Game Thread: Twins @ Detroit 3:40 PM PST (5:40 PM CDT) 9/24/2019

[Riverbrian]

 

He's not terrible, probably better than every starter they faced in the KC series (which isn't saying much). 

 

 

No not terrible by any stretch and I'd bet he'd have better stats on the Twins or any other contender, but still 3-15, 4.66 ERA, 1.4 WHIP doesn't scream average to me.

 

A 4.66 ERA basically means inconsistent. 

 

 

A 4.66 ERA over a season will mean he occasionally has a good game and be problematic for the opposing team. 

 

If he was bad every time he took the mound his ERA would be 26.75. BTW... The guy with the 26.75 ERA... that's the one I want the Twins to Face. 

[LVTwinsfan]

Detroit has to go 4 and three to win 50 games this season

[Circus Boy]

 

Just enjoy the ride, no reason to get anxious before we even get started!

I'm with the SwainZag! There's always time to panic.

[Riverbrian]

 

Should have been a triple. Cave didn’t play that well

 

I'm surprised it wasn't. The CF had to pick it up. 

 

That's a tough corner in Detroit. 

[LVTwinsfan]

I'm surprised it wasn't. The CF had to pick it up.

 

That's a tough corner in Detroit.

hitter was a spectator

[denarded]

Excuse my ignorance, but who is the color guy in the booth with Bremer

[Riverbrian]

Those last two flyball outs looked like pop ups coming off the bat but drifted fairly deep. 

 

The Home Run might be a factor. 

[Don Walcott]

 

I am under the opinion that we should try and win this game!

 

Who's with me? 

I live in a juniper/pinion forest. So I'm often under a pinion.

[Riverbrian]

 

Excuse my ignorance, but who is the color guy in the booth with Bremer

 

Sounds like Smalley. 

[Don Walcott]

 

woof... guess I'm a White Sox fan for the next 3 nights too... 

The White Sox are my second favorite team . . . for today.

[Riverbrian]

 

I live in a juniper/pinion forest. So I'm often under a pinion.

 

I'm often under a rack. 

[bighat]

 

Sounds like Smalley. 

 

Yep Roy Smalley in the booth with Dick.

[FlauerPauer]

Other than Sano, who had his worst at bat in a week and a half, everyone has made pretty solid contact.

[bighat]

WALK for Astudillo! OK, this is the Twins night....

[FlauerPauer]

That was only Astudillo's eighth plate appearance that went 3-0...

[Riverbrian]

 

WALK for Astudillo! OK, this is the Twins night....

 

With his contact skills... if Rowson can only get him to be more selective. He could become a pretty dynamic hitter pretty quickly. 

[stringer bell]

Astudillo and Castro for Gonzalez and Garver is quite a step down.

[Danchat]

I just looked it up: the Twins record when Astudillo takes a walk is 3-3.

 

Pro tip: If you search "Tortuga" on Baseball-Reference, it redirects you to Astudillo's page.

[Puckett34]

Astudillo and a walk

 

http://e.lvme.me/plmusf5.jpg

[Riverbrian]

 

That was only Astudillo's eighth plate appearance that went 3-0...

 

He treats the batters box like a basketball player treats the three second lane. 

 

 

[LVTwinsfan]

Excuse my ignorance, but who is the color guy in the booth with Bremer

smalley

[FlauerPauer]

Castro hit a wall so very hard the past two and a half months.

[LVTwinsfan]

Castro hit a wall so very hard the past two and a half months.

that was a good at bat though

[Riverbrian]

 

I just looked it up: the Twins record when Astudillo takes a walk is 3-3.

 

Pro tip: If you search "Tortuga" on Baseball-Reference, it redirects you to Astudillo's page.

 

What's the record when Astudillo takes a walk followed by a Castro strikeout? 

 

I wanna see how good you are. 

[Puckett34]

 

He treats the batters box like a basketball player treats the three second lane. 

[FlauerPauer]

Nice inning, Jake. Come on bats! Get that guy a couple runs of support!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

 

Very underrated actor!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Rob Riggle

[Mike Sixel]

Any news on Kepler?

[FlauerPauer]

 

Any news on Kepler?

 

Took BP and participated in some on field drills today.