Game Thread: Twins @ San Diego Padres, 7/31/22, 3:10pm CT

[Irishman]

Twins should have kept Taylor.

[h2oface]

5 minutes ago, bighat said:

And there goes the lead. 

Why was Celestino playing that right-handed batter so deep? 

... because that is what he told to do by those that know so much.

[KirbyDome89]

Thank God SD's situational hitting is nearly as awful as the Twins or this would've been blown open. Terrible ABs there from Hosmer and Alfaro. Voit's wasn't much better, mostly just dumb luck that his "hit," dropped in RF. 

[Hrbowski]

Just now, bighat said:

Pagan gets out of the inning with 0 earned runs and his ERA goes down to 4.75. 

Good job buddy, hope that's the last we see of you in a Twins uniform. 

Pa-GONE.

That's on Bundy, not Pagan. Pagan got swings and misses and soft contact that snuck through, Bundy was hit hard.

[ashbury]

Box score for Pagan looks okay.  Couple hits, no runs, in an inning of work.  All he does is win!

/edit - ninjaed by bighat!

[h2oface]

1 minute ago, bighat said:

Pagan gets out of the inning with 0 earned runs and his ERA goes down to 4.75. 

Good job buddy, hope that's the last we see of you in a Twins uniform. 

Pa-GONE.

Bundy says thanks. Pagan says "What? None of my guys scored!"

[Doctor Gast]

SD is smiling right now when they see Pagan because it reminds them what a fast one they pulled on our FO

[KirbyDome89]

Just now, Hrbowski said:

That's on Bundy, not Pagan. Pagan got swings and misses and soft contact that snuck through, Bundy was hit hard.

That game tying single Pagan gave up was not soft contact

[gil4]

3 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

Classic Bremer:

"Popped up behind first."

Celestino catches it in medium RF.

It was definitely behind first  ?

[h2oface]

The most important stat for a reliever, in my opinion - Inherited Runners Scored. IRS 

That is what tells you if the reliever is a go to. He can provide relief, not fan the flames. That is the job.

[Doctor Gast]

3 minutes ago, Hrbowski said:

That's on Bundy, not Pagan. Pagan got swings and misses and soft contact that snuck through, Bundy was hit hard.

They should have pulled Bundy sooner

[bighat]

C'mon Bux go yard here. 

[ashbury]

6 minutes ago, Hrbowski said:

That's on Bundy, not Pagan. Pagan got swings and misses and soft contact that snuck through, Bundy was hit hard.

“God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.”  ― Voltaire

I'm not God but I sometimes feel the same way when taking part in game threads these days.

I'm not the Joker either, but:

 

[h2oface]

Time for a Buxton bomb!

[Irishman]

i predict Twins will drop to 3rd place within 2 weeks.  

[h2oface]

11 pitches. no problem. Twins gone.

[cHawk]

That’s a weak response…if I’ve ever seen one.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

2 minutes ago, Doctor Gast said:

They should have pulled Bundy sooner

That is generally why Baldelli pulls the starter early. Most relievers are better coming in for a clean inning.

[Parfigliano]

8 minutes ago, Nine of twelve said:

Classic Bremer:

"Popped up behind first."

Celestino catches it in medium RF.

Bremer sucks...

[Richie the Rally Goat]

2 minutes ago, Irishman said:

i predict Twins will drop to 3rd place within 2 weeks.  

You’ve been saying that for months

[cHawk]

1 minute ago, Irishman said:

i predict Twins will drop to 3rd place within 2 weeks.  

Thanks, we know that already

[ashbury]

6 minutes ago, Doctor Gast said:

They should have pulled Bundy sooner

And they should have left Gray in longer.

Rocco never gets it right.

/ and the Rally Goat said essentially that first, too.  I need to get a faster feed.

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

“God is a comedian playing to an audience that is too afraid to laugh.”  ― Voltaire

I'm not God but I sometimes feel the same way when taking part in game threads these days.

 

i Will go to the white sox site , when i need a good laugh, they are insane on there

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, Irishman said:

i predict Twins will drop to 3rd place within 2 weeks.  

Take that bet.

 

[Hrbowski]

7 minutes ago, KirbyDome89 said:

That game tying single Pagan gave up was not soft contact

It was an 80 mph ground ball, so...

[Doctor Gast]

30 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Bundy got to start the 6th and Gray didn't? Weird. At least he got a quick hook.

Yeah they should have pulled Bundy sooner but we don't have any long relief to plug in there

[USAFChief]

8 minutes ago, ashbury said:

And they should have left Gray in longer.

Rocco never gets it right.

/ and the Rally Goat said essentially that first, too.  I need to get a faster feed.

Maybe Gray and Bundy aren't the same quality pitcher.

[Parfigliano]

23 minutes ago, Irishman said:

With 2 men on bases Padres were able to score runs.  With bases loaded Twins failed to score runs.    Bummer!  

Twins baseball.  Catch the fever

 

[mrtwinsfan]

Larnach -  out -  Kiriloff -out-- Keplar-- out,  3 leftys,   if im Jake Cave, are they telling me im not needed ?  He has gotta be thinking ???

[KirbyDome89]

10 minutes ago, Hrbowski said:

It was an 80 mph ground ball, so...

So average? I get that Arraez was playing in so the ball got on him more quickly, but it wasn't exactly a slow roller/chopper that Cronenworth beat out.