After taking some time off and getting a cortisone injection for the bulging disc in his neck Twins closer Glen Perkins was expected to be available Tuesday, but instead he was out there pitching the 11th inning of a tie game Sunday afternoon.
And he got the win.
Perkins felt good enough following a bullpen session that the Twins cleared him to pitch, so the All-Star left-hander worked around a pair of hits to throw a scoreless inning against the Orioles and the Twins ended up winning 4-3 to sweep the four-game series in Baltimore.
Perkins has had neck problems in the past and pitching through them hasn’t worked out particularly well overall, so the Twins will likely be keeping a very close eye on his performance and his velocity (which seemed down a bit Sunday).
