#-1: Twins (Last Week: -1). The defense isn't as awful as it was last season. The offense has started to not suck. But this week it finally appeared as if the starting pitching has finally ceased being atrocious. Efforts by Nick Blackburn, P.J. Walters, Scott Diamond and Francisco Liriano helped the Twinks to a fantastic 5-1 week, and the only loss was a 1-0 decision at Kansas City on Wednesday. They may be the hottest team in Major League Baseball; they have now won nine of their last 11 games.
Like it seemed as if we were the slumpbuster for every team that hit a rough patch in their schedule, the cure for what ailed the club may be the Chicago Cubs. They outlasted the Cubbies in 10 innings after a back-and-forth game Friday night with Alfonso Soriano hitting two home runs (the last of which was a towering moon shot to the upper level of left field). And Saturday afternoon's game was a rare rout; the squad crushed Wrigleyville 11-3.
They finish the home portion of their interleague portion of their schedule in eight days. After attempting to sweep the Cubs Sunday afternoon, they host Philadelphia and Milwaukee. I speak for myself when I say that interleague games still have a certain mystique for me. I usually try to go to these games before any American League contests. But since it's an outdoor stadium, I won't try and scalp a ticket unless it's cooler and a lot less humid.
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