By the way, it was indeed Liriano who was sent down today. Bobby Korecky has been called up to take his spot, and the Twins will presumably go with a four-man rotation since they have three off-days in their next eight games.

Thanks to La Velle for pointing it out and to the Democrat and Chronicle for first reporting it, we know that Bobby Korecky has been called up to the major leagues:

The big congratulatory hugs didn’t come until after the game. That’s when Minnesota Twins general manager Bill Smith told Wings closer Bobby Korecky that he was headed to the major leagues for the first time in his career.

As we know, Liriano was has not been good in any of his three starts. His control has suffered, and thus he is the likely option to be sent down. The only other option would be Brian Bass, but that would seem strange unless he complained of a sore back after his outing yesterday.

I fully expect Liriano to be sent down to work on control. As La Velle points out, upcoming off-days would easily allow the Twins to go with a four-man rotation meaning Korecky could be called up instead of a starter.

Gardenhire said after the game that he wants Span to start right now, but added that in the next couple weeks, he is going to find a way for Span to return to the bigs as a bench player.

Francisco Liriano has had control problems through his first two games, and they continued into game three. Liriano collected just two outs in the first inning before being relieved by Brian Bass. His final line was 0.2 innings, five hits, three walks and six runs. Just fifteen of his thirty-five pitches were strikes, and Liriano never looked sharp. It'll be interesting to see if this is his last start for the time being or if the Twins will give him another shot. Personally, I think he should go to AAA until mid-season or until his control is back.

The bullpen allowed fives runs after he left, but it wouldn't have mattered. After being down 6-1 early, there was no coming back. Brian Bass pitched 3.1 innings and allowed seven hits and four runs. Jesse Crain then allowed a solo homerun in his two innings of work. The final two innings went to Reyes and Rincon, and both continued to pitch solid ball.

After a day off, Carlos Gomez looked refreshed. In his first at-bat of the game, Gomez bombed his first homerun in his Twins career and in the American League over the left-field wall. Then in his second at-bat, Gomez finally got a bunt down for a hit. Overall, he went 2-4 with the homerun and no strikeouts. Delmon Young was the only other Twin to collect two hits, and otherwise all other players with hits recorded just one. The RBI other than Gomez's went to Brian Buscher on a single.

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It wasn't a good game at all for the Twins other than the pitching performance from Twins starter Boof Bonser. Bonser last six innings, and while he walked four hitters, he allowed just two runs for yet another quality start. Unfortunately for Bonser, in all of his good starts, the team has been horrid at the plate. Bonser is now 1-4 overall on the season with the loss.

Offensively, there wasn't much of anything. Some of the main guys including Mauer and Morneau collected hits, but they never did anything with runners on and took another shutout.

The Twins are now 10-11 with the loss, and will face the A's in a season finale later this afternoon.

Sorry for not having a bigger recap, after seeing this game, I just couldn't get myself to write anything interesting. Also, I apologize for the lack of threads. I have already put one up today so I don't forget. If at anytime there isn't one this season, feel free to make one.

Livan Hernandez came into the game with a solid ERA and a 3-0 record. He continued to give the Twins solid production, leading them through the sixth inning with the Twins down just a run. Hernandez's final line was six innings, seven hits, four runs and three strikeouts. He left with the Twins down one, but they scored the next inning to take him off the hook. With the outing, Hernandez remains 3-0 with a solid 3.55 ERA.

The bullpen picked up the final three innings, and did a solid job to pick up the team's third straight victory. Juan Rincon was on first, and continued to pitch well, pitching one inning and allowing just a walk. The eighth then went to Pat Neshek with the Twins in front 5-4. Neshek completed his hold with a solid one-two-three inning of work. Joe Nathan was then on for the ninth for his seventh save chance and other than allowing a hit, Nathan dominated. His final line was one inning, one hit and three strikeouts. He is now seven for seven in save opportunities this season.

Offensively, the production from three select players lifted the team to victory. The big story on the night was Craig Monroe, who finished just a triple shy of the cycle. Monroe went 3-4 on the night with a single, double, homerun and three RBI. With the big game, Monroe has skyrocketed to a .300 average on the season and earned himself more time to prove he deserves a chance. Jason Kubel hit the eventual game-winning single in the eight, and Mike Lamb also had a good game, going 3-4 with the team's other RBI.

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Scott Baker took the mound having just one problem so far this season -- the longball. Baker got that under control in the win, allowing no homeruns and just one run overall. Baker's final line was seven innings, five hits, one run and a season high eight strikeouts. The offense for the Twins was quiet however, and Baker received a no-decision. He has a 3.51 ERA after the outing.

The bullpen picked up where Baker left off, pitching three solid innings after his exit. Dennys Reyes was on for the second straight day and allowed a hit and no runs in his lone inning of work. Neshek pitched the ninth and walked a hitter but went through the inning with no damage done. The tenth inning and the win went to Matt Guerrier and he pitched a one-two-three inning.

Offensively, the Twins collected elven hits on the day, but needed a walk-off run to take the win. The big hitters were numbers two, three and four, as all of the run production came from them. Brendan Harris put the Twins on the board in the third with a solo homerun, his first of the season. Overall, Harris went 3-5, Kubel went 2-4 and Morneau went 2-5. The big hit came from the bat of Justin Morneau in the bottom half of the tenth. With runners on the corners, Morneau singled to right to pick up the game winning RBI. Other players to receive hits were Nick Punto (two hits), Brian Buscher and Mike Redmond.

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Adam Everett has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his right shoulder. There is no timetable for his return, but the first day that he'll be eligible to return to the lineup is April 29.

To take his place on the active roster, the Twins have recalled third basemen Brian Buscher from AAA Rochester. So far in fifteen games for the Red Wings, Buscher is hitting .345 with four homeruns and 11 RBI.

In addition, the Twins have sent Kevin Slowey and Michael Cuddyer to Fort Myers, Florida for rehab. Slowey will make two starts with the Miracle and then one with the Red Wings before returning. Cuddyer meanwhile will workout with the GCL team and return when healthy.