Twins

[Steve-o]

Given the Twins' talent and hitting performance the past couple of seasons, I still say this of the hitting coaching staff...

[Gunner55]

Lopez @ 6:40 tonight.

[dutchboy]

Sometimes things are more important than baseball.

From the Athletic.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5566410/2024/06/18/minnesota-twins-coach-derek-shomon-son-micah/

[Steve-o]

Thanks.  Now don't I feel like a schlepp! 

[dutchboy]

Very big come from behind win in the 9th last night after the rain delay. I was shaking my head when Rocco pinch hit Santana for Miranda but I guess he knows his team. Would have been interesting to see who would have pitched the 10th as he had burned Alcala, Jax & Duran already.

[KEN W]

Ah.....they won in the bottom of the 9th. Winning streak at 6

[dutchboy]

As Gunner would say......Ryan tonight at 6:40. Clear sky's they should get this one in.

[Steve-o]

As the world turns with Kiriloff...  not instead of being sent down for assignment, he is on the IL and in the manager's doghouse for concealing a back injury.

Which player was it a season or two ago who was also in the sauce for trying to play thru injury without telling the staff?

[dutchboy]

They all do. It's part of being a pro athlete.

2-2 going into the bottom of the 7th. Ryan was good again.

[KEN W]

Lost 3-2 in 10 innings. Throwing error by Lewis allowed the winning run. But he did hit another homerun earlier.

[LPS]

That was the play that ended their chance.  Happens to the best of them now and then.  Too bad. 

[Gunner55]

Getaway day today, so it's an early game. Woods Richardson gets the ball @ 12:10.

[LPS]

I thought this was pretty funny and just what I thought would happen.   

[dutchboy]

Woods was very good today. Jackson was horrendous again. Offense scored 4 in the 9th to tie it. Jax gave it up in the 10th. Miranda hits a 9th inning bomb. Lewis gets thrown out at 3rd in the 10th trying to tag on a ball hit to right center.

Most disappointing is the Twins hitters are doing much better, pitching has been steady all year and Chris Atterberry is getting worse by the game.

[Gunner55]

For the 2nd straight broadcast Corey Provus made the point that the Twin's staff has been giving up too many walks this month. He called their June Walk Ratio alarming & said they are 6th worst in all of MLB for the month. 

[KEN W]

10-2 win.....Ober went all 9 innings yesterday.

[glenn57]

10-2 win.....Ober went all 9 innings yesterday.

read that he set some kind of modern day record, pitching a complete game under 90 pitches! guess its been a while since thats been done.

what Rocco call in sick???????? 

[KEN W]

Lopez finally got his act together. Win.....3-0

Pitched 8 innings, gave up only 2 hits.

 On to Arizona and 110 degree heat Tues Wed and Thurs afternoons.

[dutchboy]

Lopez was good today, but it was the hapless A"s. 

[Gunner55]

  Buxton even had the 2 big hits in Sunday's game. Ryan goes tonight, @ 8:40 again.

[Steve-o]

A couple a' wins and they're still 8 games back.     I enjoyed he heck out of last season, but the Twins are still the Twins...  The Little Engine that Could.   

Instead of doubling-down on last years success, they cut payroll.   

Instead of finding a new broadcast deal, they took the money and left a bunch of fans hanging.   

And it seems to me - to the degree to which I am paying attention - they have more players underperforming this year than over performing.   

Let's hope Lewis can ignite something that carries the team thru the rest of the season, because so far, this team doesn't seem to all have their oars in the water at the same time.

[Gunner55]

Paddack to the 15-day IL, retro to 6/22, right forearm fatigue. Ronny Henriquez recalled from St Paul(IL).

[LPS]

8:40???  I won't be seeing the end of that one.