GAME THREAD: 9/30/20 Minnesota Twins VS Houston Astros, 12:08 CDT

[Vanimal46]

Ravech acting like the Twins haven’t seen this kind of adversity without Donaldson and Buxton. Buddy, we’ve played more games without them than we have with them.

[AlwaysinModeration]

Alright, way to get out of the inning. Time for Kiriloff to prove Rocco right this inning.

[Jerr]

 

yes.

Haven't been here much this season, just glad to see the humor hasn't changed    

 

[Twodogs]

Actually, if they completely shift, it's a weak GB to the 3rd baseman.

You can't completely shift with a guy on 2nd?? Otherwise he's on 3rd.

[wsnydes]

 

Even worse, there are 5.5 left to play, and it still feels like we've lost

I was of the understanding that there would be no math.

[FlauerPauer]

Hitting coach needs to get canned after this season. Bad approaches need to be fixed with coaching. An offense just doesn't fall off like that.

[USAFChief]

Chances Rosario is swinging from his heels this AB?

[TwinsCD]

32 pitches that inning.  Probably half of those unnecessary because of all the nibbling that led to the 2 walks.

[nicksaviking]

Letting the other team score first certainly is a questionable strategy, but scoring first clearly never works. 

 

Is there a third option?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Twins have to answer that run immediately. Someone in that dugout has to light the fire. The bats are dead.

Only "mostly dead"...

 

"Hello in there! Whatcha got that's worth hitting for?"

[wsnydes]

 

Chances Rosario is swinging from his heels this AB?

Infinity

[TFRazor]

 

Letting the other team score first certainly is a questionable strategy, but scoring first clearly never works. 

 

Is there a third option?

No one scoring?

[dex8425]

 

Hitting coach needs to get canned after this season. Bad approaches need to be fixed with coaching. An offense just doesn't fall off like that.

Except it has, all across MLB. Actually, look across the dugout at Houston.

[MNT1996]

"This is a really good offensive team". I think Tim is stuck in 2019

[FlauerPauer]

This pitcher is a scrub. Time to go to work!

[Aggies7]

Swinging for the fences. No positive approach 

[TFRazor]

Apparently the 4th is where the wheels fall off for Urquidy this season. Let's hope that trend continues

[Mill1634]

 

Except it has, all across MLB. Actually, look across the dugout at Houston.

Houston has a better reason than anybody to have their offensive numbers fall off

[dex8425]

How is everyone missing fastballs right down the middle?

[Vanimal46]

This broadcast crew didn’t look at a single stat sheet prior to this series did they? The Twins? A really good hitting team? What year is this.

[SF Twins Fan]

Why can the Twins not hit hanging pitches. There are so many pitches the Twins hitters have missed.

[Mill1634]

So. Many. Flyouts.

[USAFChief]

 

"This is a really good offensive team". I think Tim is stuck in 2019

I doubt Tim has seen 3 Twins games this year.

[TFRazor]

WTF Rosie

[Diesel]

Just popups. not much hard hit

[LVTwinsfan]

Never seen an offense just shut down completely like this

[USAFChief]

 

How is everyone missing fastballs right down the middle?

Quite well.

[FlauerPauer]

 

Except it has, all across MLB. Actually, look across the dugout at Houston.

 

No banging of the trashcans...

[woolywoolhouse]

Holy heck, the Twins are seeing 92-93 mph fastballs that are straighter than a laser and they're popping them up in shallow outfield or fouling them back. They should be driving them into gaps or over fences.

[AlwaysinModeration]

Letting the other team score first certainly is a questionable strategy, but scoring first clearly never works.

 

Is there a third option?

The Nats made it work last year.