Game Thread: Twins (Gray) v Dodgers (May), 5/17 @ 2:10pm CT

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Thought the same when i see Hayward and Martinez in the top  5 of the order,  

JD Martinez still fits in the top 5 of a lot of MLB lineups. 

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

By the way, for the second day in a row, it's "hit a home run, get tomorrow off" as Farmer gets his first day off since coming back from injury.

Anyone who homers today will get Thursday off, guaranteed!

Sound guarantee, with tomorrow an off day. LOL

[Brock Beauchamp]

BREAKING: Alex Kirilloff is pretty good at baseball

[Tlaker]

AK …. getting it going 

[Jerr]

I love the "hate" for Correa on the road, hopefully it will light him up today.

 

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

BREAKING: Alex Kirilloff is pretty good at baseball

So far.  Got a ways to go at the MLB level. so far so good, hope it continues. He seems like a good kid.

[USAFChief]

Hey, didn't you used to be Carlos Correa?

[Robert Floren]

LA pitcher May has Ronald McDonald clown hair.

[stringer bell]

Sounds like the company line is to keep Buxton at DH.

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

So far.  Got a ways to go at the MLB level. so far so good, hope it continues. He seems like a good kid.

He has the type of approach, ability, and swing that I never really doubted whether he'd hit, which made the string of wrist injuries all that much harder to take. There's a reason he peaked at being a #9 prospect on MLB's list in 2019 and it sure ain't his defense (though that is pretty okay at first).

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, Robert Floren said:

LA pitcher May has Ronald McDonald clown hair.

Bah, that's nothing. Check out this Cubs prospect.

https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-top-prospect-rankings/owen-caissie-r8/

[mrtwinsfan]

8 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

JD Martinez still fits in the top 5 of a lot of MLB lineups. 

Was hoping the Twins would of signed him instead of Gallo, 

[stringer bell]

Freeman and Soto are two hitters who I feel like they'll get a hit every time, no matter who is pitching.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just as I give faint praise to Kirilloff's defense at first...

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Was hoping the Twins would of signed him instead of Gallo, 

With Buxton DHing, not much room. 

[stringer bell]

Ugly start. AK probably should have let that one go to the second baseman.

[USAFChief]

Twins constructing a Dodger rally.

[stringer bell]

He's got Smith leaning way over the plate, dare he go inside?

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

Ugly start. AK probably should have let that one go to the second baseman.

Polonco would have had it, but that's Kirilloff's play to make. Get the lead runner with an outside shot at turning two. He just booted it.

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

With Buxton DHing, not much room. 

With Buxton DHing, 

[stringer bell]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

He's got Smith leaning way over the plate, dare he go inside?

He went up.

[stringer bell]

Two walks and an error. GDP would be nice here.

[stringer bell]

That was a Phil Cuzzi strike.

[Tlaker]

Lot of pitches for Sonny….

[USAFChief]

He carved up Heyward pretty good.

And out of the inning 

[stringer bell]

I'll say it now, this season Gray has been a master at limiting damage. He did it again.

[Jerr]

Whew! Resume breathing.....

[Robert Floren]

Good close of trouble but lots of pitches.  We'll probably need long relief.

[UK Twin]

Dustin May done after 1 inning. Wow - Dodgers in a fix now. 

[stringer bell]

22 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

JD Martinez still fits in the top 5 of a lot of MLB lineups. 

Didn't he fade terribly last year?