Carl Pavano

Twins Beat A’s In Home Opener
Twins Beat A’s In Home Opener
Twins Beat A’s In Home Opener
The Twins defeated the Oakland A's 2-1 Friday night in their home opener at Target Field. Oakland took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and led until the 8th inning when the Twins got RBI singles from Denard Span and Joe Mauer. Carl Pavano threw 8 innings with 4 hits and 1 earned run allowed to get the win and improve to 1-1.
Twins/Yankees Rained Out In New York
Twins/Yankees Rained Out In New York
Twins/Yankees Rained Out In New York
The Twins and Yankees were rained out in New York Wednesday night. No makeup date has been scheduled yet. The two teams play the final game of the series today at 12:05, pregame on WJON at 11:35. Lefthander Francisco Liriano gets the start on the mound for the Twins and righthander A.J. Burnett toes the rubber for the Yankees.
Blue Jays Rout Twins In Opener
Blue Jays Rout Twins In Opener
Blue Jays Rout Twins In Opener
The Twins lost 13-3 at Toronto against the Blue Jays in both team's regular season opener Friday night. The Blue Jays scored 4 first inning runs and never trailed. J.P. Arencibia hit 2 of the 4 homeruns for Toronto and Carl Pavano allowed 6 hits and 7 earned runs in 4 innings to take the loss for the Twins.
Twins Open Season At Toronto Tonight
Twins Open Season At Toronto Tonight
Twins Open Season At Toronto Tonight
The Twins begin the 2011 regular season tonight when they play the Blue Jays in Toronto at 6:07pm, pregame on WJON at 5:35. Righthander Carl Pavano gets the start on the mound for the Twins and lefthander Ricky Romero toes the rubber for the Blue Jays. Pavano was 17-11 last season with a 3.75 ERA.
Twins Top Orioles 2-0
Twins Top Orioles 2-0
Twins Top Orioles 2-0
The Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 in Sarasota, Florida Thursday. Carl Pavano threw 3 shutout innings and both Glen Perkins and Jim Hoey each threw 2 shutout innings for Minnesota. Luke Hughes went 1-3 with 1 RBI for the Twins. Minnesota is 3-2 this spring and will play Tampa Bay at 12:05pm today in Fort Myers, Florida, pregame on WJON at noon. Righthander Kevin Slowey is the starting pitcher for the Twins today.
Twins Name Pavano Opening Day Starter
Twins Name Pavano Opening Day Starter
Twins Name Pavano Opening Day Starter
The Twins named veteran Carl Pavano as their opening day starting pitcher April 1 at Toronto. Pavano was 17-11 last season with the Twins and he signed a 2-year contract extension with the Twins in the off season. Pavano is 35 years old and is coming off one of the best season in his career. Twins catcher Joe Mauer is downplaying the lubricating shots he received recently in his left knee after having surgery on the knee in the off season.