The Twins lost a game they shouldn't have Thursday night, but they won a game they shouldn't have Friday night, 4-to-3 over the Texas Rangers.
Matt Fox, who received the news at 1:30 AM Friday morning that he'd make his major league debut Friday night, pitched 5 2/3 innings for Minnesota and held the Rangers to just 2 runs. He left trailing 2-to-1.
The Twins tied the game in bottom of the sixth, only to see Texas regain the lead, 3-to-2, in the top of the seventh.
In the bottom of the seventh, Minnesota would score two runs. Danny Valencia singled with one out. Matt Tolbert pinch ran for Valencia. Jason Repko followed with a walk. J.J. Hardy then delivered an RBI single to score Tolbert. The next batter, Denard Span, singled to score Repko, giving the Twins a 4-to-3 lead.
Alex Burnett (2-2), pitched 1 1/3 innings in relief of Fox to earn the win. Matt Capps pitched the final 1 2/3 innings to earn his eighth save in 10 save opportunities for the Twins.
Game two of the series is Saturday afternoon. Here's our broadcast schedule for the next several days:
Sun., 9/5 - Texas - 1:35 PM (KARP)
Mon., 9/6 - Kansas City - 12:40 PM (KDUZ)
Tue., 9/7 - Kansas City - 6:40 PM (KDUZ/KARP)
Wed., 9/8 - Kansas City - 6:40 PM (KDUZ/KARP)
Fri., 9/10 - at Cleveland - 5:35 PM (No coverage)
(Time indicates start of pregame coverage)
Most of the starters rested for the 4th preseason game of the year as the Vikings beat the Denver Broncos 31-24.
Next up, the regular season begins...and oh what a way to start things up.
Thursday night...the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints. A rematch of last season's NFC Championship game! Hear all the action on FM 106.9 KARP!
