Video: Butera pitches 8th-inning in blowout loss
The Twins' bullpen had been tapped for 16 runs in seven innings. Naturally, the backup catcher comes to the rescue.
The Twins' bullpen had been tapped for 16 runs in seven innings. Naturally, the backup catcher comes to the rescue.
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Drew Butera might not be the greatest hitter in the world, but the Star Tribune reports the Twins might need him as a backup catcher if Ryan Doumit opens the season as the designated hitter.
The backup/fill-in catcher was cut Saturday after spending the past two seasons on the Minnesota roster. Butera struggled at the plate hitting just .167 last year. The Twins open the regular season at Baltimore on Friday.
Drew Butera was called up from Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday. He'll backup Ryan Doumit at catcher. Joe Mauer is back in the Twins' lineup as the DH, but he's still sore after taking a foul tip to his left knee on Sunday. To make room on the roster for Butera, the Twins designated Sean Burroughs for assignment.
Nick Blackburn looked good in the Twins 3-1 split squad loss to the Orioles on Friday. The right-hander tossed four scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out three. So far this spring Blackburn hasn't allowed a run in seven innings.
It took extra innings Tuesday night in Cleveland, but the Twins beat the Indians 6-5. The go-ahead run was set up by a 12th-inning Darin Mastroianni single. He then stole second and scored from there on an infield hit.
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