Granted that was a pretty crappy Twins lineup yesterday.
I was in a very good seat, and Francis looked very sharp. 2-run HR to Morneau is nothing to be ashamed about, but other than that nobody seriously hurt him. And he was able to get the K when he needed it. Velocity was fine, off-speed stuff looked good, most of all his fastball command was back.
Not saying it was like what Jon Lester did tonight, but it was a very solid performance ... and he certainly looked to be cruising, not hurting.
Don't forget, Francis is a control pitcher and he's reeled off 8 or so mediocre to crappy starts in a row before, so this doesn't strike me as anything new.
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