What Happened?

It was unnerving that Glen Perkins got the start Saturday in one of the biggest games of the season. More so when Ron Gardenhire took him out.
His ERA in four September starts sat at 9.42, certainly not helped by his last outing where he failed to escape the first inning. Extra rest changed that.
Perkins, pitching for the first time in nine days, breezed through four innings and made it through the fifth having allowed just one run on four hits and thrown 85 pitches.
Gardy turned to his bullpen. Boof mistake.
Bonser gave up four consecutive hits to start the sixth and good ol' Matt Guerrier gave up two more to start the seventh. In all, three runs scored and the Twins missed an opportunity to take command of the AL Central, losing 4-2. Now, they must hope Chicago loses its game against Cleveland.
Gardenhire is one of the best managers when it comes to getting the most out of his players. He's one of the best at building a cohesive, fundamentally sound team. He's one of the best season to season managers. But when it comes to in-game and day-to-day situations, he sometimes just doesn't make any sense.