Blackburn, Twins beat Boston
The Twins won their first game of the season against Boston. Nick Blackburn provided 7 strong innings, striking out a season high 7 batters while allowing just 2 runs (1 earned).
Blackburn is now 4-2 on the season with a 3.55 ERA. He's gone 7+ innings in 6 of his last 7 starts, making him the Twins' most consistent pitcher right now. Kevin Slowey has also been pretty good, with 3 straight quality starts. He'll pitch tonight against Daisuke Matsuzaka, who has struggled this season and missed some time with shoulder issues.
Justin Morneau provided the bulk of the Twins offense. After Joe Mauer drew a walk, Morneau hit his 14th home run of the season to score 3 runs.
Joe Crede sat out a second straight game after being hit in the hand with a pitch in Sunday night's game.
Delmon Young was 0-4 with 2 more strikeouts. Since returning on Sunday after his mother's death, he is 0-12 with 8 strikeouts. He hit a solid ball to deep center field last night, but was robbed by Jacoby Ellsbury's diving catch.
Joe Nathan recorded his 7th save of the season. It was his first once since May 14th against Detroit.
Topics: Nick Blackburn, Boston, Minnesota Twins, Delmon Young, Kevin Slowey, Justin Morneau, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Joe Mauer
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