Pitching Perspectives (3/24-3/30)
By Wally Fish
The Twins finished the week with a 4-2 record.
Scott Baker pitched on Friday against Tampa Bay and finally had a good start. In 6.0 IP he allowed 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 HR and struck out 2.
Francisco Liriano pitched on Saturday against Boston. He threw 3.0 innings while allowing 4 hits, 7 earned runs, 3 walks, 3 home runs and recorded 5 strikeouts.
Kevin Slowey pitched Tuesday against Florida and Sunday against St. Louis. Both starts were very good. Combined in 11.0 IP he allowed 10 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 2 HR and struck out 10.
Nick Blackburn pitched Thursday against Cincinnati. In 4.0 innings he allowed 3 hits, 2 runs, no walks, 1 home run and struck out 1.
Glen Perkins pitched Monday against Tampa Bay and threw his 2nd shutout in a row. In 6.0 IP he allowed 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 HR and recorded 4 SO.
Week 1: ERA of 3.46 with a WHIP of 1.23 in 13.0 innings
Week 2: ERA of 1.11 with a WHIP of 0.78 in 24.1 innings
Week 3: ERA of 4.43 with a WHIP of 1.33 in 20.1 innings
Week 4: ERA of 4.98 with a WHIP of 1.52 in 21.2 innings
Minnesota
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
WHIP
3/24-3/30 Starters
30.0
26
14
14
5
22
7
4.20
1.03
Below is the performance of the rest of the pitchers in camp:
Minnesota
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
WHIP
Luis Ayala (R)
1.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0.00
1.00
Craig Breslow (L)
1.0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0.00
2.00
Jesse Crain (R)
1.2
5
4
4
1
1
0
21.56
3.59
R.A. Dickey (R)
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
0.00
Brian Duensing (L)
4.0
5
2
2
0
1
1
4.50
1.25
Matt Guerrier (R)
2.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0.00
0.50
Philip Humber (R)
3.0
1
1
1
2
3
0
3.00
1.00
Bobby Keppel (R)
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
Jose Mijares (L)
3.0
6
1
1
0
1
0
3.00
2.00
Joe Nathan (R)
2.0
1
0
0
1
3
0
0.00
1.00
The Bad: Jesse Crain
The Good: Pretty much everyone else
All in all it was a solid week for the rotation and an excellent week for the bullpen.