GAME THREAD: Twins @ Tigers (x2), 5/31/22, 12:10CT | 1:10ET & 6:10CT | 7:10ET

[Guest]

Good Day, aTwinsFanInMaryland here today with one thread for two games against the Detroit Tigers. The big news of the day is Carlos (C4) Correa landed on the COVID-IL, joining fellow teammates Joe Ryan & Gilberto Celestino (insert look of disgust). Also, in Game 2, we will see Roger Clemens youngest son, Kody, make his MLB debut for the Tigers.

Roster Moves: With Correa on the COVID-IL, we will see the MLB debut of Jermaine Palacios in game 1 today, playing shortstop. Important to note, because of COVID-IL rules, Palacios can be removed from the 40-man at a later time without having to clear waivers. Also, Cole Sands was added to the active roster as the 27th man for the double header.

 

 

The Pitchers:

GAME 1: LHP #31 Devin Smeltzer (1-0, 1.04 ERA, 8K’s) vs RHP #51 Rony García (0-0, 3.00 ERA, 22K’s)

GAME 2: RHP #21 Cole Sands (0-0, 6.75 ERA, 6K’s) vs LHP #43 Joey Wentz (0-1, 20.25 ERA, 1K)

quick note: Devin Smeltzer is coming off of an excellent outing against the Royals! He went 7 innings gave up only 2 hits and gave up zero runs. Look for him to build upon the momentum he has gained.

Cole Sands will pitch the second game of the double header. With Sands making his MLB debut this season he has yet to face the Tigers.

The Lineup: (Game 2 Lineup will be posted later in today’s thread)

Twins:

1. Luis Arraez 1B

2. Byron Buxton CF

3. Max Kepler DH

4. Jorge Polanco 2B

5. Trevor Larnach RF

6. Gary Sánchez C

7. Nick Gordon LF

8. Gio Urshela 3B

9. Jermaine Palacios SS

Tigers:

1. Willi Castro LF

2. Jonathan Schoop 2B

3. Miguel Cabrea DH

4. Javier Báez SS

5. Jeimer Candelario 3B

6. Spencer Torkelson 1B

7. Eric Haase C

8. Daz Cameron RF

9. Derek Hill CF

Draft Kings Odds: GAME 1: Twins (-145) Tigers (+125) o/u 8.5 GAME 2: Twins (-140) Tigers (+120)

On This Day In Twins History: 

 

[shortround81]

Go Twins! Have a great day everyone!

 

[stringer bell]

Congratulations to Jermaine Palacios! All of the injuries and illnesses do give others a chance. Palacios has had a long time spent in the minors. This is a nice reward for all the work he has put in. 

[bunsen82]

I thought today coming into work that this next week would be the best opportunity to bring up Palacios.  

[TheLeviathan]

That lineup is less crappy than I expected all things considered.

[Squirrel]

Well, considering who all we are missing, that’s not a horrible lineup … we’ll see if it’s enough soon enough, like, in minutes to start

[KFEY93]

Hope yall are ready for the downfall. It begins now. Last month and a half was a cute façade in my opinion. By this time next month the Twins will be right at or under .500 and out of first with a worn out BP that was already over achieving and injured stars on offense. Would love to be proven wrong but I think the writing is on the wall. Oh well, at least they made it to June before they became unwatchable this year. Last year it was the beginning of May and I turned off the games and only checked scores. 

[USAFChief]

37 minutes ago, aTwinsFanInMaryland said:

Good Day, aTwinsFanInMaryland here today with one thread for two games against the Detroit Tigers. The big news of the day is Carlos (C4) Correa landed on the COVID-IL, joining fellow teammates Joe Ryan & Gilberto Celestino (insert look of disgust). Also, in Game 2, we will see Roger Clemens youngest son, Kody, make his MLB debut for the Tigers.

Roster Moves: With Correa on the COVID-IL, we will see the MLB debut of Jermaine Palacios in game 1 today, playing shortstop. Important to note, because of COVID-IL rules, Palacios can be removed from the 40-man at a later time without having to clear waivers. Also, Cole Sands was added to the active roster as the 27th man for the double header.

 

 

The Pitchers:

GAME 1: LHP #31 Devin Smeltzer (1-0, 1.04 ERA, 8K’s) vs RHP #51 Rony García (0-0, 3.00 ERA, 22K’s)

GAME 2: RHP #21 Cole Sands (0-0, 6.75 ERA, 6K’s) vs LHP #43 Joey Wentz (0-1, 20.25 ERA, 1K)

quick note: Devin Smeltzer is coming off of an excellent outing against the Royals! He went 7 innings gave up only 2 hits and gave up zero runs. Look for him to build upon the momentum he has gained.

Cole Sands will pitch the second game of the double header. With Sands making his MLB debut this season he has yet to face the Tigers.

The Lineup: (Game 2 Lineup will be posted later in today’s thread)

Twins:

1. Luis Arraez 1B

2. Byron Buxton CF

3. Max Kepler DH

4. Jorge Polanco 2B

5. Trevor Larnach RF

6. Gary Sánchez C

7. Nick Gordon LF

8. Gio Urshela 3B

9. Jermaine Palacios SS

Tigers:

1. Willi Castro LF

2. Jonathan Schoop 2B

3. Miguel Cabrea DH

4. Javier Báez SS

5. Jeimer Candelario 3B

6. Spencer Torkelson 1B

7. Eric Haase C

8. Daz Cameron RF

9. Derek Hill CF

quick note: Carlos Correa has been heating up at the plate recently as he in now on a 7 game hitting streak after his 2 run homer in last nights game. He will look to extend that streak tonight.

Draft Kings Odds: GAME 1: Twins (-145) Tigers (+125) o/u 8.5 GAME 2: Twins (-140) Tigers (+120)

On This Day In Twins History: 

 

Nice job, aTFIM!

[shortround81]

[CRF]

Just saw Rocco on the pre game, and they said this is the 47th different line up, in the 50 games we've played. That's incredible. 

[Danchat]

Good to see Palacios up for the first time - I don't expect a whole lot from his bat, but he's supposed to be a solid defender at SS. Let's see how he fares.

Also, Sands has already pitched in 2 games for the Twins and gave up 3 runs over 4 innings. Here's hoping for a decent enough outing from him.

[USAFChief]

I miss April Buxton.

[CRF]

Buck can hit pop ups to the infield with the best of them!

[KFEY93]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

I miss April Buxton.

So does Buxton. Sad

[CRF]

LARNACH!

[Azviking101]

You just don’t give Larnach a fastball down the middle. But we will happily take it 

[USAFChief]

I've been trying to get myself into better shape, working with a personal trainer. I asked him if he could train me to do the splits. 

"Well, how flexible are you?" he asked.

"I can do anything but Tuesday and Sunday mornings" I said.

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

I've been trying to get myself into better shape, working with a personal trainer. I asked him if he could train me to do the splits. 

"Well, how flexible are you?" he asked.

"I can do anything but Tuesday and Sunday mornings" I said.

Playing golf Tuesday and Sunday mornings?

[stringer bell]

I only play golf on days that end in “y”. 

[USAFChief]

But anyway, as I was saying, TWO OUT RBI! 

Better than se... ... Better than not getting 2 out RBI.

 

[CRF]

The only splits this old fossil can do...come with ice cream, a banana, chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and a cherry on top. 

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

Playing golf Tuesday and Sunday mornings?

A round of golf takes me FROM Tuesday to Sunday morning. 

[CRF]

Another good start by Smeltzer, would be very nice today. Like seven strong innings or so. 

[USAFChief]

Complete game shutout is all I ask, Smell-zee.

[KFEY93]

You can say Indians Dick, its okay. It offends literally no one. 

[wsnydes]

9 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

A round of golf takes me FROM Tuesday to Sunday morning. 

Well, then you'll need to block out more time than just Tuesday and Sunday!  You're not very flexible at all!

[wsnydes]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Complete game shutout is all I ask, Smell-zee.

Oh, is that all?  

[lukeduke1980]

Are DH games still 7 innings or are they back to 9?

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, wsnydes said:

Oh, is that all?  

Yes. I mean, I was pretty clear, was I not??

 

Sheesh.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, lukeduke1980 said:

Are DH games still 7 innings or are they back to 9?

Back to 9.