Adding onto the recent injury news regarding Glen Perkins and the demotion of Oswaldo Arcia, the Minnesota Twins (20-47) headed into the weekend with a pair of losses to the New York Yankees (33-34), including Friday’s 8-2 drubbing.
Starter Pat Dean looked as though he was figuring things out as a starter after struggling a few games prior but he got hit hard, exiting after just 2 1/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs while walking three.
The Yankees flexed their offensive muscles, taking a 4-0 lead in the first inning behind a big home run to left by Carlos Beltran.