Game Thread: Twins @ White Sox, 5/4 @ 1:10 CT

[mrtwinsfan]

Oh and Vasquez ,  way to not Hustle on the k

[USAFChief]

Just now, jkcarew said:

The season plan Rocco drew up in March had Solano playing May 4. And Gordon getting a rest day?

That's all I have.

Careful. Questioning Baldelli gets strong pushback.

[USAFChief]

Huh. Miranda swung through strike 3 at his helmet level. Weird.

[Parfigliano]

Miranda high FB sucker is really old

[TwinsDr2021]

Shouldn't Giloito be tired? I mean he threw 23 pitches in the 6th?

 

[Parfigliano]

5 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

The season plan Rocco drew up in March had Solano playing May 4. And Gordon getting a rest day?

That's all I have.

Funny because true or sad because true?

[USAFChief]

7 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

The season plan Rocco drew up in March had Solano playing May 4. And Gordon getting a rest day?

That's all I have.

Quite honestly I'd rather that than hearing some stupid SSS "reverse splits" bs.

[jkcarew]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Careful. Questioning Baldelli gets strong pushback.

I stand corrected. Rocco knew all along Gordon would just pop out if he got a chance.

The sad truth is that right now it might not make any difference how Rocco fills out the lineup card.

[mrtwinsfan]

???   how would you now have confidence in Gallo and Gordon against Giolitto,  But not Pregame ,  Rocco pleez tell me !

[TwinsDr2021]

Going on the record, I like Lopez coming out for the 7th, regardless of he outcome of the inning.

[wsnydes]

1 minute ago, jkcarew said:

 

The sad truth is that right now it might not make any difference how Rocco fills out the lineup card.

This is where I'm at.  Nobody is hitting aside from Buxton.  Hard to produce much that way.

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

 

The sad truth is that right now it might not make any difference how Rocco fills out the lineup card.

Heh. True enough.

 

My counter would be when you're struggling to score, who is in the lineup matters most.

 

 

[Aggies7]

Correa homered and I missed it.

[USAFChief]

One bad walk, but hard to argue Lopez didn't pitch well enough today.

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

Correa homered and I missed it.

Let's test a theory. Miss his next AB.

 

;)

[TwinsDr2021]

Just now, USAFChief said:

One bad walk, but hard to argue Lopez didn't pitch well enough today.

I will take 100 pitches, 7 innings and 2 earned runs every game out of a starter

[mrtwinsfan]

Pablo,  7 innings  2 runs,  you more than did your Job,  

[jkcarew]

5 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Funny because true or sad because true?

Just cracking wise.

Honestly, Rocco has shown a small tendency to go against the platoon approach against some right-handers that feature their off-speed stuff (Giolito has killed us with his change-up a few times...instead, favoring the right-handed bat to face the right-handed pitcher. Did it against Greinke, and it worked. But, Giolito is just far better than Greinke at this point.

[Aggies7]

Wow

[jkcarew]

Yep, if this remains the standard for an "ok" start among the top 3 in the rotation...I still maintain the Twins will win 90 games...despite the recent results that suggest otherwise.

[USAFChief]

BUXTON!!

[cHawk]

[ashbury]

Thanks Byron.  Now all we need is 4 shutout innings from our bullpen to win this thing. ('Cause we ain't scoring in the 9th and won't score in the top of the 10th if we get that far. I think this offense will manage to push the ghost runner home in the 11th.)

[Robert Floren]

Maybe Buxton will come up again in 10th or 11th and win it for us.   Helll of a ballplayer.

[stringer bell]

30 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

True. Their defense hasn't been awful...probably 'not very good' or 'not an overall asset' is a more fair way of putting it. Moncada helps there, as well.

Fielding Bible has the White Sox 26th of 30 teams--minus 9 runs. The Twins were 0 runs saved, tied for 17th.

[stringer bell]

34 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Why would Solano be in today's lineup?

Supposedly reverse splits for Giolito. 

[Aggies7]

Ugh duran

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Billy Hamilton pinch running.

As expected.

[Aggies7]

Continually walking leadoff man in late innings is an interesting strategy 

[USAFChief]

Just now, stringer bell said:

Supposedly reverse splits for Giolito. 

See, that just ****** me off. 

There's almost no such thing.

Platoon advantage has been real since the first breaking ball was thrown.