Game Thread: Twins v BoSox Double Header, 4/13/21 at 1:10pm and 4:25pm CT

[sampleSizeOfOne]

12 outs to make up 1 run.

 

Is that easier?

[cHawk]

IDK How Astudillo will succeed in the majors, swinging the way he does.

[shortround81]

 

As Emily Charlton.  Other fantastic lines;

 

"This is foul, don't let her see it".

"If you blow this for me, I will search every Blimpies in the tri-state area"

 

"That I CAN'T even talk about."

 

[LVTwinsfan]

IDK How Astudillo will succeed in the majors, swinging the way he does.

um Mickey Hatcher

[bighat]

Be mad at Astudillo if you want (I am too).

 

But frankly that was Kepler's opportunity to turn this into a big inning and he didn't even put the ball in play. Dude's looking straight up awful right now.

[bighat]

Why does it seem like JD Martinez is up every inning? With men on?

[wsnydes]

 

Why does it seem like JD Martinez is up every inning? With men on?

Ha! I was asking myself the same exact thing!

[nicksaviking]

Man, not long ago those Polanco and Kepler extensions looked like the steal of the century.

[USAFChief]

 

Potential dumb question alert: During these 7-inning doubleheaders, does the starting pitcher still need to go at least 5 innings to qualify for a win? Or are the requirements adjusted?

Yes.

[wsnydes]

 

Man, not long ago those Polanco and Kepler extensions looked like the steal of the century.

They still can be, but they're not looking so hot right now. That is for sure.

[PopRiveter]

 

This is heavily skewed by the 15 run game and 10 run game.  A better metric would be the median, based on the runs scored below;

 

15,10,8,6,5,4,3,3,2,2

 

the median would be 4/5, rather than the 5.8 average.  If you remove the two extremes it falls to 5.1 runs per game.  Still not bad, but the SSS makes average runs a misleading stat right now.

Geez, you are a tough judge. If you took away my 2 most intelligent forum comments, I fear what my median comment value would be.

 

But seriously, league average in the AL so far this season is 4.68, so we must be a little spoiled because I'm feeling much like you are. The lineup feels uninspiring at least for game one today.

 

 

[PopRiveter]

 

12 outs to make up 1 run.

 

Is that easier?

I like these odds better. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Cave on second!

[Puckett34]

Lets see how RISP(y) Jeffers can be.

[wsnydes]

 

Cave on second!

But will he score?

 

That's the issue.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

Cave on second!

Make that third.

[Puckett34]

 

Lets see how RISP(y) Jeffers can be.

Whoops

[PopRiveter]

 

IDK How Astudillo will succeed in the majors, swinging the way he does.

All I see is 

"Astudillo will succeed in the majors swinging the way he does"

 

I guess the litmus test says I'm an optimist.

[wsnydes]

well, at least it took a great play...

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

But will he score?

 

That's the issue.

Alas no...

 

Was hoping for a wild pitch myself.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

9 outs to make up 1.

[wsnydes]

 

Alas no...

 

Was hoping for a wild pitch myself.

That feels like that's what it's going to take anymore, doesn't it?

[USAFChief]

Can't really afford to give up another run here.

[Danchat]

Time to get Maeda out of there. Not his best outing, but not terrible either.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

Can't really afford to give up another run here.

Yeah, let's make them earn it.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

 

That feels like that's what it's going to take anymore, doesn't it?

Every base, Cave beat a throw to make it. A normal hit would discontinue that trend.

[bighat]

 

Can't really afford to give up another run here.

Was thinking the same. Big pitch here to Renfroe.

[wsnydes]

Stashak gets an ATTA BOY!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Hey, we stranded their runner at third too.

 

Not everything is bad...

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

5th inning stretch