERA[/U][/B]
---  --------          --  - - -- -- -  ---
SP   J.Weaver (W,1-0)  9.0 9 2 0  1  2  0.00[/LEFT]
 
[LEFT][B]Game 4 - Ana 9 - Min 1[/B]
[B]Winner -[/B] Jon Garland[/LEFT]
 
[LEFT][B]Loser -[/B] Danny Reyes[/LEFT]

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