Coming back with a strong play took a loss Sunday with Detroit. Hard to come back in a game when you give up 6 runs in the top of the first inning. Remind me to take Bonderman off of my Christmas Card mailing list. lol
Todays play Minnesota for 3*
Will add some stats in a few here is write-up from cbs.sportsline\
Minnesota's Joe Mays will make his first start since Aug. 23, 2003. The right-hander missed all of last season following reconstructive elbow surgery. Mays gave up one run and three hits in two innings in a 5-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Friday in his first regular-season appearance since Aug. 31, 2003.
"He should be able to handle these things," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "As I told him, 'Take the ball and do the best you can. Throw it over.' He'll be fine. We told him that from the get-go and I'll reaffirm that before the game. Be yourself, just like spring training. Go at them and see what happens."
Mays has been outstanding against Detroit, going 10-3 with a 2.19 ERA in 15 starts and two relief appearances.
Mays will be trying to build on an outstanding performance from 2004 AL Cy Young award winner Johan Santana.
After watching teammates Kyle Lohse and Brad Radke get roughed up in consecutive losses to the White Sox, Santana stopped the skid with 11 strikeouts in seven innings to help Minnesota avoid getting swept by its division rivals with a 5-2 victory Sunday.
The Twins' starters have struggled early on - even Santana gave up four runs in the first inning of his previous start, an 8-4 win at Seattle. The Twins have been outscored 11-0 in the first inning this season.
Minnesota is in the middle of 19 straight games against AL Central opponents.
STANDINGS (through April 10): Tigers - 2nd place (tied), 1 GB, AL Central. Twins - 2nd place (tied), 1 GB, AL Central.
TIGERS PROBABLE STARTER: Mike Maroth (0-1, 12.27 ERA). The left-hander struggled in his first start, allowing five runs and 11 hits in 3 2-3 innings in a 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Maroth set career highs in wins (11-13), innings (217), ERA (4.31) and strikeouts (108) last season. He is 2-7 with a 4.54 ERA in 11 starts against Minnesota.
TWINS PROBABLE STARTER: Mays (0-0, 4.50 ERA). Mays is 42-55 with a 4.69 ERA in his career. He went 17-13 with a 3.16 ERA for the Twins in 2001
2005 All sport record
1*(13-5)
2*(6-4)
3*(3-2)
GLTA
-ASI
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Todays play Minnesota for 3*
Will add some stats in a few here is write-up from cbs.sportsline\
Minnesota's Joe Mays will make his first start since Aug. 23, 2003. The right-hander missed all of last season following reconstructive elbow surgery. Mays gave up one run and three hits in two innings in a 5-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Friday in his first regular-season appearance since Aug. 31, 2003.
"He should be able to handle these things," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "As I told him, 'Take the ball and do the best you can. Throw it over.' He'll be fine. We told him that from the get-go and I'll reaffirm that before the game. Be yourself, just like spring training. Go at them and see what happens."
Mays has been outstanding against Detroit, going 10-3 with a 2.19 ERA in 15 starts and two relief appearances.
Mays will be trying to build on an outstanding performance from 2004 AL Cy Young award winner Johan Santana.
After watching teammates Kyle Lohse and Brad Radke get roughed up in consecutive losses to the White Sox, Santana stopped the skid with 11 strikeouts in seven innings to help Minnesota avoid getting swept by its division rivals with a 5-2 victory Sunday.
The Twins' starters have struggled early on - even Santana gave up four runs in the first inning of his previous start, an 8-4 win at Seattle. The Twins have been outscored 11-0 in the first inning this season.
Minnesota is in the middle of 19 straight games against AL Central opponents.
STANDINGS (through April 10): Tigers - 2nd place (tied), 1 GB, AL Central. Twins - 2nd place (tied), 1 GB, AL Central.
TIGERS PROBABLE STARTER: Mike Maroth (0-1, 12.27 ERA). The left-hander struggled in his first start, allowing five runs and 11 hits in 3 2-3 innings in a 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Maroth set career highs in wins (11-13), innings (217), ERA (4.31) and strikeouts (108) last season. He is 2-7 with a 4.54 ERA in 11 starts against Minnesota.
TWINS PROBABLE STARTER: Mays (0-0, 4.50 ERA). Mays is 42-55 with a 4.69 ERA in his career. He went 17-13 with a 3.16 ERA for the Twins in 2001
2005 All sport record
1*(13-5)
2*(6-4)
3*(3-2)
GLTA
-ASI
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