Ah, bad teams have such a knack for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
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2013 Game 38: The Other Sox at Minnesota Twins
Clay Buchholz
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Vance Worley
Joe, time to work turn your pitch framing magic to 11. Worley needs all the help he can get.
Wait, Mauer isn't catching? Uh, oh.
2013 Game 32: Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twin
Hammel
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Pelfrey
I did not expect the Twins to have more wins than losses at this point in the season. Or any point after game four. They are still in fourth place though, so maybe that's why. The Twins are above .500 and the AL Central has four teams at least .500, most of any division.
Since ending his season starting strikeout streak on April 15, Hicks's batting line is .200/.328/.345. His season stats are a lost cause, but the stats since are comparable to Hunter's first full season at the same age in 1999: .255/.309/.380. Hicks has 14 walks so far while Hunter had 26 in all of 1999. Hicks will probably end up with more strikeouts than Hunter; he's racked up 34 in 31 games compared to Hunter's 76 in 135 games.
I'm feeling better about the season and it looks like Hicks major league experience might not be ruined.
2013 Game 25: Twins at Indians
Pedro Hernandez
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Justin Masterson
The Twins predicted well and this game starts two and a half hours before the Wild game. Plenty of time to determine if Hernandez is able to continue bolstering his Cy Young season before the important game starts.
2013 Game 22: Twins at Tigers
Pelfrey
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Scherzer
Last series against the Tigers ended well. How about another series like that.
2013 Game 20: Rangers still at Twins
Derek Holland
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Pedro Hernandez
No Plouffe today (he still hasn't gotten an error for that play) and Mauer makes his first appearance at first. Escobar is back, but at third.
2013 Game 19: Rangers at Twins
Justin Grimm
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Scott Diamond
As I am sure will be mentioned every inning, the temperatures have finally matched the date. It is 67 degrees outside as I write this. Since it was 45 this morning, I dressed for that, so of course I'm going to be a bit warm waiting for the bus this evening. Thankfully it will be in the shade and windy.
Oh, yeah, the Twins. Nine wins after 18 games is more than I would have expected. Hicks going from a black hole to η Carinae A, roughly, helps; though it didn't help the Twins. Since ending his strikeout streak, he has struck out only twice while walking eight times. Unfortunately, he only tallied three hits.
What I also wouldn't have expected after 18 games: Mauer and Morneau have played in every game, and only them.
2013 Game 18: Rangers at Twins
Nick Tepesch
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Vance Worley
2013 Game 13: Angels at Twins
Some dude
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Some other dude
2013 Game 10: Mets at Winter Wonderland
NWS predicts 35 degrees and dropping temperatures tonight. The Twins might be able to break the coldest game record two weeks into the season. They also predict the precipitation potential as holding at around 50% through the night, so this may be one of the few (only?) games where it actively snows.
Except for the freezing temperatures part compounded by lack of sun, some slight flurries might be preferable to rain. I am sure the players will take solace in that.
Jon "I'm from Ohio and snow is no big deal" Niese
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Vance "Sacramento doesn't get snow" Worley