Twins Pitching Perspectives (3/3-3/9)
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The Twins finished their week with a 5-2 record counting both their WBC exhibition games.
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Scott Baker pitched on Tuesday against Puerto Rico and Saturday against Pittsburgh. He threw 7.0 innings allowing 9 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 1 home run and struck out 6. It was an excellent week of work from the default ace of the rotation.
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Francisco Liriano pitched on Wednesday against Pittsburgh and Sunday against Baltimore. Both starts for Liriano were excellent totaling 7.0 innings allowing only 2 hits, no runs, no walks, and struck out 7.
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Kevin Slowey pitched on Thursday against the Netherlands and Monday against Tampa Bay. For the week he tallied 6.1 innings allowing 4 hits, 2 runs, no walks, and 6 strike outs. His 3.0 innings against the Dutch were perfect with 2 strikeouts. He got touched up against the Rays, but did strike out 4 without allowing a walk.
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Nick Blackburn rested his knee this week and did not pitch. Threw a bullpen session on Thursday and reported no pain in his knee.
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Glen Perkins pitched on Friday against Cincinnati. He threw 4.0 innings allowing only 1 hit, no runs, walked 2 and struck out 2.
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The Twins followed up an excellent 1st week in which they posted a 3.46 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP with an even more impressive 2nd week. The most encouraging sign from their latest work is they struck out almost a batter per inning after only striking out 4 in 13 innings last week. All 4 starters had at least one superb outing.
Minnesota
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
WHIP
3/3-3/9 Starters
24.1
16
3
3
3
21
1
1.11
0.78
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Below is the performance of the rest of the pitchers in camp:
Minnesota
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
WHIP
Craig Breslow (L)
3.0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0.00
0.00
Rob Delaney (R)
2.0
4
2
2
0
0
0
9.00
2.00
R.A. Dickey (R)
3.0
2
2
2
0
2
1
9.00
9.00
Brian Duensing (L)
4.0
4
1
1
1
1
1
2.25
1.25
Armando Gabino (R)
2.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0.00
0.50
Mike Gosling (L)
1.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
0.00
Matt Guerrier (R)
2.2
4
2
2
2
2
0
6.74
2.25
Sean Henn (L)
2.0
3
1
1
0
2
0
4.50
1.50
Philip Humber (R)
2.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0.00
0.00
Jason Jones (R)
4.0
4
0
0
2
2
0
0.00
1.50
Ben Julianel (L)
1.1
3
4
3
2
0
0
20.30
3.85
Bobby Keppel (R)
3.0
1
1
1
2
1
0
3.00
1.00
Jose Mijares (L)
2.0
2
1
1
3
0
0
4.50
2.50
Kevin Mulvey (R)
2.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
1.00
Joe Nathan (R)
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0.00
0.00
Anthony Swarzak (R)
2.0
3
2
2
1
1
0
9.00
2.00
The Bad:Â Ben Julianel
The Good:Â Craig Breslow and Jason Jones