It's official, I have absolutely no idea what to think of these guys.
I don't really have a lot of time here, but that's okay because I don't really have a lot to say (socaltwinsfan created a good case for healthy skepticism here). With help from a thoroughly enjoyable drubbing of the White Sox, the Twins are a winning team for the first time in almost a year. At this point, I'm not going to think too much about it and just enjoy.
We close out the longest homestand of the year with a visit from the scuffling A's. Maybe we can even get a few more ticks above .500. Hughes, in search of his first all mighty W, starts off on the mound tonight.
Oakland Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins
(11-15) (13-12)
Target Field
353 North Fifth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota
7:10 PM PDT
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Oakland Athletics Starting Lineup
1. Burns, CF
2. Semien, SS
3. Reddick, RF
4. Butler, DH
5. Vogt, C
6. Davis, 1B
7. Lawrie, 3B
8. Canha, LF
9. Sogard, 2B
Minnesota Twins Starting Lineup
1. Dozier, 2B
2. Hunter, RF
3. Mauer, 1B
4. Plouffe, 3B
5. Suzuki, C
6. Vargas, DH
7. Escobar, LF
8. Schafer, CF
9. Santana, SS
Probable Starting Pitchers
Jesse Allen Hahn
1-1, 2.86
v.
Philip Joseph Hughes
0-4, 4.55
awww man.
Vogt's at least been a nice little pickup for me so far.
Maybe Hughes just isn't gonna be good this year.
We knew Hughes couldn't replicate 2014, but a reasonable facsimile would have been nice.
Or could he.
Well that makes me feel a little better. I completely forgot he got off to a bad start last year like that.
Can we blame Star Wars for this inning?
were there womp rats involved?
I guess I don't need to hurry home to see the rest of this game, judging by the comments.
Well, it is tied now...
ye of little faith...
So Hughes is the second coming of Radke?
nice play by Dozier.
whoopsies.
That is a unique way to score a run. Everybody misses the grounder!
3 run home runs are awesome!!!! yee haw!
Torii!
I absolutely spookied that.
Hunter has 3 HRs this year, two have been 3-run shots the other a 2-run blast.
Heh, on Star Wars night, Cory says Dazzle and he are just a couple of Spaceballs. Then proceeds to gush over Spaceballs (Dazzle's never seen it).
Neither team seems content to hold the lead.
Double E
Shows bunt three times, can't find the plate. Dang
Bleck
my word Torii is slow
He almost didn't get that. In his youth, he could've run there from center.
Ummm Perk?
Doesn't really matter, but I was wondering if ii actually ran that DP ball out, could he have been safe?
That may have been his top speed
Goodness...you're probably right.
Thatta boy Perk!
Puppiies!
Not that this team will stay on their 85ish win pace, but they may deserve more than thirty LTEs a game...
I only saw the bottom of the 8th and top of 9th. I had two weeks of GoT to get caught up on.
162 games/season v. 10 episodes/season. There's plenty of baseball after GoT is over.
GoT here in the hotel room as well.
I have no good excuse. I finished putting together the crib just in time to watch the bottom of the 6th, then got cajoled into watching the penultimate episode of Revenge.
My word, that show is dumb.
We're still on track for 150-12!