Where, oh where has the hitting gone...
The Twins found a pitcher last night. Nick Blackburn, in his first major league start, went seven innings, struck out six, walked one, and gave up only one run.
Where, oh where can it be?
Unfortunately, Angels starter Joe saunders was even better, pitching eight innings of shut-out ball. Only one Twins hitter even made it past first base.
With those ground ball outs...
In Tuesday's game the twins hit into seventeen ground ball outs. That tendency continued last night, as hitter after hitter weakly grounded out to infielders who barel;y had to move to make a play. It's atelling sign that the hardest hit ball of the night for theb Twins came off the bat of Nick Punto, whose one hop smash down the third base line was slickly fielded by Chone Figgins.
And those double play balls...
The seventh, eighth, and ninth innings drove the point home as Justin Morneau, Mike Redman, and finally Joe Mauer all hit routine double play balls to second after the lead-off hitters had reached base.
Oh where, oh where can it be?
Time to send the ass-bats back to Florida.
Keywords: Angels, Joe Mauer, Joe saunders, Justine Morneau, Mike Redman, Nick Blackburn, Nick Punto, Twins
