Game Thread: Twins vs. Atlanta 5:10 pm PST (7:10 PM CDT) 8/5/2019

[stringer bell]

Well, if he had two consecutive 10-pitch innings, he could actually go six. Doubt it.

[twinssporto]

Let's go Jake. Make us proud or keep them at zeros please.

[MMMordabito]

So I sacrificed my firstborn to the BABIP gods after the third inning ...

[twinssporto]

 

Y'all just needed to be a little patient and let the lineup settle in against this kid.  Soroka's no slouch.

Slouch rhymes with couch. I hope they sit on him.

[TwinsCD]

I love the Duck Hunt music after each Odorizzi K

[MMMordabito]

More like Ronald McDonald, Jr.

[Darius]

Huge hit by Arraez. Cashing in on situations like that is championship-caliber stuff.

[SwainZag]

Dang you Freddie

[HawksNest]

Could feel a run coming when the inning started.  Pleasantly surprised with the 2 quick outs....dang you Freddie

[Intramural Legend]

I would love to know the Twins ERA in innings after they score a run. It has to be astronomical

[ashbury]

Slouch rhymes with couch. I hope they sit on him.

This makes so much sense. You didn't invent it yourself, did you? It's stolen from Shakespeare or Oscar Wilde, right?

 

That was quite a two-out rally we just had. Too bad Odorizzi is providing one of his own, in a different style.

[David HK]

welp.

 

Just tuned in, backtracked to see the Twinks score their runs, then clicked to the live feed, wondering how many Jake had given back already--

 

just in time to see Freeman.

[bighat]

Odorizzi robbed of strike 3 there on Donaldson.

[Mill1634]

SMH. I don't usually rip on umps often. Odo struck Donaldson out right there.

[HawksNest]

Texas still up 1-0 headed to the 9th inning

[SwainZag]

CBU...heading to 9th in the Cleveland, Texas still clinging to that 1-0 lead.

[ashbury]

Freddie rhymes with ready. That's what I don't think Odorizzi was, regarding Freeman.

[Mill1634]

Thank you for the gift there ump. Almost have to let Odo throw one more inning

[70charger]

I will 100% take five innings of one-run ball from Odorizzi.

[twinsnorth49]

 

You'd have 20 cents? 

I'd have a lot of dimes.....

[twinsnorth49]

Paint that black Odo, considering the ump has no idea where it is. 

[twinssporto]

 

This makes so much sense. You didn't invent it yourself, did you? It's stolen from Shakespeare or Oscar Wilde, right?

 

That was quite a two-out rally we just had. Too bad Odorizzi is providing one of his own, in a different style.

I made it up talking with my Twins Daily friends. I don't think the phrase has ever been said before. I might trade mark it. 

[John Kelsey]

Leclerc is the Rangers closer right now and he's been pretty brutal this year. 

 

Going to be nail biting time in that one. 

[ashbury]

Slouch rhymes with couch. I hope they sit on him, again.

I made it up talking with my Twins Daily friends. I don't think the phrase has ever been said before. I might trade mark it. 

Too late. It's in common usage now. See above. Trademark office will nix it.

[70charger]

Don't challenge that! He's definitely out.

[bighat]

Bad challenge, he's out. Great throw.

[twinsnorth49]

He's out..........and really slow. 

[TwinsCD]

Favorable combination there for the Braves between Castro being slower than molasses and Acuna with a laser cannon.

 

Why are we challenging?  Not even close.

[Danchat]

Great play by Acuna, he couldn't have put that ball in a better place. I do think Castro made the right move to go for 2B, though. He's safe on anything but a perfect throw.

[ashbury]

All right, I'm just following the printed play-by-play, not watching live. How did our catcher get thrown out trying to stretch a leadoff single into a double? Sounds to me like a Kangaroo Kourt fine should be brewing.

 

/ edit - ninja'd by Danchat. Thanks for the summary.