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7:05 pm EDT Sat Aug 7, 2010

One year ago on this day, the Cleveland Indians traded Carl Pavano to the Minnesota Twins. Given the way Pavano has pitched in 2010, the woeful Indians might harbor a little regret over that deal. After having an eight-game win streak snapped earlier this week, the Twins right-hander will try to bounce back Saturday night in his first matchup this year against his former team. Following four injury-plagued and ineffective years with the Yankees, Pavano signed with Cleveland before the start of last season and was 9-8 with a 5.37 ERA when the Indians sent him to Minnesota on Aug. 7. He was 5-4 with a 4.64 ERA in 12 starts with the Twins, who rallied to make the postseason.

Pavano has experienced a resurgence this year, going 13-7 with a 3.32 ERA, and most of those wins have come over the past two months. However, he comes into this start after suffering his first loss since June 3. Pavano gave up four runs and nine hits over six innings in Monday’s 4-2 defeat in Tampa. The loss is among three through five games of a road trip that concludes against AL Central-leading Chicago, which leads the Twins by 1 1/2 games. Their latest defeat on the 10-game trek included some controversy, as Jim Thome’s apparent home run in the ninth inning was ruled a double and upheld on replay. Alexi Casilla followed with a tying two-run single, but Matt LaPorta homered in the bottom half to give Cleveland a 7-6 win.