Game Thread: Twins @ Braves, 5/21 - 6:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Lineups:

 

Twins:

Jamey Carroll 2B

Joe Mauer C

Josh Willingham LF

Justin Morneau 1B

Trevor Plouffe 3B

Ryan Doumit RF

Aaron Hicks CF

Pedro Florimon SS

(Mike Pelfrey P)

Braves:

Andrelton Simmons SS

Jason Heyward RF

Justin Upton LF

Freddie Freeman 1B

Brian McCann C

Dan Uggla 2B

Juan Francisco 3B

B.J. Upton CF

(Tim Hudson P)

[Top Gun]

Pat Neshek owns a 2.81 ERA over 18 appearances.

 

Born and bred in Minnesota, Neshek has been a decent middle reliever since he was unceremoniously waived by the Twins prior to the 2011 season. Over the last two seasons in Oakland, he's posted a 2.02 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 27/14 K/BB ratio over 42 appearances.

[Top Gun]

Jason Marquis limited the Cardinals to two runs -- one earned -- on three hits over six innings to improve to 6-2 on Monday.

 

Marquis has won each of his last five trips to the bump and has been one of baseball's best starters over that stretch.

[edavis0308]

Are Neshek and Marquis in tonight's lineup?

[jokin]

Are Neshek and Marquis in tonight's lineup?

 

I think Top Gun is taking his scattershot approach to (re-)posting to a whole new level!

[jokin]

Does Gardy have to call TR for permission to put Carroll into the starting lineup? It certainly isn't due to Carroll's BA against Hudson (.091).

 

Doumit in RF over the "scuffling" rookies? Could be extra adventuresome in the OF tonight....

[snepp]

Over/under Pelfrey strikeouts tonight: 2.5

 

 

Also, can Burton overtake Pelfrey and Correia for 2nd place on the team in K's?

[jokin]

Can I get some action on the under?

 

Quick question? The underlying, unsaid stat is identifying who the #1 K-guy is on the Twins. Pitching all of 14+ innings, that would be Perkins. Is there a way to make a quick (and free) check to determine the last time the 8th inning set-up guy and the Closer led the entire staff in Ks for a season?

 

I'd say Perk and Burton have a fighting chance to make it happen.

[jokin]

Pelfrey career stats vs. Braves: 5.65 ERA 1.75 WHIP....so there's a chance for Pelf to improve on his season stats!

[snepp]

A custom B-ref query could do it (though not free without a subscription), but there would be no way to distinguish between setup men and your standard middle reliever.

 

Though I would imagine any reliever good enough to rack up enough K's would be one of the late game guys anyway.

 

 

Sounds like a mildly interesting article, who is TD's "query master?"

[snepp]

Of to a blazing start.

[GCTF]

Of to a blazing start.

 

Fire in the dugout?

[snepp]

Fire in the dugout?

 

Someone needed to wake up Gardy.

[TheLeviathan]

Ok, I'm not Parker, but is it just me or is Pelfrey's release point getting lower and lower?

[GCTF]

And.....1 for the Braves.

[snepp]

*sigh*

[snepp]

Another chance with 2 strikes....

[snepp]

Annnnnnnnnnd.....*sigh*

[GCTF]

And.....2 for the Braves.

[snepp]

I'm liking Burton's chances thus far.

[Riverbrian]

2 runs in the first is better than 4 runs in the first. The Twins wii have it down to 1 tomorrow.

 

progress baby!!!

[jokin]

I'm liking Burton's chances thus far.

 

You did mark me down for the "under"...right?

[GCTF]

A run!

[Riverbrian]

Florimon is an RBI machine.

[Top Gun]

How long will the Twins losin streak be?

[diehardtwinsfan]

I'm sorry, I know he isn't doing great, but Parmalee really needs to play every day.

[GCTF]

The Braves should probably just let Hudson swing away.

[GCTF]

A strikeout, of sorts.

[DedunoTheMuffinMan?]

I don't know why I even watch games when Pelfrey is starting...

[Riverbrian]

Crisis avoided... Double play and into the dugout.