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Game 73 ‘recap’. Brewers 10 Twins 4.
The game started off awesome. Brian Dozier hit a lead off home run.
It was all downhill from there.
The Brewers blitzed Trevor May and chased him from the game after only recording 1 out and giving up 6 runs. Alex Meyer made his major league debut and finally got out of the inning. Meyer gave up 3 hits in 1 2/3 innings. Too bad 2 of those hits were home runs and the game because a 10-1 laugher after 2 innings.
Trevor Plouffe hit a home run in the 6th to make the score a little closer.
The Brewers are a bad team. Why do they keep beating our favorite squad?
Game 73. Twins at Brewers.
Byron Buxton was placed on the DL with a thumb injury. Can the Twins win a game without him? I hope so!
Game 71 in progress
1-0 Twins because of a Rosario home run!
Game 70 in progress
Buxton is fast!
Game 67 recap. Twins 7 Cubs 2.
Have the Twins turned a corner? After struggling the pick up wins in the last two weeks, the Twins have now rattled off 3 wins in a row as they beat the Cubs 7-2.
The Cubs defense gave the Twins some runs by playing clownball, but the Twins were hitting Cubs pitching hard all night long so in the end it didnt matter. Of the 26 hits the Twins have during this 3 game win streak, 13 of them have been for extra bases. Trevor Plouffe led the way with 2 doubles and 4 RBI. The only blemish was Plouffe being nabbed on the base paths twice. Joe Mauer looked like Joe Mauer with a hit and two walks (although one was a non intentional IBB). This were good for the offense and it was nice to see more than 2 or 3 runs scored in a inning/game
Phil Hughes was great tonight, only allowing 2 hits in 8 innings. Of course one of those hits was an Anthony Rizzo home runs because 1) Rizzo is good and 2) Phil Hughes is giving up a lot of home runs this season. JR Graham pitch the ninth and gave up a Rizzo HR. Why cant the Twins have a young slugger on the team? Home runs are cool!
The Twins are now 37-30 and we in the homestretch to July. Its going to be hard to lose 90 games this year.
Game 67: Cubs at Twins. 7:10pm.
CUBS
CF Fowler
1B Rizzo
3B Bryant
C Montero
SS Castro
LF Coghlan
RF Denorfia
DH Schwarber
2B Russell
P Hendricks
TWINS
2B Dozier
RF Rosario
1B Mauer
3B Plouffe
SS Nunez
C Suzuki
DH Vargas
LF Esocbar
CF Buxton
P Hughes
The Twins are calling up Byron Buxton
CONFIRMED: Byron Buxton will be in uniform tomorrow for the
#MNTwins. He will wear number 25
Discuss here.
Game 60 recap. Texas 6 Minnesota 2
The Baseball Gods are a fickle lot. When they allow you to build a win streak, they give you gifts like the other team making a bone headed running mistake or make a bunch of defensive miscues that leads to runs. When they want you to lose, the reverse the role and your favorite team drops the line drive to center field that allowed the winning run to score. The 8th inning saw 4 Twins pitchers give up 4 runs and record 3 outs. Thats not good.
The Tommy Milone who pitched in Rochester showed up tonight going 7 innings and striking out 8. The only blemish was giving up a 2 run HR to Elvis Andrus (of all people).
The Twins had their chance to blow the game in the first inning as the first three batters reached base. But Wandy Rodrigue Only one scored. The Twins other run came on a Brian Dozier home run. Because all he does is score runs.
The Twins are now at 33-27. Lets hope the win total goes to the good on Saturday.
Game 60: Twins at Rangers. 7:10pm
The Twins are in a bit of a tailspin at the moment losing 5 of the last 6 games. I still have faith that the ship will right itself and we will be back in first place in no time.
Wandy Rodriguez pitches for the Rangers. Tommy Milone for the Twins. Will we get "strike everyone out like in AAA" Tommy or "12 walks to 13 strikeouts in the Majors" Tommy . I hope its the AAA guy.