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.

Edited August 17, 2016 by Circus Boy

[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.

Edited August 17, 2016 by Taildragger8791

[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!