However, if someone is going to stop that type of slid, it's Johan Santana, who the Twinkies send to the mound against Mike Maroth tonight. He won 2-1 over Boston on Saturday, and has won four of his last six starts. However, one of those two non-wins were against the Tigers, when the Tigs used a combination of long balls and tough at-bats to get the win over the Twins on a Brandon Inge walk-off.
Mike Maroth, the Tigers' good luck charm apparently, takes the mound tonight looking for his first victory in a month. He's 2-0 right now, but has not figured in a decision since winning April 12. But, the Tigs are still 6-0 when Maroth takes the mound this season.
Yesterday's win was a good one to show some testicular fortitude for this team, after being handled totally the night before, 9-2. To bounce back the way they did showed a lot of heart and drive, and they're going to need all of those qualities to win at the Metrodome, consistently one of the loudest and toughest parks to play in in the bigs.
Keys to the Game-
- Contain Torrii Hunter. Although he went 0-4 yesterday, Hunter just finished a 23 game hit streak, which is the longest in the majors this year. With Mauer out of the line up, the Twins need a big bat to come and fill that spot, and Hunter looks ready to do just that.
- Get out in front early. When the Twins are winning, the Metrodome can become a loud and rowdy place. Silencing that crowd and taking them out of the game early will be a huge boost.
- Make Santana work. Gotta make Johan throw a bunch of pitches, or else he's going to just eat the Tigers alive. He's 10-2 lifetime against our boys with a sub 3.00 ERA. Making him work, getting him tired, and getting to the bullpen early is going to be completely key to getting out of this game with the W.
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