Game Thread Twins vs. Astros 5/30 @ 7:10 CT

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Lineups 

 

Twins

2B Brian Dozier ®
DH Robbie Grossman (S)
1B Joe Mauer (L)
3B Miguel Sano ®
RF Max Kepler (L)
SS Jorge Polanco (S)
LF Eddie Rosario (L)
CF Byron Buxton ®
C Jason Castro

 

SP - Jose Berrios

 

 

Astros

1. George Springer ® CF
2. Josh Reddick (L) RF
3. Jose Altuve ® 2B
4. Carlos Correa ® SS
5. Carlos Beltran (S) DH
6. Brian McCann (L) C
7. Marwin Gonzalez (S) LF
8. Yuli Gurriel ® 1B
9. Alex Bregman ® 3B

SP - Mike Fiers

[Vanimal46]

 

All he needs to do is throw shutout ball for nine innings. Unless the Twins happen to not score any runs either, then he may need to put on his big-boy pants and go a few more frames.

 

Have you not read the news?! The Twins signed a new reliever for circumstances such as this. 

http://www.baseballbargains.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jugs-JR-Baseball-Softball-Pitching-Machine.jpg

[SwainZag]

 

Have you not read the news?! The Twins signed a new reliever for circumstances such as this. 

http://www.baseballbargains.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jugs-JR-Baseball-Softball-Pitching-Machine.jpg

****....at least it could throw strikes

[Vanimal46]

Holy bleep... I thought this was a typo on B-Ref.

 

Mike Fiers has given up 18 (!!) HRs already in 46.2 IP. 

[Circus Boy]

I'll check the score but won't watch the game. Haven't recovered from having my chicken dinnuh swiped away so cruelly two games in a row. 

[yarnivek1972]

Great intro!

 

So Astro Turf is a generic, just like Kleenex and Ski-doo. I never thought of that one before.

 

Ok everyone, name a generic brand.

Band-Aid.

 

As in the adhesive bandage. Not the Bob Geldof formed charity group.

[Vanimal46]

Band-Aid is a good one... 

Also, Elmer's Glue. 

[yarnivek1972]

Holy bleep... I thought this was a typo on B-Ref.

 

Mike Fiers has given up 18 (!!) HRs already in 46.2 IP.

I had figured it was a product of Minute Maid Field. In actuality, he's been even worse of a gopher-baller on the road. If he gets 30 odd starts, Bert's record could be in jeopardy.

 

Anyone got the over/under as to how many times that is mentioned during the broadcast tonight?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

Have you not read the news?! The Twins signed a new reliever for circumstances such as this. 

http://www.baseballbargains.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jugs-JR-Baseball-Softball-Pitching-Machine.jpg

 

Feh. 

 

Gimme veteran leadership, any day of the week.

 

http://ingrams.com/archive/May%202009/Features/MadeInKC_batting.jpg

 

 

[yarnivek1972]

Band-Aid is a good one...

 

Also, Elmer's Glue.

Roller Blades

[stringer bell]

Today's and tomorrow's games are about character and grinding IMHO. Molitor credited the team earlier, but this is by far their toughest test after two gut-wrenching defeats.

[Squirrel]

Tonight's viewpoint for the Miracle game:

 

[Vanimal46]

 

Tonight's viewpoint for the Miracle game:

IMG_0266.JPG

 

Hope you brought your umbrella! Looks like a storm is brewing.... 

[Squirrel]

Hope you brought your umbrella! Looks like a storm is brewing....

It looks more threatening in the photo than it looks or feels in person.

[ashbury]

Holy bleep... I thought this was a typo on B-Ref.

 

Mike Fiers has given up 18 (!!) HRs already in 46.2 IP. 

18! That's more strikes than Belisle has thrown all season, so far.

[Craig Arko]

Feels like rain here.

[amjgt]

Sano scratched due to illness

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

Sano scratched due to illness

 

That's what the view of the last two games from the dugout will do.

[PDX Twin]

 

Sano scratched due to illness

 

But good to see Buxton in after the incident yesterday. I hope he can throw.

[notoriousgod71]

 

But good to see Buxton in after the incident yesterday. I hope he can throw.

 

This actually annoys me even more. His coming out of the game basically cost us the game (in addition to the bullpen) as there were two plays that could/should have been made after he came out.

[Blake]

 

that one is amazing to me.

 

"what kind of coke do you want?" took me a few times to get used to back in the day.

Shoot, that's easy to answer: None, thank you.

[Blake]

 

Sano scratched due to illness

Probably had trouble digesting the loss yesterday. 

[Blake]

 

Tonight's viewpoint for the Miracle game:

IMG_0266.JPG

That's a great shot, thank you.

[wsnydes]

Feh.

 

Gimme veteran leadership, any day of the week.

 

http://ingrams.com/archive/May%202009/Features/MadeInKC_batting.jpg

A true Twins signee...outdated and unlikly to be serviceable.

[Mike Sixel]

18! That's more strikes than Belisle has thrown all season, so far.

No idea if true, but very funny

[notoriousgod71]

In case you were wondering, the definition of "ordinary effort" has now been updated to: "See base hit".

[jun]

Where is Sano? Still sitting on the bench???

[wsnydes]

Where is Sano? Still sitting on the bench???

Scratched due to illness.

[PDX Twin]

Mr. Eagle-Eye with the RBI!

[wsnydes]

Buxton with another infield hit. He really needs to learn to drive that to RF.