Game Thread: Twins (Pablo Lopez) v Blue Jays (Chris Bassitt), 1:10 PM CT, 5/27/23

[rwilfong86]

1 minute ago, Jocko87 said:

Does Kiermiar get both of those?

Good question. 

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

Does Kiermiar get both of those?

YYES

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

Does Kiermiar get both of those?

Gotta think has 1st maybe both

[Craig Arko]

4 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

Does Kiermiar get both of those?

It doesn’t matter.

[mrtwinsfan]

Anyone ever seen 2 in a row like that,? both hit in glove, my favorite is Jose Canseco of the Head and over the wall

[h2oface]

Poor Varsho. You know those two homers will be on an endless highlight reel. Over and over and over.

[stringer bell]

Kiermeier probably catches the Castro drive, I don't know about Wallner's shot. 

[Jocko87]

Holy hose.

[rwilfong86]

Wallner has an arm. Proceed with caution

[Jocko87]

Just now, rwilfong86 said:

Wallner has an arm. Proceed with caution

He's going to have to trick people into running on him, like he did there.

[mrtwinsfan]

Matt Wallner ya never know !!!!  nice throw,

[stringer bell]

Great throw by Wallner. Not sure if he could have caught it, but the throw makes that a moot point.

[h2oface]

Great throw, eh? I guess that is redeeming. As bad as Wallner looked not catching the ball and then almost falling getting it, the throw was amazing.

[h2oface]

So Lopez comes out and throws 93 mph meat the first pitch. Damn. Lopez is not even close to our best pitcher, yet he got the big contract. 3 games in and the FO got Lopez drunk and had to double down on the trade get to feel better?

[mrtwinsfan]

7 minutes ago, Craig Arko said:

It doesn’t matter.

Scoreboard  7-4  says it does

[rwilfong86]

Moran getting out of the inning with no damage

[PDX Twin]

4 minutes ago, h2oface said:

So Lopez comes out and throws 93 mph meat the first pitch. Damn. Lopez is not even close to our best pitcher, yet he got the big contract. 3 games in and the FO got Lopez drunk and had to double down on the trade get to feel better?

Meanwhile, Arraez has slipped to .374 BA and .427 OBP.

[Craig Arko]

4 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Scoreboard  7-4  says it does

That’s the reality so there’s not much to be gained by speculating.

[mrtwinsfan]

Just now, Craig Arko said:

That’s the reality so there’s not much to be gained by speculating.

Know what ya meant !!   😊

[h2oface]

Gallo on the way to the sombero today.....

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

24 minutes ago, ashbury said:

The results so far aren't stellar, to say the least, but managing isn't through a rear-view mirror.  The question of a starter always is, is bringing in someone from the bullpen going to lead to better results than letting him stay and soak up the next inning.

Setting aside matchups and bullpen planning game-to-game, there is also the effect over time on the bullpen of pulling your starters in the 5th and 6th, like we have seen recently (and most of last season), versus the 6th and 7th like the early part of the season. So, we shall see. I feel like I have seen this movie before.

For today, probably won’t matter either way!

[PDX Twin]

Two guys in the lineup with high salaries: Gallo and Buxton are 0-7 with 4 Ks.

Three home-grown rookies: Julien, Kirilloff, and Wallner are 7-10 with 1 K.

Could we please see more the kids?

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, PDX Twin said:

Two guys in the lineup with high salaries: Gallo and Buxton are 0-7 with 4 Ks.

Three home-grown rookies: Julien, Kirilloff, and Wallner are 7-10 with 1 K.

Could we please see more the kids?

That's a pretty small sample size.

[rwilfong86]

castro x 2

[stringer bell]

No outfielder could have caught that.

[Marcos]

Castro #3 and buxton in the 9th spot. Thank you

[RickOShea]

Twins hr hitters don't embrace the fishing vest for very long. lol.

[stringer bell]

Four hit game. First for a Twin this season?

[h2oface]

For all the grief Moran gets, his ERA is now just under 4, and better than Pablo Lopez's. 

Of the 5 curernt starters, only Varland's 4.24 is higher than Lopez's 4.11. Gray 1.82, Ryan 2.21, Ober 2.55.

[mrtwinsfan]

Who is Nick Gordon ?  Castro looking good  Guys a swiss army Knife,