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

[Tom Froemming]

Twins | 53-61 overall, 20-37 on the road, 5-5 last 10

Ervin Santana, RHP | 6.14 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 2.25 K:BB in 14.2 IP

 

Tigers | 47-68 overall, 29-27 at home, 3-7 last 10

Jordan Zimmermann, RHP | 4.31 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 4.56 K:BB in 77.1 IP

 

Lineups:

https://twitter.com/MikeBerardino/status/1028003956398743552?s=19

[sampleSizeOfOne]

If i read the lineup aright...

 

Austin is actually still on the bench.

[Winston Smith]

Why is LoMo still in the lineup nearly every day?

[gocgo]

Remember when Kenny Williams declared that the White Sox were "all in"? 

 

I think we can safely say that we are all out!  

 

Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third.

Edited August 10, 2018 by gocgo

[adjacent]

Why Sano is not playing? Is he hurt?

[Fritzderkat]

Is Logan Forsythe destined to replace LoMo as the power guy in the line-up?

Bring up Austadillo!

[Mike Sixel]

LOFO at number 4.....wow. Imagine thinking that would happen for any team this year.....ever....

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Why is LoMo still in the lineup nearly every day?

To keep the other team from pitching around Garver, i think.

 

At least that is what he is doing today.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

LOFO at number 4.....wow. Imagine thinking that would happen for any team this year.....ever....

Does it increase his trade value?

 

We wouldn't have traded Dozier for anyone less than a clean up hitter, now would we?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Almost game time... Where is everybody?

 

Oh yeah, thanks Mr. Froemming for making game threads happen!

[mrmpls]

 

Why is LoMo still in the lineup nearly every day?

Tigers starting leftys next 2 days , should see austin both days, but ya LOMO no-more 

[mrmpls]

R.h. Logan batting 4th - whats that say with morrison batting 7th, MOY Pleez explain. why you even play lomo

[Mr. Ed]

 

To keep the other team from pitching around Garver, i think.

At least that is what he is doing today.

 

Austin has poor numbers vs RHP. He'll start Saturday Sunday

Sano getting a break early tonight to prep to face lefties Sat/Sun

[yarnivek1972]

Sano’s absence from the lineup is extremely odd.

[Mr. Ed]

Forsythe 8 game hitting streak. PH in debut 0-1 hit ever game since. AVG raised 27 points with first inning hit.

[Mr. Ed]

Cave smoked double, exit velo reported at 106.6mph

 

Then wiped out rounding second.

[Krusington]

Need Ervin to raise that trade value a little bit today.

[twins_89]

I was hoping for some small indications that Santana was getting his velocity back, but I'm just not seeing it. I think Santana would have some trade value if he could consistently throw 90-91 instead of 88-89.

[Mr. Ed]

Still getting a kick out of the ads for Sheboygan Sausage giveaway, to hang out in Sept with Byron Buxton.

Fortunately for Buxton, AAA season will be over so he can be back for the event.

[USAFChief]

What do you call a dog with no legs?
 

[USAFChief]

Eddie Rosario, July:  .622 OPS

August (coming into tonight): .732

 

 

[ashbury]

Polanco has contracted Eduardo Nunez Disease: his helmet can't keep up with him on the bases!

[ashbury]

Nice to take advantage of the infield mistake - Goodrum working as an undercover agent for us? Too bad the good teams don't make so many of those for us.

[USAFChief]

Nico Goodrum helps the Twins, at long last.

[Mr. Ed]

Goodrum and Aducci didn't do the little things right on that one.

[twins_89]

Post-trade Forsythe is playing a lot better than pre-trade Dozier. Maybe Forsythe will play himself into another trade in the next couple of weeks.

[Mr. Ed]

 

Post-trade Forsythe is playing a lot better than pre-trade Dozier. Maybe Forsythe will play himself into another trade in the next couple of weeks.

 

But not as good as the post-trade Dozier 

[tvagle]

 

What do you call a dog with no legs?
 

Who calls a dog with no legs??? That's just cruel, you know he can't come to you Chief

[Mr. Ed]

I agree, Forsythe stays hot, may gain some  interest by a team w/injuries or issues that need a bat.

[Vanimal46]

Eddie Rosario, July: .622 OPS

August (coming into tonight): .732

But he started the season red hot so no one will really notice... It's a perception flaw for fans all across the board.

 

Player A starts off really well and tails off, no big deal. His BA and metrics still look good.

 

Player B gets off to a bad start and works his way back to respectable numbers, and fans think he's been bad all year.