We've got ourselves a bullpen game today...
For the Twins, J.R. Graham will take the mound. Graham was (mostly) a starter in the minors, but he's been a reliever all year this year, so I wouldn't guess he'd go more than 3 or (maybe) 4 innings.
The Twins batters get to face off against Matt Garza. Garza's been pretty bad this season, sporting a 5.18 FIP (lots of home runs, lots of walks, and his strikeout rate is way down).
This game will be nothing if not interesting. Let's say the Twins win 9-7, using 6 pitchers.
I was going to question if this was really game 55, but looks like yesterday's was mismarked.
And we should be throwing at Braun too, it looks like.
Yeah, i usually try to check bb-ref before I number them, because sometimes the previous game log hides.
What a play by Rosario/Santana. I don't know if I've ever seen that exact play before.
Faker.
Seriously. That was something else. Bringing the trainer out to make sure his poor hand was alright.
Molitor challenges and the HBP is quickly overturned.
Mauer with the hustle!
Definitely not faking that.
Like.
Joe Hustle
It would be really cool if this turned into a big inning after that.
SEND HIM!!
Sorry, haven't used that all season
Garza is, indeed, a horrible fielder. Good bunt, too.
I like this inning so far. Let's get a few.
Ugh.
I'm sure glad Santana is taking at-bats from Vargas!
Joe is too.
All Dozier does is SCORE RUNS
All Mauer does is RBI
And a Joe does is drive em in!
Faith in Joe restored again.
The bunt was key to that inning.
Does that even need to be stated?
baseball-reference has a stat called "Run Scored Percentage". Its defined as percentage of times a baserunner eventually scores a run ((R-HR)/(H+HBP+BB-HR+G_pr)).
Anyway, coming into this game Brian Dozier was at 50%. Torii Hunter, 34%, Joe Mauer 31%
Are there leaderboards for that stat? It seems pretty meaningless, but sort of fun. I wonder ehat the average is.
I dont see it on the leaderboard, but if you click "more stats" it shows up there. The Twins as a team have a 36% RS%, league average is 30%
The bullpen is getting a bit leaky lately.
Yoh have to be able to strike folks out. If you letajor league hitters put the bat on the ball, nebatove things will eventually happen.
Well said.
Phone keyboards rule.
Swiftkey 4tw!
I downloaded it. We'll see how it goes. I already like having the level of autocorrect that it gives me.
I'd be worthless typing on my phone without it.
Why is that every time I show up here, Boyer is busy sucking?
Dozier doesn't have enough AB left today
You are correct sir!
Heads up running by Rosario. I like him.
You know what I want?
an 8 run inning?
YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
Just missed.
Lawn mowed, birds & fish fed, plants watered, time to sit down and enjoy an epic comeback.
Gladden was talking yesterday about how Hicks looks like a completely different player. I think he looks exactly the same.
Bull dozed!
Bulldozed!!
Dozier just needs to bat every time like in my grade school kickball team
YADDAH YADDAH YADDAH
Le Doze!
What happened to THunt? I haven't been paying attention.
He's batting fifth
Oh...
I guess that just begs the question of why Robinson is hitting second.
Tim Stauffer: Why?
I was just going to ask the same thing.
Because we sack a lot of money into a horrible and ill-advised contact?
My question is "Duensing: Why?"
I should add that both are relevant questions.
rally time!
Dick wondering why the entire world doesn't just bunt all day, every day. Forever.
Did you tell them why they don't? I would, but I'm watching the Brewers' broadcast.
The magic is ending. Time to release Stauffer and send Santana down. Need some hitters up here.
It's not magic, it's smoke and mirrors. I'm okay with your second sentiment though.
Watching STL-LAD, and I'm relatively sure the organist was playing the GoT theme.