Game Thread (8/7): Twins at Cleveland, 6:10 PM CT

[Tom Froemming]

Twins | 52-59 overall, 19-35 on the road, 4-6 last 10

Adalberto Mejia, LHP | 2.60 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 1.25 K:BB in 17.1 IP

 

Cleveland | 62-49 overall, 35-22 at home, 7-3 last 10

Carlos Carrasco, RHP | 3.66 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 5.31 K:BB in 123.0 IP

 

Lineups:

https://twitter.com/MikeBerardino/status/1026916567639048192?s=19

 

Additional notes:

This will be Carrasco’s fifth start against the Twins this season. So far, he’s give up 10 earned runs over 19 1/3 innings (4.66 ERA), but also has a 1.19 WHIP and 9.8 K/9 against Minnesota. Cleveland is 18-11 vs. left-handed starting pitchers this year. There should be some transaction news coming out of the Twins’ camp today, as Matt Magill is expected to be activated from paternity leave. Both Jorge Polanco (.339/.369/.710) and Eddie Rosario (.363/.379/.655) have a career OPS north of 1.000 at Progressive Field.

[Tom Froemming]

Annnnd we have the roster move. 

 

As everyone expected, it involves Matt Belisle ... he's headed to the DL. 

[yarnivek1972]

Annnnd we have the roster move.

 

As everyone expected, it involves Matt Belisle ... he's headed to the DL.

I was just going to say that Belisle’s name on the list of relievers is conspicuous by it’s absence.

 

Belisle is no doubt suffering from washedupitus.

[ashbury]

I was just going to say that Belisle’s name on the list of relievers is conspicuous by it’s absence.

 

Belisle is no doubt suffering from washedupitus.

I hadn't really paid attention to watching Belisle pitch until yesterday. What I noticed was good movement on the ball some of the time. No doubt that is what tantalized the brain trust into staying with him. If Belisle could figure out how to avoid the meatball pitches, he'd still be useful.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I hadn't really paid attention to watching Belisle pitch until yesterday. What I noticed was good movement on the ball some of the time. No doubt that is what tantalized the brain trust into staying with him. If Belisle could figure out how to avoid the meatball pitches, he'd still be useful.

Do vegans have meatball troubles?

[ashbury]

Do vegans have meatball troubles?

A small bit of googling reveals no more interesting vegan alternatives to meatballs than "meatless meatballs". I suspect those travel out of the park just as fast as the real McCoy..

[sampleSizeOfOne]

A small bit of googling reveals no more interesting vegan alternatives to meatballs than "meatless meatballs". I suspect those travel out of the park just as fast as the real McCoy..

Got it.

 

Sometimes literal solutions to metaphorical problems work...

 

In this case batters rarely are vegan, at least metaphorically.

[Mike Sixel]

Gameday says delayed....weather, or are the TWins' players still in mourning over their leader being on the DL?

[VATwinsFan]

Rain delay fun facts:  Last night Mitch Garver wasn't the only non-pitcher pitcher.

 

Matt Davidson of the ChiSox pitched the 9th inning against the Yankees and it was only a 7-0 score.

 

Davidson (who was throwing over 90 MPH at times) gave up one hit, one walk, no runs and he struck out Giancarlo Stanton on a 71.4 MPH "curveball".

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Flowers should be forbidden from baseball parks, especially on strings. If so, games wouldn't have lays and need to be delayed.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

In other news, i am late to another rehearsal due to public transportation...

 

But i don't mind. I'm rereading Soul Music.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

Flowers should be forbidden from baseball parks...

next year's Twins catcher disagrees

 

[Mike Sixel]

PSA, if you like fantasy books, and somehow have not read Glen Cook's Black company.....the first book is on sale for the Kindle right now.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

PSA, if you like fantasy books, and somehow have not read Glen Cook's Black company.....the first book is on sale for the Kindle right now.

I do indeed. And is that an homage to Doyle's historical fiction?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

next year's Twins catcher disagrees

 

I sit corrected...

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

I crouch down in the catchers position corrected...

corrected

[S.]

For anyone who has been paying attention during the delay - have they given any estimates on when they expect the game to start?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

PSA, if you like fantasy books, and somehow have not read Glen Cook's Black company.....the first book is on sale for the Kindle right now.

ok, so when I first saw this, my brain told me.. "Glen Beck's cook book"  ...

[Mike Sixel]

 

ok, so when I first saw this, my brain told me.. "Glen Beck's cook book"  ...

 

hahahaha. to avoid issues, I won't continue down that train....but it conjures up some funny thoughts.

[Squirrel]

 

Gameday says delayed....weather, or are the TWins' players still in mourning over their leader being on the DL?

You could wring the sarcasm out of that one, Mike!

 

If Cleveland is getting the same rain we had in Chicago, it's pretty heavy. But the satellite looks like there is a break in the clouds so maybe they will start soon.

[Mike Sixel]

 

You could wring the sarcasm out of that one, Mike!

 

If Cleveland is getting the same rain we had in Chicago, it's pretty heavy. But the satellite looks like there is a break in the clouds so maybe they will start soon.

 

I have an 18 in sarcasm, but I'm trying to cut back on it's use.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I have an 18 in sarcasm, but I'm trying to cut back on it's use.

So... Only 17 sarcasm. Got it.

 

Somehow i take it measuring sarcasm is a fool's errand. I don't think it is conserved...

[S.]

Game started, for anyone else who changed the channel instead of sitting through the same weather delay crap for the 100th time.

[Squirrel]

 

Game started, for anyone else who changed the channel instead of sitting through the same weather delay crap for the 100th time.

Did we win yet?

[S.]

 

Did we win yet?

Well, Belisle isn't on the 25 man roster, so yes?

[Squirrel]

Morrison needs to hit a home run here.

 

 

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Aggies7]

You’re my boy, Mitch.

[VATwinsFan]

You don't see relief pitchers in the AL hit three run homers very often.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

You don't see relief pitchers in the AL hit three run homers very often.

Even more rarely when they are not pitching?

[Danchat]

I think the lineup could be highly improved if Molly swapped Morrison and Garver in the lineup. Or maybe Cave. I can't understand why the two rookies have to bat at the bottom of the order when they're the best bats outside Rosario and Polanco.