Matt Boyd vs. Adalberto Mejia, 1:10 p.m.
Was Kyle Gibson really that good, or was the Tiger lineup without Miguel Cabrera and J.D. Martinez really that bad? Hopefully, we'll get another chance today to find out. Martinez is for sure gone, having been traded to the Diamondbacks. Cabrera didn't even pinch-hit last night in a tight game, so it would seem unlikely that he would be able to start in a day game after a night game.
Mejia hasn't been great this year, he's certainly been consistent and he's kept the Twins in almost every game he's started. His problem has been getting deep into games, although part of the problem is a manager who is unwilling to let Mejia pitch in the late innings with the game on the line. However, since being recalled from the minor leagues in May, the Twins are 7-4 in games started by Mejia mostly because Mejia has given up more than 3 runs only twice.
Cabrera is starting at first.
No idea if they showed it in television, but Omar Vizquel jumped in the baseline and put up a comically large stop sign on Iglesias's single just to tease him about yesterday.
That was an embarrassing sequence.
Doing the little things today, I see.
Whoa. And the big things.
I haven't got to the jersey count yet, but there is both a Matt Capps and a Butters jersey in my section.
Now a Tolbert
The lawn of the guy sitting to my right must be enormous.
any particular reason for the day off for Mauer today?
I think it's policy for him to get a day game after a night game off.
And against a lefty
I guess now dick and bert can stop slobbering all over hildenberger and trashing Mejia.
Please tell me Kepler is not going to bunt here.
Or he could do it that way.
I, too, was prepared to boo.
Castro has to come in anyway, but is he really better than Polanco at the plate here?
Coming in to today on the season, Polanco with a 56 OPS+, Castro at 80.
Vs. RHP: Polanco .624, Castro .684.
That's for the season. Polanco has been horrible over his last 150 PAs or so.
Dammit Kepler, how you guys gonna score now?
Triple play situation.
Avoided. 🙁
0-3 in bases-loaded situations. Now 0-4(?) with a ROE.
oops. Misunderstood. FC.
Ahahahahahahahahaha. Thought for sure they were going to accomplish the Ole strikeout-double play combo.
Man, serious Gordo-ized call by Atterbury(?)
Provus (it's spelled Atteberry)
Yea, I don't listen often enough to have gotten them straight yet. And, well, wouldn't Bert pronounce it "Atterberry" or summat? 🙂
I don't listen to Bert, but probably. Atteberry is doing the between inning updates
Bases loaded and nobody out, and we're gonna get one run? Oy. C'mon, Escobar.
TWINS BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!
Good lord, this is some at bat.
Yup, way better than Castro's...
Scheiss.
this is not looking like a happy ending.
On the bright side, I'm about to leave to go to this place with the Mrs and friends.
Finish the rally, kids. I'm off to socialize with suds.
Remember today: Nick Tepesch traded to the Blue Jays for cash. #itshappening
Cash is something
Was he on the 40 man roster?
Doesn't look like it.
Too bad Sano didn't play today - we could have used him
TWINS BASEBALL!!
Smartest man in baseball, no longer a Twin (again).
Lefties hit .176/.262/.235 against him this year. Righties hit a bit better: .356/.406/.586.
The writing was on the wall, and was becoming more legible each outing. Well rats