Twins Yankees Series Preview
The Twins kick off a three game set with the Yankees tonight at the Dome. Pitching matchups are as follows:
Tuesday- Scott Baker vs. CC Sabathia
Wednesday- Glen Perkins vs. AJ Burnett
Thursday- Anthony Swarzak vs. TBA
The Twins have some pretty ugly numbers against CC. Redmond is one of the few who does not so I wonder if Gardy will DH Mauer (since Kubel would be useless against CC) and use Redmond at Catcher. Or even vice versa. Other than that I’m sure the lineup will be pretty normal. Gardy seems to have settled on one lineup most of the time. Which is nice. Its not a good sign when the lineup changes from day to day. Unless of course you have too many good players, but it usually means you don’t have enough.
If we can take two of three from both the Yankees and White Sox I think we will be in very good shape heading into the break. I’d also be happy with a 3-3 split. The tigers have now lost three in a row, so maybe they are starting to fade for good.
Another interesting note: The Twins are done with the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays after this week. The Tigers still have a bunch of games left against them. That is a good sign.
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This is a tough, important stretch. Hopefully we can ride this winning-every-series thing right into the All Star break.
It’s good to know we’re done with the top of the AL East and our opponents aren’t; I didn’t know that and I’m glad.
On paper, I’d say the Yankees have our number on those pitching matchups. Hopefully they overlook us a bit because of that. I was listening to a Simmons podcast this morning, and he was asking Keith Law about the AL Central, and he went through all the teams except the Twins. Then Simmons specifically asked about the Twins, and Law said “I don’t know about them. I guess they’re always underrated because nobody understands how they win. Oh well.” Then the Twins were not mentioned in the ensuing 20 minute discussion about the contenders in the AL Central. I think that kind of thing happens a lot, so I’m hoping the Yankees just kind of forget we’re on the field, or something.