— Dave Campbell (@DaveCampbellAP) May 11, 2019
Twins have outscored opponents 26-1 over 4 games. They are the 1st team in last 4 seasons to allow no more than 1 run over 4-game span. The last team to scored 26+ runs over 4-game span while allowing 1 or fewer was the Twins in 2004 (July 5-8: scored 32, allowed 1).@EliasSports— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) May 11, 2019
Well, yeah. We'll see what happens today, with Michael Pineda and Kohl Stewart starting the two ends of the doubleheader. And for that matter, Martin Perez, slated for Sunday's start, went on paternity leave Friday, so the Twins might be reaching for somebody to work that one as well.
But if there's a team to be working your organizational pitching depth against, it's probably the Tigers. Miguel Cabrera -- he of one homer and a sub-.400 slugging percentage so far in 2019 -- recently explained his lack of power production on the weak hitters surrounding him.
Ron Gardenhire is trotting out a light-hitting lineup, dead last in the AL in runs scored so far. But Cabrera, who turned 36 last month, ain't what he once was either.
None of this is to be dismissive of Jake Odorizzi's outing Friday -- one hit in seven innings. He now has a 20-inning scoreless streak going, which would be impressive if it all came against the Tigers. He's done this against better lineups too.
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