Remember when we were joakingly discussing the possibility of Minnesota's first win coming against the Brewers because they were the first "obviously inferior" opponent on the schedule? Good times.
A win today salvages a season-split with the Sconnie's and would give the Twins their first road win of the season. It would also get them to 5 wins - the same number of W's as the Astros & Yankees (the other divisions' last-place teams).
R. Nolasco (0-0, 3.21 ERA, 8:2 K:BB, 118 ERA+, 3.25 FIP, 1.000 WHIP - 14 innings)
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T. Jungmann (0-2, 9.00 ERA, 9:4 K:BB, 47 ERA+, 4.81 FIP, 1.615 WHIP - 13 innings)
.500 ball at home and .000 on the road is no way to go through a season - let's break through that barrier fellas!
Counting on Nolasco for a split is a scary proposition, but he's been good thus far. That WHIP, that's crazy good for a starter. That would have led the AL last year.
Yeah, but does anyone really think that Latos is going to break the single season record?
Also, this is the MLB.tv Free Game of the Day!
Is Jungmann as crazy wildly all over the place as Gameday is making him look?
probably. haven't checked gameday but probably.
game plan: don't swing
Clearly!
I think Joe's BB game streak must be ~13 games now, right?
Joe with 2-BB games in four of the last five games
He didn't walk on Monday. He does have 14 walks in 16 games though.
On pace for 138! I'd be happier if that translated into a lot of R, though.
With Sano batting behind him, it will eventually.
And I'd be happier.
woah.
Nolasco takes Yickit's advice (mostly).
seriously why swing
The shift strikes again!
Jungmann lives outside of the strikezone. All around it. But outside.
Fine Joe should swing.
It seems like he's better than "good" at baseball. I wish we had a way of expressing that.
He's VVG
Florida State!
Oh, for the love...
This season those bases loaded situations are happening far too often without everyone but Joe coming to bat.
He'd just walk.
That's an RBI!
Hey, at least we got a hit today. Twins were 0-for-10 w/ the bases loaded this season. Rosario broke that streak in the first.
SANO-doubter!
I popped open gamecast second before the animation showing that home run.
He just picked it up so fast, man that was cool to see.
Wow watching that was great.
Bummer. Nolasco finishing off the inning would have made the PH next inning easier, although it's not like a relief pitcher can come back and pitch after sitting on the bench ½ inning #ManagerMentality
BBIVF
I sure hope me gets this strike out thing figured out because he seems awfully disruptive when he gets on.
Nevermind
Doze'd!
That's how you beat the shift!
Sano is due.
Today will help the heck out of his OPS.
Fun fact: JRM last year hit and struck out at a 1:1 ratio.
This year, it's 2:1. Surely this bodes well.
Spoke too soon. Back to 1:1.
It would be good if just about anything boded well for his bat in this early part of the season.
His BABIP has now dropped below .100.
26 outs in 28 PA will do that to a guy's BABIP.
I hate day games during the week. i cant watch them because Im at work!
And now FSN is not showing the replay until 8pm instead of 7 like they normally do. Dumb!