GAMES THREAD 9/4/2020: Twins vs. Tigers 1:10 PM CDT, Twins @ Tigers (@ Target Field) 4:10 CDT

[Aggies7]

Haha the camera zoomed into astudillo’s face rounding third

[Vanimal46]

Thank goodness we have Duffey and Rogers available for game 2. Oh wait.

[Diesel]

Tortuga lost his helmet for the first time in 2020

[twinbythebay]

 

Haha the camera zoomed into austudillo’s face rounding third

These are the things I have missed most about La Tortuga...

[Aggies7]

No tag Marwin? Wtf

[twinbythebay]

My word, when is the last time Gonzalez has come through in the clutch? That may be literally the first time this season.

[USAFChief]

Welp. Be nasty, Trevor.

[LVTwinsfan]

Tortuga! Slow and steady wins the race!

[Mill1634]

Fully expect the Tigers to bunt the man over to third here...Away team as it such a disadvantage in this new extra inning rule, even if they do score one run.

[Aggies7]

Things I’ve lesdned this season:

 

Dislike the extra inning rule

Like 7 inning games

[USAFChief]

Fully expect the Tigers to bunt the man over to third here...Away team as it such a disadvantage in this new extra inning rule, even if they do score one run.

Doubt it. Its Cabrera.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

Tortuga lost his helmet for the first time in 2020

No wasted time.

 

I hope he loses it again in 2020.

[ashbury]

Haha the camera zoomed into astudillo’s face rounding third

You're the camera operator, and know that there's a chance to get credit for an epic clip that will live for years on YouTube, what would YOU do?

 

[ashbury]

BIG two strike pitch there!

[USAFChief]

So far, nice job back there, Astudillo.

[twinbythebay]

 

You're the camera operator, and know that there's a chance to get credit for an epic clip that will live for years on YouTube, what would YOU do?
 

I would gladly pay extra for an MLB.TV subscription if there was a "La Tortuga Cam" option to watch during the game.

[Mill1634]

Willian's catching defense seems improved

[USAFChief]

May got away with one, there.

[jud6312]

 

seriously, first AB of the season? Leave in the rook

To be fair, whether it was first AB of the year of the 100th AB of the year, it was ending in a soft liner to someone.

[FlauerPauer]

It's a shame that Trevor is so inconsistent. He has nasty stuff.

[Aggies7]

Huge win

[USAFChief]

Winnah.

[Aggies7]

Rare to see someone swing and miss so badly at a fastball

[FlauerPauer]

Winnah!

[LVTwinsfan]

Good day for the Twins

[ashbury]

Didn't want to put a jinx on it by saying it earlier (so now it's 20/20 hindsight), but I liked May's demeanor on the mound from the start. He seemed more focused than sometimes, I don't know exactly.

[Mill1634]

Twins win!!

 

about as big of a win you are going to get over the Tigers. The at-bats were good, but nothing was driven after the first 2 PA of the day, and we still found a way to win two. The pitching was good all day, and the defense was good other than a rookie in his 2nd game of his career. 

 

Until tomorrow,

 

Go Twins!!!

[Aggies7]

Didn't want to put a jinx on it by saying it earlier (so now it's 20/20 hindsight), but I liked May's demeanor on the mound from the start. He seemed more focused than sometimes, I don't know exactly.

Probably wanted to end it quickly so he could go play video games

[Danchat]

And just like that, a 4 game winning streak directly after an awful 6 game losing streak. Baseball can be weird sometimes!

[IndianaTwin]

Don't want to say I was confident, but I went for supper after the first game and got the combo platter, with both a shredded chicken burrito AND the chicken chimichanga.