Game 47 - Twins vs Tigers - 5/27/12

[Seth Stohs]

Twins Lineup:

Denard Span CF
Ben Revere RF
Joe Mauer C
Josh Willingham LF
Justin Morneau 1B
Ryan Doumit DH
Trevor Plouffe 3B
Alexi Casilla 2B
Jamey Carroll SS

SP: PJ Walters

[Seth Stohs]

Brian Dozier has had a rough week. He gets the afternoon off today.

[minn55441]

3 for 20 in his last 5 games with more than a few fielding blunders. This is a perfect time for a day off to regroup. With our pitching, we really need his glove in the field everyday making plays.

[Top Gun]

So the Tigers go for the sweep.

[glunn]

And we start by walking the first batter then giving a hit to the second batter and missing the cutoff man. Runners on second and third with no outs. Walters is having trouble throwing strikes.

[glunn]

Nice heads up play by Casilla tagging out a slumbering Cabrera. But we are already down 1-0.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Wow, Span gets a hit for that? A big league second baseman makes that play 49 out of 50 times.

[glunn]

Wow, Span gets a hit for that? A big league second baseman makes that play 49 out of 50 times.

Hey, that extra "hit" increased his trade value.

[glunn]

C'mon Justin -- we need a hit.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Hey, that extra "hit" increased his trade value.

Haha that's true.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Ugh....Mauer and Morneau both smoked the ball that inning but they hit it right at the outfielders.

[snepp]

Wow, Span gets a hit for that? A big league second baseman makes that play 49 out of 50 times.

Probably closer to 97 out of 100.

[glunn]

Nice AB by Mauer -- made Porcello throw a lot of pitches then gave him a nasty bruise.

[glunn]

Did Porcello deliberately hit Willingham?

[glunn]

And now we hit Peralta after Tigers steal second. Seems fair to me.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Plouffe had no chance to get to first with Porcello diving in front of him like that.

[NorthwestTwinsFan]

Walters is living dangerously, but so far has been able to work his way out of trouble.

[Scheherezade]

Nice gapshot by Mauer! A well-clocked ball.

[Vegeta]

Everytime Fat Crapps takes the mound I get nervous. The guy doesn't inspire confidence

[adjacent]

Everytime Fat Crapps takes the mound I get nervous. The guy doesn't inspire confidence

I think you are right VegetA