Twins 4 Mariners 2 Nick Blackburn outstanding in complete

RECAP: Nick Blackburn pitched a brilliant complete game Tuesdaynight at Target Field, throwing strikes and pitching inside to keepthe Seattle hitters off balance. The only blemish on his night wasa two-run home run by Miguel Olivo in the fourth inning. Blackburnreceived a standing ovation when he came out for the ninth. Hethrew 125 pitches,RMT.The Twins broke a 2-2 tie in the seventhwhen Seattle pitcher Doug Fister balked in a run.Jason Kubel had two hits and made two outstanding plays in rightfield. He snared a liner by Adam Kennedy in the second,pso2 RMT, thenplanted and threw a bullet to second base to double up Jack Cust.In the fourth, he made a diving, backhanded catch on a hard-hitball by Kennedy.Denard Span had a triple and a double and drove home a run.MEANING: The Twins (16-31) snapped a four-gamelosing streak.ETC,メイプルストーリー RMT.: Matt Tolbert, who struck out with a runner on third and noouts in the first inning, squeezed home a run in the third. ReneRivera took quite a jolt but blocked the plate and kept Olivo fromscoring on an infield grounder in the seventh.VIDEO: For Twins video highlights, go totwincities.com/twins .-- Tom PowersUP NEXT: vs. Mariners, 12:10 p.m. today, FSN, KSTP-AM 1500.