Carlos Gomez’s line drive off Greg Looper in the 5th was a frightening moment until Prince Fielder caught the ball. Then it just became a wrongly placed line drive. You want to hit the person and knock the ball at their feet while their confused. That allows our fastest player to make it to the base in time. Often these situations are scary but if you don’t make it to the base then it just sucks.
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25 September 2008
Span went three for four with three RBIs and a run; Joe Mauer went three for four with an RBI; and Carlos Gomez went four for five with three runs and two RBIs.
In other words, except for Mauer, it was the greenhorns who came through. Justin Morneau didn't have a hit. Neither did Delmon Young.
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30 July 2008
Not bad.
Carlos Gomez, back in the starting lineup after his injury in Cleveland, was three for three with two runs and an RBI. Joe Mauer was two for four with a run and two RBIs. It's great to see him do well -- his average has dipped a bit (now .318) after being up in the .330s for a while.
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20 July 2008
is average to .299, was two for four with two runs and two RBIs after going four for four Friday.
Carlos Gomez broke out of his slump, going two for four with two runs and an RBI, and Denard Span was two for four with two runs.
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2 July 2008
All those players have had big roles in the Twins' resurgence.
Carlos Gomez had three hits and a run; Mauer had two hits, a run and two RBIs; Young three hits, a run and an RBI; Nick Punto two hits and an RBI; and Denard Span a hit and two runs.
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30 June 2008
The only starter who went hitless was Jason Kubel. Among those with two hits were Carlos Gomez, Alexi Casilla, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and rookie Denard Span. You have to say, though, that if you get 13 hits, you should score more than four runs.
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29 June 2008
ch had a hit; Jason Kubel, whose average has gone up to .267, had a hit and an RBI; and leadoff man Carlos Gomez had a hit and an RBI.
And this was against a hot pitcher. Sheets lost for the first time in eight starts and his ERA went up to 2.83. The Twins beat an ace.
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26 June 2008
run and an RBI; rookie Brian Buscher, who was one for two with three runs and is hitting .375; and Carlos Gomez, who's been as good as advertised, and was three for four with a run and RBI on Wednesday.
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20 June 2008
t portend success: The Twins had four two-RBIs, with Morneau getting one, Monroe two and Carlos Gomez one.
Having multihit games were Carlos Gomez, with two hits and and RBI; Alexi Casilla, two hits and a run; and Delmon Young, two hits and a run. Monroe and Macri had two RBIs each.
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18 June 2008
The Twins win Wednesday night, 11-2, with good games from starter Kevin Slowey, center fielder Carlos Gomez, and the MM boys, Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau.
The win puts the Twins at .500, 36-36.
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13 April 2008
Instead, Carlos Gomez, Matt Tolbert and Joe Mauer strung together three of the worst at bats you'll ever see in a major league game. Gomez flailed wildly at three pitches out of the strike zone, Tolbert popped up in the infield, and Mauer watched a fastball go right down the middle of the plate for strike three.
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12 April 2008
Twins jumping off to a quick lead over the Royals, led by some clutch hitting from Denard Span and Carlos Gomez. Starbuck relenquished her attack on the President, and was hauled off to a prison cell.
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7 April 2008
A few thoughts on the first homestand of the season:
*Carlos Gomez is really fast, and has the potential to be the most dynamic lead-off hitter the Twins have ever had.
*The starting pitching held its own. Livan Hernandez is just as advertised, a veteran who knows how to keep hitters off-balance and should throw into the sixth or seventh inning pretty much every game. Scott Baker, Nick Blackburn, and Boof Bonser all pitched well, but too often found themselves behind early in the game.
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5 April 2008
It looked like darkness was coming upon us all.
Then the Twins mounted a rally. Carlos Gomez ruled the basepaths, stealing two bases and scoring a run. Joe Mauer picked up an RBI, Justine Morneau finally got a hit, a hope-stimulating opposite field single that carried with bit the bthought that his days of pulling off pitches were finally over. Gaius Baltar, rescued by a mysterious group of worshipful women, found himself wracked with self-doubt, a good thing for the normally arrogant, some would say traitorous, doctor.
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1 April 2008
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.
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31 March 2008
Michael Cuddyer is a proven performer and a plus player offensively and defensively. In center, Carlos Gomez is a question mark with the potential to be a plus player. Delmon Young is also new to the Twins, but his one year in the majors established him as a better than average player, and in Spring Training his arm and accuracy looked to be as good as anybody's, and better than most. The outfield, then, shows two pluses and a question mark.
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24 March 2008
There office could be even better this year with the additions of Delmon Young, Carlos Gomez and Brendan Harris. This big issue is replacing the departed Santana.
Liriano has the talent to do
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10 March 2008
Two at bats in particular, when Carlos Gomez and Jason Pridie each came up in successive innings with the bases loaded and two outs were disappointingly reminiscent of last year's hit
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3 March 2008
no doing in his recovery from elbow surgery?
Center Field: All three contenders for the position, Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, and jason Pridie have had some playing time and the good news is that so far all three are showing signs of having a positive impact. Everyone has at least one hit, Gomez and Span have each led off a game with a single and a stolen base, and in Sunday's ninth inning Pridie came up with the bases loaded and two out and got a clutch base hit. If this keeps up, the twins will have justv what they want, three players fighting to win the job instead of finding ways to lose it.
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