It took me awhile to get used to the new Busch Stadium, but now I have grown to like that new ballpark.

Back-to-back walks, but with 2 outs.

The Twins have scored first in the first running ten straight times.

Can they make it 11 in a row?

Kubel gets a RBI.

1-0, Twins!

Good job by Jason in getting the first run of the game.

Always nice to start the game with a lead. It gives the starters a peace of mind.

2-0, Twins

Cuddy gets on first on Thurston’s error at third.

That should have been the final out.

Good to get two runs on the board to start the game.

Go get em, Glen!

There may not be such thing as Gophers Nation, but there is such thing as Twins Nation.

Many Twins fans are at Busch for the weekend.

It’s always nice to see the Twins fans showing up on the road.

Often times, we hear about how well the Yankees fans and the Red Sox fans travel, but the Twins fans travel as well as any AL fanbase in baseball.

Good job by the Twins fans.

If a starter wants to battle Pujols, make sure there is no runner on base.

Perkins has adhered to the rule by getting the first two outs.

Good thing Glen has two outs.

That hit by Pujols was a beauty, and it was good enough for him to get a double.

This is what you like to see.

A team giving the pitcher some runs to work with, and the pitcher rewards the team by throwing a zero on the board when it’s his turn to pitch the next inning.

Matt started the hit, and couple of hitters advanced him to each base.

The Twins made the final out, and Glen is back pitching.

Wainwright settled down in that inning.

Good second inning by Glen.

He is getting his outs through the groundball.

This series will focus on both hitters, who are the best in their league.

Pujols has 1 hit
Mauer now has a hit with a walk to go with it.

C’mon, Jason.

That hit attempt was weak.

Tigers lead the Astros 4-0.

Will they ever lose?

At least, the Bitch Sox lost.

Mauer was going to score, but Ainkel threw a nice bullet to the catcher to get Mauer out to end the inning.

I love Bert’s reaction after the play when he said Ainkel never threw like that on the mound. I was cracking up.

2-0 Twins!

The Tigers at the Dome next weekend.

This is going to be big because either Detroit starts running away in the division or the Twins are within striking distance. The Twins have to take advantage of this one.

Three in the books.

Three zeroes on the scoreboard for the Cardinals.

Glen has retired 5 Cards in a row, and he has struck out 3 hitters.

I didn’t think Perkins would have that easy of a time against the Cards hitters so far. We’ll see how he does in his second crack of their hitters.

I like what I am seeing though. He is throwing strikes, and he is getting out of the inning fast.

After a rough first inning, Wainwright has been pitching well.

A workless fourth inning for Glen.

He even got Pujols out.

I think he is even better now than what he has done in the past two innings.

If Aaron Gleeman has an issue with Bremer fawning over Punto, then I wonder what he thinks about Bremer fawning over Mauer. Lately, Bremer just talks about Mauer’s greatness as if we don’t even know.

He goes on and on and on on every Twins telecast.

Give it a rest, Dick.

Perkins threw 50 pitches through five innings.

37 out of 50 were strikes.

I love that ratio, and I love his pitch count.

Anything the relievers don’t have to be used, it’s a great thing.

After 5, it’s the Twins leading the Cards, 2-0.

Kubel’s RBI single sent Mauer home for the first run in the first..
The Twins tagged in another run in that first inning.
Glen Perkins has been the story of this game so far in throwing five shutout innings against a good Cardinals hitting lineup.

The Twins tack in a run in the sixth inning on Cuddyer’s single.

3-0, Twins.

It has to be Glen Perkins.

Six shutout innings tonight at St. Louis.

He has done well with the lead.

I like to see him go get a complete game or at least go through eight.

He makes a catch from the seat of his pants, and throws Mauer out.

It’s only fitting you see this from a great hitter getting another good hitter out.

Dick Bremer was talking about which is the best baseball town, and he was talking St. Louis up.

Boston is the best baseball town IMO.

St. Louis is a solid baseball town, but it’s not in the level of Boston.

Boston is a great baseball town because those fans are so into the Red Sox. I went to Boston last year, and I was amazed at the knowledge of the fans when it came to the history of the Red Sox. They know a lot about the team from past to present. They also make the other team feel uncomfortable when they go to Fenway Park.

It just seems there is more energy at Fenway than it is at Busch Stadium, and that’s what constitutes a good baseball town.

He had his worst inning of the night, but he came out strong in the end. He was able to get the last two outs, and he is out of the inning.

I wonder if he is going to pitch in the eighth. He could be gone because Mijares hasn’t pitched in recent days so he needs work. If he can pitch one more inning, I will be very happy, and then you can give the ball to the Nathanator.

Matt Guerrier pitched yesterday so why he is pitching tonight’s game?

I don’t get it. First of all, this is Mijares’s game. He does eighth innings.

Second of all, Guerrier never does well on back-to-back games.

This is so stupid.

Gardy is a genius.

He gets Guerrier after one out, and he inserts Mijares to pitch.

Mijares get a DP.

Inning over.

Great job by Mijares and Guerrier, and great move by Gardy.

Nathanator striking out Pujols!