The Twins were looking to Scott Baker to help them out of their early season pitching slump, but didn't quite get what they were looking for in Wednesday night's Baker debut.

Although Baker allowed "just" 5 hits and 2 walks in his four innings, the Blue Jays were mightily efficient in scoring runs. Baker surrendered 4 home runs to Blue Jay Hitters.

Philip Humber relieved Baker in the fifth inning, but Toronto did not relent. Humber pushed his season ERA to 12.46 by allowing 3 runs in 1 2/3 innings. R.A. Dickey and Luis Ayala also provided less than stellar relief. At the end of the night, Twins pitching had allowed a season high 12 runs.

The offense had another off-night, scoring just 2 runs in the first inning. The second run came on a Scott Richmond Wild pitch with Justin Morneau at third base.

Although the starting rotation, except Glen Perkins, has been pretty bad, I'm not too worried about them. They're bound to bounce back. I am more worried about the bullpen, which was expected to be a weak point coming into the season. Also, it looks like inconsistent offense may be a consistent theme for the Twins again this year, especially until Joe Mauer can return from the DL.

Game Notes

• The Twins managed just 4 hits and 2 walks in the game. They were completely shut out during the 2 2/3 innings of Blue Jays' bullpen work.
• Carlos Gomez is sitting with a .103 AVG and a .133 OBP through 29 at-bats this season. He is 0 for his last 11.

Thursday's game

Francisco Liriano will face off against Roy Halladay, so the Twins certainly have their work cut out for them in trying to salvage a 4-game split at home.