Here comes the Royals

The 3-0 Royals are next up for the Twins team that had it's ups and downs during the first series of the year. While Kansas City swept the league favorite Detroit Tigers on the road, the Twins went 1-3 at home against another top team in the LA Angels.

The Twins learned that they are fast and still have a good bullpen, and that hitting will continue to be a problem. Justin Morneau is off to a slow start at 0-12, but did make an incredible defensive play at first base. Delmon Young hasn't shown the power yet, but he is batting .400 and has looked good at the plate. Carlos Gómez looked like a star player in the first game, but had troubles bunting in the next few games. Once he gets a handle on how to bunt on the turf at the dome, he will be even better.

The pitching was better then expected. Hernandez and Blackburn and even Slowey had great starts, while Boof struggled. I'm really looking forward to watching Baker take the mound tonight to see how he battles back from a small injury.

If the Twins can take 2-3 from the Royals, I will be very pleased, but even more important is that they do the little things well. It's way too early in the season to get down on this team, so seeing improvement from one series to the next is all we can go on.