The Bitch Sox lost this afternoon to KC.

This is an opportunity to be in first place tonight. The Twins need to get it done. You can only have so many opportunities to be in first place. Sooner or later, the Twins either get it done or they don't. It's time.

Kevin Slowey will try to do what Livan couldn't do, which is get the Twins in first place. He had a good outing against the White Sox so he needs to build on that.

Twins have had problems with Paul Byrd though, but I think this lineup is good enough to get it done.

Byrd vs. Slowey

GO TWINS!

Slowey has a 1-2-3 first.

Good start to this game.

Go get Byrd, Twins.

Byrd gets a 1-2-3.

Let's go to the second inning.

Great second inning by Kevin. Another 1-2-3.

Two strikeouts in a row to start the second.

3 Ks. He wants first place badly.

Travel Channel's Andrew Zimmer has brought exotic foods to the Dome as it's exotics foods night I think. Bert Blyleven has decided to eat bugs, which is what one of the exotic foods that was given to Bert.

Two men on with two outs.

Delmon and Brian got some hits.

Let's get a run here.

DAMN!

I hope Paul Byrd does not get the best out of the Twins again.

Two in the books, no score.

Slowey gets his fourth strikeout tonight.

Great start so far for Kevin.

4 Ks.

Struck out a batter at least one inning.

Three 1-2-3 innings.

Getting ahead of the count.

Someone wants first place badly when you see this type of performance. Now, it's up to the hitters to match Kevin Slowey's mentality.

Carlos bunts for a single.

Hey it works.

Let's get a run here.

Another bunt hit.

That was a beautiful bunt by Denard to move up Carlos and be on base.

Let's get it going, Twins.

So much for hat trick of bunt base hits.

Punto bunts, but he is out.

Still, Carlos and Denard move up.

Bases loaded.

Justin is at the dish.

I am smelling a big inning.

Good thing Garko missed it.

I thought he was going to get it.

A foul out is the worst out ever.

Well it wasn't a home run or a base hit, but at least, that flyout scores a run.

The big picture is the Twins lead 1-0.