• Twins vs White Sox, 08-01-2012, 12:10pm

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    Brock Beauchamp
    Published on 08-01-2012 10:00 AM
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    The Twins lost a game on a late homer last night. After receiving what was easily Nick Blackburn's best start of the year, Gardenhire opted to put Jeff Gray in for the ninth, leaving Glen Perkins on the bench. AJ Pierzynski homered and that was all for the Twins.

    This afternoon, the Twins send out their best pitcher in Scott Diamond to take on the rejuvenated Jake Peavy for the Sox in the rubber match of the series. After moving no one on trade deadline day, the Twins look to close out the season on a strong note, having gone 34-33 since May 16th of this year. If the roster stays intact through the waiver deadline, how many wins can the Twins achieve this season? Join the Twins Daily game discussion and let us know what you think!

    Scott Diamond

    		 W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    SEASON 9 4 2.88 15 15 1 1 100.0 103 38 32 9 4 15 2 56 .266 1.18 1.90
    MLB Totals 10 9 3.50 22 22 1 1 139.0 154 63 54 12 4 32 5 75 .281 1.34 1.59

    Jake Peavy

    		 W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
    SEASON 8 7 3.15 20 20 4 1 140.0 119 52 49 14 6 29 0 126 .229 1.06 0.66
    MLB Totals 117 88 3.45 271 270 13 6 1721.1 1503 693 659 173 59 528 37 1680 .234 1.18 0.95

    Twins Offense
    RK Player Team Pos G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG▼ OBP SLG OPS
    1 Mauer, J MIN C 95 353 59 114 21 1 6 49 55 55 5 1 .323 .414 .439 .853
    2 Revere, B MIN RF 68 281 36 89 11 3 0 20 14 23 24 5 .317 .351 .377 .728
    3 Span, D MIN CF 95 381 51 113 27 2 3 33 39 49 12 6 .297 .361 .402 .763
    4 Doumit, R MIN C 85 298 33 85 19 1 10 49 22 62 0 0 .285 .336 .456 .793
    5 Willingham, J MIN LF 99 357 62 97 22 1 27 79 56 94 2 1 .272 .385 .566 .951
    6 Mastroianni, D MIN LF 40 84 12 22 1 2 2 9 11 17 11 2 .262 .347 .393 .740
    7 Morneau, J MIN 1B 80 311 38 81 19 1 13 47 27 60 1 0 .260 .324 .453 .777
    8 Plouffe, T MIN RF 74 259 44 67 12 0 19 38 26 57 0 3 .259 .330 .525 .855
    9 Dozier, B MIN SS 73 275 28 65 9 1 4 28 12 49 8 2 .236 .269 .320 .589
    10 Carroll, J MIN SS 94 322 38 76 12 1 0 30 38 47 6 3 .236 .321 .280 .600
    11 Butera, D MIN C 28 74 5 17 5 0 1 4 5 18 0 0 .230 .288 .338 .625
    12 Casilla, A MIN 2B 72 212 21 48 11 2 0 20 10 40 12 1 .226 .262 .297 .559
    13 Komatsu, E MIN RF 15 32 2 7 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 .219 .297 .219 .516
    14 Parmelee, C MIN 1B 40 108 10 22 5 1 2 6 9 28 0 0 .204 .283 .324 .607
    15 Hughes, L MIN 2B 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 .200 .182 .200 .382
    15 Valencia, D MIN 3B 31 115 11 23 6 1 1 15 2 26 0 1 .200 .210 .296 .506

    White Sox Offense
    RK Player Team Pos G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG▼ OBP SLG OPS
    1 Konerko, P CWS 1B 95 352 47 115 17 0 17 52 38 55 0 0 .327 .401 .520 .920
    2 Danks, J CWS CF 22 35 4 11 1 0 0 2 0 10 1 1 .314 .306 .343 .648
    3 Rios, A CWS CF 101 387 63 121 26 5 16 63 18 50 15 5 .313 .346 .530 .876
    4 Pierzynski, A CWS C 85 301 43 87 11 3 18 55 19 46 0 0 .289 .341 .525 .866
    5 De Aza, A CWS CF 99 397 66 112 20 5 6 41 34 79 19 8 .282 .347 .403 .750
    6 Ramirez, A CWS SS 100 386 41 103 15 3 4 49 10 53 14 3 .267 .289 .352 .641
    7 Viciedo, D CWS RF 95 329 38 84 10 1 16 51 17 74 0 0 .255 .296 .438 .734
    8 Youkilis, K CWS 3B 30 110 21 27 4 0 6 22 19 23 0 0 .245 .364 .445 .809
    9 Beckham, G CWS 2B 99 364 45 84 18 0 9 38 23 62 3 2 .231 .282 .354 .637
    10 Dunn, A CWS 1B 102 362 64 77 13 0 31 73 77 152 2 1 .213 .351 .506 .856
    11 Escobar, E CWS SS 36 87 14 18 4 1 0 3 9 23 2 0 .207 .281 .276 .557
    12 Humber, P CWS P 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
    13 Flowers, T CWS C 33 88 10 16 4 0 2 2 6 39 2 0 .182 .250 .295 .545
    14 Hudson, O CWS 3B 33 101 7 18 3 2 1 11 9 16 1 1 .178 .245 .277 .523
    15 Morel, B CWS 3B 35 113 14 20 2 0 0 5 7 39 4 1 .177 .225 .195 .420
    Comments 23 Comments
    1. Brock Beauchamp's Avatar
      Brock Beauchamp - 08-01-2012, 11:18 AM
      Twins:
      Span CF
      Mastroianni RF
      Mauer C
      Willingham LF
      Morneau 1B
      Doumit DH
      Valencia 3B
      Dozier SS
      Carroll 2B
      (Diamond P)

      White Sox:
      De Aza CF
      Youkilis 3B
      Dunn 1B
      Konerko DH
      Rios RF
      Ramirez SS
      Viciedo LF
      Flowers C
      Hudson 2B
      (Peavy P)
    1. SpiritofVodkaDave's Avatar
      SpiritofVodkaDave - 08-01-2012, 11:48 AM
      Man, last nights loss still stings, wish we were going for the sweep today.

      No Revere for the 2nd day in a row?
    1. jokin's Avatar
      jokin - 08-01-2012, 11:50 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by rocketpig View Post
      Twins:
      Span CF
      Mastroianni RF
      Mauer C
      Willingham LF
      Morneau 1B
      Doumit DH
      Valencia 3B
      Dozier SS
      Carroll 2B
      (Diamond P)

      White Sox:
      De Aza CF
      Youkilis 3B
      Dunn 1B
      Konerko DH
      Rios RF
      Ramirez SS
      Viciedo LF
      Flowers C
      Hudson 2B
      (Peavy P)
      Revere is starting in RF
    1. GCTF's Avatar
      GCTF - 08-01-2012, 12:23 PM
      Run, Benny, run.

      And then run some more.
    1. GCTF's Avatar
      GCTF - 08-01-2012, 12:35 PM
      Valencheeeeea
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 08-01-2012, 12:45 PM
      The Acrobat™ with the catch.
    1. SpiritofVodkaDave's Avatar
      SpiritofVodkaDave - 08-01-2012, 12:47 PM
      Revere with a nice catch.
    1. GCTF's Avatar
      GCTF - 08-01-2012, 01:06 PM
      Bert mentioned his birthday.

      Take a drink!
    1. mikeee's Avatar
      mikeee - 08-01-2012, 02:19 PM
      Injury delay. Was that to Diamond? That would not be good....
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 08-01-2012, 02:35 PM
      @#$%
    1. jctwins's Avatar
      jctwins - 08-01-2012, 02:40 PM
      Diamond - Loose Hangnail. Will go on DL in two weeks and have Tommy John next March 30.
    1. Top Gun's Avatar
      Top Gun - 08-01-2012, 02:42 PM
      Twins can't get to Peavy.
    1. Craig in MN's Avatar
      Craig in MN - 08-01-2012, 02:50 PM
      Jared Burton can only pitch 4 pitches? And we wonder why the bullpen is overused.
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 08-01-2012, 02:58 PM
      Nice at bat by Valencia.
    1. Top Gun's Avatar
      Top Gun - 08-01-2012, 03:01 PM
      Twins lose again, sweep!
    1. glunn's Avatar
      glunn - 08-01-2012, 03:13 PM
      I hate losing to the White Sox more than any other team, and I hate the fact that they now have 3 former Twins stars who are playing well for them.
    1. snepp's Avatar
      snepp - 08-01-2012, 03:22 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Top Gun View Post
      Twins lose again, sweep!
      Been tippin' 'em back a wee bit early in the day have we?
    1. SpiritofVodkaDave's Avatar
      SpiritofVodkaDave - 08-01-2012, 04:31 PM
      The Twins seem to just not be able to get any clutch hits this season.
    1. mike wants wins's Avatar
      mike wants wins - 08-01-2012, 04:33 PM
      I would say Diamond is the most pleasant surprise of the year. I would never had predicted this kind of season.
    1. Bark's Lounge's Avatar
      Bark's Lounge - 08-01-2012, 05:21 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by mike wants wins View Post
      I would say Diamond is the most pleasant surprise of the year. I would never had predicted this kind of season.
      Yeah, who would have thought that this would happen? He has pitched like an All-Star since being recalled from Rochester. Hopefully he can continue to pitch this way for a long, long time. I would hate to see him become the 2nd coming of Allan Anderson. Even though we are in the midst of a very bad season, there are still some good reasons to watch the games

      In no particular order;

      a. Willingham's quest for 40HR's

      b. Plouffe coming back from the DL and maybe challenging the 30HR mark

      c. Mauer pushing for another Batting Title (if Trout falters down the stretch)

      d. Diamond's Starts

      The losses do take their toll though... especially to the White Sox.
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