Come-from-behind games hard against Royals

September 10, 2015 at 3:41AM
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James Blake of the United States reacts during his three-set loss Mardy Fish during their tennis match at the U.S. Open in New York, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) (AP Photo/Kathy Willens/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The popular sentiment in baseball when a pitcher gets roughed up early but rebounds in later innings is that he "gave his team a chance to win." Such backhanded platitudes could be served up to Kyle Gibson after Tuesday's performance against the Royals. Gibson was rocked early on, giving up four runs after just nine pitches, but didn't allow anything more in a complete game 4-2 loss.

Against the Royals and their bullpen, though, this is reality: Gibson gave the Twins a small fraction of a chance to win and a heaping portion of a chance to lose when he put them in that 4-0 hole.

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FILE - In this April 1, 2015 file photo, Ronda Rousey arrives at the premiere of "Furious 7" at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Los Angeles. Paramount Pictures said Monday, Aug. 3, that it has acquired the rights to Rouseyís autobiography ìMy Fight/Your Fight,î with plans for Rousey to play herself in the adaptation. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, FIle)
FILE - In this April 1, 2015 file photo, Ronda Rousey arrives at the premiere of "Furious 7" at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Los Angeles. Paramount Pictures said Monday, Aug. 3, that it has acquired the rights to Rouseyís autobiography ìMy Fight/Your Fight,î with plans for Rousey to play herself in the adaptation. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, FIle) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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After winning the first two games of the series over the NL Central-leading Cubs, the Twins were blown out Thursday afternoon at Target Field. Pete Crow-Armstrong went deep twice.

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