Game Thread: Twins vs. Oakland 5:10 PM PST (7:10 PM CDT) 7/18/20

[Mill1634]

MAX!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

flat out of the break

The judges would also accept “flat out bleak”

[lukeduke1980]

Flat doesn't describe this team enough.  Inside out.

[Aggies7]

June 2 was the high water mark for the division lead. 46 days ago. So, yes, you can erase an 11.5 game lead in only 50 days if things go right

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Ok that was a “barrel”

[HawksNest]

Alright, leadoff guy on.  Let's string some hits together, boys!

[twinsbaby]

Indians win!!! Sweep!!!!!!!!!!

[Squirrel]

Gibson surrenders a home run and enter the troll brigade.

[Aggies7]

Not from MN?

Lol I’m not but I’ve been a MN sports fan for 30 years. I’ve seen it all. Just saw the make up of the team, saw the Indians floundering and thought the division was ours. I was going through possible playoff matchups in my head. I never learn.

[Aggies7]

Gibson surrenders a home run and enter the troll brigade.

Hey I’ve been here for the whole game

[Squirrel]

 

Hey I’ve been here for the whole game

 

Lol ... I should have said ... present company excepted.

[Aggies7]

FFS

[Squirrel]

well, poop

[IndianaTwin]

Profar!!!

Unfortunately, our guys are hitting like Amateurfars.

[Mill1634]

safe at second

[Aggies7]

There’s a spike on the base

[Danchat]

Well, they're making absolutely sure not to leave any runners on base... 

[Riverbrian]

 

DP!!!!!!!! Yes!!!!

 

Yeah that'll do it. 

[Tom Froemming]

Mike Fiers looked like toast the first month+ of the season. The A's have been rewarded for their patience. He's pitched to a 2.09 ERA and held opponents to a .541 OPS over his last dozen starts.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

In a different universe, with creative umpiring, that double play could have went for zero outs, actually.

[Mill1634]

How is that not overturned???

[ashbury]

Indians win!!! Sweep!!!!!!!!!!

[twinsbaby]

Don't steal base. Hitting DP is the great approach for Twins

[Aggies7]

Honestly glad it wasn’t overturned. Plays like that should not be overturned. Even if it helps us.

[IndianaTwin]

safe at second

He was off.

[Vanimal46]

Ugh... Fiers has this team's number this year.

[Nine of twelve]

Apparently the ruling was that one molecule of one spike was touching one molecule of the base.

[Riverbrian]

 

 

That gun worked... He just got a 5 day timeout. 

[Danchat]

 

Don't steal base. Hitting DP is the great approach for Twins

Kepler is 1 for 5 with stolen bases this year... are you ready for him to make it 1 for 6?

[HawksNest]

 

Ugh... Fiers has this team's number this year.

 

Twins haven't beat Fiers since 2015