Welcome to the Joe Mauer Fan Club Information Line.
Today is Saturday July 3, 2004.
The Twins 42-36 beat Arizona 28-51 last night by a score of 6-5 at
Bank One Ballpark.
Winning Pitcher - J.C. Romero (4-1) Losing Pitcher - Stephen
Randolph (2-2) SV - Joe Nathan(23)
MIN Runs: 6, Hits: 9, Errors: 1, LOB: 5.
ARI Runs: 5, Hits: 12, Errors: 2, LOB: 7.
Tonight the Twins take on the Diamondbacks in game 2 of the 3 game
series in Arizona. MIN: LHP Terry Mulholland 0-3, 5.22 ERA vs. ARI:
RHP Andrew Good 0-1, 4.15 ERA.
Players to watch: Joe Nathan is now 23-of-24 in save opportunities
this season after working a scoreless ninth in Friday's win. Catcher
Joe Mauer has seven multihit games this season, tied for fourth
among AL rookies.
Quick hits: A streak of 15 games with at least one homer allowed by
the Twins pitching staff was snapped Friday. ... Mauer had his first
career stolen base in Friday's game. ... Doug Mientkiewicz's homer
gave him his first RBI in 13 games since a solo homer at Montreal on
June 17. ... Minnesota is 10-6 in Interleague Play this season.
Tonight's 9:05 game is not televised. On the radio catch the
action on WCCO 830 with pregame at 8:30.
The Magic Number is 88 with the Twins 42-36 down 1 game behind
Chicago 42-34 in the ALC. Go Twins!