Twins' bullpen getting overworked of late
The following numbers equal how long Minnesota's starting pitchers have lasted the past four games: 4 13, 4 13, 4, 2.
The last one should be taken with a grain of salt, as right-hander Mike Pelfrey went just two innings in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves. The game was halted for over an hour thanks to a rain delay and a power failure with the lights.
Twins manager...
Twins' bullpen getting overworked of late
The following numbers equal how long Minnesota's starting pitchers have lasted the past four games: 4 13, 4 13, 4, 2.
The last one should be taken with a grain of salt, as right-hander Mike Pelfrey went just two innings in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves. The game was halted for over an hour thanks to a rain delay and a power failure with the lights.
Twins manager...
Worley vs. Pelfrey: Whose problems are most concerning?
I have seen or heard two different media segments in which Twins starters Vance Worley and Mike Pelfrey were compared and fretted over. The Common Man on KFAN in the Twin Cities was trying to figure out which pitcher was the most worrisome. Bloguin’s Outside Corner wondered as to why either still has a job. Both came to the conclusion that Worley’s issues were most bothersome...
How do these starting pitchers still have jobs?
As the baseball season heads passed the quarter pole, the players that are struggling are running out of excuses. Proclamations of bad luck and small sample size simply don't hold much weight anymore. At this point, teams need to make the tough decision of whether or not to stick with a struggling player to hope he turns things around or to cut their losses and move on to someone...
Dunn breaks out of slump in big way versus Twins
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Twins took note of longtime nemesis Paul Konerko's return to the White Sox lineup for Wednesday's series finale.
They probably should have been more concerned with the guy batting ahead of him.
Chicago first baseman Adam Dunn he of the .137 batting average continued to torment the Twins, blasting two homers and driving in five runs as the White...
MLB Game Picks - Wednesday: May 15, 2013
I watched the games and the picks with interest last night from my hotel room in Augusta, Maine, where I traveled yesterday for a conference. The beginning of the night really started rather brilliantly. I predicted that Barry Zito was ripe for a clunker. He was. I correctly predicted that if the Yankees could match up CC Sabathia with Felix Hernandez and make it a bullpen game...
Twins Monday: Pitchers prepare for trip to Atlanta
MINNEAPOLIS It's not often Minnesota's pitchers make their way to the batting cage for early batting practice, but that's what the Twins did Monday as they prepare for next week's interleague series.
Minnesota travels to take on Atlanta beginning next Monday for a three-game series. Of course, that means the Twins' pitchers will have to take their hacks in the...
Twins' starter Pelfrey still being hard on self
MINNEAPOLIS Depending on who you asked, Twins right-hander Mike Pelfrey's start Friday was either pretty good or pretty disappointing.
The first opinion belongs to Pelfrey's manager, Ron Gardenhire. The latter is Pelfrey's take on his latest outing in Friday's 9-6 loss in extra innings to the visiting Baltimore Orioles. The loss can't be chalked up to Pelfrey...
Twins' starter Pelfrey still being hard on self
MINNEAPOLIS Depending on who you asked, Twins right-hander Mike Pelfrey's start Friday was either pretty good or pretty disappointing.
The first opinion belongs to Pelfrey's manager, Ron Gardenhire. The latter is Pelfrey's take on his latest outing in Friday's 9-6 loss in extra innings to the visiting Baltimore Orioles. The loss can't be chalked up to Pelfrey...
Orioles 9, Twins 6(10)
Manny Machado had a tiebreaking RBI single in Baltimore's three-run 10th inning as the Orioles rallied for a 9-6 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
Machado - who stayed in the game after fouling a ball off his ankle in the fifth - rolled a single into right field that scored Chris Dickerson and broke a 6-all tie. Nick Markakis added a sacrifice fly and Adam Jones...
Pelfrey, Twins look to keep improving in return home
Baltimore Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel still thinks he can improve.
His record outside Camden Yards can't be any better.
Hammel will try to match the MLB lead in victories and become just the third Oriole in 54 years to win his first six road starts Friday night, when he makes his first appearance against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.
Hammel (5-1, 4.10 ERA) has...
Second Thoughts Game #28: Twins 4, Indians 2
Player of the Game: Mike Pelfrey (6 inn. 4 hits 1 ER 1 BB / 7 SO)
The Leadoff
As the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end.
Cleveland snapped their six-game winning streak Sunday afternoon as they fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-2. The Tribe bats cooled off considerably as the team was blanked by a strong pitching performance from Twins starter Mike Pelfrey (3-3,...
Twins Sunday: Pelfrey doubles Ks in sixth start
Finally, it all clicked for Mike Pelfrey.
The Twins right-hander put together his best start since joining Minnesota this offseason, going six innings and allowing just one run in the Twins' 4-2 win Sunday against the Cleveland Indians.
In the process, Pelfrey struck out seven batters which equaled the number of strikeouts he had combined in his first five starts.
"He...
Twins Sunday: Pelfrey doubles Ks in sixth start
Finally, it all clicked for Mike Pelfrey.
The Twins right-hander put together his best start since joining Minnesota this offseason, going six innings and allowing just one run in the Twins' 4-2 win Sunday against the Cleveland Indians.
In the process, Pelfrey struck out seven batters which equaled the number of strikeouts he had combined in his first five starts.
"He...
Twins 4, Indians 2
Mike Pelfrey pitched six effective innings, Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland 4-2 on Sunday to stop the Indians' six-game winning streak.
Justin Morneau drove in a run with a bases-loaded single in the sixth while Joe Mauer, who was in a 5-for-43 slump, added an RBI double in the seventh for his 1,300th career hit.
Pelfrey (3-3), who...
Pelfrey, Twins stop Indians' winning streak, 4-2
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Mike Pelfrey pitched six effective innings, Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland 4-2 on Sunday to stop the Indians' six-game winning streak.
Justin Morneau drove in a run with a bases-loaded single in the sixth while Joe Mauer, who was in a 5-for-43 slump, added an RBI double in the seventh for his 1,300th career hit.
Pelfrey...
Pelfrey, Twins look to get back on track
The Cleveland Indians' winning streak began with Corey Kluber on the hill.
Now, he'll try to help extend it.
Kluber squares off against Mike Pelfrey as the Indians go for their first seven-game winning streak in two years in Sunday's series finale against the visiting Minnesota Twins.
After a slow start to the year, Cleveland (14-13) has started to hit its stride....
Prince Fielder's 3-run home run, zero bat flip
Prince Fielder hit a monster, game-winning, three-run home run against the Twins' Mike Pelfrey on Monday night. The ball landed near the flag pole in the visitor's bullpen, which is, like, far out, man.
Fielder, whose bat flip has been off to a hot start in 2013, decided to hang on to the bat for a little while this time:
FAP.
Mike Pelfrey and Standing Around
Let’s go ahead and get one thing clear up front: nobody thinks about pitcher pace, firstly. Firstly, one always thinks about pitcher performance, and then after that come the various watchability factors. What matters most is that a pitcher is good, and when a pitcher is consistently effective, nobody really cares how he gets it done, so long as he does. But pitcher pace lurks...
Twins rotation going deeper into games
MINNEAPOLIS All offseason, the main emphasis for the Minnesota Twins was to improve their starting rotation. To do so, the team signed two veteran free agents and traded for another pitcher in hopes of rebuilding what had been the American League's worst starting staff in 2012.
Though it's still early in the 2013 season, it appears those offseason changes have made a difference...
Twins rotation going deeper into games
MINNEAPOLIS All offseason, the main emphasis for the Minnesota Twins was to improve their starting rotation. To do so, the team signed two veteran free agents and traded for another pitcher in hopes of rebuilding what had been the American League's worst starting staff in 2012.
Though it's still early in the 2013 season, it appears those offseason changes have made a difference...
Royals take on the Twins tonight on FSKC
(AP) -- Mike Pelfrey had a splendid debut for the Minnesota Twins while winning his first start since Tommy John surgery. Jeremy Guthrie was just as strong in his first outing this season for the Kansas City Royals.
The right-handers will try to build on those efforts as their teams continue a three-game series in Kansas City on Tuesday night.
Pelfrey made three starts for the...
Pelfrey, Twins look to reignite winning streak
Mike Pelfrey had a splendid debut for the Minnesota Twins while winning his first start since Tommy John surgery. Jeremy Guthrie was just as strong in his first outing this season for the Kansas City Royals.
The right-handers will try to build on those efforts as their teams continue a three-game series in Kansas City on Tuesday night.
Pelfrey made three starts for the New York...
Pelfrey shows strength in Twins debut
MINNEAPOLIS Mike Pelfrey feels blessed.
The Twins right-hander feels blessed simply for the fact that he gets to play baseball for a living. He also considers himself blessed because of his rapid recovery from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. He had the surgery on May 1 and it usually takes players a year to fully recover from the procedure.
But here Pelfrey was Thursday,...
Pelfrey shows strength in Twins debut
MINNEAPOLIS Mike Pelfrey feels blessed.
The Twins right-hander feels blessed simply for the fact that he gets to play baseball for a living. He also considers himself blessed because of his rapid recovery from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. He had the surgery on May 1 and it usually takes players a year to fully recover from the procedure.
But here Pelfrey was Thursday,...
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