The Twins have now won three out of four from teams ABOVE them in the standings and they have done it without Joe Mauer in the lineup. Samuel Deduno, who has been having some arm/biceps problems in his throwing arm, looked uncomfortable in the first, but he only gave up ONE run and three hits in six innings. He was wild again, though, issuing four walks.
The Twins continued to pound the ball last night. Even though they had NO homeruns, they did produce FIVE doubles. They lead the entire league in extra base hits in August.
I know we are not going anywhere this season, but it sure is nice to see good pitching and good hitting from the team we currently have on the field. Doing it against top-caliber opponents is pretty sweet as well.
Liam Hendriks, who pitched well in a loss last time out, gets his second start of the season today. He's auditioning for NEXT'S years squad, so let's hope he can become the pitcher the Twins though he would be when they drafted him.
Deduno, Albers, and Hendricks might give the Twins a fighting chance at a real rotation next season. The jury is still out on guys like Gibson and Worley. And even though Correia and Pelfrey have looked better in the second half, only Correia is signed for next season.
Cole Devries never recovered from his forearm injury this season, and last season's ace, Scott Diamond, is struggling in the minors. That's our pitching prospects for next season.
Maybe five of them will be good enough for next season, though I'm thinking the Twins will go after another guy like Pelfrey for next year. Who that will be is anyone's guess.
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