Game Thread 7/12: Twins vs. Tampa Bay, 7:10 pm CT

[Mill1634]

Great base running on that play...good to see after some of the questionable plays on the bases by our Twins

[jkcarew]

Buxton pinch-hit for during an AB in the 3rd inning tonight.

 

And Corcino struck out on Buxton's dime.

 

Fouled one off his foot?

Controversial SABR-driven approach to improve launch angle has Buxton batting with his feet. He fouled one off his hand.

[Tom Froemming]

Blake Snell's ERA by inning:

1: 1.42

2: 1.42

3: 2.37

4: 1.53

5: 4.76

6: 1.17

7: 2.25

 

 

Some early runs would be huge.

[jimbo92107]

OMG, Snell's form looks terrible on the mound. He's leaning half way between first and home when he raises his front foot. That means he has to adjust back towards the plate to throw a strike. Terrible form!

[howeda7]

Our clean up hitter went up there looking to walk, and by God he did. 

[Tom Froemming]

Cleveland lost to the Yankees 7-4.

[jimbo92107]

Twins hitters have GOT to make Snell throw strikes. He's having a terrible time with his command. If nothing else, run up his pitch count. 

[Mill1634]

Welp. Really needed runs there. 

[Danchat]

Yup, that's our Twins for ya!

 

At least we got their ace to throw 30 pitches, but now the game's probably going to end at 1am.

[jimbo92107]

Astudillo up; wrong guy to run up the pitch count. 

 

Well, at least he didn't whiff. 

[LaBombo]

Cleveland lost to the Yankees 7-4.

Nice try. You almost suckered me into burning a 'Like' on a post about something good happening to the Yankees.

[Han Joelo]

Well, taking advantage of my two free weeks of MLB.tv I got for voting fruitlessly for Rosario.  Worked pretty slick.  Kind of weird to actually see these guys live, to be honest.

[Mill1634]

 

Well, taking advantage of my two free weeks of MLB.tv I got for voting fruitlessly for Rosario.  Worked pretty slick.  Kind of weird to actually see these guys live, to be honest.

Never saw this promotion?

 

What'd you have to do?

[Han Joelo]

Kripes, spoke to soon maybe.  Just getting highlights as Gibson is mowing em down in real time.

[Han Joelo]

 

Never saw this promotion?

 

What'd you have to do?

There was small print below the voting.  But I got a "thank you" email and the link was in there.

[USAFChief]

Feels like that 1st inning opportunity was pretty huge...and wasted.

[jkcarew]

Well, taking advantage of my two free weeks of MLB.tv I got for voting fruitlessly for Rosario.  Worked pretty slick.  Kind of weird to actually see these guys live, to be honest.

Maybe fits in that “be careful what you wish for” category?

[jimbo92107]

The way Snell is tilting left and right, it should be easy to read the lateral location of his pitches. He's leaning the way he's trying to throw. That much lean is creating problems. He should be trying to find a centered balance point, so he can work outwards from the middle. 

[Mill1634]

Great hit and run and AB from Ehire

[jimbo92107]

If Snell leans left on lifting front foot, pitch is wide left. Right lean, wide right. Center lean, right down the middle. Twins hitters should be killing this guy.

[yarnivek1972]

Geez, 45 pitches. 3 outs.

[Mill1634]

Bobby so slow 

[jimbo92107]

Snell's balance on the mound is so off, it wouldn't surprise me if he falls over. He's lurching around like he's on drugs, or completely hung over from an all night drinking binge. If he's not sick, his coaches should chew him a new one. 

[Danchat]

Too bad the Twins couldn't get more runs off Snell those first two innings. He doesn't look right... that 2.09 is hard to believe.

[jimbo92107]

Wow, contrast Snell's lurching wildness with Gibson's precise balance. Big difference, soon a big difference in score.

[Han Joelo]

 

Snell's balance on the mound is so off, it wouldn't surprise me if he falls over. He's lurching around like he's on drugs, or completely hung over from an all night drinking binge. If he's not sick, his coaches should chew him a new one. 

He looks sick in the face for sure.  Never seen him before though, so maybe he always has had a cadaverous look.

[Tom Froemming]

Kyle Gibson so far tonight: 15 four-seamers, nine curveballs, eight two-seamers, five sliders, three changeups. 

[Mill1634]

ALL STAR IN MY BOOK!

 

EDIT: I need to pay more attention. Thought that was Eddie. Grossman isn't even an AAA all-star

[Mill1634]

Snell must be real off tonight.

 

Great heads up play by Jorge

[Tom Froemming]

That appears to me to have been an excellent call by he ump. He got into great position.