16 thoughts on “2018 Game 142: Royals at Twins”

1. Astudillo catching again, his first time in a week.

2. Chase De Jong struggling with his control, but succeeding when he throws strikes.

3. It'd be nice to get De Jong through one more inning and then get him a win. I know we all think the "win" is an overrated stat, but I also know he'd be pretty happy to get one in his first major league start.

   1. Pulled after four anyway. Probably for the best with only a single run lead.

      1. Maybe. I'm not following it very closely, so I really can't say. He'd only thrown seventy-three pitches, though, and from the printed play-by-play he wasn't showing signs of weakening.

   2. Not his first MLB start. He had 4 with the Mariners last year. Still looking for his first MLB win, however.

      1. You're right, and I knew that and forgot. I'm sure he'd still have loved to get the win. But I guess all's well that ends well.

4. Berrios pitched well last night, and De Jong and Littell have pitched well today. Too bad the offense went to sleep.

5. And A-stud for the win!

6. A-Stud with the walkoff! Woo-hoo! Puppies for everyone!

7. Played a game in just over 2½ hours? Nice

8. Im all for "La Tortuga" becoming an official nickname

   As Astudillo finished up his postgame interview, La Makina (Jose Berrios) called out to him from across the room.

   "La Tortuga!" he said.

   Spanish for turtle. Perfect. #mntwins

   — Mike Berardino (@MikeBerardino) September 9, 2018

9. De Jong* got the benefit of two check swings and nice pitch framing for three of his five Ks. Sure it was KC, and BBs, but he did a nice job.

   *autocorrect thinks his nickname should be Dr. Kong

   1. If he got some nice pitch framing, then maybe A-Stud isn't as bad defensively as he's been made out to be.

      1. Well, he caught 2 very inexperienced pitchers and helped them get through 7 1/3 innings with just 1 run allowed. Sure, it was KC, but it was a well-pitched game for the Twins for the most part other than some wildness by De Jong. Just realized the Royals only had a total of 3 hits.

         1. Molitor had some nice things to say about his pitch-calling ability after the game.

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