Twins Closing in on the Tigers
October 2, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
The Detroit Tigers have seemingly been in control of the AL Central for the entire 2009 baseball season. But with only two games left on the schedule, the Twins are making the Tigers sweat.
The Twins beat the Kansas City Royals on Friday, while the Tigers lost to the Chicago White Sox. As a result, the Twins trail the Tigers by only one game now.
After getting up 10-0 on the Royals, the Twins almost saw the entire lead disappear. In fact, the Royals cut the lead to 10-7 and even had the tying run at the plate in the eighth inning. However, the Twins were able to stop the rally and pull out the 10-7 victory.
The Tigers, on the other hand, had their home fans booing after an 8-0 defeat. Jake Peavy threw eight shutout innings for the White Sox to improve his record with the team to 3-0 and lower his ERA to 1.35.
The bad news for the Twins is that they have to face Zack Greinke on Saturday. Greinke, who is undoubtedly the hottest pitcher in all of baseball, could all but clinch the 2009 AL Cy Young Award with a good performance.
Can Joe Mauer and the Twins catch the Tigers (Image: Zuma Press)
