Okay, I'll get the silly stuff out of the way first: JJ Hardy is on a pace to hit 108 home runs this year!
Yeah, yeah, I know. It's early, but I like the start from the seven and eight spots in the lineup. Delmon Young and Hardy have combined for three home runs and five RBIs in three games. I'll take that from the bottom of the order. So far Hardy is also looking very solid on defense too. It's way too early to start judging the Hardy-Gomez trade, but so far, so good for the Twins.
The Twins can do no worse than a split with the Angels after winning last night on Carl Pavano's seven strong innings. Nick Blackburn went 6.2 the night before. After Scott Baker's dismal opener performance, that was good to see. The bullpen has also come through the last two games after Jose Mijares' also crappy appearance in the first game. A strong start from Kevin Slowey tonight would make me much more comfortable that the starting rotation is getting off to a fast start this year, unlike the last two seasons.
Jon Rauch made his second appearance as closer and got the save after giving up a couple of hits and a run with two outs in the ninth. I hope he takes command of the closer role, but let's just say I'm still skeptical about that.
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