Game Thread: Twins @ Braves, 8/17 @ 6:10pm CT

[Squirrel]

Since no one jumped in, this will have to be it. Phone posting limits me a bit. Will fill it in with lineups when I'm not on the run.

TWINS:
Brian Dozier® 2B
Jorge Polanco(S) SS
Max Kepler(L) RF
Trevor Plouffe® 3B
Kennys Vargas(S) 1B
Eddie Rosario(L) CF
Juan Centeno(L) C
Robbie Grossman(S) LF
Kyle Gibson® P

BRAVES:
Ender Inciarte(L) CF
Adonis Garcia® 3B
Freddie Freeman(L) 1B
Matt Kemp® LF
Nick Markakis(L) RF
Anthony Recker® C
Jace Peterson(L) 2B
Dansby Swanson® SS
Mike Foltynewicz® P

Weather: partly cloudy, 89(94) deg F, slight chance of rain, winds from the WSW at 6mph.

Go Twins!

[twinsnorth49]

Great job Chi! Short and sweet.

[SwainZag]

Ooo Braves called up last year's #1 overall pick Dansby Swanson and he is making his major league debut tonight!

[Squirrel]

Yeah, they talked a lot about that last night on the Braves' broadcast.

 

Yah! We took first blood!

[USAFChief]

Crooked number, on the board.

 

 

[SwainZag]

Atta boy Plouffe-sie!

[Squirrel]

PLOOOOOOOOOOUFFFFFE!

 

Okay ... that may be too much for just a double. Y'all who are just reading here, that wasn't a homerun.

[Squirrel]

 

 

Crooked number, on the board.

Getting crookeder hopefully ...

[Squirrel]

Plouffe ... boy can he run!

[USAFChief]

THERE we go...I though there would be a double play without Bert saying "pitcher's best friend," and was about to be disappointed, but Bert was just teasing me.

[HitInAPinch]

Sounds like a nice start   

[Squirrel]

With one done, 2-0 Twins.

[Circus Boy]

Just for giggles, I looked up how Nunez has been doing with the Giants. Struggling at .200, one HR, three RBI. So far, I think the Twins got the better part of the deal. Time will tell.

 

This has been your former Twins CBU. Now back to the game.

[HitInAPinch]

LOL   yeah, Gibson kinda hammered that bunt  

[HitInAPinch]

Lookin' like another short night for Gibson.....

[CampQ]

Any prop bets for Swanson's debut?

[Aggies7]

Me waiting for Gibson to have a non-shaky outing

[Squirrel]

Through two, still 2-0 Twins.

[HitInAPinch]

 

Any prop bets for Swanson's debut?

guessing FO to CF

[Squirrel]

 

 

Me waiting for Gibson to have a non-shaky outing

Oh please ... that's shaky? Come on. Shaky would be to allow runs in both those innings.

[HitInAPinch]

TWINS FORCE 2 WILD PITCHES !!!!!!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Time for some game thread math:

 

WP + PB >>> Sac bunt

[wsnydes]

Man, been gone for a few days and I come back to a game that wasn't 5-0 in the third. A nice change of pace!

[Taildragger8791]

 

Oh please ... that's shaky? Come on. Shaky would be to allow runs in both those innings.

 

Braves are the worst offense in baseball for a reason. They've still got Gibson already up to 33 pitches and 3 baserunners, right on pace with his usual 6 inning 1.50 WHIP type of start. Hopefully he settles in now.

[HitInAPinch]

 

Time for some game thread math:

WP + PB >>> Sac bunt

Oh man.  Now people will be complaining "No Wild Pitches, NO Passballs.   BUNT, BUNT, BUNT"   !!!!

 

[HitInAPinch]

 

 

Braves are the worst offense in baseball for a reason. They've still got Gibson already up to 33 pitches and 3 baserunners, right on pace with his usual 6 inning 1.50 WHIP type of start. Hopefully he settles in now.

33 pitches, 16 strikes.....

[USAFChief]

 

Time for some game thread math:

WP + PB >>> Sac bunt

pfft.

 

avian flu>>>>sac bunt

[Squirrel]

 

pfft.

 

avian flu>>>>sac bunt

Are you pretending to be Dave now?

[wsnydes]

33 pitches, 16 strikes.....

0 runs on the board...so far.

 

I'm staying positive...sorta.

[mnfireman]

C'mon guys, neither of our "RBI" guys, Plouffe & Vargas, can hit a fly ball to get the runner in from third? Players need to know how to get these runs in!