Game Thread Sat. 7/14: Twins vs. Tampa Bay, 1:10 pm CT

[yarnivek1972]

47th appearance for Pressly. Team game 93. Only the Mariners’ Edwin Diaz has more (48). Worth noting however that Seattle has completed 95 games already.

[S.]

 

47th appearance for Pressly. Team game 93. Only the Mariners’ Edwin Diaz has more (48). Worth noting however that Seattle has completed 95 games already.

Also worth noting he has 36 saves. And his stats are just a liiiiiittle bit better than Pressly.

[tvagle]

Hard to say what belisle ahead but it doesn't look good for the home team

[yarnivek1972]

Also worth noting he has 36 saves. And his stats are just a liiiiiittle bit better than Pressly.

Not really sure how that is relevant to their workload. What is relevant is that the M’s are in the thick of the playoff race. The Twins are still a half dozen games under .500.

[yarnivek1972]

Will there be a Magill sighting?

[tvagle]

Well at least RG kept things in order so our speedster at the bottom of the order leads off the 8th (wouldn't help to have a speedy defensive OF on the roster instead of yesterday's starter who could get some work in AAA over the break and be brought back up in time to make his next start)

[jun]

3 runs down, strikeout looking, what is Grossman looking for? That's one of the two reasons why I don't want to see Grossman in the lineup.

[yarnivek1972]

Did the Twins DFA Magill and somehow we all missed it?

[bighat]

Embarrassing way to handle a 6-4 lead from the pitching staff. Our lone All-Star limps into the mid-summer classic after getting hammered. Eddie should be our All-Star, alas the AL outfield is stacked...but he is our best player and should be repping the Twins in the game.

[bighat]

Belisle greeted with a leadoff single.

[Aggies7]

This would be a tough loss if in fact it will be a loss

[Squirrel]

 

Shut it

Watch it.

[Blake]

What in the world? I walk in the door after shooting IDPA and the score is 6-4 Twins. I clean up, wander out and the Twins are losing 9-6?

 

Really?

[yarnivek1972]

Bad Belisle has reared his ugly head.

[Circus Boy]

Disappointing to give up the lead. Winnable game. Is there time?

[Aggies7]

Unraveling

[S.]

 

Not really sure how that is relevant to their workload. What is relevant is that the M’s are in the thick of the playoff race. The Twins are still a half dozen games under .500.

I'd say its relevant because he is their closer and 39 of his 48 appearances have been save opportunities. Also it makes more sense to use a good pitcher a lot. Where as it doesn't make sense to keep riding the guy with a 1.465 WHIP. Diaz has a WHIP that is nearly half of Pressly's

[yarnivek1972]

Bert’s spot on there. Escobar has to get that.

[Aggies7]

I’ve never seen a guy collapse like that

[Danchat]

Maybe now's a good time to remind Molitor that 2017 Belisle was a much better pitcher after at least one day of rest and his worst outings came when he had pitched the previous day...

[BoofBonser]

Go Yankees I guess

[Aggies7]

That ball should have been blasted into oblivion. I don’t blame Duffy for literally almost swinging out of his shoes

[tvagle]

It will be amazing if Belisle can get a Houdini here

[bighat]

Belisle...he has to be gone after the ASB. The Twins have better options! What are they doing?

[Aggies7]

It will be amazing if Belisle can get a Houdini here

I think his disappearance would make many happy

 

I kid, matt, I kid,

[yarnivek1972]

No one blows it like Belisle.

[yarnivek1972]

Sure is great that MOY wasted Pressly today.

[Aggies7]

I’m gonna go cut the grass

[Danchat]

 

Belisle...he has to be gone after the ASB. The Twins have better options! What are they doing?

With the way his last 5 appearances went (0 runs allowed) he's probably earned the rest of the season in Molitor's book.

[Aggies7]

I never wold have guessed we’d lose by 6 runs after going ahead.