Postgame: Rare back-to-back 0-fers by Revere

Twins spark plug goes 0-for-9, as Cleveland sweeps doubleheader.

July 19, 2011 at 11:35AM

Monday's doubleheader sweep by Cleveland offered a reminder of how much Ben Revere makes the Twins offense go these days.

He was 0-for-9 and didn't hit the ball out of the infield as the Twins lost 5-2 in Game 1 and 6-3 in Game 2.

Revere has started 41 consecutive games since June 2, as the Twins have gone 27-14. According to Baseball-Reference.com, Revere has failed to reach base, even by error, just seven times in that stretch.

The only other time it's happened in back-to-back games was June 18-19 against San Diego.

Entering the doubleheader, Revere had scored 15 runs in the Twins' previous 16 games.

"It was a long, hot day, but I think we're all going to be energized to get 'em tomorrow," Revere said.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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