Game Thread: Twins @ Kansas City, 5/22/22 @ 1:10pm CT

[LVTwinsfan]

21 minutes ago, h2oface said:

If Arraez had the robots calling the pitches, it would a tie game and the bases still loaded. The only reason he fouled so many off, was because he couldn't trust the ump to call the high zone correctly! He finally gave him a chance to, and the ump failed massively. You say the incorrect calls all average out? It is not about average, it is about not calling them wrong. It changes every game that is played.

That what makes him a good hitter, he can adjust to everything. That ump was too much for him though

[CRF]

Time for Gio to flare one down the RF line. 

[Parfigliano]

Garlick great AB greater spice

[cheeseheadgophfan]

GIO!!!!!

[glunn]

Urshella!

[h2oface]

GIO!!!!

Time for some tack on runs!!!!!

Call me greedy!

[Brock Beauchamp]

lulz

[Mill1634]

GIO URSHELLA AND THE TWINS HAVE THE LEAD!

[bighat]

YES!

[Muppet]

Ok. Who had Urshela as the pick to click?

[Craig Arko]

Yankees trade looking a little better now.

[snotboogie]

3 minutes ago, bighat said:

No, and this isn't the first time it's happened. When Buxton sits, he's sitting. Period. That's what Baldelli has said, that's what Buxton has told the media as well.

None of us really expected him to PH this game.

Geez.  I hope this isn't protocol in August and September.

[stringer bell]

Bailey Ober and Yennier Cano are quite relieved right now. 

[KirbyDome89]

Straight up implosion

[LVTwinsfan]

1 minute ago, Craig Arko said:

Yankees trade looking a little better now.

Better trade for the Twins

[mrtwinsfan]

Thanks Gio, being honest i had zero confidence in ya rthere,  Great ending ??

[rwilfong86]

That Yankee trade is paying dividends more and more.

[RpR]

26 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Well, damn it. Arraez was exactly the guy you want in that situation because he doesn’t usually do exactly what he just did. 

He will learn, when the umpire redraws the strike zone you learn to swing at what may seem to be bad  pitches;

Twins need another player who thrives on bad pitches.

[operation mindcrime]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

He will learn, when the umpire redraws the strike zone you learn to swing at what may seem to be bad  pitches;

Twins need another player who thrives on bad pitches.

La Torgua

[snotboogie]

Duran for the save. High leverage.  This is what we've been waiting for, right?

[h2oface]

9 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Buxton hasn’t been good lately and Larnach has the handedness advantage. I would have left Trevor in, too. 

I considered that, except I watched his other 3 at bats today............

[h2oface]

Time for Duran to shine and take the opportunity to command the game.

[Craig Arko]

2 minutes ago, snotboogie said:

Duran for the save. High leverage.  This is what we've been waiting for, right?

You are correct, sir.

[stringer bell]

Duran will have to get Benintendi out. Nice to get Merrifield out!

[Mill1634]

This ump has been terrible all day, both ways

[glunn]

At least the up evened it out some with calling that strike on Merrifield.

[LVTwinsfan]

Ump gave us Merrifield for Arraez

[gil4]

Just now, LVTwinsfan said:

Ump gave us Merrifield for Arraez

KC announcers are whining about the strike zone now.

 

[stringer bell]

Just now, gil4 said:

KC announcers are whining about the strike zone now.

 

As they should.