Poor Pavano
Francisco Liriano had quite a streak going for the Twins pitching staff. The AL Pitcher of the Month threw 23 consecutive scoreless innings of work before finally giving up a run. Carl Pavano also has a streak going, albeit one that isn’t held in such high regard. Pavano has thrown 18 consecutive innings without any run support and the streak is still going strong.
Pavano has tossed two eight inning games, one of which was an 8 inning complete game, without getting a single run from the offense. In those two games, Pavano has been solid on the mound giving up just five runs, four earned runs, off of 13 hits with 13 strike outs and five walks. Putting up numbers like this usually means one would see more wins in the win column, but Pavano and his streak of bad luck sits at 3-3 so far.
The last time Pavano has had any run support was in a 8-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on April 23. The Twins gave Pavano five runs to work with the last run being a solo home run from Jim Thome in the top of the fifth. Pavano pitched two more innings that game and was take out before the Twins score the final three runs of the game.
Much like their horrid bases loaded numbers, we can only hope that this streak will work itself out in the end. Ever since joining the club late last season, Pavano has been pitching solid and deserves better than a 3-3 record that he has this season. Let’s hope the bats awaken for Pavano’s next scheduled start against the White Sox next Wednesday.
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