Game Thread: Twins (Maeda) v Mariners (Castillo), 7/24/23 @ 6:40 CT

[RickOShea]

Cleveland bites the big one.

[Nine of twelve]

Balazovic coming through in a high-leverage situation. Very encouraging!

[mrtwinsfan]

Nice job there,  Bailed out Castro

[RpR]

3 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Castro playing 3rd for defensive purposes? LOL.

He stopped it and got the out, thank God Miranda was not there.

[mnfireman]

Balazovic with a very nice high leverage appearance (Seattle's 2-6 batters in a 1 run game).

[RickOShea]

When cleveland loses it's a double treat. It helps the Twins and I can't stand Ramirez.

[IaBeanCounter]

Need a run or two.  Who is going to close?

[ashbury]

Insurance for the ninth, please.

[ziggy]

 

[ziggy]

Looks like Jax for the third game in a row.

[RpR]

Joey's reason for being here is down to good fielding it would seem.

[ashbury]

The #9 batter in any lineup should not speak to the umpire about balls and strikes. 

[RickOShea]

Baseball should allow hitters who hit .200 or below, to use a tee.  Kinda like the ghost runner rule in that it speeds the game up and no one wants to watch half these guys whiff.

[IaBeanCounter]

Just now, RpR said:

Joey's reason for being here is down to good fielding it would seem.

And baserunning

[jkcarew]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Insurance for the ninth, please.

No one willing to underwrite Vasquez and Gallo.

[Dave Borton]

Gallo 1 for 18 last bats; 10Ks. Pathetic.

 

[ashbury]

4 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Balazovic with a very nice high leverage appearance (Seattle's 2-6 batters in a 1 run game).

Did anybody here watch him when he was with the Saints?  His stats weren't so good, but I'm seeing command and enough stuff to succeed in the minors.  Don't tell me pitching coach Maki gave him the one tip separating him from success?

[IndianaTwin]

It has a chance to get late early for Cleveland. If we hang on here, it's a 4.0 game lead. Bieber now on the 60-day, Quantrill still out a couple days. Rotation down to Civale, Williams, Bibee, Allen and an Opener. Lineup not strong. 

If the Twins take care of business and go 4-2 or better this week and Cleveland loses another game or so in the standings by then, they very easily could be moving to seller mode. Even if they think they are still in it by being within five games or so, to be sitting at several games under .500 at that point makes it awfully hard to try going for it with the number of holes they have. 

[RpR]

Strike one by the grace of God, or ump. with nasty vision parameters.

[tony&rodney]

24 minutes ago, Linus said:

 

 

[Parfigliano]

8 minutes ago, RpR said:

Joey's reason for being here is down to good fielding it would seem.

I thought it was his sac fly ability 

[ashbury]

What.

The.

What.

[cHawk]

Unreal.

[RpR]

ONe pitch from victory, usual result from Twins pitchers.

[IndyTwinsFan]

You gotta be kidding!

[HokieRif]

and that’s why Duran should have been in…

[Parfigliano]

.157 avg .448 OPS tater.

[jkcarew]

Was throwing fastballs before the mound visit with good results.

Then goes almost exclusively with the unhittable sweeper.

Center-cut. Again.

[IndianaTwin]

Phooey. 

[Aggies7]

Wow. That’s a gut punch