Game 6: Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox

I heard all offseason that the club this year would play insufferable defense and have improved (but still mediocre at best) pitching. The talking heads and conventional wisdom suggested that, based on the performance last year, this team wouldn't have much trouble scoring runs.

The boys had one really nice inning yesterday, plating four runs off of Jeff Samardzija, before he settled in and the Twins' offense went missing. There were a few really nice defensive plays that were key to this, but mostly the Twins just couldn't do any additional damage.

Let's hope that they get it figured out today...unlikely considering they face Chicago's ace Chris Sale (0-0, -.-- ERA ... but 6-1, 2.45 ERA over 16 appearances and (eight starts) against the Twins). On the bright side, this is his first start of the season, recently off the 15-Day DL from a broken foot bone.

He'll be opposed by Minnesota's ace Phil Hughes (0-1, 6.00 ERA), who we're hoping can rebound from an unremarkable start to the season in Detroit (4 earned runs off of 8 hits (including 2 HR's) in six innings of work; 6 K's & 1 BB).

41 thoughts on “Game 6: Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox”

  1. The twitters machine is telling me that Trevor Plouffe is starting at 1B today.
    ooooohhh kaaaayyyy....

      1. i'm at the game, so it's more amusing to see it in person. i want the twins to win, obviously, but if the WS win, i get a free medium fries, so...

  2. Today's stupidest comment from the TV booth :

    Bert: On a scale of one to ten, I would give Pelfrey an eight for yesterday.

    1. Pelfrey didnt qualify for the dreaded "Quality Start" because he only went 5.

      Pelfrey wasnt awful, but he wasnt good.

  3. I know the pen is down a man with Fein being sore, but Molitor has hitched his wagon to Blaine Boyer.

    1. Also, Im done with Blaine Boyer.

      Who?

      joaking aside, who? I really haven't listened / watched / pay'd any attention to the Twins in the last 2.5 years. Is Justin Mauer still on the team?

    1. I'm so old, I remember when both the Twins and the Wolves were good at the same time.

      1. The Wolves, Wild and Vikings all won on the day I got married. The Twins were good at the time too, although it was the offseason.

        Remember that? That was awesome.

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