Article: Twins vs. Tigers, 07/05/2012, 12:05pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

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[Nick Nelson]

Twins:

Span 8

Revere 9

Mauer DH

Doumit 2

Morneau 3

Plouffe 5

Mastroianni 7

Dozier 6

Carroll 4

 

Diamond P

 

Tigers:

Jackson 8

Raburn 7

Cabrera 5

Fielder 3

Young DH

Peralta 6

Boesch 9

Laird 2

Santiago 4

 

Porcello P

[mikeee]

No hammer today. Just getting a rest day I hope.

[J-Dog Dungan]

Twins have a serious drop-off in BA from Revere to Doumit.

[DPJ]

So Willingham has hit Porcello to a 1.625 OPS and you rest him but play him against Verlander who he's hit to .472 OPS.

[edavis0308]

So Willingham has hit Porcello to a 1.625 OPS and you rest him but play him against Verlander who he's hit to .472 OPS.

Manigin'

[stringer bell]

Attaberry (sp) said that Willingham has a sore wrist. Possibly the reason why he isn't going today.

[kydoty]

I'll probably be able to name all 50 of the greatest Twins players by memory after this series is over.

[stringer bell]

I'll probably be able to name all 50 of the greatest Twins players by memory after this series is over.

LOL. Me too.

[stringer bell]

Joe Mauer no longer runs well, not even for a catcher.

[Guest USAFChief]

Either stop or run him over, joe

[Nick Nelson]

Just miserably bad base running from the Twins, thrown out twice in a row at home. If the catcher is blocking the plate, RAIL HIM. These guys could take a few lessons from Pierzynski.

[DPJ]

Just miserably bad base running from the Twins, thrown out twice in a row at home. If the catcher is blocking the plate, RAIL HIM. These guys could take a few lessons from Pierzynski.

Mastroianni and Doz have no business ever trying to run into anything.

[Guest USAFChief]

Is dozier that slow? How is he thrown out at home on a soft single with 2 outs?

[Nick Nelson]

Is dozier that slow? How is he thrown out at home on a soft single with 2 outs?

He took a ridiculously wide turn around third base – think that killed him.

[glunn]

I am recording this game on DVR. It sounds like I will be cursing the screen again tonight.

[stringer bell]

I didn't notice Dozier's turn. I did notice that Raburn was very shallow. By the time the ump called Dozier out Raburn was in the infield.

[glunn]

Six hits and one walk in 3 innings, yet only one run to show for it. The baserunning must be terrible today.

[stringer bell]

Just miserably bad base running from the Twins, thrown out twice in a row at home. If the catcher is blocking the plate, RAIL HIM. These guys could take a few lessons from Pierzynski.

Both plays put pressure on a shaky Tiger defense. The Tigers executed perfectly on both plays. I don't fault Liddle for sending either guy. I'm upset that they aren't ahead 3-0 or more with their opportunities.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Good first trip through the lineup for Diamond. Hope he can keep this up.

 

I don't fault them much for the putouts at the plate. Each time it was close and required a perfect throw. 2 out of 3 times at least 1 would get in.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Fielder! Missed a tag twice at second trying to pick Mastroianni off!

[mikeee]

At least we are hitting porcello. runs should come if that keeps up.

They were making a big deal that he'd allowed only 1 run in 20 innings.

[stringer bell]

I am recording this game on DVR. It sounds like I will be cursing the screen again tonight.

You will enjoy the bunt play. Totally ironic that Laird got leveled by his own player after standing tall for two home plate tags.

[nokomismod]

Did you guys see the botched bunt/botched catch by the Tigers??!! WTH? That was a fair ball.

[DPJ]

I get sad everytime I was Porcello pitch. I watched a high school game of his and it was some Josh Beckett type stuff, mid-90's with a crazy cruve. Now he's pretty much Jon Garland.

 

Oh what could have been...

[glunn]

You will enjoy the bunt play. Totally ironic that Laird got leveled by his own player after standing tall for two home plate tags.

I will look forward to that.

[stringer bell]

Did you guys see the botched bunt/botched catch by the Tigers??!! WTH? That was a fair ball.

Sure thought it was a fair ball.

 

Meanwhile more interesting plays in the infield. Span gets one off Porcello's glove for an RBI infield single.

[Scheherezade]

For all of the Twins griping, be glad that Prince Fielder didn't level your CATCHER.

[jokin]

You will enjoy the bunt play. Totally ironic that Laird got leveled by his own player after standing tall for two home plate tags.

The difference is Fielder's weighs more than the two Twins runners combined.

[glunn]

Watching the balls and strikes on the internet, it looks like the home plate ump has a very small strike zone today. Is that true?