43 thoughts on “2017 Game 42: Trending Twins at Yesterday’s Orioles”

  1. veteran attempted bunt pop-out?
    check
    rookie so fast that over-slid stolen base results in tag out?
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    Is it going to be one of those kinds of nights?
    ....

  2. I think it was obviously trying to bunt for a hit, which I have no problem with doing it on occasion, especially with nobody out and with all the shifting that goes on these days. If Dozier bunts it hard enough to get past the pitcher, he should have an easy hit.

    1. Sure. I think a well executed bunt is a thing of beauty. I don't even mind a bunt foul or not effectively placed. I'm just saying that Brian Dozier bunting poorly into a pop out is annoying.

      1. No doubt annoying and frustrating. However, I look at it like a fielding error. It's going to happen on occasion just hopefully not too often or at the worst possible time.

  3. I have no idea what in the hell jack was going on about during Dozier's at bat. Something about not hitting home runs but going the opposite way.

    1. He was really talking situational hitting. There are times when to go to right field for a base hit, such as 2 on and no outs. It was funny though, he said "No one is going to argue to not hit home runs and hit a base hit to right field" and then proceeded to do just that.

          1. Bottom of the ninth, I think it's okay to cheer for the batting team to bunt for outs.

        1. It is amazing that, on back to back n nights, they've demonstrated both the worst example and best example of a pitcher win.

          1. Actually, the worst example of a win is a relief pitcher giving up the lead and several runs, then winning when his team comes back in the bottom half of the ninth.

            1. Or a relief pitcher picking off a base runner, never throwing a pitch to get of an inning and the team taking the lead in the next half inning to get him the win.

    1. I'm enjoying this while it lasts, but hard to imagine it will for long. Santana has increased his walk rate, dropped his K rate and somehow cut his hit rate in half.

    1. First time a Twins pitcher had 2 shutouts with 2 hits or less allowed in same season since Scott Erickson in 1991 during his 12-game win streak. No Twins pitcher has ever done it more than twice in a season. Walter Johnson did it 4 times in one season.

      It is the third time Ervin has done it with the Twins. Johan never did it with the Twins. Blyleven only twice with the Twins. Liriano once in his no-hitter. Jim Perry, Camilo Pascual, Dave Goltz and Scott Erickson have the Twins record with 4 each. Ervin only pitcher with 3.

  4. Ervin is now allowing 3.99 hits/9 IP. The record for a season is 5.26 by Nolan Ryan in 1972. Jake Arrieta and Zack Greinke are the only active pitchers to have a season of less than 6 hits per 9, both in 2015. Jose Fernandez in 2013 was the only other time this century a pitcher had less than 6 per 9 IP.

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