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Game Thread: Twins @ Cleveland, 9/27/17 @ 6:10 PM CT

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BlackJackMorris

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 How can we NOT throw a terrible reliever? When we are behind by 3 and have 2 hits in mid to late innings....

I get it... I am in it the for long haul. I should stop complaining lol

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h2oface Wichita Wind Surge

h2oface

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Our announcers are such whiners about the expanded rosters. I love it. Yeah, it is different. But it is wonderful. This is exactly why it is in play. To give teams a chance to see what they got before they have to DFA people for the off season and rule 5, and to see what they have for the playoffs. Crybabies. I love the rule.

h2oface Wichita Wind Surge

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Cleveland is deciding on Salazar and Clevinger, and we get to see guys like Colon, Tonkin for the umteenth time be the same as he ever was, Boshers, Pressly, etc. Big difference in these two teams on the mound.

Blake All-Star

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Being as the Twins are not looking to good, I'm glad I'm stuck at work.

 

Okay, I'm lying. I'd still rather be home watching the Twins lose than be at work.

snepp Ft Myers Mighty Mussels

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12 Ks and 2 hits after 8 innings batted. You weren't hoping for momentum from yesterday, were you?

 

That's all? Feels like a whole lot more.

Squirrel GOAT

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Ugh angels tie it up.

That's okay. I don't want to see the Twins clinch on an Angels loss ... I want them to clinch with a win tomorrow with Santana on the mound.

Pius Jefferson Draft Eligible

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That's okay. I don't want to see the Twins clinch on an Angels loss ... I want them to clinch with a win tomorrow with Santana on the mound.

 

Would rather just get it over with. No guarantees Santana is on against a good lineup.

Riverbrian Cooperstown

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Hello Twins Fans!

Today’s game is being brought to you by the number 5. Entering today, the Twins have a 5 game lead over the Angels for the 5th seed in the American League with 5 games to play. As we all know, they can wrap up a playoff seed tonight. This is also the 5th week that #5, Eduardo Escobar, has taken over the #5 position on the diamond (3B) after Miguel Sano went on the DL with a stress reaction Aug 21.

In the time-honored tradition of RiverBrian’s revered format, here are 5 Things To Think About:

1. The Last 5 games of the final 55. Exactly 50 games ago, as some of you may recall, I posted “My Wish List for the Last 55 Games,” http://twinsdaily.com/topic/27053-my-wish-list-for-the-last-55-games-of-the-season/page-2?do=findComment&comment=675676, which I thought was a reasonable, and somewhat ambitious, set of goals for the team to finish out the last two months of the season. I hoped for Buxton to raise his average to .240 and hit some triples, Mauer to get his average up to .290 and set himself up for next year for another .300 season and be the veteran presence for a playoff team, Dozier to get on a roll and approach 30 home runs, Mejia and Gibson (I hadn’t given up on Gibson, in fact thought he was showing signs of improving) to make some good starts, a few of the bullpen arms like Hildenberger and Busenitz to emerge, and for the team to win as much as they could, going at least 30-25 to finish the season above .500. I also hoped to see as few Colon starts as possible. And I noted that by winning a lot of games down the stretch, it would be hard for Falvey and Levine not to bring Molitor back.

Now, if I had known that all of my wish list was going to come true, I’ll be honest, I might have gone with a different list, perhaps focusing more on world affairs or personal wealth or whatnot. However, I am sure none of you are complaining with these results. Let's see…Buxton, yep, Mauer, absolutely, Dozier, yes, Gibson, right on, Mejia…ok, working on it, today is another chance, bullpen, excellent, and wins, wow. Instead of going 30-25, they have gone 31-19, with, as noted, 5 to go. As they said in the Renaissance, Huzzah! Granted, we got a lot more Colón starts than we may have wanted, but perhaps last night was the last one?

2. 5 star plays. Last night Byron Buxton cashed his third 5-star play of the season with an amazing diving catch at a crucial time. There is a cool website (https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/catch_probability_leaderboard) that has all of the 5-star, 4-star, 3-star, 2-star, and 1-star plays listed. Buxton is lapping the field in these plays. He only has made three 5-star plays this year, but he has caught 26 of 27 4-star plays chances (only Mookie Betts also has more than 20), 21 of 22 3-star chances, and all 88 of his 2-star and 1-star opportunities. If he doesn’t win the gold glove this year, there will be riots in the streets, or at least on the TD forums.

3. 5 key position players. These five position players have turned it on in the second half, each playing a crucial part in the late season turnaround:

· Mauer PreASG: 286/360/402 Post ASG: 332/410/440
· Buxton PreASG: 5HR, 594OPS Post ASG: 11HR, 921OPS
· Polanco PreASG: 3HR, 596OPS Post ASG: 9HR, 878OPS
· Dozier PreASG: 13HR, 745OPS Post ASG: 20HR, 946OPS
· Rosario PreASG: 10HR, 784OPS Post ASG: 17HR, 917OPS

(Aside: Last night during the game, my 9-year old, who is quickly learning to root for the Twins, asked "Why is Dozier batting lead-off? He should be batting third, and Buxton should be leading off!")

4. 5 pitchers. Here are five pitchers who have been the key to the second half surge:

Alan Busenitz:
PresASG. 6 Games, 2.08 ERA, 1.50 WHIP PostASG: 21 games 1.21ERA, 0.72WHIP

Ryan Pressly:
PreASG 27 Games, 7.33 ERA, 1.50 WHIP PostASG 28 games 2.73 ERA, 0.72WHIP

Trevor Hildenberger
PreASG 5 Games, 2.16ERA, 1.32WHIP PostASG 30 games 3.06ERA, 0.96WHIP

Matt Belisle
PreASG 37 Games, 5.82 ERA, 1.56WHIP PostASG 24 games 1.78 ERA, 0.67WHIP

Kyle Gibson
preasg: 16 Games, 6.32 ERA, 1.77WHIP Postasg. 12 games 3.58 ERA, 1.25WHIP

5. And of course, today's Joe M. conversation:

Joe Mategna: Hey guys, can I join your foursome on the links this afternoon?

Joe Montana: We already booked our tee time for four, Joe, like we always do.

Joe Morgan: Yeah, Joe, it’s always just the four of us, Joe, Joe , Joe, and me.

Mantegna: But guys, it’s #5 day on the Game Thread! You have to let me play!

Joe Mauer: I’m sorry, Joe.

Mantegna: I’ll tell you what, I will only use my 5-iron all day!

Montana: I'm not even sure the course allows groups of five.

Joe McCarthy: Plus, we only rented two carts. Get in Joe, I’m driving.

Mantegna: Guys, come on! I’ll even walk! Hey! Wait a second, Joe, you are a ghost! How can you drive, let alone play golf? Are you guys really going to let him drive?

McCarthy: Man, enough with the making broad generalizations and indicting everyone, Joe. It's like your trying to turn us Joes against each other!

Morgan: And anyway, quit trying to be such a 5th wheel.


Let’s go Twins! Punch your playoff ticket today (celebrate like crazy), win in New York, then get ready to return to Cleveland...on October 5!

 

5 thumbs up!!! 

h2oface Wichita Wind Surge

h2oface

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Tying run at the plate. 3 hits. No give up. Not bad. Cleveland has now won 30 of last 33. We can take the 3 game series tomorrow with Santana on the mound. Not bad. 

 

Mejia.... not so good......

Riverbrian Cooperstown

Riverbrian

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So we adopted this good looking doggo on the left last week, ever since then the Twins have been on fire (ditto with Vikings)
Twins win tonight 9-1, and lose tomorrow 7-1 due to the hangover :)

Meet Frank  [Viola]
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Beautiful Dogs

 

And Unique Dogs as well. 

 

Most Dogs are vertical in stance. Interesting that you got a couple horizontal ones. 

Aggies7 MVP

Aggies7

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That's okay. I don't want to see the Twins clinch on an Angels loss ... I want them to clinch with a win tomorrow with Santana on the mound.

And I want to date Jennifer Lawrence. f that. Let's get in and worry about details later. Stranger things have happened

Squirrel GOAT

Squirrel

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And I want to date Jennifer Lawrence. f that. Let's get in and worry about details later. Stranger things have happened

Meh. I think we are in. While yes, it could happen that we lose the remaining four and the Angels win the rest including tonight, I don't see that happening, so I'm not going to freak out over this game.

Aggies7 MVP

Aggies7

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Meh. I think we are in. While yes, it could happen that we lose the remaining four and the Angels win the rest including tonight, I don't see that happening, so I'm not going to freak out over this game.

Haha me neither, but I've seen a guy who didn't miss a FG all year miss one when he couldn't afford to...sports are funny like that

Squirrel GOAT

Squirrel

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Haha me neither, but I've seen a guy who didn't miss a FG all year miss one when he couldn't afford to...sports are funny like that

Yup. And nothing any of us can do about it, so enjoy the good stuff and toss away the bad.

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