Game Thread: Twins vs. Royals, 9/3/17, @1:10 p.m. CT

[TwinsCD]

 

Was anyone else fully expecting Buxton to catch that drive to center? 

 

*raises hand*

 

 

[RedBull34]

Was anyone else fully expecting Buxton to catch that drive to center?

Yep.

[Blake]

 

Was anyone else fully expecting Buxton to catch that drive to center? 

Yes.

[Blake]

As glad as I am that Goodrum is up, I'm not happy Gimenez and Goodrum are both in the lineup.

[USAFChief]

 

As glad as I am that Goodrum is up, I'm not happy Giminez and Goodrum are both in the lineup.

Upton would have looked pretty good at DH.

[Blake]

 

Upton would have looked pretty good at DH.

I'm a bit slow today, I admit. In retrospect, it should have been obvious from the beginning playing Goodrum and Gimenez wasn't a good idea. 

[USAFChief]

Rogers...your job is sort of to get LH hitters out.  

[TwinsCD]

 

As glad as I am that Goodrum is up, I'm not happy Gimenez and Goodrum are both in the lineup.

 

Exactly.  This Goodrum thing is cute and all but I was a bit surprised to see him in the starting lineup for a pretty crucial game.  And Gimenez needs about 4 games off with as bad as his bat is.

[Blake]

I've been listening to Bremer talk about the wonderful job Molitor has done, yet, I look at today and have to wonder if Molitor understands the team is in a playoff hunt and this isn't the time to bat a rookie behind someone else who isn't hitting.

[jimmer]

Bremer has been especially ridiculous today.

[Don Walcott]

I've been listening to Bremer talk about the wonderful job Molitor has done, yet, I look at today and have to wonder if Molitor understands the team is in a playoff hunt and this isn't the time to bat a rookie behind someone else who isn't hitting.

Except he had a hunch. Went with his gut.

[TwinsCD]

Why would you pinch hit one of your better hitters for Garver??

[glunn]

Big at bat here for Garver.

[Craig Arko]

Why would you pinch hit one of your better hitters for Garver??

Splits.

[h2oface]

Because he hits .100 something against lefties?

[Danchat]

Big PA for Garver here.

 

Edit: Ninja'd by glunn.

[h2oface]

Garver looks petrified.

[glunn]

 

Big PA for Garver here.

 

Edit: Ninja'd by glunn.

Great minds think alike.

[iastfan112]

Damn, can't ask for more than that from a hitter.

[glunn]

Good cut by Garver, but not quite enough.

[glunn]

 

Damn, can't ask for more than that from a hitter.

Especially a rookie in a clutch situation.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Garver hit that on the screws

[jimbo92107]

"Great at bat for Garver, but the tying run [is left at third]." 

 

WTF?? Bremer and I have different definitions of "great at bat."

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I've been listening to Bremer talk about the wonderful job Molitor has done, yet, I look at today and have to wonder if Molitor understands the team is in a playoff hunt and this isn't the time to bat a rookie behind someone else who isn't hitting.

He sure plays a lot of hunches.

[h2oface]

This game and the first game of the series..... could be where a playoff birth is made or lost.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Sorry to crash the game thread late, but,..

 

this is playoff atmosphere.

 

I'm not even sure we had this in 2015

[mickeymental]

twins need a longer call-up bench.

[jimbo92107]

The one Twins pitcher that got the biggest whiffs used to be Tyler Duffy, but now it's Hildenberger. Guys missing by a foot or more on that sweeping curve.

[Don Walcott]

Good job, Hildenberger.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Why would you pinch hit one of your better hitters for Garver??

Ouch, haven't followed the game and didn't even realize Garver was a PH until I caught up to your post