Thursday, July 31, 2008

Freakout, then breakout

16 runs, 20 hits, four homers and one ejection makes for one exciting baseball game in Minneapolis. Down 4-3 at the time of manager Ron Gardenhire's ejection for arguing balls and strikes (or really just one particular strike) when he came flying out to complain about a call against Denard Span.

The Twins responded after their firey leader's dismissal. Jason Kubel launched his 14th home run, a three-run shot that proved the game-winner in a 10-6 comeback at the Metrodome. The second-place Twins stand just a game in back of the White Sox with the victory.

Fantasy Impact: By the way, Span scored three runs tonight without getting a hit. He's batting .311 this season, and doing a good job in the leadoff spot. Here's wondering if he's capable of sticking in that role, especially if Carlos Gomez can't get it figured out.

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