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Liriano Struggles with Control
In the season opener Francisco Liriano pitched 7 innings of walk-free baseball. Although he allowed a couple home runs, I thought it was a decent outing. Saturday's game was a different story. Liriano allowed 4 walks, and his inability to find the strike zone was most evident in the fifth inning when Liriano walked in 2 runs for the Sox.
Big Inning Defeats White Sox
After failing to score a run on Thursday afternoon, the Twins bats came alive on a cold Friday evening in Chicago. Neither starter was great. R.A. Dickey and Jose Contreras lasted just five innings, but Dickey was just a little bit less hittable and was credited with the win. The Twins' record improved to 3-2, enough for first place in the division.
The Twins scattered single runs through 4 of the first 5 innings as Chicago tried to keep pace. Things got out of hand for the Sox in the seventh inning when the Twins posted 7 runs, more than they had scored in any of the previous 4 games. Justin Morneau led off the inning with his second home run of the season. Jason Kubel, Michael Cuddyer and Joe Crede were all then walked. Singles by Jose Morales, Nick Punto, Denard Span and Alexi Casilla helped provide the scoring, and then Justin Morneau added his second RBI of the inning with a sac fly.