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It ended so soon
Everything began to unravel with 2 outs in the 2nd inning. Nick Blackburn walked the #8 hitter, Gerald Laird, and the Tigers then went on to get 4 hits, with an Alexi Casilla error wedged in between. After 2 innings the Twins already faced a 6 run deficit.
Blackburn stuck around until the 4th inning when he was tagged for 3 more runs and relieved by R.A. Dickey.
The Twins offense never scored a run. In fact, they had just 5 hits and were unable to take advantage of the 5 walks they were given. Their biggest threat came in the seventh when they loaded the bases with 2-outs, but that ended in a Michael Cuddyer feilder's choice.
Was the weekend an aberration?
In Milwaukee there was hardly a thing to complain about on Friday and Saturday night. The Twins seemed to be turning a corner. Sunday's loss was disappointing, but could largely be blamed on Ramon Ortiz and Dennys Reyes. Things got ugly on Monday in Texas which could lead to the conclusion that the Twins just happened to catch the Brewers at a good time.