West coast baseball for a short spell. The beginning of this game will compete with the Wild game so make sure you give your thumb a warm up before you furiously flip back and forth between the two games.
On paper, this is a good pitching matchup. Phil Hughes throws for the Twins, King Felix for Seattle. I hope the Twins win 2 out of 3 this weekend.
King Felix is on pace for 27 strikeouts. That would be a record.
Hughes is on pace for 18 strikeouts. That would not be a record, but still pretty good.
Groundout to the pitcher! Progress!
Nelson Cruz just hit one to Everett. jeesh
Jordan Schaffer's UZR just jumped 15 points in the last two pitches.
*Schafer. I always want to put a ff in his name.
King Felix has a perfect game going.
He's certainly looking regal.
Goodbye perfecto-slash-no hitter!
Solo home runs dont hurt!*
* unless the other pitcher is King Felix and he is dealing.
Suzuki on second because of a throwing error. There are zero out. Does anyone want to wager on some sac bunting here?
Vegas wouldn't allow betting on that one.
Schafer whiffed on his only sac bunt attempt...and GETS AN INFIELD SINGLE! breaking a 0-21 mess.
I really hope that he's on a short leash. I don't know what the other options are (Hicks? Robinson?) but they've got to be better.
Looking at the stat sheet, Hicks has been doing pretty well in Rochester. .286/.375/.490/.865 7 walks 13 strikeouts.
I would vote for him, but I think he'll be second or third on the FO's list.
Torii swung and missed at a pitch halfway in the lefthanded batters box.
Is it time to start worrying about Brian Dozier?
I'm more worried about Santana, truthfully. Dozier has time to come around.
Well, the last couple of innings has seen runners stranded on third. I hope there is enough game left to get those runners home.
Okay, Suzuki. Now would be an awesome time for a clutch double.
Bah.
He got solid contact on the ball *looking for positives*
Hughes' 7 strikeouts tying a season high by any Twins pitcher (Milone)
This is only the 4th game Twins pitching has recorded 7+ strikeouts.
Meanwhile, three of the four Twins top affiliates lead their respective leagues in strikeouts pitching-wise.
Hernandez has 4 assists as a fielder. The record in a 9 inning game is 11 by Stan Coveleski and others.
Hughes has had a heck of a game. 9 IP, 0 bb, 9 k?
Who says solo shots don't kill you?
Actually, just 8 IP, but that makes the Ks even more impressive.
Ha, right