Coming into this year I expected Joe Ryan to take another big step forward. Or maybe a small step, depending on how you already felt about him. Point is, I expected him and Lopez to really lead the way.
That's been the case so far, and hopefully he has another great outing tonight, as the Twins' bats try to do something - anything! - against Jack Flaherty.
Also, I'm just putting this out there: the only two batters hitting at all are Buxton and Jeffers, right? And they're the only two batters who look willing to go the opposite way. I'm thinking we've got some (recurring - we've seen this before) institutional issues in our batting approach that have to get fixed.
LARNACHR!
Nevermind what I said about going the other way.
Also, apparently I've witnessed all of Buxton's hits this year... he's been good when I've been watching. All my premises are wrong.
Frustrating beginning of the game while listening in the car - Joe's pitched a good game, but some Sockery defense has allowed the 2-out runs
and Sockery defense brings us back in the game
Verily, the Sockery giveth, and the Sockery taketh away.