This sucks, folks.
No way around it. Yes, Cleveland has done insanely well over the past 50+ games, but a double digits lead evaporated quick enough to make my head spin. It sucks.
But! We've still got the easiest schedule in baseball going forward, and I still feel that we've got this.
One of the most important pieces moving forward toward the division title takes the hill today. Odorizzi played like a deserving all star in the first half, and has played like someone who wants to go into free agency looking for a pillow contract so far in the last month or so. That needs to turn around. We need Buxton and Cruz, but it all begins with getting better starts from our rotation.
Get it done, Odo.
It may all begin with getting better starts from the rotation, but scoring some early runs for a change would be helpful, too.
Yeah, seems like it's been a while
Kepler & Garver for me
In play, still no run(s)
Twins get their first lead since Sano's walkoff on Monday
Ulgered. Obviously Cron can score from second on a short single. To Puig.
Ullger'd. Seriously, did the scouting report on Puig's arm not make it to the Twins?
Or did they think he wouldn't be driven in from third?
With Kepler next up though.
There's still time for Kepler and Sano to make me a winner.
Just one more!
Halfway there.
Jesus dealing blackjack, I sure loves me No Giveback Baseball
Plutko is dwarf
planetpitcherJohannes recognizes this.
How does one hit for an epicycle?
Put one into orbit.
Well ... I guess I’ll have to walk back my complaints about the strike zone, if he’s calling ‘em against CLE too.
This has been a rather shaky shutout so far....
A shaky shutout is still better than not a shutout.
Oh, for sure.
Leadoff doubles ain't shit.
A pleasing Odor.
Now Romo has been a good pickup.
/Sees Romo vs. Lindor outcome./
That was a good move by Rocco!
Oops.
Does Puig always lick his bat?
Tastes so good because he cooks on wood.
... Puig reminds me of teixeira‘s punchable face for some reason ...
Wow, Gonzalez doesn't usually hit it that hard
Marwin got the big end of the bat on that one.
Take-back runs are bat-licking delicious.
Caught in the air or not, Adrianza had no chance.
Adrian Johnson makes two incorrect calls (no catch, and, if so then Kepler is already out by force) yet somehow gets the correct result anyway.
Situations like that make me happy that my office isn’t in the public eye.
Heh, yep
First call was wrong. Second was right. Santana tagged Adrianza off the base, so regardless of catch or no catch, Adrianza is out.
First call: ball not caught on the fly (wrong)
Second call: Kepler not out at first when Santana caught the throw from Kipnis (wrong); also, if ball was caught off the bat, then Adrianza also out at this point because, again, Santana is on the base
Third call: Adrianza out on tag (correct call, but already out because see a second call above)
Fourth call: Kepler out when Santana stepped on first base again (correct call, but already out because see first call above)
Gordo'd by Dick. Ball didn't even reach the warning track.
Almost, doc. Almost.
With any luck, he won't need to come up again. Unless, you know, big 8th inning.
By the way, I went to Canterbury tonight with Honest Abe. We saw seven races. He picked the winner four times; the three times he didn't pick the winner it finished second. It took me until the 6th race to actually start placing bets on his picks. Not too shabby given that all of his picks were based solely upon the horses' names.
Abe the Greek!
Going for the two-inning save? Ugh, but I can't blame Rocco.
Two-inning save for Rogers? I hope he isn't rusty.
Nope!
Sweeeet!
Now that was a helluva play by Adrianza
Awesome play.
That's Taylor Made. Now how about some GEICOs?
That was a nasty strikeout pitch.
Absolutely deadly. Franmil Reyes is dead.
Back in the saddle again!
Odorizzi flirting with disaster all game I see. He has won his last 3 starts while giving up 2 total earned runs in 17+ innings of work. I would like to see a few clean innings out of him at some point.