King Kenta takes the mound against David Peterson. Peterson sucks, but he's a lefty, so that means we're.....wait....I'm being told that we totally crush bad lefties now. Huh. Food for thought!
Go Twins!
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Game 136: twins @ rangers
The Twins have kind of had the Rangers' number so far. That's fun.
Tonight, we're going to see that dominance put to the test, because does anyone REALLY believe in Dallas Keuchel? Hopefully, he gnoshes on enough innings tonight that the bullpen isn't taxed and that the offense can keep them in it.
Game 124: pirates @ twins
Mitch Keller takes on Sonny Gray.
Gray has started 5 games since he resolved to stop being the world's most annoying pitcher, and the results have been very good: 31 innings, 34 Ks, 9 BBs. 2.61 ERA, 2.39 FIP. Here's hoping he can keep it up.
Keller, for his part, pitched pretty well in his last start, but he's been getting lit up over the last month or so to the tune of a 7.71 ERA over his last six starts.
Let's keep it going.
Game 100: white Sox @ twins
In a rain delay, but game start should be around quarter to 7.
Dylan Cease vs ALL STAR® Sonny Gray
Are the Twins a good team? Can they be a contender? I don't know if we actually know yet. If the bats play, I think they could be, but I don't actually know what the potential of this lineup is.
Hope tonight's potential is around twelve runs against Cease.
Go Twins!
Game 93: twins @ athletics
It's mowing day!
There's nothing like having the game on while mowing for a few hours. The lady of the house is planting the new rose bush, and the kids are golfing around the yard (or, in the case of the one year old, poking the club at the ball and giggling if he happens to make contact). The only thing today needs is some baseball on the radio.....and a good result to that baseball.
Enter Pablo Lopez.
As good as the rotation has been through the first half (and they've arguably been the best in the game), I'd give Lopez the slight edge as the best of them all. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that he pitches back to back shutouts. No one has done that since 1884, so that would be fun.
Either way, I'll be listening, first on the mower, then on the deck looking out over my yard, basking in a beautiful day and a Twins win.
Game 85: twins @ orioles
This one sneaked up on me! Game log! Give us a win, Ober!
Game 78: twins @ tigers
The Twins are trying to extend a winning streak so modest it's wearing a parka over another parka.
Lopez is the guy to do it if ever there was one. Let's go, Lopez! Let's get this winning streak a little....scandalous. Can we get a dizzying second game over .500?? The mind positively reels.
Game 71: already In progress
Let's see if these frustrating goofballs can get back above .500
Game 65: twins @ blue jays
Your Minnesota Twins are currently a .500 team.
In most divisions, that would rightfully place them right around the middle of the standings. In the AL east, it would have them in dead last place.
Ah, but we don't play in any of THOSE divisions...
Joe Ryan takes to the mound to keep the modest winning streak (currently at one game) alive. The Blue Jays are going to send Alek Manoah......'s temporary replacement, Bowden Francis. This will be Francis's first major league start, and considering he hasn't completed five innings in a minor league start yet this season, I wouldn't get too accustomed to seeing him in the mound today. I would bet he doesn't get more than eight or nine strikeouts.
After last night, the Twins are 28-11 in games where they score 3 or more runs. I think I see a sneaky key to the game: score runs. I'm hoping Rocco has seen something similar and am curious whether he'd exploit a strategy which allows them to take advantage of it.
Go Twins!
Game 52: Blue Jays @ Twins
The offense stinks. The pitching doesn't. Even the much maligned bullpen isn't THAT bad. Just gotta score more than -2 runs a game.
Gonna have to really deal today, Pablo.