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Game 108: Twins at A’s

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Carl Pavano vs. Brandon McCarthy

The Twins need to win this one. This is the worst team they are playing on this road trip and they have pretty much had their way with Oakland as of late. They have not won their last three series. They haven't gone that long without a series win since the end of May, when they lost four series in a row before beginning this turnaround.

McCarthy is having his best season thus far, mainly be becoming a different style of pitcher. He was mainly a flyball pitcher, but with Oakland he has improved his groundball rate by 50 percent. Combine that with moving from the Rangers' to the A's home ballparks and suddenly his HR rate has dropped to a third of what it was. However, his HR/FB rate is at an unsustainable 3 percent this year, so maybe that luck can change today.

Pavano has had a couple bad starts in a row and needs to reverse that trend against the second-worst offense in the AL.

By the time this game starts, we will know if we should be expecting Denard Span to be up in a few days or a new reliever added to the team. Either way, the team will be receiving help. Let's get this momentum going in the right direction. GO TWINS!!

58 thoughts on “Game 108: Twins at A’s”

    1. Well, you can't bat Cuddy second, even if he's playing second- he's an RBI guy!

  11. Look at the cameras lingering on Revere, giving him the star edit. They're trying to tell me his range makes him the same player as Span, aren't they?

  30. Dick says Chili was "a lot better" in 91 vs. 92. OPS+ was 141 and 129 respectively. Is that "a lot?"

  31. Oy, even the 'nilla wafers I just ate can't wash the bitter taste of this game out of my mouth.

  34. I got interested for a bit with the winning in mid to late June - but losing this third consecutive series and no moves on the trade deadline - I am calling it for this season. To you guys who pay much more attention than I do is this season a disappointment due to injuries, poor player performance, poor management, or some combination? Also - what does this team need to do to keep up with the rest of the division next season?

    1. Injuries (and therefore depth) were the back-breakers. Can't do much about injuries, but hopefully they shake up the starting rotation a bit for next year.

  36. As soon as Fuentes comes in, the journey through former Twins' relievers will be complete.

  37. If it wasn't for bad luck Nishi wouldn't have any luck at all.

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