Game Thread: Twins @ Astros, 7/15 @ 6:10 CT

[Danchat]

Our RISP is killing us in this series. You gotta at least advance those runners! We're something like 1 for 15+ with guys in scoring position.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Can't we all just be thankful that we didn't have to watch Polanco hit with the bases loaded?

Meh, sometimes those situations spark something and jumpstart a player...

 

Woulda been okay with it.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Can't we all just be thankful that we didn't have to watch Polanco hit with the bases loaded?

It was a toss-up between that, and watching Rosario swing at a pitch that might have hit his shin, if he had the presence of mind to not swing at pitches three feet inside.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Santana hurls another donut.

 

As expected.

 

This time lets tack some runs on that board...

[mikecgrimes]

If Castro hit  a Homerun and flipped his bat like that we might have a problem

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Granite comes to bat between a rock and a hard place?

 

 

 

edit: anything but a dp there

[mikecgrimes]

Productive double play

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Productive double play

no such thing, especially not that one

[Aggies7]

In the amount of time it took me to open the windows in my not large house, we went from bases loaded 0 outs to the bottom of the inning.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Tie game.

 

Bring that last base runner in, please.

[OldTimeTwinkie]

Granite reminds me of those outfielders we kept trying 5 years ago. Didn't realize he was that small.

[Guest]

Santana hurls another donut.

As expected.

With a huge assist by Sano.

[Aggies7]

Granite reminds me of those outfielders we kept trying 5 years ago. Didn't realize he was that small.

That reminds me of the other day when this board was ready to trade other players so that he could start every day.

[mikecgrimes]

 

no such thing, especially not that one

Had the Astros thrown home there's a decent chance we wouldn't have scored that inning.  I'll take it even if I wanted at least one more run

[Aggies7]

BTW, we are now hitting a scorching 2-21 (.095) with RISP in 14 innings batted this series.

[FlauerPauer]

Santana sure is battling his tail off out there tonight.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Had the Astros thrown home there's a decent chance we wouldn't have scored that inning.  I'll take it even if I wanted at least one more run

The run expectancy with bases loaded zero outs is considerably more than 1, but fair enough

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

That reminds me of the other day when this board was ready to trade other players so that he could start every day.

For the right deal, yeah

[Danchat]

 

BTW, we are now hitting a scorching 2-21 (.095) with RISP in 14 innings batted this series.

If I'm not mistaken, I think it's Dozier 2 for 2 (or maybe 3?) and the rest of the team 0 for 19.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Here we go again???

[Aggies7]

Now 3-22! But sano didn't get a good read.

[mikecgrimes]

 

The run expectancy with bases loaded zero outs is considerably more than 1

Lets see how it plays out this time.  Either way I hope in the same situation the Astros elect to take the double play over the force at home.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

BTW, we are now hitting a scorching 2-21 (.095) with RISP in 14 innings batted this series.

This stat needs to change right now

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Whatdya know. We got us a Sano in scoring position...

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Now 3-22! But sano didn't get a good read.

Meh. Line drive. Played it safe.

[FlauerPauer]

Yeah, Sano had to hold up there.  Hit to softly and too low.

[Aggies7]

Wow that was a 1-6-3 all over it

 

Or a 4-6-3

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Haha maybe Altuve will throw his glove on the ground again

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Greed would be good here

 

[Aggies7]

Jorge and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month