Hey, we've got a bit of a winning streak! Only four games, and against some of the worst teams in the league, but you have to win those games, too.
Archer vs. Otto. Not exactly Drysdale vs. Ford, but alas.
Let's make it five!
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Game: twins @ padres
This is a game log.
Game 88: twins @ rangers
Smeltzer vs Perez
Perez has never posted above 2.3 rWAR in a season. He already has 3.1 this season alone. Let's delay that journey a bit.
Time to get back on track!
game 81: halfway there
The end of this game will mark the halfway point of the season. Bullpen insanity aside (seriously. Falvine needs to fix the bullpen... Like.... Yesterday), it's hard to deny that it's gone better than we expected. The White Sox are hurt and still hilariously managed by Tony LaRussa. The Clevelanders are dangerous, but they don't get to face our bullpen every game the rest of the season. And we've still got this guy...
BYRON BUXTON WALKS IT OFF 🙌
(via @Twins)pic.twitter.com/SuvRc45SP5
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 2, 2022
Today, the Sonny Gray takes the mound to try to fend off the Orioles. Gray's been great so far this season, and this kind of looks like a mismatch on paper with Baltimore countering with a not all that good Jordan Lyles. Maybe our lineup doesn't believe is Jeremies. Let's hope.
Game 61: rays @ twins
We're almost through what looked to be the scariest part of the schedule, and the Twins have done alright. Two of three in Toronto, one of three against the Yankees, and now one of one against Tampa.
The best part has been watching the offense come alive against some really good pitching. In the aforementioned games, they've knocked around Gausmann, Tailon, Nestor, and Cole. Those are some good pitchers.
Today, they get to face off against a guy making his 2022 debut. Unfortunately, the Rays get to face off against Chi Chi, which is.... suboptimal. Hopefully Joe Ryan and Bailey Over and Sonny Gray get back soon, because the rotation is in rough shape.
Go Twins!
Game 55: twins @ jays
Yesterday was fun! Let's do that again.
Today, Bundy takes on Berrios. Neither pitcher has had a GREAT year, exactly, but Berrios has been particularly bad. Here's hoping our guys can take advantage of that.
The bottom half of the lineup looks pretty rough, but this can work.
Game 47: royals @ twins
The Twins are in first place. That's been true for a while, but what's notable about this week is that the projection systems are finally starting to believe.
game 40 twins @ royals
Joe Ryan vs Brad Keller.
Game 34: clevelanders @ twins
20% of the baseball season is over. That's kind of surprising.
Even more surprising? The Twins are in first place.
Game 15: white Sox @ twins
Hits are hard to come by these days.
How bad are offenses across the league? Gary Sanchez, Gio Urshela and Trevor Larnach have been league average hitters so far, and two of them have OBPs that start with a 2.