Jose Berrios v. Wily Peralta
Last game before the All-Star break, and the Twins have a chance to get to a tie for third place in the division with a win.
Twins haven't had a lot of luck getting wins in Berrios starts of late, losing the last three games despite Berrios allowing only 5 earned runs in 18.1 innings in those three games. Surely that will even out today and we'll get to see good pitching and good hitting combine for a Twins win.
Going to be watching way more of th soccer match than this ball game. Sorry Twins.
No way, José
Time to score a few runs and take Berrios off the hook. Let's get it done!
Well, there's one!
I feel like it's the 15th out that gives Berrios trouble way too often.
Wow, Max fights through it
No catchers left, but I'd almost want Sano PH here.
Wish we had a better batter up right now, but maybe it'll work out.
A Dazzle Special would be welcome here.
Shoot.
I can't say Berrios "pitched really well", as Provus did, when he gave up four runs in seven innings. That's not bad--it's certainly better than we've gotten many times--but it's not great, either.
Six of them scoreless may be what Provus is talking about. Some good sequencing by Detroit, all with two outs.
Yes, it was very good other than the one inning. Unfortunately, that one inning counts.
Four BB isn't ideal, but yeah
At least one of the walks should have been a called strike three.
This would be a good time for a Cruz Missile.
Not that I want him to swing at bad pitches, but I'm not sure a walk to Cruz is a great outcome for the Twins here.
The Dazzle Special! TWINS BASEBALL!!!
Tie game!
In the lead!
Well...I guess the guys were holding off to try give someone else a W
forget WHIP -- Alcala's HRIP is not good.
Woot. I don't subscribe to the general negatively re this years squad, but I am glad they've been playing better ball lately (I don't care that its DET they've been trending up for longer than that to my eyes).
Keep the line moving, boys!
Didn't take long to give one back.
I would prefer Rogers to Robles, but maybe it'll work out.
Let's get some insurance runs, boys.
I was thinking a bunt might be in order, but that worked just as well.
It must not be sticky!
Larnach not having the best of games today
Well, as they say, somebody has to make the outs.
Every Tigers pitcher has at least one run given up. They're doing a great job distributing the blame.
Rogers, don't let my confidence in you be misplaced.
Good grief.
oh good lord
Rally killer.
Tie game! Again!
Rally killer.
heh -- one of THOSE games
hmm -- that looked like Luis had a walk there
karma -- he did anyway
At least Larnach didn't get his fifth strikeout.
but has the chance to score the winning run -- the Manfred Anomaly
Helluva play by Kirilloff!
WALK IT OFF, BOYS
POLANCOOOOOOO
GAME 82 FTW AGAIN
History!!1!!!🚀🚀🚀🚀
Still on pace to 82-0.
wow -- 7-for-15 RISP
Watching the video highlights:
1) Donaldson might not be fast, but he was pretty heads-up on the base paths, and made some quality tag-avoiding slides.
2) On Donaldson's double to center, Kaat compares how it knuckled out there to Dick Allen's two inside-the-park HR game. No, Jim, most of your viewers to not remember that.
3) Max to the opposite field again. Where'd that come from all of a sudden?
4) Kirilloff sure looks Mauersian when he laces the ball to left.
Good win, just a little bit delayed.