first-half Numbers don't lie
5-22
Record since June 21.
Stats to right are all through Thursday.
5.34
ERA of Twins starters; no other major league team is over 5.00.
.233
Combined batting average of Twins outfielders.
526
Chart: Twins' first-half numbers don't lie
July 14, 2013 at 4:34AM
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Strikeouts by Twins pitchers; no other major league team is under 600.
.248
Combined batting average of 3-4-5 hitters; opponents' middle-order hitters are .298 vs. Twins.
Good at what?
1: Scott Diamond, expected to be the staff ace, has an ERA of 5.32 in 17 starts.
2: Rookie center fielder Aaron Hicks has struggled to get his batting average over .200.
3: Josh Willingham, currently on the DL, has been unable to come anywhere near his 2012 numbers.
4: Kevin Correia leads the Twins with 62 strikeouts. That ties him for 55th in the American League.
about the writer
Bailey Ober used to babysit Drake Maye at their brothers' sporting events in North Carolina.
