59 thoughts on “2022 Game 78: Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians”

1. Kwan is batting .294 against the Twins. It seems like he's batting about .594.

2. Bundy setting up the triple play

   1. That, or the DFA

3. I have a feeling the Twins are going to need to score some runs tonight.

4. We need a--what's it called? A nobletiger?

5. The defense comes back to bite us again.

6. Arraez should have just pocketed the ball.

7. How many times in the last week has Urshela done a half swing/didnt mean to swing and ta it weakly to the infield? Seems like 5 or 6 times

8. Do we have evil Bundy again?

   1. Degree of Difficulty Bundy

9. Time to score some runs

10. Kirilloff half way to a cycle

    1. And Steven Kwan is batting something like .843 against the Twins

       1. That seems like an understatement.

    2. three quarters way to a cycle

11. KIRILLOFF!

    1. Just enough to get out.

12. Bundy has been living on the edge.

13. BACK TO BACK BOMBAS!

    1. He got all of that one.

14. So, Kiriloff to lead off the 9th with a game winner?

15. Steven Kwan grounds out

16. Miranda is a case of just because is mashing in AAA doesn't mean he is MLB ready with the defense. Woof

17. Let's wear Clase out here.

18. Looks like we'll have to bat around so Alex gets another chance

19. Jhoan Duran, Splinker (grip/release) pic.twitter.com/t3IAXZZlEP

    — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 30, 2022

20. Okay, he's already gone two, let's get our run and turn it over to...crap.

    1. we better score 7 this half inning

21. all right Correa!

22. Okay, now we only need 4 or 5 more runs to make this Pagan proof.

23. MAXIMUM POWER

    1. Gettin' close to Pagan-proof.

       1. Don't tempt fate.

          1. So this is my fault now?

24. MAXimum Effort!

25. Aaaand now the strike zone matters again.

26. Maybe Wes Johnson can convince Pagán to stop being terrible by Friday. I'm okay if he's mean about it.

    1. No such luck.

       1. There's still time for after the game. Like having Pagán get better in AAA.

27. Pagan looks to be on a short leash, Cotton up already.

28. djfsnaiweufnmIOVJ89NU

29. There is no Pagan-proof.

30. Rocco's going to keep rolling him out there until the FO does something about it

31. Are you serious Jeffers! woofta

    1. Hey, it's not like it's the tying/winning run or anything.

32. Well, you know that was going to happen.

33. We will still leave Cleveland with the division lead

    😐

34. Well, that escalated quickly.

35. Come on.

36. Yeah, that sucks.

37. Fire Wes Johnson.

38. Pagan has handed Cleveland what, 4 wins this season...5 wins?

    1. This would be the second win this series and at least one, arguably two in the previous series. That's at least three in a week.

       1. Emilio Pagán has -1.18 WPA in games vs. Cleveland.

          Flipped around ...

          Guardians WPA leaders:
          +2.79 Josh Naylor
          +2.02 Emmanuel Clase
          +1.54 José Ramírez
          +1.44 Andrés Giménez
          +1.18 EMILIO PAGÁN

          In other words Pagan has helped Cleveland more than all but four of their own players.

          — Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) June 30, 2022

39. I lived through the Jesse Crain years, Emilio Pagán doesn't scare me.

    — Mac Wilson (@cinatyte) June 30, 2022

    1. Don't tempt fate.

    2. Crain's worst seasons with the Twins topped at three blown saves. He did that four times admittedly, but that's also over an entire season.

       1. I remember at the old basement he was given the nickname Crainwreck and had his own subset of pictures

       2. We also had "obligatory" for Nathan because he'd allow ONE base runner. We had it good for most of the decade with that pen

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