Game Thread--White Sox @ Twins 4-24/22 1:10 PM

[stringer bell]

We may have many choices on players to put on the IL. 

[h2oface]

1 minute ago, Mill1634 said:

Had the guy up that we wanted. Just couldn't make it happen. Likely a Duran vs Hendricks game now. 

Not the guy I wanted. I would have rather had Buxton bat again......

[CRF]

The bases loaded jinx continues. We just can't buy a hit when we've got em stacked! 

[USAFChief]

Walkoffs are more fun anyway.

[Mill1634]

Duran is the king of the DP

[glunn]

Nice double play. Now let's end this.

[h2oface]

18 total pitches for Duran. 9 each inning. If needed, do you give him the 10th? I would.

[RpR]

31 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Where would one put a hitter in a lineup where said hitter wouldn't be behind someone?

Well Chief I screwed that one up, it should have been inf-front, oh well.

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, h2oface said:

18 total pitches for Duran. 9 each inning. If needed, do you give him the 10th? I would.

Nope, he's done.

[RpR]

Could end up being Celestinos day to win the game.

[glunn]

I remember Hendricks pitching for the Twins in Anaheim.  He was VERY hittable.  Time for some deja vu.

[Mill1634]

Wonder who gets the 10th if we get there. Pagan is a candidate, but he wasn't good last time out. Duffey is obviously a choice, but we've seen how his high leverage innings have went. Joe Smith could go, although he isn't a huge strikeout guy. You could send Duran back out for a 3rd inning, although I would be surprised. I vote we walk it off in the 9th. 

[bighat]

Rare sign of a bad attitude from Polanco there. Where's the hustle? Really unlike him.

In other news, Eddie Rosario struck out in the 9th with the tying run on 2nd, to kill a three-run Braves rally. Braves lost 5-4, Eddie is now batting .068 and k'ed in both of his at-bats today.

[glunn]

Polanco should have run to first there and hoped for another bad throw.

[h2oface]

Absolutely no excuse for Polanco not running to first there. None. Just lazy.

[Mill1634]

Don't think Polo swung there, but you have to run that out. 

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, bighat said:

Rare sign of a bad attitude from Polanco there. Where's the hustle? Really unlike him.

In other news, Eddie Rosario struck out in the 9th with the tying run on 2nd, to kill a three-run Braves rally. Braves lost 5-4, Eddie is now batting .068 and k'ed in both of his at-bats today.

Ouch. 

[Mill1634]

Wonder if Correa PH's for Celestino and you send Gordon out to LF. 

[h2oface]

Who said Urshela sucks earlier? He says .... "Bite Me!"

[Nine of twelve]

Yeah, one would think this would be a time to PH Correa.

[glunn]

I am liking the Urshela trade more and more.

[USAFChief]

TWO and oh!!

[Muppet]

White Sox strategy: walk the bases loaded. No way they’ll score then. 

[bighat]

7 minutes ago, RpR said:

Could end up being Celestinos day to win the game.

He hit a rope. Too bad, just went to the wrong place.

[Mill1634]

Wow. Celestino crushed that ball. 

[glunn]

Nice contact by Celestino.

[Mill1634]

That lineout had an xBA of .750. 

[bighat]

Terrible strike call there on Gordon to make it 0-2.

The time for robot balls/strikes is long overdue, they just have too much influence on the outcomes of the games when they get these calls wrong.

[LVTwinsfan]

The ballgame is over. Whatever they call what’s coming up, I don’t know, but it’s not baseball

[stringer bell]

Ghost runner alert!