Villanueva took the loss Thursday against Minnesota, recording the first two outs of the ninth with ease before allowing a Kennys Vargas home run. Villanueva hadn't pitched in 10 days so rust could certainly be an excuse. After appearing in seven games in May and pitching 11.2 shutout innings he's seen just three chances in June, allowing two runs in 3.2 innings during the month. Still Villanueva's overall line is a very good 1.09 ERA and 1.01 WHIP With 21 strikeouts in 24.2 innings.