Twins ?

[SiouxFan100]

With the lead I will take both teams winning tonight 

[Wilbur]

Sounds like Buxton won't be back at all, so its Cave from here on out.  He has started to pick things up with the bat, but his defense is what it is at times.  

Graterol gave up a few runs last night, but that's a good thing.  Young fireballers need reality checks from time to time.  From what I've read he hung a breaking ball and gave up a three run dinger.  

Hildenberger with two scoreless innings.  Rochester's season ends soon, maybe he does end up with the big club when all is said and done.  

[SWSiouxMN]

This is why I wanted them to roll the dice on bringing up Kirilloff.

So do they tell Royce to pick up an outfielders glove in the offseason?

[Feff]

Disappointing to hear about Buxton, he's just so amazing defensively but he brings this team something else on offense. His speed on base was something that's hard to replace. Cave struggled but he has been playing better as of late. He's made some pretty good defensive plays lately too. 

[Shawn-O]

http://www.startribune.com/twins-prefer-to-settle-in-and-stay-a-while-on-road-trips/558380572/

Great article here on Baldelli's approach around road trips.  Might explain why they are significantly better on the road than at Target Field.   

[sioux rube]

[SWSiouxMN]

Odo backs up solid starts from Perez and Pineda with one of his own.  

 

[Wilbur]

Whatever they did to Trevor May.......wow.  Can locate his fastball, throws offspeed effectively......he is a different pitcher..

 

[SiouxFan100]

6 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Whatever they did to Trevor May.......wow.  Can locate his fastball, throws offspeed effectively......he is a different pitcher..

 

Encouraging and needed

looks like both win again tonight 

maintain the lead with the Indians 

[Wilbur]

42 minutes ago, SWSiouxMN said:

Odo backs up solid starts from Perez and Pineda with one of his own.  

 

All this team needs is five or six from their starters.  And on nights like tonight where they blow it open a Stashak/Smeltzer/Thorpe can close it out setting them up perfectly for the next day. 

Now Berrios doesn't have to be a world beater tomorrow.  Go out, get through 5 or 6, and ride the line to Rodgers while the offense does their thing.  

Or he could be the ace and throw CG, but not likely the way he's been going.  

[SWSiouxMN]

So the Twins are going to try and 2015 Royal this?

[Wilbur]

10 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said:

So the Twins are going to try and 2015 Royal this?

It worked....

[Wilbur]

Berrios with a quality start, but four wild pitches today.  Sounds like he doesn't quite trust his stuff yet.

Finish this one, and head to Detroit. 

[jodcon]

Looks like the news on Buxton lit a fire under Caves ass, 2 in the cheap seats so far.

[UNDMOORHEAD]

Took care of business in Chicago now on to Detroit. Bullpen got an off day today with the exception of Dobnak. Polanco tried to make it interesting in the 9th with two errors.

[sioux rube]

3 hours ago, jodcon said:

Looks like the news on Buxton lit a fire under Caves ass, 2 in the cheap seats so far.

He’s been raking for some time now 

[Wilbur]

Perfect opportunity now for the Twins to create some space in the division with Cleveland heading to Tampa and four in Detroit.

[UNDMOORHEAD]

 

Another Gibby start

[SWSiouxMN]

Uffda Gibby 

[Wilbur]

Is five hits in an inning not good?

[Wilbur]

For the love of God Gibby just get through 5.......just.....5....

[Wilbur]

Gibby throws Hicks exactly the same pitch twice in a row, three times in the at bat.....Hicks fouls it off twice, then the third time he hits it off the foul pole.....

Fastball up and away.....three times....he didn't miss the first two, why not bury a breaking ball and change his eye level a bit???

Gibby.....

[SWSiouxMN]

Where have you gone 2018 Kyle Gibson....

Rays up 4-0 now, so looking like it is going to be a 4.5 game lead

[UNDMOORHEAD]

Good innings from May and Duffey 

[SWSiouxMN]

Duffey and May

6 batters

6 strikeouts

They are firing on all cylinders