Estrada (4-2, 4.94 ERA) v. Deduno (0-1, 10.13 ERA).
Go Twins!
60 thoughts on “Game 50: Brew Crew at MinniePaul”
See, this is why you have three catchers: so you can use all three at once!
Unrelated: very, very close to comment 150,000.
He who cannot draw on 3000 years is living hand to mouth. Goethe.
Aaron Hicks has the second most HRs on the Twins. Also, his SLG is above .300 for the first time this year.
Good first inning for Deduno.
150000!
Twins leadoff hitter with a basehit? unpossible!
jeeze, Mauer pulls that ball with authority only to have the one player in MLB play him super deep
Doooooom!
new guy ribby!!!
Herrmann's seconnd hit of his carreerr.
Five of the first seven Twins batters reached base. The only two who didn't were the two best hitters in the lineup. Baseball is awesome.
CarGo straps our Hix.
That is NOT CARGO
I'm listening on the radio, but unless Gomez would've been out easily, I can't fault Escobar for taking the sure out there.
I think he likely would have been out. He was maybe halfway home when Escobar fielded it, but it seemed like it took a second for Escobar to field it cleanly.
Escobar had to spin so that kind of took the play at home away
Dick Bremer going to start a border battle because he says the bratwusrt at Target Field is far superior to Miller Park
Deduno racking up the ground ball outs
Hicksie!!!!!
Damn, Hicks seems to be getting a bit of swag.
Love Deduno's excitement at Hicks's catch.
Hank Aaron Hicks!!!! oh my!
Looks like failed catches at the wall suffice for predicting home runs.
I didn't want to press my luck by saying it two nights in a row, so i ended up spookying that one.
I pulled up gameday and saw that Hicks had just hit an HR. So my immediate thought was "What did the catch look like?"
It's like spectacular defensive plays inspire him
did... did that hit the bullpen catcher in the nards?
Looks like it did hit him, but not sure where.
mlb.com replay makes it look like it was right above the junk, in the bellybutton/beltbuckle area.
Disappointed it wasn't the Twins' Bullpen catcher, because what could be betterr thann scrreenntime for Nnate Dammannnn on Chrris Herrmann RRBI Nnight?
I am now doubly excited to watch the video.
Delmonesque route running by Hicks
Yeah, that was pretty bad.
So he'll be striking out his next at bat then?
likely
Looking.
21 outs for Deduno!
Feels like a Twins season record!
A starter has recorded a minimum of 21 outs eight times this season. Correia has six of those games.
Fien warming in the 'pen. What was the last time he didn't pitch?
2009
Fact Check! Fien has only pitched on consecutive days five times this season. (Before tonight, that is.)
Fact Check! Before tonight, 18 other pitchers in the majors have more appearances. Another 12 have the same number of appearances, including his teammate Jared Burton.
PARM!!!
Looked like he hit his head on the concrete.
I think he managed to stick a hand out to break his fall.
That was a good time for me to show up.
I think Willingham put a dent in the chain link fence
My exact words to the Milkmaid before that payoff pitch:
"It's so nice to not have an idiot like Cuddyer in this situation to swing at a horrible low and outside ball because he can't bear to take a walk."
we're going streaking!!!!
The first time the Twins have won 3 in a row since their magical 1991 World Series season.
Kirby racing...he won't get there! And rounding third is Cal Ripken, and the Twins streak is over!
Damn you, Randy Milligan!
That feels like a bit of exaggeration there, but numbers don't lie
I want the Twins to play the Brewers for the rest of the season.
Admit it, you just love watching GoCarGo
No need to admit it. He was my favorite Twin to watch when he was with the team, even with his horrible OBP and plate discipline. Seeing him cross the plate to win Game 163 was one of my best Twins moments, and by far the best I got to see in person.
How does all alone in fourth place feel, fellas?
Also, Twins tied with Angels, #SuckItScioscia
In all seriousness, last night's game was fun. Get a lead early, get some good pitching, make some good plays on defense. All the Twins need to do now is repeat that 112 more times. If they do, we'll have no trouble staying on track for 134-28!
See, this is why you have three catchers: so you can use all three at once!
Unrelated: very, very close to comment 150,000.
He who cannot draw on 3000 years is living hand to mouth. Goethe.
Aaron Hicks has the second most HRs on the Twins. Also, his SLG is above .300 for the first time this year.
Good first inning for Deduno.
150000!
Twins leadoff hitter with a basehit? unpossible!
jeeze, Mauer pulls that ball with authority only to have the one player in MLB play him super deep
Doooooom!
new guy ribby!!!
Herrmann's seconnd hit of his carreerr.
Five of the first seven Twins batters reached base. The only two who didn't were the two best hitters in the lineup. Baseball is awesome.
CarGo straps our Hix.
That is NOT CARGO
I'm listening on the radio, but unless Gomez would've been out easily, I can't fault Escobar for taking the sure out there.
I think he likely would have been out. He was maybe halfway home when Escobar fielded it, but it seemed like it took a second for Escobar to field it cleanly.
Escobar had to spin so that kind of took the play at home away
Dick Bremer going to start a border battle because he says the bratwusrt at Target Field is far superior to Miller Park
Deduno racking up the ground ball outs
Hicksie!!!!!
Damn, Hicks seems to be getting a bit of swag.
Love Deduno's excitement at Hicks's catch.
Hank Aaron Hicks!!!! oh my!
Looks like failed catches at the wall suffice for predicting home runs.
I didn't want to press my luck by saying it two nights in a row, so i ended up spookying that one.
I pulled up gameday and saw that Hicks had just hit an HR. So my immediate thought was "What did the catch look like?"
It's like spectacular defensive plays inspire him
did... did that hit the bullpen catcher in the nards?
Looks like it did hit him, but not sure where.
mlb.com replay makes it look like it was right above the junk, in the bellybutton/beltbuckle area.
Disappointed it wasn't the Twins' Bullpen catcher, because what could be betterr thann scrreenntime for Nnate Dammannnn on Chrris Herrmann RRBI Nnight?
I am now doubly excited to watch the video.
Delmonesque route running by Hicks
Yeah, that was pretty bad.
So he'll be striking out his next at bat then?
likely
Looking.
21 outs for Deduno!
Feels like a Twins season record!
A starter has recorded a minimum of 21 outs eight times this season. Correia has six of those games.
Fien warming in the 'pen. What was the last time he didn't pitch?
2009
Fact Check! Fien has only pitched on consecutive days five times this season. (Before tonight, that is.)
Fact Check! Before tonight, 18 other pitchers in the majors have more appearances. Another 12 have the same number of appearances, including his teammate Jared Burton.
PARM!!!
Looked like he hit his head on the concrete.
I think he managed to stick a hand out to break his fall.
That was a good time for me to show up.
I think Willingham put a dent in the chain link fence
My exact words to the Milkmaid before that payoff pitch:
"It's so nice to not have an idiot like Cuddyer in this situation to swing at a horrible low and outside ball because he can't bear to take a walk."
we're going streaking!!!!
The first time the Twins have won 3 in a row since their magical 1991 World Series season.
Kirby racing...he won't get there! And rounding third is Cal Ripken, and the Twins streak is over!
Damn you, Randy Milligan!
That feels like a bit of exaggeration there, but numbers don't lie
I want the Twins to play the Brewers for the rest of the season.
Admit it, you just love watching GoCarGo
No need to admit it. He was my favorite Twin to watch when he was with the team, even with his horrible OBP and plate discipline. Seeing him cross the plate to win Game 163 was one of my best Twins moments, and by far the best I got to see in person.
How does all alone in fourth place feel, fellas?
Also, Twins tied with Angels, #SuckItScioscia
Gardy needs a refresher course in roster construction.
In all seriousness, last night's game was fun. Get a lead early, get some good pitching, make some good plays on defense. All the Twins need to do now is repeat that 112 more times. If they do, we'll have no trouble staying on track for 134-28!