Game 35 - Twins vs Cleveland - 5/15/12

[Seth Stohs]

Twins Lineup:

 

Darin Mastroianni CF

Joe Mauer C

Josh Willingham LF

Ryan Doumit DH

Brian Dozier SS

Chris Parmelee 1B

Erik Komatsu RF

Alexi Casilla 2B

Jamey Carroll 3B

 

Jason Marquis SP

[Boom Boom]

Wow, look at that lineup. I think Gardy may have been replicated by alien pod people.

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

Is this start for Parmelee out of sympathy? Will he get sent down after the game to make room for Morneau, or will they actually go down to 12 pitchers? Since they'll be in an NL park this weekend, you'd think that the Twins would want the bench flexibility, but then again ...

[twinsnorth49]

No Span? Curious.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Might as well give Span a rest - he's started all but 1 game this season, and he's hitting .205 over the last 10 games.

[Top Gun]

Updating a previous item, Denard Span is out Tuesday due to a sore hamstring.

 

It's nothing major and Span is available off the bench. Consider him day-to-day for now.

 

 

Source: Tyler Mason on Twitter

[stringer bell]

Who is twirling for the Tribe? I'm wondering if it's a lefty. Also, if Gardy prefers Carroll at third and Casilla at second (as they are aligned today) why has Casilla played third when he has replaced Plouffe?

[Mr. Ed]

So in his pre-game comments Gardy doesn't see how they can go down to 12 pitchers.

 

Great, to interleague ball with a weak bench and bloated staff. Should work great.

[cr9617]

That is one sorry lineup

[TwinVike61]

That is one sorry lineup

Wow...my glass-half-full outlook sees a good mix of OBP/speedy gonzaleses and some power bats.

 

I'm more concerned with Marquis not giving up 12 hits and 6 runs in 5 innings.

[Ultima Ratio]

Dozier hitting 5th? Sounds like runs! This team is desperate for at least one more RH power bat.

[Shane Wahl]

MAUER batting SECOND!!!!!

 

Plouffe on the bench.

[striker_86]

Mauer batting 2nd. Finally!

[Mr. Ed]

5 pitch first for Lowe. Impressive (not)

[cr9617]

Wow...my glass-half-full outlook sees a good mix of OBP/speedy gonzaleses and some power bats.

 

I'm more concerned with Marquis not giving up 12 hits and 6 runs in 5 innings.

Good luck with that....

[Guest USAFChief]

So in his pre-game comments Gardy doesn't see how they can go down to 12 pitchers.

 

Great, to interleague ball with a weak bench and bloated staff. Should work great.

What a mess. 13 pitchers and no end in sight? I've been thru some tough times as a Twins fan but this is the worst.

[twinsnorth49]

Ok, time to pick up Marquis, escaped a lead off triple, time for a run or two

[twinsnorth49]

Un-fu****g believable!!!! another double play!

[stringer bell]

Good thing that the Twins can only hit into one DP per inning, because if they could do it more they would.

[Guest USAFChief]

It's a shame mastro didnt lead off the game with a single so they'd have a chance at a GDP in every inning.

[wavedog]

Unbelievable how many double plays we hit into - why don't we mix a few hit and runs in there. The double play seems to be guaranteed with us - if we hit and run at least we have some small percentage of maybe stelaing a base or getting a wild throw.

[Guest USAFChief]

Marquis has taken to the whole pitch to contact thing like a duck to water.

[stringer bell]

BP at Target Field! I'm not one to complain unnecessarily, but this guy shouldn't be pitching in the major leagues.

[twinsnorth49]

Marquis is a joke, everybody on this team should be embarrassed.

[stringer bell]

Only a single for Brantley--rally killer.

[wavedog]

I thought Target Field was not a Home Run park?

[Guest USAFChief]

I thought Target Field was not a Home Run park?

It plays a lot bigger in the bottom half of innings. Something to do with wind patterns I think.

[Mike Sixel]

Did the Indians just hit more homeruns in 1 inning, than Mauer has for the history of Target Field? Really, how embarrassing is the Twins' team lack of power? It's a joke of a team right now.

[wavedog]

lol! Brought back to mind the rumor that we were blowing the fans out in the Homerdome when we batted - we must be turning on the switch to blow the air/wind out when the visitors are up rather than when we are up at Target Field. Someone tell them to hurry up and get that straightened out.

[Boom Boom]

To be fair to the Twins hitters, when they're up they're not hitting against Jason Marquis.