It's unfortunate that the Twins are already in a position where games they are playing in May seem to have some importance, but with the White Sox playing the way they are, that's where the Twinkies find themselves.
Today had the potential to really be a bad day, as the White Sox won 7-0 in the afternoon, and the Twins were sending Kyle Lohse to the mound against a team that had put up a 10 spot against Santana and Co. the night before.
Lohse is pissed about being relegated to No. 5 in the ro', so I'm sure he's happy as all get out about his start. (Which wasn't as impressive as the numbers indicate but was pretty good nonetheless)
But really this was a game the Twins needed to win just because they can't let this homestand get too far away from them. If they can't make up any ground against the CHiSox on a 9 gamer, that would probably just put more pressure on the players, and the biggest thing for them right now is probably to avoid pressure.
I'm still worried about the infield, though Cuddy is on fire right now at the plate.
ANd staying with the bright-side theme, Lohse has made two consecutive decent starts, and the bullpen continues to rock asses.
But, Mauer, Jones and Morneau have cooled, and Hunter and Ford are kind of stinkin'.
I don't know why I do this to myself.
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