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Blackburn Pitches Twins Past Rockies

Posted May 16, 08 11:54 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Nick Blackburn pitched seven strong innings and Delmon Young doubled twice and scored two runs to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Blackburn (4-2) struck out five and didn't walk a batter to help the Twins end a three-game skid. Joe Nathan remained perfect in 13 save opportunities.

The game was tied 2-2 when Young, who had three hits, started the winning rally with a leadoff double in the sixth. He moved to third on a flyout by Mike Lamb and scored on a sacrifice fly by Adam Everett. Clint Barmes had three hits for the Rockies, who have lost six straight and eight of 11.

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Minnesota Twins' Brendan Harris, right, steals second base as Colorado Rockies shortstop Clint Barmes applies the tag in the eighth inning of the Twins' 4-2 victory in an interleague Major League Baseball...   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Minnesota Twins' Delmon Young, front, beats out an infield grounder for a hit as Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, center, fields the throw from second baseman Jeff Baker in the second inning...   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Minnesota Twins' Carlos Gomez looks back as he crosses home plate to score a run on a single by Joe Mauer against the Colorado Rockies in the third inning of an interleague Major League Baseball game...   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer follows the flight of his single to drive in a run off Colorado starter Ubaldo Jimenez in the third inning of an MLB interleague game on Friday, May 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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