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Game Thread: Twins @ Guardians 12:40CT 9/18/22

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Since the Twins 2022 season is virtually over as far as the playoffs concern, let’s focus in on two important races – Arraez’s race for the batting title and the AL Rookie of the Year. 
Here are the front-runners in the batting average race:


Arraez .316
Boagerts .315
Judge .312
Abreu .309


It’s still a close match. Fun fact: If .316 is the winning average, it will be the lowest batting average in the AL since 1968, when Carl Yastrzemski won the title hitting just .301. Other low values include 1966 Frank Robinson at .316, 1945 Snuffy Stirnweiss at .309, and 1905 Elmer Flick hitting .308. Yes, .316 would tie for the fourth lowest winning batting average ever! If you’re wondering, if we bring in the NL, only Tony Gwynn’s .313 in 1988 is below Arraez’s number… we are definitely in the midst of a pitcher-friendly era!
Next, let’s see how the top rookies in the AL are doing:


Jose Miranda

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2022 24 MIN AL 106 407 373 38 103 22 0 15 64 1 1 25 79 .276 .334 .456 .790 126 170 15 8 0 1 0 35D/H

Julio Rodriguez

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2022 21 SEA AL 126 540 491 80 137 23 3 27 73 25 7 40 140 .279 .343 .503 .846 145 247 6 8 0 1 4 *8/H AS

Adley Rutschman

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2022 24 BAL AL 95 391 331 61 83 30 1 11 34 3 0 53 70 .251 .358 .447 .805 127 148 2 4 0 3 0 2D/H

Bobby Witt

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2022 22 KCR AL 134 560 522 72 129 27 6 20 72 27 7 27 120 .247 .289 .437 .726 103 228 10 6 0 5 2 65/DH

Steven Kwan

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2022 24 CLE AL 130 554 487 72 139 21 5 4 39 15 5 57 53 .285 .363 .374 .737 114 182 8 5 1 4 1 *79/8HD

Rodriguez is the clear and obvious favorite here, having the best offensive numbers and adding in his ability to swipe bases and play the outfield well. Rutschman deserves a ton of credit as one of the few catchers who can still hit. Kwan has been sneakily good, but I'd put Miranda third on this list.

Alright, that's enough from me. Can the Twins finally break an 8 game winning streak against the Guardians?

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Minnesota

0. Joe Ryan (R) P

1. Luis Arraez (L) 1B

2. Carlos Correa (R) SS

3. Jose Miranda (R) 3B

4. Gio Urshela (R) DH

5. Jake Cave (L) LF

6. Gary Sanchez (R) C

7. Gilberto Celestino (R) CF

8. Matt Wallner (L) RF

9. J. Palacios (R) 2B

 

Cleveland

0. Cody Morris (R) P

1. Andres Gimenez (L) 2B

2. Amed Rosario (R) DH

3. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B

4. Josh Naylor (L) 1B

5. Oscar Gonzalez (R) RF

6. Richie Palacios (L) LF

7. Tyler Freeman (R) SS

8. Austin Hedges (R) C

9. Myles Straw (R) CF

PDX Twin Ft Myers Mighty Mussels

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Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

And Joe Ryan's last start is a perhaps a tough act to follow. So what's his encore?

Nine innings instead of seven??? :)

LVTwinsfan FCL Twins

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The Twins elimination number is ten. Cleveland has won the season series so they win the tiebreaker. The way this series is going it could be 6 by tomorrow.

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Joe Ryan has started 2 games vs Cleveland. He is 1-0 3.0 ERA 6 innings per start and a K an inning. Not bad, hope he builds on that today. 

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10 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

Didn't take long to see today's first baserunning miscue. That ball wasn't deep enough to score from third. I knew he was gonna be out.

And more aggressive base running in the second as Wallner briefly thought he could join Celestino at 2nd.

rwilfong86 FCL Twins

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3 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

And more aggressive base running in the second as Wallner briefly thought he could join Celestino at 2nd.

Almost 2 blunders in 2 innings.

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4 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

Joe Ryan is dealing. Rocco better take him out to save his arm against Kansas City next weekend 

we play Angels next weekend. 

Twins win last Friday night and 2nd game last night than today's game is actually meaningful.

pulling Ryan early was the right call at the time.

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1 minute ago, solomon1930 said:

we play Angels next weekend. 

Twins win last Friday night and 2nd game last night than today's game is actually meaningful.

pulling Ryan early was the right call at the time.

My mistake, the Royals series ends Thursday. 

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Just now, Twins_Fan_For_Life said:

Isn't Palacios supposed to have a reputation as a good glove man?

Yep, but at short. Hasn't had much time at second. 

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Just now, Aggies7 said:

Rocco is getting nervous that he’ll have to make another terrible decision regarding Ryan 

Nevermind

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