The Twins hope to keep their home winning ways intact (relatively to their recent sojourns) in this rubber match against the Royals. A series win would certainly be a nice boost as they prepared to host the Yankees for a 4 game affair. Oh yeah, and:
DAY GAME ALERT
Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins
(43-40) (38-44)
Target Field
1 Twins Way
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
12:10 PM CT
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Kansas City Royals Starting Lineup
1. Escobar, SS
2. Hosmer, 1B
3. Butler, DH
4. Gordon, LF
5. Perez, C
6. Ibanez, RF
7. Infante, 2B
8. Moustakas, 3B
9. Dyson, CF
Minnesota Twins Starting Lineup
1. Nunez, SS
2. Dozier, 2B
3. Parmalee, 1B
4. Morales, DH
5. Willingham, LF
6. Arcia, RF
7. Plouffe, 3B
8. Fryer, C
9. Fuld, CF
Probable Starting Pitchers
Jason Matthew Vargas
7-3, 3.53
v.
Kevin John Correia
4-9, 5.08
Photo courtesy of Sharon Somero
Just beat me to posting it.
Nunez at leadoff again. Obviously.
Sorry, I typed most of this up, then realized it was actually Wednesday. My bad. Didn't see anything else going, so I took it out of the trash and brushed it off.
Totally forgot it was a day game. I just got back from swimming lessons (for the girls...I've got swimming on lockdown) and planned to set it up. Oh well.
Yeah, the day game part is what threw me off as well. Also, my head's got the days all wrong this week.
swimming was the only athletic endeavor I was ever even halfways decent at.
I had great times as an 8-year-old in backstroke sprints
I had good times as a 10-year-old in backstroke sprints
I had qualifying times as a 12-year-old in backstroke sprints
As a 14-year-old I only got to go to meets for the Medley Relay, and only because there were three good male swimmers my age. I started them out behind and they caught up.
I didn't get worse, they just expected me to get better.
Another Correian conflict, I guess.
That's not the first time this season that I can remember the Twins pitching out and the runner still safe at second.
btw, Twins/NYY game is part of the July 4th doubleheader on the 4ltr, as you could have probably guessed
Provus: So, how about a stolen base in this situation.
Dazzle: No, not here. Vargas has too good of a move. etc. etc.
*cue Fuld caught stealing*
[EDIT] Reviewed and overturned!
Beautiful day at the park. Good thing too. Play is uninspiring so far.
I was offered a free ticket, but turned it down. Kind of regretting that now. Absolutely gorgeous weather.
excellent goal keeping
Had a smoked meat sandwich from the Zimmerman stand. Something called maple syrup hot sauce on top. Very good.
...and if anybody has heard Bill Cosby's bit about Jeffrey on the airplane- his name was Axel and he was at the ballpark this afternoon.
Fien'd
Wow. Though I meant to earlier, I just this second tuned in.
Dozier's making sawdust up there. He had a little stretch there of games a couple weeks ago (going 9-17) where I thought he was coming out of it, but since then, he's on a 1-28 stretch with 3 BB's. Gotta get off the schneid.
Edit - I know he's not the only one.
I think he's ready for the All-Star break.
Yesterday excepted.
Perk doesn't WANT the AS Game
Matter of fact, he gets the BOSO.
None of the Twins do. Every reasonable AS possibility for the Twins has slumped of late: Hughes, Dozier, Suzuki and Perkins. Well, I don't know if Perkins has actually slumped, but he gave up a run today. Perkins did have that 3K, 10 pitch the other day.