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| Height: 6-4
Weight: 230
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Feb 24, 1982, Ada, OK Contract: Signed though 2008 |
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| July 13, 2008 Nick Blackburn made a solid start but got the loss as he threw seven innings while allowing two earned runs on five hits while striking out four against Detroit. |
| July 8, 2008 Nick Blackburn was solid for his second consecutive start on Tuesday, but watched his bullpen blow his win. He allowed just two runs on six hits in 6.2 innings against the Boston Red Sox. |
| July 3, 2008 Nick Blackburn did something on Wednesday night that he wasn't able to do in his previous start, keep the ball in the park. The right-handed Twins starter pitches to contact. He allowed but three hits, walking one and striking out four in earning his seven win of the year. |
| July 2, 2008 Nick Blackburn combined with two Twins' relievers to complete a five-hit shutout as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-0 on Wednesday. Blackburn allowed three hits, walked one and struck out four in seven innings. Jesse Crain allowed two hits in the eighth, and Boof Bonser pitched a 1-2-3 ninth. |
| June 28, 2008 Nick Blackburn's fourth loss on Friday offered negative peripherals. The right-handers ground ball to fly ball ratio continues to be a concern with each passing start. The Twins starter allowed four home runs on Friday over 4.2 innings of work, this after giving up only seven in his first 93 innings this year. Blackburns ground balls have decreased and in turn his home runs allowed have spiked. |
| June 21, 2008 Nick Blackburn moved to 6-4 on the year Saturday, as he held the D'Backs to one run on just three hits and no walks while striking out three over seven innings. |
| June 19, 2008 Nick Blackburn threw a 15-minute pen session on Wednesday, with no problems, according to the Star Tribune. He said, "My arm felt too good." His last start was pushed back due to elbow soreness. |
| June 18, 2008 Nick Blackburn said his right elbow feels fine, even though his recent soreness prompted the Twins to move his start from Tuesday to Saturday, this according to the Star Tribune. "I could have made that start [Tuesday]," Blackburn said. "I feel fine, but this made sense." |
| June 15, 2008 Nick Blackburn's next start will be pushed back to Saturday due to soreness located in the back of his left elbow, according to MLB.com. Blackburn commented that he first felt soreness in the back of his elbow against the Yankees on June 1, which was the game he was hit in the face by a line drive. He added, "It's just like any other aching that goes on usually during the season. We were able to keep it under control and not have to miss any starts. It's not really a big deal, but they just want to take advantage of this off-day." |
| June 11, 2008 Minnesota RHP Nick Blackburn picked up his fifth home run of the season, leading his Twins to an 8-5 victory over Cleveland. Blackburn pitched six innings to allow two runs (both earned) on seven hits with one walk and five strikeouts. |
| June 3, 2008 Nick Blackburn, who had to leave Sunday's start after getting hit in the face by a line drive, took some choppers hit right back at him Tuesday to test his nerves, according to MLB.com. The pitcher admitted to having jitters, but he came through the session fine. "[Third base coach Scott Ullger] hit one that skipped and I was a little jumpy," Blackburn said. "But it's good to get it out of the way." |
| June 2, 2008 Nick Blackburn expects to make his next start after getting struck in the face with a line drive in Sundays game against the Yankees, according to the AP. He is still scheduled to battle the White Sox on Friday and stated, "Its part of the game. Ive been hit in the legs, chest, whatever. Its never fun to get a ball hit back at you." |
| June 1, 2008 Nick Blackburn took a Bobby Abreu line drive off the face on Sunday. He left during the fifth inning and was replaced by Brian Bass. Blackburn was hit on the right side of the face and walked off under his own power, the Minneapolis Star Tribune notes. |
| May 27, 2008 Minnesota RHP Nick Blackburn put forth a strong effort tonight, and while his team needed 12 innings to put the game to bed, they emerged 4-3 to take the win over Kansas City. Blackburn pitched 8 1/3 innings, surrendering just two runs (both earned) on eight hits with no walks and four strikeouts. |
| May 27, 2008 Nick Blackburn will take the mound when the Twins battle the Royals tonight, according to MLB.com. Blackburn is 4-3 this season with a 3.55 ERA and decent 1.41 WHIP. |
| May 16, 2008 Nick Blackburn only allowed two runs on six hits over seven innings in Friday's 4-2 win over the Rockies, with five strikeouts and no walks. He improved his record to 4-2 and lowered his ERA to 3.77. |
| May 6, 2008 Nick Blackburn worked six innings against the White Sox on Tuesday and allowed six hits and four runs (three earned). The rookie walked three, struck out one, and dropped to 2-2. |
| April 30, 2008 Nick Blackburn picked up his second win of the season in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the White Sox. Blackburn allowed three runs on eight hits over seven innings, with two walks and four strikeouts. |
| April 19, 2008 Nick Blackburn dominated the Twins for 7.2 innings on Sunday as he allowed eight hits and no runs to pickup his first major league victory. |
| April 14, 2008 Nick Blackburn looked good in his first two outings of the year, but he ran into a sleeping Tigers club on Monday. The rookie hurler allowed eight hits and four runs over 5.2 innings and failed to record a strikeout. |
| April 7, 2008 Nick Blackburn had another strong outing on Monday as he held the White Sox to only two runs in five innings for the Twins. Blackburn has looked solid with 11 K and just three BB over his first 12 innings and this start bodes well for him being a potentially solid starter in AL Only leagues. |
| April 2, 2008 Nick Blackburn put forth a strong effort for the Twins, but it was not enough as the Twins fell 0-2 to the Angels. Blackburn threw 86 pitches over seven innings, allowing just one run on five hits with just one walk surrendered versus six strike outs. No offensive support killed the effort as the Twins posted just four hits on the evening. |
| April 2, 2008 Nick Blackburn will make his first Major League start on Wednesday, according to the Star Tribune. He will duel with Joe Saunders of the Angels and Manager Gardenhire stated, When he uses all his pitches, hes got as good of stuff as anybody on this staff. Hes got a great curve ball, hes got a great cutter, he can sink it, and he can throw the heck out of the ball. He had a good spring. This is encouraging news for the young hurler. |
| March 28, 2008 Nick Blackburn will hold down the fifth spot in the Twins rotation while Francisco Liriano is building up arm strength in the minors. The right-hander posted a 2.25 ERA in 16 innings this spring. He'll have to pitch well to hang on to his spot once Liriano is ready. |
| March 27, 2008 Nick Blackburn worked five innings on Thursday giving up three hits, one run, two walks and striking out four. He is a wait and see candidate in AL-only formats after earning the No. 4 slot in the five-man Minnesota rotation. |
| March 13, 2008 Nick Blackburn worked three innings and gave up runs in two of them on Thursday afternoon, notes the team website. Blackburn gave up two hits and walked two batters. The right-hander came into today's spring game with four scoreless innings. The Twins starter, took part in six 2007 contests, working 11.2 innings, giving up 19 hits and 10 earned runs. Blackburn is a long shot to make the opening day roster but his early spring performance has been promising. |