Game Thread: Twins (Lopez) v Brewers (Burnes), 6/13/23 @ 6:40 CT

[wsnydes]

[wsnydes]

Welcome back to the lineup, Mr. Gallo.

[Mike Sixel]

AK in right, and Kepler sitting. We are so close now.....

[SwainZag]

While I don't especially love Solano's glove at 1B, I would much rather see it there than at 2B.  Welcome back Joey, let's hope he can carry over some of that power he has been showing in St. Paul this week.

[CRF]

Nice to see Kep sitting. Can we keep doing that? Gallo needs to show us something other than K's. Burnes hasn't been dominant, but he's still pretty good. Pablo needs to pitch just like he did the last time out. Go Twins!

[SD happy]

I like this line up. You have Castro available to pinch run. Larnach pinch hit and defensively you can put Kepler in right and move AK to first.

 

[cHawk]

You know, I actually like our lineup today.

[wabene]

Julien gets a break from worrying about his play in the field and can just swing that sweet bat. This is an example of why it's nice not to have one guy clogging up DH.

[ashbury]

In his career Burnes hasn't allowed lefties much success against him, and on top of that he is absolute murder on the right-handed batters.  Somehow righties have been doing okay this year, but given his track record I wouldn't expect a reverse-split like that to continue.  Let's hope our lefties manage to scratch and claw a few runs out, and Pablo makes that stand up.

[Parfigliano]

2 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

AK in right, and Kepler sitting. We are so close now.....

Hopefully a recurring thing.

[ashbury]

Listening once again to a Pablo Lopez interview, I am struck by what sounds like a concerted effort to speak with a "general American English" accent.  Occasional words like "pitch" give a clue he was born abroad - I don't know at what age he came here from Venezuela, but I presume it was when he went into pro ball, in which case he seems to have made this a priority.

[Parfigliano]

8-2 homestand probably blow this division wide open

[Squirrel]

Long day. Hope I can stay awake to watch this … 

[RickOShea]

18 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Hopefully a recurring thing.

I'd like to see him have a few opportunities and play himself back into the lineup.  I know somebody's got sit, but who cares who its, as long as the better or hotter player plays.

[Squirrel]

I’ll take it … a runner aboard 

[Squirrel]

Is it a jinx to eat your chicken dinner before the game?

[RickOShea]

2 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Is it a jinx to eat your chicken dinner before the game?

When I hear jinx, I think of, cat!

[Parfigliano]

3 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Is it a jinx to eat your chicken dinner before the game?

Guess we find out tonight

[ashbury]

3 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Is it a jinx to eat your chicken dinner before the game?

Guess we're about to find out.

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, RickOShea said:

When I hear jinx, I think of, cat!

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Guess we find out tonight

Well ninja'd, sir.

[OvertheHill]

3K’s. Ooof 

[tony&rodney]

Is it possible that Kirilloff has enemies among umpires? The close calls are always strikes for him.

[ashbury]

Kirilloff can complain about that close third-strike call, but the wild and crazy swing for strike two was no one's fault but his own and the pitch that finished him off really shouldn't have been the deciding factor.

[RickOShea]

Just now, tony&rodney said:

Is it possible that Kirilloff has enemies among umpires? The close calls are always strikes for him.

I doubt it.  Umpires are like policemen, they're your friends.

[Sutter50]

Just now, ashbury said:

Kirilloff can complain about that close third-strike call, but that wild and crazy swing for strike two was no one's fault but his own and the pitch that finishes him off really shouldn't have been the deciding factor.

It's called a cutter it's one of the best in baseball and it fools many a batter

[SwainZag]

3 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Kirilloff can complain about that close third-strike call, but that wild and crazy swing for strike two was no one's fault but his own and the pitch that finishes him off really shouldn't have been the deciding factor.

Agreed.  Though Burnes's cutter* to lefties of a very nasty pitch. 

[OvertheHill]

Big strike zone tonight apparently. Fine if it’s consistent 

[Craig Arko]

Lopez getting favorable calls as well.

[USAFChief]

9 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Kirilloff can complain about that close third-strike call, but the wild and crazy swing for strike two was no one's fault but his own and the pitch that finished him off really shouldn't have been the deciding factor.

IMO it was taking the 2-0 fastball right in the *whomp-em zone for lefties.

2 out, runner on 1st, that pitch is where you need to take a HR hack.

 

*officially recognized label for down and in to a lefties.