Game Thread: Twins vs Padres, 9/13/17 @ 7:10 PM CT

[h2oface]

Polanco must have missed a hit and run sign at the end of that last inning. No reason for Mauer to be trying to steal there. Or maybe Mauer did. My bet is it was Polanco. And he took an easy pitch to at least touch with his bat to protect the runner.

[h2oface]

What the hell is Buxton doing bunting here?

[h2oface]

So is the pitch a "mistake" when the batter misses it? Because we always here from the pitchers in the post game... "if it wasn't for those two mistakes...." or something like that, for the meat that became home runs or drove in deciding runs. If the meat was missed by the batter, it never come up.

[yarnivek1972]

Polanco must have missed a hit and run sign at the end of that last inning. No reason for Mauer to be trying to steal there. Or maybe Mauer did. My bet is it was Polanco. And he took an easy pitch to at least touch with his bat to protect the runner.

That would be my guess. You expect Polanco to make contact. That's his game. That's why you start Mauer. He should be swinging because the pitch was a strike anyway.

[yarnivek1972]

What the hell is Buxton doing bunting here?

Given Lamet's splits, I don't hate the idea. Don't love it in the 4th. But it's certainly not the worst situation the Twins have tried to bunt in this week.

[h2oface]

We could sure use some of those 16 runs in this game......

[yarnivek1972]

Either my hearing or Bremer's is going. I thought I heard two ticks on the replay.

[h2oface]

Castro drops a ball that he is going to throw, and now just misses that catch. No harm on either, but not so much representative of a defensive specialist. 2 homers yesterday, and he is turning into an offense first backstop.

 

Why can't these guys bunt! If they are going to be called on to, or if they chose to, it would be nice to DO IT WELL!

[yarnivek1972]

At normal speed, I thought it hit off his foot too. On replay, it certainly isn't conclusive.

[Pius Jefferson]

This is what I was worried about.  Offensive explosion one night followed by the bats being asleep the next game.

[yarnivek1972]

Just to repeat. .900 OPS third time through for Lamet.

[yarnivek1972]

That bunt I did not like. Polanco is arguably your best hitter right now. He needs to be swinging.

[BlackJackMorris]

Sick of this small ball bunting garbage. Ridiculous

[adorduan]

Good God, another sacrifice bunt.  Stop it!

[h2oface]

Missed the mistake again. How come they don't miss our pitcher's mistakes?

[yarnivek1972]

Post 1986, you can probably count on one hand the number of times Kirby Puckett was asked to lay down a sacrifice bunt.

 

Not saying Polanco is Kirby, but he is the third place hitter and this at least the third time he has bunted this MONTH.

[h2oface]

Trusting a run run lead to our bullpen....... not a good idea.

[Jerr]

 

Trusting a run run lead to our bullpen....... not a good idea.

[TNTwinsFan]

Hildy is sooooooooo good!

[yarnivek1972]

Here comes another ******* bunt

[PDX Twin]

Came back to the broadcast with Kepler batting. My first reaction was "Didn't Joe bat last inning." He just looks so much like Joe in the LH batter's box.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

oh my

[Aggies7]

Baumann did the watusi there

[PDX Twin]

Highlight reel stuff!

[yarnivek1972]

Surprised Escobar didn't bunt. Castro should definitely be.

[Aggies7]

Srsly?

[Don Walcott]

Bunting works.

[Aggies7]

I feel like we will lose if we don't score here.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I feel like we will lose if we don't score here.

you always say that

[TNTwinsFan]

Bases juiced. You had one job Robbie. One job. Just get the ball in the outfield....damnit.