Livan Hernandez warmed up for opening day with a strong start. His foot and his brain looked just as ready as his right arm.
Hernandez struck out five and pitched six innings of one-run ball for the Minnesota Twins, who beat James Shields and the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Wednesday.
But Hernandez really stole the show with his third-inning decision to kick a bunt attempt by Tampa Bay’s Elliot Johnson toward first base in a last-ditch attempt to get an out.
Posted: March 26th, 2008.
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