Game 44: Swarzak impressive in debut
May 23, 2009
Milwaukee @ Minnesota (Game 2 of 3)
Anthony Swarzak was called up from Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday and made his fist Major League start on Saturday and it is one he won’t likely forget in a 6-2 victory over the Brewers.
Swarzak pitched seven shutout innings for the Twins and allowed on five hits. He also struck out Prince Fielder once looking and Mat Gamel twice by looking and swinging. Swarzak also got a little help from the offense in the form of run support.
Joe Mauer would put the Twins on the board in the third inning with a single to left that scored Carlos Gomez from second. As Denard Span was heading to third, Ryan Braun overthrew Bill Hall that would go into the Twins dugout and Span was allowed to score and Mauer was given third. Mauer would go on to score on a sacrifice fly from Justin Morneau to make it a 3-0 ballgame.
Joe Crede started the fourth inning with a solo home run to left field, his seventh home run of the season, and Mauer would add a solo shot to left field in the fifth for his ninth home run of the season, to make it a 5-0 game. The home run for Mauer tied his home run total from last season. Crede would go on to knock in Mauer in the seventh to make it 6-0 in favor of the Twins.
The Brewers would answer back in the eight as Prince Fielder hit a ball to center off of Matt Guerrier to score Casey McGehee for their first run of the game. Jose Mijares pitched in the ninth for the Twins and allowed one run off of a double from Jason Kendall that scored Jody Gerut from second. The next batter, Craig Counsell hit a fly ball to Gomez to end the game.
Attendance: 40,547
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