2016 Twins Game Logs

2016 Game 18: Twins at Nationals

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They say a baseball season gives you two months to figure out what's wrong with your team, two months to fix it, and two months to contend. This team may need more time on the front end than that.

Due to stiffness in Irvin Santana's back, Tyler Duffy will get today's start for the Twins. Duffy did well in limited time last year and contended for the the final rotation spot throughout spring training. He'll square off against Stephen Strasburg because what the [redacted], it's not like we haven't faced enough really good starting pitching already this year, right?

So yeah, the Twins play so far this season leaves something to be desired. But what the hell, folks, it's the only game in town.

Play ball.

111 thoughts on “2016 Game 18: Twins at Nationals”

  1. The Twins swept the Angels and split with the Brewer. They've lost all other games against O's, KC, White Sox and Nats. Those teams are a combined 47-21 (.691).

        1. This would be my point. I think it's pretty clear he caught the ball, but if that play isn't reviewable then what is the point of having any review?

  26. Fernando Abad replaced Paul Abbott as the first player listed in alphabetical order in the franchise registry.

      2. Yeah, Im not up in arms about it. The whole puck has got to cross and looks like it might have, or it might have not.

        the NHL really needs to put some money into some sort of goal line technology.

    1. you know it's getting bad when you can clearly hear a single dude heckling from the stands.

    1. I was at that one. Two guys with a baby were sitting behind me planning to drive back to Fargo whenever it ended.

  61. I have little faith in Mike Tonkin getting three outs.
    His pitches were all over the place.

  63. Nothing like Dick ripping a guy for trying to end it with a homerun one pitch before the guy ends it with a homerun

  67. I kind of understand not wanting to burn through starters, but there were two chances late in teh game where the pitcher came up with a runner on base and Arcia did not come in the game.

  68. Error by Murphy was awful. That was a Little League play. Just no awareness at all. Complete panic. He just needed to stand up, set himself and make a good throw. He acted like it was Buxton at the plate instead of 34-year-old pitcher. Plus, you have to know you can't throw the ball away. Even if the guy is safe, you still have the lead.

    1. There've already been a couple plays behind the plate this year that make me wonder about Murphy's defensive ability. Coupled with his inability to hit, I'm thinking they may have overestimated his skill set.

      1. Well, thus far in a pretty SSS, Murphy and Suzuki have caught roughly the same number of innings (which I think will be changing) and Twins pitchers have 8 wild pitches with Murphy and 4 with Suzuki. Plus, Murphy has the only passed ball and the only 2 errors. And base runners are 2-for-4 on stolen bases vs. Suzuki and 4-for-5 vs. Murphy. However, coming into today, Twins pitchers had a 4.76 ERA and a 1.71 K/BB ratio with Suzuki behind the plate and a 2.64 ERA and 4.00 K/BB ratio with Murphy behind the plate.

        1. relatively small samples so far, but Murphy is +0.1 RAA and Suzuki is -0.5 RAA in pitch framing stats so far this year. That's a pretty big difference, given that the league leaders are at +3.8 and +3.6.

          2. It's fairly big, but not all that big. Saltalamacchia is second-worst at -3.3 RAA, so they've both been pretty average, with Suzuki a little below average.

            1. Yea, the range between top and bottom (about 7 runs) might be a better way to frame the current difference between JRM and Suzuki (about half a run, or about 8-9 pct of the range). I am too lazy to calculate the variance of the distribution of current values.

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