The Twins extended their winning streak to three games today and got their record back to the .500 mark with a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees. Slowey didn’t pitch well yet again, and the starting rotation opening and centerfield competition are both starting to heat up.

Here are some notes from the game:

** Kevin Slowey took the mound for his first start, and left a lot to be desired. He pitched two innings and gave up two walks, five hits and three runs. So far this spring Slowey has a 14.73 ERA. While his strikeout numbers have been pretty good, the rest has not. He is still the favorite to be the fifth starter with the other candidates not doing a whole lot better.

** Julio DePaula was on for an inning next and gave up his first run of the spring. Randy Keisler was then given two innings of work and improved a lot from his last outing. In two innings, Keisler gave up just a hit. Dennys Reyes was on for the sixth inning and pitched solid once again. In his inning of work, Reyes struck out one and allowed just one hit.

** Pat Neshek pitched a solid seventh inning and earned the victory. Neshek collected one strikeout and didn’t allow a walk or hit. Ricky Barrett came on for the eight and pitched well for his second straight time out. The save went to Oswaldo Sosa is a shaky ninth. Sosa allowed two hits and a run off of a homerun.

** The centerfield competition continued to get even more interesting. After a solid day yesterday for Span, Carlos Gomez got the start and was both good and bad. First, the bad. Gomez had a poor day at the plate going 0-5. He also made his first throwing error of the spring. Now the good. Gomez only struck out one time, so he did put the ball in play. Also, he collected another outfield assist. Jason Pridie went 1-1 with a run and RBI in a pinch hit opportunity.

And interesting note from Phil Miller:

Not that it means much yet, but just for the record: After six games, Jason Pridie is hitting .400 (4 for 10), Denard Span .286 (2 for 7) and Carlos Gomez .185 (2 for 13).

** Alexi Casilla got the start at second and continued to swing a hot bat. He went 1-2 with an RBI on the day and also stole another base. So far this spring, he’s hitting .300 and has three stolen bases. Officially enter him into the starting competition for second base.

** Delmon Young played his best game yet. He was patient and went 2-3 with a homerun and one RBI. So far this spring, he is batting .500.

** Other players that collected hits were: Brendan Harris, Joe Mauer, Jose Morales, Brian Buscher, Matt Macri, Alejandro Machado and Garrett Jones (HR).