Game 67: Twins fall behind early to Phillies
June 18, 2010
Minnesota @ Philadelphia (Game 1 of 3)
Summary
Minnesota fell behind Philadelphia early in the first two innings 0-8 and were unable to get much going until they reached the bullpen. By then it was too late and they ended up falling 5-9 to the Phillies in the series opener.
Batting
Delmon Young continued to swing a hot bat, going 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored. Young average went over 300 and he is sitting at .302
Nick Punto also had a strong game, going 2-for-3 with 2 RBI’s, 2 runs off a home run (1) in the 7th inning.
Pitching
To say that Nick Blackburn struggled would be an understatement. This season has proved to be a difficult one for the young right hander as he has went from low to high and now back to low again. Blackburn lasted only 1.2 innings, giving up 8 runs on 6 hits with 2 K’s and 3 BB. The loss moves him back to 6-4 on the season and shoots his ERA up to 5.80.
The bullpen was good with the exception of Ron Mahay who struggled as well in his 1.0 inning of work. The bullpen gave up 1 run on 5 hits with 2 K’s and 2 BB. The run came from Mahay who gave up 3 hits with one of them being a home run.
Notes
Blackburns poor performance out of the gate set the Twins back a bit. Unable to score against Blanton until the late innings, the Twins did not have enough time to get back into the game.
Tomorrows match up will be Kevin Slowey versus Phillies one time ace Cole Hamels.
The Twins fall to 38-29 while the Phillies improve to 35-30.
Attendance
45,120 (Citizens Bank Park)
