That loud, cracking noise you heard was the Twins breaking into the win column Sunday against the Washington Nationals. After suffering through a series of long losing streaks last season, it was nice for Minnesota to nip this streak at just two losses.
The other crack came off the bat of newly acquired catcher, Jason Castro, as he homered in a four-run second inning to give the Twins a lead that they would not relinquish. Trevor May made his first start of the Spring in his quest to make the starting rotation.
May staked his claim with 1.