GAME THREAD: Twins vs Angels, Monday, May 13, 7:40 ET (6:40 CT)

[AlwaysinModeration]

Twins start a three game set against the Angels tonight at Target Field. This is game #40 for the Twins this season. So far, the Twins have gone:

 

6-4

7-3

6-4

6-3.

 

So if my powers of sequence divination are correct, the Twins will win this game to wrap up a 7-3 record in their fourth ten game set. Or go 13-7 in their second score, looking at it another way.

 

On the hill tonight, José Berrios. He’s 3-0 with 20 IP, 4ER, 18Ks, 0BBs in his last three starts. Going for the Angels, leftyTyler Skaggs. His last 3: 2-1, 15.2 IP, 9ER, 14Ks, 8BBs.

 

Lineups:

 

Twins, 25-14

Garver DH

Polanco SS

Cron 1B

Rosario LF

Marwin RF

Willians 3B

Adrianza 2B

Castro C

Buxton CF

 

Angels, 19-21

La Stella 2B

Trout CF

Ohtani DH

Simmons SS

Pujols 1B

Calhoun RF

Smith C

Goodwin LF

Fletcher 3B

 

 

Go Twins!

[PseudoSABR]

https://twitter.com/betsyhelfand

 

All the catchers!

[wabene]

The Three Headed Monster prepares to strike!!

[AlwaysinModeration]

I did note the vaunted “three catchers” lineup as I typed it up.

[TheMatt]

I feel that Ehire in the starting lineup is bad luck. Not sure how to look up W-L with him in the lineup but seems like they lose more than they win.

[mrtwinsfan]

Rocco saying schoop is ok to play if needed,   seems weird though , all these leftys weve seen, ???????

[ashbury]

I feel that Ehire in the starting lineup is bad luck. Not sure how to look up W-L with him in the lineup but seems like they lose more than they win.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=adriaeh01&t=b&year=2019

 

They are 13-10 in games in which he appeared. But among those, he is 6-2 when he entered the game after the first inning. That leaves 7-8 as a starter.

[Mill1634]

Let's go Twins.

[Mr. Brooks]

Rocco saying schoop is ok to play if needed, seems weird though , all these leftys weve seen, ???????

Adrianza in the starting lineup seems to me like the definition of "needed".

[jtkoupal]

Happy Monday, Twins Fans!

 

Some things to think about to start the week:

 

-The Twins play 3 at home with the Angels and then go to Seattle for 4, while the Indians play a quick 2-gamer in Chicago against the Sox before coming home for 4 against the lowly Orioles.

 

-At worst, you would like for the Twins to win 4 games of the 7 this week and for the Indians to, somehow, lose 2 games. The Indians would gain a half of a game on the Twins, but given the opponents, that wouldn't be the end of the world.

 

-Miguel Sanó should return this week. Hope he comes around and puts up 2017 numbers instead of 2018 numbers, something in the middle is probably what we can expect. Time will tell.

 

-The Twins need to average 26,669 fans per home game in order to reach 2,000,000 for the season. Probably a bit of a tall order, but if they can stay in first place, not out of the question, especially if they can get a couple playoff games.

[Mill1634]

POLANCO POUND

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Hip! Hip!

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Hip! Hip!

Jorge!

[Mill1634]

It's officially time to move Buxton up in the order

[IndianaTwin]

Gotta steal here.

[gil4]

 

It's officially time to move Buxton up in the order

That was a nice looking hit to right, wasn't it.

[wabene]

I'm still not ready to move Byron up. If it ain't broke don't fix it! He didn't respond well to moving up in the past and the benefits of another at bat a game are not worth messing this ****e up.

[ScrapTheNickname]

Gonzalez: Super Futility Fielder ... first start. in his career. in RF.

[David HK]

**sound of palm / face contact**

 

Oh, Marwin....

 

[Mill1634]

And....yikes. Berrios does not have his best stuff tonight.

[ScrapTheNickname]

Gonzalez: Super Futility Fielder ... first start. in his career. in RF.

I guess that became irrelevant pretty quickly.

[MNT1996]

Shift really workin' tonight

[David HK]

Uh- oh.....

 

[h2oface]

Just tuned in at beginning of the 3rd. Berrios looks like Kohl Stewart. Where is the ace? He looks horrible. That pitch to Otani was right down the middle!

[bighat]

Shift just killing Berrios right now.

[MNT1996]

Twins just need to put up a 5 spot and give Berrios a little help

[Nine of twelve]

OK, boys. Let's pick up your pitcher and put some runs across.

[ScrapTheNickname]

[h2oface]

Do they keep stats on the results of the shift.?Like when someone gets a hit right where the fielder would have been if they didn't shift, and vice versa? If so.... how do you find it and what is it called?

[USAFChief]

Berrios didn't look good right from the start, and the Angels have been playing well for a couple weeks now.

 

Runs, boys. in-play, runs!