Twins

[Steve-o]

Twins...

[dutchboy]

Dead, alive or just missing they have won 11 in a row. Paddack was dominating last night after escaping a 2nd & 3rd no out jam in the first inning.

[LPS]

Just got a text from our Grandson.  He is 12 now.  He is on the way to the Twins game with school.  After the game they all get to meet the team and get autographs and run the bases and stuff.  Would love to see that.  He is a great kid too.

[Gunner55]

 

[roony]

Love the Twins!

[KEN W]

Winning streak is over.....lost to the Red Sox 9-2. Pitching not there today.

[dutchboy]

Ryan was fine, bullpen got rocked. Twins loss it in the 2nd ( maybe 3rd) when they had bases loaded with 0 outs and failed to score. You can't do that at home.

[Gunner55]

Bullpen got knocked around again last night. Paddack goes tonight, 6:40 again.

[Gunner55]

Another good start from Paddack yday, so they've got at least a split. Getaway day today, so it's Lopez @ 12:10.

[Gunner55]

They score 5 in the 1st, 4 with 2 out, & go on to win 11-1 today. Most important IMO, the bullpen gets it done & Theilbar, Jax , & Duran weren't needed. Off to Toronto, Ryan gets the start @ 6:07.

[dutchboy]

I hope everyone understands the importance of pitching. In this day of swing and miss offense if you can't pitch you're  cooked.

[Gunner55]

  The Twin's pitchers lead MLB with 377 K's & are tied for 6th in Quality Starts with 16. They also are 8th in WHIP, which is Walks & Hits/per Innings Pitched, with 1.20. Plus the bullpen is tied for # 2 in Saves with 13.

[Steve-o]

Not much Twins chatter as of late.  That's what they get when they do a stupid, selfish TV deal...  There's no buzz around town.   

The lads are now/still two games behind the Guardindians having played two fewer games with the Royals sandwiched in-between.

Tight race in the AL Central this year, eh boys?

[dutchboy]

Getting slapped around by the Yankees. Swept at home and barely scoring. You can chalk it up to Yankee pitching.

Good news is the Twins will still be playing after this weekend whereas I doubt the Wolves will be.

[KEN W]

What an offensive display....

5-1
4-0
5-0

Scored that 1 run in the first inning of the first game.....That's 26 innings w/o scoring.

[Gunner55]

  Still 17-6 in the last 3 1/2 weeks since Kepler came back. Buxton is expected to join the team Saturday in Cleveland.

[dutchboy]

Buxton on one leg can play better defense then we saw those last two Yankee games.

[KEN W]

Lost again before 30,000 in Cleveland. Duran gave up his first run of the season.....homerun in the 8th.

Still can't watch any games.....don't have Apple TV

[Gunner55]

  Got a friend in Iowa that uses this with Amazon Firestick, Ken. https://troypoint.com/sportsfire-app/

[KEN W]

I have a Firestick.....and I could have watched it for a week free.....then paid after that. Not worth it. I have Midco, a subsidiary of Comcast. I will change to Arvig or FUBO if this lasts much longer.

[LPS]

I just checked and I still get it on our regional cable yet.  We have Sjoberg's out of Thief River Falls.   Pretty good service even though I know the guys well.   I have the garage and camper spot all wired in too.  We liked Dish but when they dropped the Twins we switched.  We used to lose signal a lot in bad weather too.  I had to cut down 2 big maples too.  The bigger they got the worse our reception was.  My fingers are crossed that we don't lose it too.

[Gunner55]

  He tried to tell me he gets it for free.

[dutchboy]

The way they are playing again you aren't missing much.

Getting lit up in Cleveland 7-0.

[Gunner55]

  That's about when I couldn't watch anymore.

[dutchboy]

Still not use to Atteberry calling a game. He always is talking about useless stats and events. As I mentioned before he dominates the game and hasn't learned when to slow down and let the game breathe. Maybe he never will.

Ober wasn't great and the offense is plain offensive again.

[LPS]

LOL  Good one Dutch.

[Gunner55]

  Yeah, db, lots of problems when they get guys on base.......................again. The team ERA is back up quite a bit from when they were winning too.

[dutchboy]

Duran gagged one away today. Little league plays in the top of the 9th allowed the Twins to tie the game at 2. Twins lose 5-2, get swept in Cleveland after being swept at home.
Only 4 hits again today.

Paddack was a absolute machine after giving up a 2 run homerun in the top of the 1st.  He very well might be the best Twins starter right now.

Bottom line......Twins can't hit, plain & simple.

Buxton entered the game in the bottom of the 9th as a pinch runner and scored the 2nd run.

[Gunner55]

  Twins averaged ~ 6.5 runs a game during the streak & they will hit again. A real shame to waste Paddack's great start though. 

[dutchboy]

They are embarrassing.