Bailey Ober
vs
Nick Pivetta
This is, after I did the math twice, game 126 for the Twins. Any player needs to have a minimum of 390.6 PAs after tonight's game to qualify for all of the batting categories. Arraez is now at 352 PAs so he needs 38.6 more to not have outs added to his totals to qualify. Added to the rest of the season and he needs to average 4.05 PAs per team game. His current batting average would place him third, 0.00025 points behind Brantley.
Good first inning for Ober.
No shutout tonight!
Kepler's really bashing the ball tonight!
It seems like we've had a lot of "almost" big hits. But maybe that's what all bad teams say.
Two solid innings for Ober.
When Sano hits one, he can hit it a long, long way!
Man, Sano demolished that one
495 feet, longest MLB home run of the year so far.
I always enjoy home runs where the players and fans don't react because it's hit so hard.
Looks like it kicked off the John Hancock signature. Probably would have gone over 500’ otherwise.
The clip ended too soon - I saw it passed outside the stadium just after where this one ends
Sano hit that one to Foxborough
Let's make 'em pay for that baserunning mistake, boys.
Good job!
Let's make 'em pay for the fielding mistake, too!
Good job again! Polanco!
Polanco is better this season than he was in 2019.
Interesting. His OPS is 16 points lower than 2019, but his OPS+ is 7 points higher.
2019 was a pretty superballish year.
If he hits a homerun every game for the rest of the year he can get to 60 HR.
And if the Twins win every game for the rest of the year they can make the playoffs!
Hey, if Bailey Ober starts every game and doesn't give up any runs, they could do it!
What would Ron Gardenhire's nickname for Polanco have been? "Lonky"?
I'll go with Polo.
YDNRONGaAS
I'm glad the Twins are taking advantage of it, but the Red Sox are really playing badly so far tonight.
Whoa. Simba with the cannon.
Gordon and Cave playing it perfectly, too. Fantastic D.
Early farm report:
St. Paul trails Toledo 3-2 in the eighth. Mark Contreras hit a two-run homer. Byron Buxton is 2-for-3.
Wichita and Tulsa are scoreless in the third. Neither team has a hit yet.
Cedar Rapids lost to Beloit 3-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. Louie Varland gave up two runs in five innings to take the loss. The Kernels lead the second game 1-0 in the second on a Wander Javier homer.
Fort Myers trails Bradenton 4-0 in the fifth inning of the first game of a doubleheader. The Mighty Mussels have just one hit, a single by Christian Encarnacion-Strand, who is in his first professional game.
Nice outing Bailey Ober
He's been an efficient pitcher too. I think he will have his name in ink for next year's staff.
If they continue to ease his arm along, he should be around for a while, too
He's tall and he gets a good downward angle on his pitches. I hope he does well and stays healthy.
Well, that worked. Coulombe with more wiggle than a basket of puppies.
Twins need two more baserunners to get Arraez his 5th PA tonight.
Twins pitching do not have to make this game interesting
Doesn't sound like Jorge has two solid feet beneath him
Geez: Louise
Ooofta
Not how I wanted Arraez to get his fifth plate appearance.
This only ends one way.
I wish that Donaldson ever got those clutch hits.
Colome in line for the win!
Robles is finally pitching well for the Twins.
CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVE!!!!!
Hansel
FTW!Well, okay then.
Didnt feel like that one would get that wild three hours ago, but here we are.
Good win. Great start by Ober, some solid hitting. We'll take it!
4ltr shows 10-9; someone needs to give their server a kick
Interestingly, only the Dodgers (12) and Rays (11) have lost more than the Twins' 10 extra-inning losses, too.