YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES
Startribune.com sports coordinator Howard Sinker used to cover the Twins and now shares season tickets with friends in Section 219 of Target Field. He blogs about baseball from the perspective of a long-time fan who loves the game, doesn’t always believe the hype and likes hearing what others think.

Next time you get frustrated with Francisco Liriano, just remember the bottom of the fifth in tonight's game.
Walk the No. 9 guy.
Delmon Young misses a makeable sliding catch in left.
Danny Valencia holds the ball a bit too long on a sacrifice bunt.
Bases loaded, nobody out.
Alex Rios, No. 3 batter: Grounder and force out at the plate.
Paul Konerko, clean-up batter and second in the AL in home runs: Strike three.
Carlos Quentin, home runs in the first two games of the series: Strike three.
Twins keep their 3-1 lead.
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