Unbelievable

Why is it the BEST games of the season seem to happen during west coast games when most are already in bed?

The Twins won by SEVEN runs last night in EXTRA innings. I have no idea how often a baseball team wins by that much in "OT" but it's got to be much rarer than a perfect game.

Joe Mauer couldn't catch last night because his wife was in labor (with TWINS of course.) Recently recalled Chris Hermann coaxed a good six innings out of rookie Kyle Gibson and then belted a grand slam in the 10th as part of a 7 run inning.

Wow. Time to watch the highlight reel a few more times today.

I actually watched the game into the fifth last night because it was both good and close, but sleep overtook the game.

I awoke this morning to the cool news of a fantastic 10th inning.

Perkins got the win despite blowing the save in the 9th. Perkins has looked shaky since the All-Star game but last night the ceiling collapsed when he walked in the tying run with the bases loaded and one out. Fortunately for the Twins, the next batter grounded into a double-play.

The cool thing? Hermann was Gibson's regular catcher in the minors this season so the two know each other really well. That might have been one of the reasons Gibson looked so good again last night.

Afternoon game today. I'm hoping they do well enough to make it worthwhile viewing.