Slow, slower, and slowest. Those were the speeds on Livan Hernandez pitches, and it was good enough to keep the Angels hitters off-balence and give up only two runs in seven innings pitched. Meanwhile, the offense, played small ball. Led by Carlos Gomez' two hits, two steals, and two runs scored, they produced just enough to pull off a 3 - 2 victory on Opening Night in Minneapolis.
The weather outside may have been frightful, snow and howling winds made it look more like December than the end of March, but a sold-out crowd kept things warm inside the dome. The Twins and Angels both looked to be in mid-season form, and the result was a crisply-played, highly entertaining game to start off the season. Baseball was being played the way it should be and for a couple of hours all was well with the world.
Let's play them all this way.
Players of the Game: We have to go with a tie and spread the joy around. Livan Hernandez and Carlos Gomez, two new Twins off to a good start.Keywords: Angels, Carlos Gomez, Livan Hernandez, Minnesota Twins, Opening Day
