May 24- MIN 6 MIL 3
Rec.: 26-18
Mauer's Wrist Keeps Inning Alive
I don't know if Mitch Stetter's inside pitch to Joe Mauer in the 7th actually hit the bat or bone first, but it was obvious Mauer was in pain. However, home plate ump Adrian Johnson called it a foul ball and it looked like the Crew could escape the 2 on, 2 out jam. Instead, after an intense argument with Ron Gardenhire, Johnson, who appeared pretty pissed, reversed his call and awarded Mauer first. Macha was aghast, although Steve Phillips on Sunday Night Baseball thought Macha didn't do enough to get thrown out and possibly fire his team up. I'm not sure firing the team up would have made a difference however after Justin Morneau hit a grand slam.

The game was tight until then, the Crew was only down by a run after Mike Cameron's 250th career home run. Dave Bush wasn't his usual self, walking 4 in 6.2, but until the 7th, he had the team in that game. Scott Baker, the Twins starter, baffled the Crew for most of the game, yet there was some hope when Prince hit a 2 run bomb in the 9th to chase him and bring in Joe Nathan, who shut the door.

May 23- MIN 6 MIL 2
Rec.: 26-17
Really Beginning to Hate the Twins
There isn't much to hate about the Twins other than their stadium and fans but that dome just gets into the head of Wisconsin teams, whether it be Favre and the Pack or the Brewers. Anthony Swarzak, making his ML debut, managed to shut the Brewers out for 7 innings on 5 hits and 2 walks. The Twins pitchers are just not giving up the free passes that the Crew has been taking advantage of lately. Brewer killer Kevin Slowey didn't give up any walks in the opening loss of the season. Joe Mauer continued his hot hitting since coming back from the DL with a 3-3 night, 3 scored and 3 RBI.