Matt Garza and Gavin Floyd both made their 2007 debut on Friday night as they faced each other in Chicago. Garza’s going to sleep a lot better than Floyd tonight.
It was a tough start to the season for Gavin Floyd as he had his first start of the season and promptly gave up 6 runs on 8 hits through 5.2 innings as he took the loss in the 12-0 beating the Twins handed out. Floyd’s a quality pitcher though so he will bounce back, but this is a rough way to get the season started.
After laying down a savage 20-14 beating in the 1st game of the double header, the Twins finished it off with a 12-0 shellacking. Not too many teams can say that they put up 34 runs in one day, but the Twins did it and Matt Garza was the direct beneficiary.
The young star pitched a great game going 6 innings allowing 5 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6 and allowing no runs. I’d say he just earned himself another turn in the rotation after the All-Star break. Garza pitched for the Twins in the second half last year but didn’t make the team out of spring training, but with he and Nick Blackburn looking Major League ready, it was time to call up at least one of them and Garza got the chance to contribute. He didn’t make Ron Gardenhire regret it.
Not to be outdone by his teammate Garza, Canadian Justin Morneau went deep three times, making it the first time a Twin has hit three homers in one game. He had 6 RBI in the night-cap after a 3 RBI performance in the afternoon, pushing his gaudy totals to 23 home runs and 72 RBI.
Overall, it has to be considered a pretty darn good 24 hours for the Twins. Run production like this doesn’t come along everyday that’s for sure, so enjoy it while you’ve got it Minnesota.
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