Silva hit hard by Nats
Carlos Silva retired just 9 batters in 3+ innings while allowing 9 hits and 2 walks. The light-hitting Nationals put up a .500 batting average and a 21.00 ERA against Silva in what was his shortest outing of the season.
Cristian Guzman led the Nationals with 3 singles and a double. The Nationals didn't need any home runs to put up their eight runs. Ramon Ortiz came on in the fourth and allowed 2 inherited runners to score, but after that he slowed down the National offense. He was charged with just 1 earned run through 6 innings of relief pitching.
The Twins' bats were held silent by Jason Simontacchi through 6 innings before Jason Kubel blasted a 3-run homer about 10 rows up in the upper deck. The Twins also scored a run in the eighth, but then left a couple runners stranded. They added another in the ninth to make things a little interesting, but in the end Silva's 7 runs allowed were too many to overcome.
Game Notes
- Joe Mauer was 1 for 5 with a triple in his return. He made solid contact in every at-bat though.
- Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter each had 2 for 4 nights at the plate.
- Mike Redmond was the DH and went 1 for 4 with a run scored.
Johan Santana will pitch on Saturday night against former Twin minor leaguer Levale Speigner. The Indians, Tigers and White Sox lost on Friday night, so the Twins missed a perfect opportunity to pick up a game against everyone.
Topics: Carlos Silva, The Nationals, Cristian Guzman, Ramon Ortiz, Jason Simontacchi, Jason Kubel, Joe Mauer
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