By Bud L. Ellis
Matt Capps’ season highlight appeared to come July 12, when the then-Washington Nationals reliever earned the victory in the All-Star game.
Now, the right-handed closer may get a chance to pitch in the bright lights again … in October.
Capps was traded from the cellar-dwelling Nationals to Minnesota, a team squarely in the hunt for the AL East title. (Read More…)
Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 4:25 pm by bud
Tags: AL Central, Joe Nathan, Jon Rauch, Major League Baseball, Matt Capps, Minnesota Twins news, Minnesota Twins schedule, Minnesota Twins tickets, Washington Nationals
By Bud L. Ellis
The Minnesota Twins like their new digs, based on looking at their 6-3 record inside brand-new Target Field.
But the Twins played good baseball everywhere in April, and as a result the Twins find themselves on top of the AL Central standings in the first weekend of May.
Minnesota is 15-9 on the season, ½ game ahead of Detroit in the standings, even though the Twins have stumbled just a bit the past week, losing four out of their past six.
Still, it’s been a good start for the Twins in the first season of Target Field. Minnesota beat Boston 5-2 on April 12 in the first regular-season game at the new stadium, and a 6-3 homestand pushed the Twins’ mark to 11-5 on the season.
Two wins in a row at Kansas City gave Minnesota a 13-5 record. Then came the little skid to close the month, Minnesota winning at Cleveland 9-3 to close April at 15-8.
A 5-4 loss on Saturday brought Minnesota to 15-9. After the series finale at Cleveland on Sunday, the Twins open a nine-game homestand Monday against Detroit.
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Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 7:41 pm by bud
Tags: AL Central, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Target Field
