Hungry Joe is unavailable so I'm pinch hitting today. I can't say I've been happy with the quality of ball and strike calling over the past couple of weeks, but you really can't blame the Twins' chronic ass-bats on the umps. At the games on Friday and Saturday, I counted 7 Blue Jays in the lineup hitting above .250. The Twins had just two. They had two hitters above .300, we had none. And it's not just low overall averages, it's the complete dearth of clutch hits. Rather than cheer when we load the bases with no outs, I cringe at the prospect of underperforming run expectancy yet again. Combine the ass-bats with some sloppy defense and it gets hard to win games, even when the rotation is killing it and the bullpen is showing surprising signs of adequacy.
Speaking of that rotation, Twins ace Sonny Gray takes the mound today for the home team. He's got a 1.82 ERA (236 ERA+), a 2.02 FIP, and a 1.196 WHIP. He's given up zero home runs while notching 66 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched. No pitcher on the team has done more to help win games this year than Sonny. The Astros counter with J.P. France. He's got a 3.43 ERA in four starts with a 1.19 WHIP. Hope everyone is having a pleasant Memorial Day.
Play ball!
Welcome back Royce Lewis. He had more than his ACL replaced.
these Houston kits are interesting
Are they true retros, or some sort of gimmick?
I think they are the MLB equivalent to the NBA city connect kits
They are butt-ugly.
ROYCE!!!!!
That works
oofta
good Lord.
Welp, Tears of the Kingdom it is
How far are you in it?
I only just got the glider. I'm currently on my way to my first temple.
Hey, you're further than I am. I just managed to pick up the game this weekend, and it's sitting on my credenza.
I like runs!
Royce Lewis, man!!!
Once again Abreu gets on base after a missed strike
JeffHRs!!!!!
What is happening?
Noice
Maybe the ump can give us back some calls in the bottom half
Per Sarah Langs, no Twin in the Statcast Era has hit a ball as hard as Jeffers did in the 10th