Game Thread: Minnesota Twins (8-5) @ Chicago White Sox (5-7)

[thuuuuney]

Catch-up
The Twins are coming off of a bummer of a homestand (2-4) and are looking to bounce back in Chicago. Meanwhile the White Sox are trying to claw back early in April and make a bid for the AL Central title for the first time since 2008.

 

Pre-game
6:45pmCT

 

Where to watch.
https://www.twitch.tv/thuuuuney/

 

Starting Pitchers

Chicago     Carlos Rodon 1-1. 8.59 ERA, 7.1IP, 2.18 WHIP
Minnesota  Kenta Maeda 0-0, 2.70 ERA, 10.0IP, 0.80WHIP

 

Minnesota Batting Order

 

1. RF Max Kepler .224 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI
2. SS Jorge Polanco .291 BA, 1 HR, 8 RBI
3. 3B Josh Donaldson .313 BA, 2 HR, 5 RBI
4. C Mitch Garver .333 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI
5. LF Eddie Rosario** .333 BA, 3 HR, 9 RBI
6. DH Nelson Cruz .260 BA, 2 HR, 8 RBI
7. 1B Miguel Sano .179 BA, 2 HR, 5 RBI
8. 2B Ehire Adrianza .182 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI
9. CF Byron Buxton .250 BA, 3 HR, 4 RBI

** = Eddie Rosario: T-1st on team BA, (.333), HR, (3), 1st in RBI, (9).

 

Chicago Batting Order

 

1. SS Tim Anderson .132 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI
2. 3B Yoan Moncada .286 BA, 2 HR, 12 RBI
3. 1B Jose Abreu .227 BA, 0 HR, 1 RBI
4. DH Edwin Encarnacion** .209 BA, 2 HR, 6 RBI
5. C Yasmani Grandal .317 BA, 1 HR, 6 RBI
6. LF Eloy Jimenez .375 BA, 5 HR, 7 RBI
7. RF Nomar Mazara .313 BA, 3 HR, 9 RBI
8. CF Luis Robert .286 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI
9. 2B Leury Garcia .327 BA, 3 HR, 7 RBI

**= Edwin Encarnacion: Career splits against Minnesota, (.287BA,27HR, 92 RBI, .954 OPS)

 

Bomba Tracker
- 2020: 20
- 2019 through 13 games: 19

 

Storylines
1. Kenta Maeda seeks his first win of the year after arguably the best start of his career on Saturday (6.0 IP, 2H, 14 K's, 0 ER) which resulted in a no-decision.
2. Tim Anderson is trying to make baseball fun again after a slow start,(.132 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI), but the White Sox have been led early by the scorching hot bats of Yoan Moncada (12 RBI's in 12 games), and Eloy Jimenez (.375BA).
3. White Sox come into the ballgame 4-2 at home early in April while the Twins are 6-1 on the road thus far, something's got to give today!

[thuuuuney]

Summary

After a poor homestand where the Twins took 2 out of 6 against Oakland and Cleveland, the Twins needed a great game top to bottom. Pitching, defense, timely hitting- and they got all of that in the win tonight.

 

Sano began our scoring with a bomba to left,https://www.twitch.tv/videos/588862754, and the Twins would move out in front with the first score of the game 1-0. The Twins wouldn't waste anytime as the next inning Eddie Rosario continues his fast start in April with an RBI Double, his fifth of the season, and the Twins are looking good up 2-0 https://clips.twitch.tv/MagnificentFunFalconFrankerZ. After the third inning both teams would bear down very well and keep the game at 2-0 until the 8th inning. To set the scene, the bases are loaded after a single and Leury Garcia is up for Chicago. Last inning Chicago left runners on 1st and 2nd to end the inning and well, just take a loot at how Tyler Clippard handled the bases loaded https://clips.twitch.tv/StylishIronicSoybeanCmonBruh. 

 

So we headed to the 8th still leading 2-0 but as we've seen all year, the Twins have left runs in the field countless times and are in need of a clutch hit- enter Ehire Adrianza.https://clips.twitch.tv/SmilingReliableLettuceChocolateRain.And if you thought that was all for the Twins second baseman, think again https://clips.twitch.tv/CreativeInquisitiveBaboonPeoplesChamp, as he delivers a clutch web-gem to seal matters in the 8th with the score reading 4-0.

 

The Twins go on and win it in the 9th 4-2 and move to 9-5 on the year with Jhouyls Chacin, who's already had two quality starts, set to pitch tomorrow for Minnesota at 1:10pmCT.

 

Notables

WP: Kenta Maeda 5.1IP, 3H, 9K's, 0ER.

Ehire Adrianza 1-3 2-Run HR and Web-Gem in the 8th.

Josh Donaldson 3-4 2B, R.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Epic Sano Bomba!

 

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