The Twins Could Face Assault Charges

I say that because they beat the ever living crap out of the White Sox today. You thought Mike Redmond had it bad?

In a day night doubleheader at US Cellular Field, the Twins pitching staff gave up 14 runs. Of course, you can get away with that when you're scoring 32 runs yourself.

You did not read that wrong. In two games today, the Twins scored 32 runs in a sweep of the White Sox. They took Game 1 20-14, and then they took Game 2 by a score of 12-0. I've seen teams get embarrassed by another squad before, but I don't think I ever saw something as bad as what the Twins did to their division rivals on Friday. Still the 32 runs in a double header is not a record, as the Red Sox scored 36 runs during a double header against the Phillies back in 1950.

The biggest winners of the day were former roommates Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau. In the first game, Mauer went 4-for-6 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored. Morneau had a ho-hum 3-for-5 with 3RBI performance.

He'd make up for it in the second game though, don't worry.

The big Canadian lumberjack jacked three home runs in the nightcap. Part of a 3-for-5 performance in which he drove in six more runs. So on the day, Morneau finished 6-for-10 with 3 home runs and 9 RBI. I think he also slept with the wife of every single White Sox player at some point during the day as well. After that, he came to my house and killed my dog.

As a team, the Twins hit six home runs during the second game to follow up on the two they hit in the first game. Of course, those six home runs were only 17% of the Twins 36 hits on the day.

These same two teams will meet again tomorrow afternoon on FOX, and the Twins will try for 40 runs. The way they hit against the White Sox, I wouldn't bet against them.

Previously at The FanHouse:
Mike Redmond Is Going to Have a Headache Tomorrow