Glen Perkins remains questionable for Saturday’s start. Manager Ron Gardenhire said Perkins was checked for strep throat today and given medication that should have him feeling better within a couple days.

Nick Blackburn will pitch Friday against the White Sox, and Gardenhire said the Twins will need Brian Duensing ready in relief. If Perkins can’t pitch Saturday and Duensing isn’t needed Friday, Duensing could get the ball on Saturday.

R.A. Dickey threw 33 pitches today after throwing 53 on Tuesday, so he’s probably not an option to start Saturday, Gardenhire said.

0-for-7 against the Yankees

The Twins never led in this series. They finished 0-7 against the Yankees. Four of those losses were by one run, and two were by two runs.

“Not a mental block; they just outplayed us,” Gardenhire said. “I think if you witnessed the games in Yankee Stadium, we had chances to win, and it’s not a mental block there, it’s one base hit. Here, they were just hot.”

Bring on the White Sox 

With the White Sox coming in next, the Twins don’t have time to feel sorry for themselves.

“We were charged up going into this series, and it didn’t work out,” Gardenhire said. “We have to go out and perform, and we didn’t perform very well against this team. The White Sox are playing very good baseball, so if we go out and play like we did against the Yankees, we’ll probably get our butts kicked here at home again, and that’s not too much fun.

“We have to make things happen. We have to create havoc, and we didn’t do too much of that in this series at home, and that’s not supposed to happen.”

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