Starting Five: Minnesota Moves On, Up

by Andrew JohnsonFiled under: Cubs, Red Sox, Royals, Tigers, Twins, Starting FiveStarting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... That the Twins are still surging. Minnesota shook off a loss to the Tigers Sunday that pushed it three games back in the AL Central and routed the White Sox 7-0 to cut Detroit's edge in the division to 2 1/2 games. Twins starter Nick Blackburn pitched one of his best games of the season, tossing seven shutout innings and striking out six to pick up his first road win since the end of May. More Coverage: Scoreboard | Standings | Statistics Starting Five: Minnesota Moves On, Up originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments