With a Magic number of 5 over the Guardians and 4 over the Tigers, Twins somewhat playing out the string of the season over these last dozen games or so. Bullpen match ups being tested, multi-positional players getting time at first base, etc. The Reds however are in a dogfight with four teams within a half a game of two remaining Wild Card spots so every game counts for them.
Kenta Maeda up for the Twins and had a very nice start last week. Would be nice to see that through the end of the season and maybe he gets the 3rd start over Joe Ryan if it gets that far in the Wildcard series. Fernando Cruz up for the Reds. He's typically a reliever so not sure if Reds are doing a bullpen game.
Game time at 5:40. Cleveland plays at 6:40 and Tigers after 9:00.
Last game log also said Game 151
Fixed!
on the board!
I think Rocco's challenge % has gone up this past week or so
Jeffersonian bomb
Did anyone catch that Ryan Jeffers paid homage to Castellanos ("a deep drive to left") with that homerun hit in the midst of Dick and LaTroy memorializing Tanya Puckett-Miller?
Keep 'em comin' guys
Maeda making a convincing case for being the third starter in the wild card series.
Wilhelm bomb
Its a Lively baseball out there tonight.
And an enigmatic strike zone for the Reds pitchers
I don't love a bad strike zone, but I know when not to complain about it.
WILLIE CASTRO!
NOOOOOO NOT ROYCE
We have any shortstops left?
Jason Bartlett still around?
No, but we got Delmon!
He's only 38!
And nobody doubts his talent.
Just once I'd like to have a nice thing that wasn't injury prone.
Shutout would be nice to complete here
Twins win: check
Guardians loss: down 7-5 in the seventh
Tigers loss: check... back tomorrow
Royals pull through 7-6!