Game Thread Twins @ Astros 7:10pm cdt 8/6/2021

[sampleSizeOfOne]

It's Friday... and i feel this is about all i need to say:

 

For those of you who, like me, are still bummed to see Berrios go, a friend pointed out that he drew comps to Pedro Marinez because he was slight of build, not you imposing presence on the mound, and suggested i should try to look at the bigger pitcher. Well, no better time to do that, than today with Ober on the mound, which adds like, 6 inches.

Twins:

0. Bailey Ober (R) P

1. Max Kepler (L) RF

2. Brent Rooker (R) LF

3. Jorge Polanco (S) DH

4. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

5. Luis Arraez (L) 2B

6. Mitch Garver (R) C

7. Miguel Sano (R) 1B

8. Rob Refsnyder (R) CF

9. A. Simmons (R) SS

 

Astros

0. Zack Greinke (R) P

1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B

2. M. Brantley (L) DH

3. Yordan Alvarez (L) LF

4. Carlos Correa (R) SS

5. Kyle Tucker (L) RF

6. Aledmys Diaz (R) 3B

7. Chas McCormick (R) CF

8. Taylor Jones (R) 1B

9. M. Maldonado (R) C

 

And maybe this time we can pay Zach back for all that time makin' us look bad as a Royal...

[MMMordabito]

@ CR Kernels game ... We're two errors and a hit batter into the bottom of the first.

[wsnydes]

15 minutes ago, MMMordabito said:

@ CR Kernels game ... We're two errors and a hit batter into the bottom of the first.

Promising start.  Call 'em up!

[Steve71]

Sheesh, Alvarez looks a monster.  He looks like he is playing Little League in that bandbox of a stadium.  Good job holding him to a single....

[Steve71]

Like I said, bandbox stadium....

[h2oface]

92 mph first pitch meat. Twins pitchers make that a habit. Home run for a .175 eight hole hitter on the first pitch after a double. A look into the future?

Both teams play in the same stadium. I hope the Twins want to play in the band.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Oh well.

 

2-0.

 

We been in more dire spots.

 

We can do it!

[Danchat]

Dick and Roy are going on praising Ober for his strike-throwing and delivery, but haven't seemed to mention that he's given up 6 hits to just 10 outs so far.

[Irishman]

Twins need to cut pitching coach loose!

[Squirrel]

26 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Twins need to cut pitching coach loose!

Why? Because an rookie pitcher gave up a home run? pffft ... it's 3-2 ... hardly anything to be huffy about ... correction, the score is now tied

[h2oface]

Sano is so easy to strike out. Never changes.

[Squirrel]

Kepler's on 1st with a strike out

[sampleSizeOfOne]

3 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Kepler's on 1st with a strike out

That takes talent.

 

Like, AJ Pierzynski level talent.

[Aggies7]

Me waiting for josh Donaldson to contribute 

[Aggies7]

Is there an unwritten rule somewhere that says any decent player from a minnesota sports team must constantly get injured? 

[Danchat]

I love Arraez as a hitter, but he just has zero durability and it's not going to improve as he gets older. I legitimately think that DH will be in his future at some point... and it will help that there will be 15 more DHs at some point.

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

I love Arraez as a hitter, but he just has zero durability and it's not going to improve as he gets older. I legitimately think that DH will be in his future at some point... and it will help that there will be 15 more DHs at some point.

Thought you were talking about byron 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Not losing yet. Nor any more.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

8 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Is there an unwritten rule somewhere that says any decent player from a minnesota sports team must constantly get injured? 

I don't think so. Or if there is, i'd like to see where it's unwritte...

 

Oh.

[stringer bell]

What happened to Arraez?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Nice job Alcala!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

What happened to Arraez?

I think we are waiting to hear.

 

Per the radio, he took a big swing, let go with one hand, and fell down.

 

Then the coaches came  and took him out.

[Aggies7]

Twins need to win this in 9. 

[Danchat]

9 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Thought you were talking about byron 

Well, I could, though he'd lose a ton of value not playing in the outfield. Arraez, conversely, doesn't bring a whole lot of value in the field.

2 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

What happened to Arraez?

He injured something amidst a swing, and evidently it was something he hurt earlier in the game but was toughing it out. I haven't been watching closely.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Ryan Pressly sighting....

[Aggies7]

Two looks and a swing for Miguel 

[jun]

Why is Rooker batting 2nd???

[h2oface]

3 minutes ago, jun said:

Why is Rooker batting 2nd???

Exactly.

Why is Kepler leading off?

 

[Aggies7]

3 minutes ago, jun said:

Why is Rooker batting 2nd???

I don’t know, but he probably wouldn’t be if JD were contributing at all

[Squirrel]

4 minutes ago, jun said:

Why is Rooker batting 2nd???

You just noticing that now?