Slowey hurls gem as Twins blank Brewers
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06/29/2008 -
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Slowey pitched his first career
shutout and Delmon Young hit a two-run homer as the Minnesota Twins defeated
the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-0, in the rubber match of a three-game series at the
Metrodome.
Slowey (5-6) surrendered only three hits and struck out eight without
allowing a walk. The 24-year-old righty, has won five of his last eight
starts.
"I think anytime you talk about a pitchers outing, the first batter, first
pitch of the at bat are very important." Slowey said. "I was able to get
through the first couple innings and give our hitters a chance to score, which
they did. It made it a lot easier for me in the middle innings knowing that we
were putting up runs and it would take more than one run to beat us."
Alexi Casilla finished 2-for-4 with an RBI double and Carlos Gomez knocked in
one with a triple as the Twins have now won 11 of their last 12 games.
Ben Sheets (9-2) took the loss, giving up five runs on nine hits, while
striking out seven. It was Sheets' first loss since the middle of May and he
is now 6-1 in 11 road starts this season.
J.J. Hardy, Corey Hart and Mike Cameron accounted for the Brewers only hits.
Milwaukee has lost three of its last four.
Minnesota got on the board in the bottom of the fourth. After the first two
hitters went down on strikes, Joe Mauer laced a double to right and Justin
Morneau walked. Jason Kubel then singled to left to plate the first run of the
ball game.
"He's a great pitcher." Mauer said of Sheets. "We faced some pretty good
pitchers the last couple weeks. That's always a real good confidence boost for
this team. It all starts with Kevin Slowey, giving us that great start and we
were able to get to Sheets eventually."
The Twins tacked on another in the fifth when Brian Buscher led off the inning
with a base hit and after the next two batters were retired, came around to
score on a triple by Gomez, giving Minnesota a 2-0 lead.
Young's two-run homer to left in the sixth scored Kubel, who drew a two-out
walk and stretched the Twins advantage to 4-0. A run-scoring double by Casilla
in the seventh, gave the home team a five-run cushion.
The Brewers bats were silent in the eighth and after the Twins failed to score
in the bottom of the frame, Slowey retired the side in order in the ninth.
"He didn't pull any tricks. It's called execusion." Brewers manager Ned Yost
said of Slowey. "Those types of games like that, you just take your hat off.
You got beat. He beat us. He pitched very, very well. There just wasn't much
we could do against him."
Game Notes
Milwaukee begins a four-game series at Arizona on Monday, while the Twins host
Detroit in a three-game set...The Twins took two of three when the teams
collided in Milwaukee earlier this season after splitting six matchups
last year. The Brewers are 7-8 against the AL this season, while the Twins
improved to 14-4...Slowey improved to 4-1 with a 2.35 ERA over his career in
interleague play...Minnesota placed right fielder Michael Cuddyer on the 15-
day disabled list on Sunday with a strained tendon in his left index finger
and recalled outfielder Denard Span from Triple-A Rochester...Minnesota
starters have tossed three complete games this season.
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NCAA Football Week 4 Game Odds (home team in CAPS)
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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