Game Thread: Twins @ Royals, 9/22/22 @ 1:10PM CT

[twinssporto]

Welcome back Twins fans to another workday game thread! I'm still dealing with emotional issues regarding this season. If you would have told me back in May we would be in this situation I would have laughed at the absurdity. Under .500 and 9 games back on September 22 is disgusting. I guess we can cheer for the younger players trying to fill in for our ailing starters. 

I did have an idea for next year though. Maybe we move the Twins team to Rochester, Minnesota to be closer to the Mayo Clinic. It may help with injuries, etc. Just a thought though....Would love to hear from others on what they would do next year to improve the health and durability of this team. Clearly letting your stars take a couple of days of each week has not helped.

Hang in there Twins fans! Brighter days are ahead for this team.

Go Twins!

Today's Lineups:

TWINS:

1. L. Arraez, DH

2. C. Correa, SS

3. Nick Gordon, 2B

4. J. Miranda, 1B

5. Gio Urshela, 3B

6. M. Wallner, RF

7. G. Celestino, CF

8. Jake Cave, LF

9. C. Hamilton, C

SP - Josh Winder, RHP (4-4, 4.17 ERA)

 

ROYALS:

1. M. Melendez, C

2. B. Witt, Jr., SS

3. S. Perez, DH

4. V. Pasquantino, 1B

5. E. Olivares, RF

6. K. Isbel, LF

7. N. Eaton, 3B

8. N. Lopez, 2B

9. D. Waters, CF

SP - Jonathan Heasley, RHP (3-8, 5.09 ERA)

[twinssporto]

Pick to click today is Wallner. Just sayin'.

[PDX Twin]

JT Chargois starting today for the Rays. Must be an "opener" ploy?

[Winston Smith]

Rocco the reply guy.

[Mortimerkenny21]

I hope Arraez has a bit multi hit day! And why not throw in Jake Cave HR! Go Twins!!

[Nine of twelve]

[RpR]

I am watching the game on television and listening on the radio, and the TV is near one minute behind the radio broadcast, kind of wierd.

Good thing Gordon has leaping abilities of the ball would have gone to center field on Hamilton's throw, ach, Perez just drove in a run, on the radio, yup and now on the TV.

[RpR]

It is different listening and watching and knowing what is going to happen, long before the pitch is thrown.

It would be nice if the Twins could win 8 more games and finish at least at  .500.

[Parfigliano]

8 minutes ago, RpR said:

It is different listening and watching and knowing what is going to happen, long before the pitch is thrown.

It would be nice if the Twins could win 8 more games and finish at least at  .500.

The way they going Im hoping Arraez can finish above .300

[insagt1]

Twins are playing KC this week like they can't wait for this season to end. Lifeless. And yeah, Arraez may not make it to the finish line above .300. His bat has lost all its energy. The outs are weak.  He's probably more hurt than they are letting on....like most the team right now. Odds of seeing Buck, Polo, Kep, Larnach, Jeffers in a game the rest of the season...probably zero.

[Mortimerkenny21]

C'mon, let's string something together here! Runs please!!

[insagt1]

situations like this have totally grounded the Twins the last month. 1st and 3rd no outs...and your best hitters can't do the job to get in the runs. So far Correa pops out. Gordon at least gets a SF to plate one, but they still trail 3-1. This is where Miranda needs to get that 2 out hit but instead a very weak fly out. This is why Twins can't even beat KC right now.

[RpR]

Wallner is repeatedly dangerous to other fielders, no excuse for that.

[Parfigliano]

20 minutes ago, insagt1 said:

situations like this have totally grounded the Twins the last month. 1st and 3rd no outs...and your best hitters can't do the job to get in the runs. So far Correa pops out. Gordon at least gets a SF to plate one, but they still trail 3-1. This is where Miranda needs to get that 2 out hit but instead a very weak fly out. This is why Twins can't even beat KC right now.

This has been a big problem all year

[insagt1]

These guys are pretty much hopeless.

[Blyleven2011]

Twins haven't even faced the royals best pitcher in singer  and can't beat the royals  ,,, you have to hit the ball to put it in play 

[PDX Twin]

The Twins' chances at a high draft pick are looking better and better. 

[Parfigliano]

Absolutely lifeless.

[insagt1]

Clear example of why Arraez is no longer a batting champ for 2022...leadoff walk and then a routine weak DP bouncer to kill that potential rally. Correa fans and thats that. Just a miserable game. Guys look deflated and defeated. (which they are)

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, PDX Twin said:

The Twins' chances at a high draft pick are looking better and better. 

Yeah!

[LaBombo]

2 hours ago, Nine of twelve said:

It looks like the most kick*ss townball game ever.

[PDX Twin]

Rocco's saving the best of his bullpen for ... 2023? I guess it's a good idea to see more of the kids, but this game was within a rally going into the 8th.

[insagt1]

and a nice two out RBI hit and KC is up by an insurmountable 4-1 count. Barring a miracle 9th, file this game into the 'total waste of time' drawer.

[Mortimerkenny21]

Pitiful.

[tony&rodney]

Tough trip to KC.

[insagt1]

Even though these games mean nothing in the standings, getting swept by KC is kinda embarrassing don't you think? (even with our little league lineup....the guys that were supposed to get the hits failed to show up again)

[CRF]

We aren't even competitive any more. It's just sickening. Decent starting pitching...at least decent enough to win some games, but completely lifeless at the plate. Very tough to watch. If the season was longer, KC would catch us. 

[wavedog]

KC is throwing the back end of their pitching at the Twins and so far we have 2 hits and 1 run

[LaBombo]

While it feels like the Twins are daring fans to care about the team as the season winds down, I'd like to think it's possible they're also daring ownership to just shrug off this season and last year as injury-plagued 'Hey, we'll get 'em next year!' blips on the radar instead of being concerned that it's something more troubling.

[Winston Smith]

Battled their tails off the last week or so.