Game Thread: Twins vs Tigers, 4/18 @ 12:10pm CT

[Aggies7]

So when does the “getting fat on bad teams” thing start? Frauds again?

[USAFChief]

Eric bleeping Sogard. Another nobody who has the series of his life against the Twins.

[VATwinsFan]

I sure hope all these pitching prospects we've been hearing about the last two years start showing up and contribute something.

[twinsbaby]

Please fire Wes Johnson!

[John Kelsey]

Rough start for Big Mike, is it asking too much to get 5 1/3 out of Ryne Harper? 

[wavedog]

A summary of the top of the 4th in no particular order   - Sogard crushed a fat high pitch - a couple of bloops went in, Smoak smoked one, a walk and there was a sharp grounder right to where a 2nd baseman is normally positioned but we were in a shift with 3 fielders on that side - just not one where the ball was hit.   Maybe we get to see a little more of Harper today and we can come back.   

[twinsbaby]

Did anyone think our defense got worse this year?

[WLFINN]

thinking the Blue Jays will need more than 6 to win this one today.. lets go get em boys!

[Mike Sixel]

I always made chicken cordon blue for dates I wanted to impress. Super easy, but looks hard to make.

[John Kelsey]

Called strike on La Tortuga??!?!?! How many times has that happened this year?

[wsnydes]

 

I always made chicken cordon blue for dates I wanted to impress. Super easy, but looks hard to make.

Plus it's really good and very easy to pair with wine!

 

Nice call!

[bighat]

Dang, Buxton JUST missed a HR there. Too bad Astudillo couldn't score there, but Bux hit the ball too hard!

[bighat]

When's the last time Max delivered when the Twins needed a big hit?

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

Yeah I'm not using Pinterest again for meal ideas...

 

I should have clarified... don't use pinterest… ever...

[h2oface]

Buxton is really being consistent. No complaint... but he is hitting it harder than Mauer Power this year - just short of going out. I like the doubles tons..... but hopefully the extra 20 pounds and launch angle starts putting those doubles out of the park.

[h2oface]

Encouraging that Harper didn't add to his excessive (5 so far is it?) inherited runners scored total.

 

[h2oface]

Can someone tell me when these excessive shifts actually worked instead of created hits this year?

[wavedog]

Nice catch by Rosario there

[WLFINN]

 

Encouraging that Harper didn't add to his excessive (5 so far is it?) inherited runners scored total.

Yeesh... tough crowd

 

[VATwinsFan]

Harper doing pretty well so far today.

 

Get one more inning out of him?

[Cap'n Piranha]

 

Called strike on La Tortuga??!?!?! How many times has that happened this year?

 

Believe it or not, that was the first one.  Or at least the first pitch fangraphs deemed in the zone that he did not swing at.

[h2oface]

Alright. Heart of the order and Clay getting wild. Time to score 5 runs.....

[Mill1634]

Good outing from Harper. I think he has a chance to stick in the role that he has. I like him better than Magill. 

[wavedog]

Tie it up Gonzo

[bighat]

Buchholz been living on the edge all day, seems like the Twins continue to miss opportunities to make him pay.

 

Twins have continuously had 2 men on and 2 out and can't get the big hit. And here we are again in that same situation.

[Blake]

 

I always made chicken cordon blue for dates I wanted to impress. Super easy, but looks hard to make.

Good ribyeyes, decent rub, baked potatoes and a veggie or salad and you're good to go.

 

K.I.S.S.

[bighat]

Wow, swinging at a hot garbage ball 4 pitch there Gonzo. Ugh, another instance of Twins stranding guys out there. Same old broken record.

[drock2190]

Fastball right down the middle missed and swinging at fastball a foot above the dirt.

 

Marwin should be pissed.

[lukeduke1980]

 

Buchholz been living on the edge all day, seems like the Twins continue to miss opportunities to make him pay.

 

Twins have continuously had 2 men on and 2 out and can't get the big hit. And here we are again in that same situation.

Not a lot of sparkling OBPs in the lineup as expected, but guys on base hasn't seemed to be an issue this year as much as getting those guys in

[twinsbaby]

We need to continue to get on base to get a big hit. We need to win this ball game to catch Indians.