The Beat(ing Up) Goes On
Last night, May 9th, the Twins showed their impressive ability to only be able to capitalize on crappy pitching.
Back on May 3rd, they unloaded on Joe Mays, scoring 6 runs on 8 hits in 3 and 1/3 innings. Of those six runs, only two were earned, which makes me suspect that they had more assistance from the other side of diamond than from their own dugout. Joe's arm just isn't what it used to be, and the Twin's took full advantage of it. Mays' game score for this outing was 29.
After they pulled Mays, the Twins went back to facing major league pitching and promptly shut down. If they would have kept going against the Royal's bullpen they way they went after Mays, they should have scored 16 runs on 22 hits. Of course, projections like this lie more in the realms of fantasy, so it probably wouldn't have happened.
As it was, the three relievers combined to pitch a one-hitter with four strikeouts over the next four and two-thirds innings.
Back to last night's game.
Kevin Millwood pitched one and one-third inning, gave up 9 earned runs, 1 walk, and 1 home run. All this was accomplished in the amazing span of 45 pitches. Millwood's game score? -1. Yep. That's Minus One. It's got to be one of the worst outings ever.
This time, the bullpen didn't fare much better. Four pitchers combined over the remaining inning to serve up 10 hits and 6 runs, 4 of which were earned. They walked 4, struck out 4, and gave up a ninth-inning HR to Justin Moreau.
So what's my point here?
Silva gave up five runs, 4 earned, in six innings. If it hadn't been for Millwood's performance, the Twins may have lost the game, 5-4.
Back on May 3rd, they unloaded on Joe Mays, scoring 6 runs on 8 hits in 3 and 1/3 innings. Of those six runs, only two were earned, which makes me suspect that they had more assistance from the other side of diamond than from their own dugout. Joe's arm just isn't what it used to be, and the Twin's took full advantage of it. Mays' game score for this outing was 29.
After they pulled Mays, the Twins went back to facing major league pitching and promptly shut down. If they would have kept going against the Royal's bullpen they way they went after Mays, they should have scored 16 runs on 22 hits. Of course, projections like this lie more in the realms of fantasy, so it probably wouldn't have happened.
As it was, the three relievers combined to pitch a one-hitter with four strikeouts over the next four and two-thirds innings.
Back to last night's game.
Kevin Millwood pitched one and one-third inning, gave up 9 earned runs, 1 walk, and 1 home run. All this was accomplished in the amazing span of 45 pitches. Millwood's game score? -1. Yep. That's Minus One. It's got to be one of the worst outings ever.
This time, the bullpen didn't fare much better. Four pitchers combined over the remaining inning to serve up 10 hits and 6 runs, 4 of which were earned. They walked 4, struck out 4, and gave up a ninth-inning HR to Justin Moreau.
So what's my point here?
Silva gave up five runs, 4 earned, in six innings. If it hadn't been for Millwood's performance, the Twins may have lost the game, 5-4.
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