Game Time - 7:10 p.m CT
Well, for awhile there the Twins were showing some signs of life with a series win at Cleveland and a sweep of Baltimore at home before losing a home series to Kansas City. Another road series against Baltimore did not prove to be the tonic it's been for a few years now as the boys foundered like an overloaded crab boat on a stormy Chesapeake Bay. The Twins will complete this road trip with a series in Kansas City before returning home to take on the Yankees and and the Astros. Injuries have taken a big toll on this team and rendered it more or less replacement level at way too many positions, and of course there's the bullpen that's been an albatross all season long. It's been a disappointing first trimester to say the least, but as players return from injuries there's hope for improvement. That's what I keep telling myself, anyway.
The Twins send J.A. Happ to the mound today while Kansas City will counter with a southpaw of their own in Kris Bubic. He faced the Twins last Friday and pretty much had their number, giving up just one run on four hits over six innings. Happ has been quite good over his last two starts, recording 15 strikeouts in those outings. Let's hope that 38-year old arm has enough experience to hold down the Royals' offense, and that our lineup is more effective against the 23-year old from Cupertino that it was the last time out. Play ball!
Hey Rows - I've got the ballgame on one of the big screens at DJ's Dugout...
Dang, I was in Treynor, IA about that time. Listened to Dazzle tell people GOML all the way back to Omaha.
np, I'll probably be back again sometime later in July, you know, when the Twins are back in it
Hmmm. Looks like an oversized strike zone tonight
Strike that (pun intended) - looks like an erratic strike zone tonight.
Also - bring on the rain!
Sal Perez hitting a HR against the Twins? Ive sen that movie before!
When did we go back to pitching to Salvador Perez?
Only Dazzle could describe someone as "kind of a real good player"
Too many those instead of actual real good players.
All right Gordon
🤬 givebacks runs
Don't want to wait TOO long to give up that give back run
Donaldson halfway to a cycle
Nelson "Wheels" Cruz
I changed channels before this inning; hopefully it's what spurred this rally
When did we continue pitching to Salvador Perez?
He has picked up a few more hits than Sano, but Nelson Cruz is in a really bad slump right now
It's not Hansel unless he walks the first batter
and gives back a run
Wow, Hansel gets some help from blue