Twins confident they’ll rebound from slow start

MILWAUKEE — The Twins didn’t panic when they started the season 0-9. And they won’t panic now.

They could score more runs. That would be helpful. But they’re not going to panic.

The Twins had an inexplicably slow start, offensively, scoring 14 runs in those first nine games. They recovered to win four straight; showing admirable resiliency. But since then they have lost two straight to the rebuilding Brewers, including Wednesday night’s 10-5 loss at Miller Park.

Twins manager Paul Molitor was asked what he would have to see to believe that his team had turned the corner. Molitor politely responded that the Twins were not yet at a position to make turning the corner an immediately viable concept.

“I don’t think we’re at the corner, so which way we’re going to turn is not critical now,” Molitor said. “The sooner we get to the corner, if we’re going the right way, the happier I’ll be. But I think those questions are a little further out as we kind of gain an identity for this year’s team.

“T.K. [Tom Kelly, former Twins manager] was one of those guys who talked about the 30-to-40-games thing [before a team’s worth could be fairly judged]. You know, you don’t panic when somebody’s got 30 at-bats or somebody’s not getting guys out or whatever it is, you try to trust in what you’ve prepared to do here.

“We’ve had some changeable parts because of injuries and things. But I think that all of our games, except for one, have been really competitive. It’s disappointing that we haven’t won more of those close games, but it’s a good sign that …

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