Game Thread: Twins (Gray) v Mariners (Gilbert), 7/17/23 @ 8:40 CT

[LaBombo]

4 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Not over yet! Everybody come back!

 

[mrtwinsfan]

If only Buxton would of been on Base,  

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

That’s outside 

But you just can't take a pitch like that in that situation. 

[Schmoeman5]

7 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

That wild pitch run from Sonny looks pretty big rn.

Sure does

[mnfireman]

2 minutes ago, IndyTwinsFan said:

But you just can't take a pitch like that in that situation. 

Baseball Savant showed it was off the plate, outside. First outside pitch called a strike all night, and with Jeffers being the catcher all night, he knew this. Bad call.

[LaBombo]

Peak postgame Laudner, on the Twins' blown lead and failed comeback:  'Anything can happen.  It did not'.

 

 

[wabene]

Bad call or not Jeffers watched two fastballs in the zone, one right down the middle. There was a pitch for him he just didn't swing at it. 

[jkcarew]

3 hours ago, SwainZag said:

I mean...I'd say the 2nd half started with the 1st game of the 2nd Half.  

2nd half season record: 3-0.

Not for the record or even the division..

for actual relevance in terms of a team that could compete in the post season.

Tonight was the first game to start demonstrating that type of relevance.

0-1.

[Schmoeman5]

3 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Baseball Savant showed it was off the plate, outside. First outside pitch called a strike all night, and with Jeffers being the catcher all night, he knew this. Bad call.

Yes but that's not what caused them to lose this game.  Too many missed opportunities and that 5th run given uo in the 6th after Gallo homer closed the gap to 4-3. Huge moment 

[mnfireman]

16 minutes ago, twinssporto said:

Poor Buxton...man does he look lost at the plate....sad really.

Buxton's last 30 games : 14-102 w/42 K's. Slash line of .137/.202/.314. 

Buxton's last 7 games : 1-29 w/15 K's. Slash line of .034/.065/.034, including 0 for his last 22.

 

[Schmoeman5]

3 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Yes but that's not what caused them to lose this game.  Too many missed opportunities and that 5th run given uo in the 6th after Gallo homer closed the gap to 4-3. Huge moment 

That and the giant black hole in the 3 hole

[mnfireman]

2 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Yes but that's not what caused them to lose this game.  Too many missed opportunities and that 5th run given uo in the 6th after Gallo homer closed the gap to 4-3. Huge moment 

I did not say this lost the game. Jeffers was down 0-2 in the count and should have tried to foul it off. I just said that it was not called a strike all game.

[ashbury]

18 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Do we get one of four in Seattle?

[wabene]

For the love of everything decent please send Buck in, it's well past time

[IndyTwinsFan]

19 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Buxton's last 30 games : 14-102 w/42 K's. Slash line of .137/.202/.314. 

Buxton's last 7 games : 1-29 w/15 K's. Slash line of .034/.065/.034, including 0 for his last 22.

 

Virtually the complete definition of "non-competitive" at-bats.  Plus, precious few of those outs could reasonably be categorized as loud outs.

[wabene]

Nice way to ease Wallner in

[LaBombo]

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