GAME THREAD 9/7/2020: Twins vs. Tigers 1:10 CDT

[Diesel]

I am sick of watching the Tigers this year! Of course, playing the same team 8 times in under 2 weeks doesn't help, but seriously! All I see is sneaky good defense, young pitchers with potential, hit parades, and some great base stealers. It reminds me of those pesky piranhas of Gardenhire's tenure as Twins manager, and I am shocked that this style of baseball can still win in today's game.

 

Twins

 

SP: Michael Pineda

 

1B Lamonte Wade Jr. 

3B Josh Donaldson

DH Brent Rooker

LF Eddie Rosario

2B Marwin Gonzalez

CF Byron Buxton

RF Jake Cave

SS Ehire Adrianza

C Ryan Jeffers

 

Tigers

 

SP: Michael Fulmer

 

CF Victor Reyes

2B Jonathan Schoop

DH Miguel Cabrera

1B Jeimer Candelario

SS Willi Castro

LF Christin Stewart

RF Jorge Bonifacio

C Austin Romine

3B Isaac Paredes

 

Michael Fulmer has had a strange career, to say the least. An incredible start, highlighted by an All-Star appearance and a Rookie of the Year award, followed by mediocrity and injuries. If Fulmer can come back to his peak and pitch alongside Mize, Turnbull, and Skubal for a few years..... I liked having 3 mediocre teams in our division, not just one.

 

Let's play ball!

[Brock Beauchamp]

Any word on Cruz and his bum hip?

[bighat]

 

Any word on Cruz and his bum hip?

 

Len 3 wrote about it this AM:

 

https://www.startribune.com/cruz-s-sore-hip-no-major-concern-for-twins/572337362/

 

[USAFChief]

Polanco, Cruz, Sano, and Arraez ALL need a day off?

 

This is a real weakness of Rocco.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Almost game time...

 

Gotta throw some laundry in the warsher and then i'll be back.

[a-wan]

 

Any word on Cruz and his bum hip?

 

I'm not yet 40, and wake up with hip tightness everyday. 

 

Here's to Rosario now knowing the ground rules of his home park.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

Polanco, Cruz, Sano, and Arraez ALL need a day off?

This is a real weakness of Rocco.

We got Buxton and Donaldson!

 

What can go wrong?

[a-wan]

 

Polanco, Cruz, Sano, and Arraez ALL need a day off?

This is a real weakness of Rocco.

 

It is Labor Day after all. Give the players some rest, since MLB doesn't like Labor Day and all.

[Nine of twelve]

I hope Rocco is doing the right things giving players as much rest as he does. He certainly knows more about running a team than any of us. Keep in mind the manager's goal is to win the World Series. Or in the case of this season the quasi-World Series. No two managers will approach that goal the same way. If he has everyone healthy and playing well and the team qualifies for the postseason I'm fine.

[Nine of twelve]

Let's make sure we are leading after 4 1/2 innings. The radar makes it look like the game might not go 9.

[Vanimal46]

That’s quite the getaway lineup. Wade leading off... Yikes.

[Mill1634]

Good first from Big Mike

[blindeke]

The Twins are gonna make Fulmer look like Clayton Kershaw, aren't they...

[curt1965]

 

Polanco, Cruz, Sano, and Arraez ALL need a day off?

This is a real weakness of Rocco.

6 non-starters starting today! Agree 100% Chief-a win today counts the same as in game 60.

 

[curt1965]

Real lucky if we score 2 today.

[Danchat]

Apparently Cruz and Sano have some soreness, which is why they've been out of the lineup. Hopefully they can score some runs without them.

 

Pineda looks like he's having a Odorizzi-esque outing; effective, but taking a lot of pitches.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

That’s quite the getaway lineup. Wade leading off... Yikes.

At least he takes pitches.

 

We ain't exactly been known for that.

[FlauerPauer]

Marwin has fallen off a cliff since his hot start to the year. .600 OPS from a guy who basically plays every day. Yikes.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Real lucky if we score 2 today.

Then i hope we are really lucky.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Oh yeah...

 

Laundry.

 

The important things in life.

[FlauerPauer]

Big Mike looking solid through three.

[Mill1634]

JEFFERS JACK!!!!!!!

[Brock Beauchamp]

Totally legit double.

[Nine of twelve]

That was a big boy home run.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Rooker looks like an MLB hitter.

[FlauerPauer]

Would have liked to see Wade sent home on that play, especially with the offense struggling to score runs.

[Danchat]

 

Rooker looks like an MLB hitter.

So far so good, but I imagine he's going to run into K troubles eventually (pitchers making adjustments) and he'll have to overcome that. He had a pretty high K rate in AAA. That's not to say I don't believe in him, but it won't be easy.

[Mill1634]

EDDIE!!!! Also....Eddie.....sigh

[Nine of twelve]

 

Would have liked to see Wade sent home on that play, especially with the offense struggling to score runs.

Not to worry. Eddie got him in. And Donaldson. And he sacrificed himself to make sure Rook scored too.

[Brock Beauchamp]

LOL

 

Sigh

 

Rosario