Twins

[Steve-o]

Sometimes you have to tip your hat to the hitter.   

Sometimes the catcher tells you what pitch is coming because they want the season to be over.   

But in all seriousness, the-game-within-the-game is what makes baseball great. 

Buxton, Correa, and Lewis all in the same game.  How many times has that happened this season?  How did they do last night?

[Gunner55]

They all had a hit, but Buxton is the only 1 to do it with 2 out & w/RISP. Correa was 0-1 & Lewis was 0-2 w/RISP. Cleveland's starter only made it 2 2/3 but the 5 after him only gave up 3 hits. That was only the 19th time all season that they's all been on the field at the same time.

[Steve-o]

Why the heck are the Twins playing a National League team at the end of the season?     Is that common?  Don't get me wrong...  I'll take it - the Marlins trying to avoid a 100 loss season.  The Twinks better take care of business there.

With 11 games to go, sitting in the last wildcard spot, a game an a half up on the Tigers, a game and a half back of the Royals.  Still plenty of time for good things and bad things to happen.

[Steve-o]

Its Getaway Day and the Twins go up 2-1 on the Guardians in the middle of the 5th.   

Buxton and Santana strike out with Margot on 2nd and Correa on 1st to end the inning.   

However, if the Twins lose today, they are tied with Detroit, who is idle.   

[Bobberineyes]

Just turned it on, they are knotted up 2-2, but somehow we're getting out hit 10-3.... keep it up boys, detoilet is right behind us and didn't I hear right we go to Baltimore??? They're done.

[Steve-o]

Lost again today in the 10th. 
Twins hitters strike out 14 times.   

[LPS]

It was a ditto of yesterdays game. 

[Gunner55]

Just like Provus has said during every game of the series, Cleveland leads MLB in comeback wins this season & their bullpen is a big reason why. The Twins had 39 K's, 27 hits, & were 9-37 w/RISP for the series. Many believe Cleveland's bullpen is the best in MLB right now & I don't think I'd disagree with them. By the way, Cleveland's starters went 18.2 innings for the 4 games & their bullpen did 18.1.

[Steve-o]

Like Bill Parcells always says, "You are what your record says you are."  And the Guardians have been the better team all year.

Interestingly, and fairness in savagry...

I dug this story up evaluating Cleveland's offseason.  I only scanned it, but it would seem that Cleveland took a similar approach to offseason as the Twins did - being more worried about their lost TV revenue than signing big-time free agents.  After all, they play in a bad division too. 

Offseason In Review: Cleveland Guardians (March 2024)

[Gunner55]

Most, if not all, of the young arms that came out of their bullpen during the series with the Twins were all later round draft picks (5-8), & products of their minor league system. I think there was at least 3 that were 24-26 y/o & they all had an ERA < 3 too. They have been really good at drafting & developing their own pitchers for a long time.

[Steve-o]

And don't they keep telling us that the Twins have been doing the same?