SEATTLE – Twins righthander Trevor May got Austin Jackson to strike out looking to start the bottom of the first inning on Saturday, and some cheers went up around Safeco Field.
Oh yeah, Longview, Wash., was in the house on Saturday. As family and friends took the two-hour drive north to watch May, a star at Kelso High there, pitch in Safeco for the first time as a Twin.
May felt that he would be able to control his emotions yet take in the atmosphere on such a big day for him. The day, unfortunately, ended early when a line drive off Kyle Seager’s bat struck May in the right forearm.