Article: Game Thread: Twins vs Mariners, 4/5 @ 3:10pm CT

[Danchat]

And now we have our third straight game allowing at least one run in the first inning...

[yarnivek1972]

Why wouldn’t Sano go to second to try to get 2?

[yarnivek1972]

Looks like Kyle has returned to the Dark Side. Everything is being left up.

[ashbury]

Grrrr. A high change up down the middle doesn't seem like a good pairing with the much-discussed four-seamer much of anything actually.

[wavedog]

Twins Motto this year - "Let's spot 'em a few"

[wavedog]

Seems like every game starts the same - slowly for us

[USAFChief]

probably just me, but I liked it better when Twins starters had a collective 0.00 ERA.

[Puckett34]

 

probably just me, but I liked it better when Twins starters had a collective 0.00 ERA.

I liked Gibson a lot more when he wasn't giving up hits.    He should try that again

[John Kelsey]

 

probably just me, but I liked it better when Twins starters had a collective 0.00 ERA.

 

I too shared this quirk. 

[Doubles]

Why teams get to look at replays before deciding to challenge is silly to me.  Kinda takes the 'challenge' part out of it.  Should have about 2.2 seconds to decide whether to challenge or not.  

 

And don't even think about @ me about yesterday's cluster of a review when Rosario should've been picked off.

[ashbury]

probably just me, but I liked it better when Twins starters had a collective 0.00 ERA.

http://i.imgur.com/AkRBJUo.gif

[Doubles]

40+ pitches so far for Gibson to get 6 outs.  Yuck.  Hated deciding not to go to the yard today.  Would've hated the time spent freezing our arses off being dependent on Gibson even more.

[sftwinsfan]

Lefties have to be really looking forward to facing the Twins this year, be careful with Dozier and Sano and you've got it made.  Paxton should be pretty comfortable today unless they bring that eagle back out.  He's going to be thinking he's on a rehab assignment towards the bottom of the lineup.  

[yarnivek1972]

Buxton to steal vs lefty?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Buxton!

 

(that's 1 ! for a single...)

[ashbury]

Why wouldn’t Sano go to second to try to get 2?

Right. That's where they keep all the 2's.

 

Now, if he wants 3, he needs to keep moving.

[yarnivek1972]

Lefties have to be really looking forward to facing the Twins this year, be careful with Dozier and Sano and you've got it made. Paxton should be pretty comfortable today unless they bring that eagle back out. He's going to be thinking he's on a rehab assignment towards the bottom of the lineup.

Not if the lefties actually hit lhp. Rosario has been fine in that regard. Kepler got off to a good start. For his career, Morrison hits rhp for more power, but avg is about the same. And against lefty starters, his numbers are better yet. Point being, he isn’t an automatic out vs lhp either.

Edited April 5, 2018 by yarnivek1972

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

 

Buxton to steal vs lefty?

He's raised too good to steal...

 

On the other hand, if folk are just going to leave these bases lying around.

[ashbury]

LaMarre continues his early bid for MVP.

[ashbury]

LaMarre's a ballplayer! There's a a lot of career minor leaguers who think they can make the majors just with the bat. I like seeing him move up on that fumbled pitch in the dirt.

[ashbury]

Ehire's here for his glove. If he's going to do those, he may as well pack his bags.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/AkRBJUo.gif

 

Catch-up.

 

It's got natural mellowing agents.

[yarnivek1972]

5.7 on the Richter Scale

[ashbury]

Fat, fat pitches.

[Mike Sixel]

might need the bullpen today.....a hunch, really.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

6 hits, only 2 runs...

 

Could be a tad worse.

[ashbury]

Memo to Kyle Gibson: please observe your Seattle counterpart Paxton, who seems to have some notion of the word "command". Maybe you can pick up some pointers.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

And Garver with the double off the right fielder...

 

Well, pending a scorer's ruling. What's not in doubt is what base he stands on...

[ashbury]

Very small foul territory to contend with, there. Their RF fell prey to protecting himself versus catching the ball cleanly. Kepler has this mastered by now (knock on wood).

[Mike Sixel]

What is going on out there? Is it the cold?