Game Thread Astros @ Twins 5/1/19 7:10 PM CDT

[stringer bell]

The Twins finished March/April with a 17-10 record and hold first place in the AL Central. Tonight is game 3 with the Astros--I'll call it pivotal, with Berrios scheduled to go in tomorrow's finale. Playing with "house money" (a split guaranteed) with the acknowledged ace going on Thursday would be pretty sweet. 

 

The Twins have only scored five runs in the last three games after earlier having the most runs per game in MLB. Good pitching beats good hitting, or the other way around. Some of the hitters are slumping a bit--Cruz, Polanco, Rosario, Cron and one hasn't really found his stroke yet (Gonzalez). 

 

McHugh has struggled in his last couple of starts and Perez has been pretty good, as a fifth starter. Today will be a good test for him. 

 

It is May Day, so it only figures that Trevor should play an important role in tonight's tilt. Hopefully, he is a key part of a victory.

 

Enjoy the game folks. I'm off to the golf course to play on a wet, dreary day, but it's league so we gotta get it in. I'll be attending my first game in person this year tomorrow. That should be fun,

 

No lineups, so if someone could please post them when they become available? Thanks in advance.

[Squirrel]

1. George Springer ( R) RF

2. Jose Altuve ( R) 2B

3. Alex Bregman ( R) 3B

4. Carlos Correa ( R) SS

5. Yuli Gurriel ( R) 1B

6. Aledmys Diaz ( R) LF

7. Tyler White ( R) DH

8. Max Stassi ( R) C

9. Jake Marisnick ( R) CF

Collin McHugh (R ) P

 

1. Max Kepler (L) RF

2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS

3. Nelson Cruz ( R) DH

4. Eddie Rosario (L) LF

5. C.J. Cron ( R) 1B

6. Marwin Gonzalez (S) 3B

7. Mitch Garver ( R) C

8. Jonathan Schoop ( R) 2B

9. Byron Buxton ( R) CF

Martin Perez (L) P

[Joe A. Preusser]

Solid lineup. We're not getting shutout tonight, I gaurentee it.

[Channing1964]

Everybody pay attention....We prolly gonna see these dudes again in October.

[Otto von Ballpark]

Everybody pay attention....We prolly gonna see these dudes again in October.

Which dudes do you mean -- the Astros or the Twins?

[Otto von Ballpark]

ESPN game tonight. Probably not quite as big of deal in the MLB.TV era, but still, national TV.

[yarnivek1972]

I still don’t get why Gonzalez is locked in to the 6 spot.

[Channing1964]

Which dudes do you mean -- the Astros or the Twins?

LMMFAO....the Astros versus the Twins I am hoping! LOL...Hey dont sleep on the D-Backs..just swept the Yankees so they be ready for the weekend.

[Channing1964]

Im thinkin there could be way worse times to visit Yankee Stadium.

[Tibs]

Did they ever say anything about Nelson Cruz's hand? Seemed like that was bothering him last night

[Otto von Ballpark]

I still don’t get why Gonzalez is locked in to the 6 spot.

6 letters in Marwin. It's his uniform number 9 upside down. Lots of reasons.

[Joe A. Preusser]

6 letters in Marwin. It's his uniform number 9 upside down. Lots of reasons.

The number 6 is significant culturally in Venezuella...

 

 

 

 

 

Not really, at least not that I know of, but I bet some of you believed

[Platoon]

I am not sure if good pitching beats good hitting. But the SSS since the turn of the twentieth century indicates it's trending in that direction!

[Otto von Ballpark]

The number 6 is significant culturally in Venezuella...

 

 

 

 

 

Not really, at least not that I know of, but I bet some of you believed

The Tinkerbell effect!

 

Let's bring Marwin's season back to life by believing in the power of El Numero Seis!

[Joe A. Preusser]

You heard Spycake, clap those hands!

[Danchat]

 

Did they ever say anything about Nelson Cruz's hand? Seemed like that was bothering him last night

I was going to ask the same thing. His swing didn't look right last night, so hopefully he had a good round of batting practice before getting put into the lineup.

[Channing1964]

OMG Marwin say it aint soooo Seis, Seis, Seis is the devils numbers. Maybe if he bats 8th? Remember when Hector Santiago decided to be number 66? Remember what happened to him? loco en la cabesá¡

[ScrapTheNickname]

Just learned that George Springer has been disciplined for calling our favorite umpire Angel Hernandez a "f*ing c*cksucker," which MLB is calling an anti-gay slur. Man, I just think it's an f*cking insult!

[Nine of twelve]

Watching the ESPN intro, apparently the Twins have a new player named Eddie Rozerrio. This is supposedly a reputable sports network and their baseball guys can't even correctly pronounce Hispanic names??? They should be ashamed of themselves.

[Blake]

 

Just learned that George Springer has been disciplined for calling our favorite umpire Angel Hernandez a "f*ing c*cksucker," which MLB is calling an anti-gay slur. Man, I just think it's an f*cking insult!

Last time I saw Hernandez, he was pretty restrained behind the plate.

 

Which surprised me. to say the least.

[Nine of twelve]

 

Just learned that George Springer has been disciplined for calling our favorite umpire Angel Hernandez a "f*ing c*cksucker," which MLB is calling an anti-gay slur. Man, I just think it's an f*cking insult!

I don't know if he is what Springer called him. I do know that he's an incompetent umpire by major league standards.

[Blake]

Prediction: Twins win the division, have to play Houston in the playoffs, after Houston owns the Twins during the regular season, shades of the 87 Tigers, and the Twins advance, beating Houston in 5.

 

If this comes true, I am going to buy as many lottery tickets as I can afford.

[VATwinsFan]

And Perez gets off to a wonderful start.

 

Better than Springer hitting a home run I guess.

[diehardtwinsfan]

4 pitch walk... looksl ike I'm making my way to netflix sooner than planned

[Aggies7]

Nice 4 pitch walk and an 0-2 hit to start the game.

[Aggies7]

Minnesota team on national tv? Best to look away

[Nine of twelve]

At least the play-by-play guy can pronounce Rosario properly.

[Aggies7]

At least the play-by-play guy can pronounce Rosario properly.

Did you hear Rocco changed his name to “badelli” according to Sutton?

[Aggies7]

Way to wiggle out of that

[Nine of twelve]

Nice pick, nice DP!