Game Thread: Twins (Maeda) @ Brewers (Burnes), 8/23/23 @ 1:10 CT

[jkcarew]

Nothing but fastballs and changeups to the first 3 guys…(3rd guy gets lucky)…then nothing but sweepers to the last, until he finally retires him with a FB. I’m so confused with Jax.

[USAFChief]

7 minutes ago, SwainZag said:

Isn't that baseball though?  Twins saw something in moving Brock Stewert to the pen as well and it seemed to work out brilliantly until he hit the IL.  

He was good for the Twins, but he hadn't gotten a start in the big leages since 2018, when he started 2 of 9 appearances.

The Twins didn't move him to the pen.

[mrtwinsfan]

Max Effort,   keep it up Max

[Schmoeman5]

So Wallner with an opportunity 

[Jocko87]

Just now, Schmoeman5 said:

So Wallner with an opportunity 

I was gonna say, nice to have him available to pinch hit. Maybe this was what Rocco wanted? Who knows.

[Cris E]

Walner shows his versatility!

[RickOShea]

3 minutes ago, jkcarew said:

Nothing but fastballs and changeups to the first 3 guys…(3rd guy gets lucky)…then nothing but sweepers to the last, until he finally retires him with a FB. I’m so confused with Jax.

Isn't that his goal vs. the batter?

[Mike Sixel]

That has to hurt. A lot.

[Jocko87]

Now Taylor can bunt.

[USAFChief]

Just now, Jocko87 said:

I was gonna say, nice to have him available to pinch hit. Maybe this was what Rocco wanted? Who knows.

He'd be in the same spot, He's PHing for Luplow.

[wavedog]

Ouch!  Way to take one for the team.

[Road trip]

Get Wallner some body armour.  This seems to be a trend.

 

[jkcarew]

That’s a Wallner specialty. That pitch was MAYBE 3 inches out of the zone 😄

[Mike Sixel]

You're allowed to pull the bat back....geeze.

[SpicyGarvSauce]

1st and 2nd, nobody out...let's see how this gets screwed up.

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, Mike Sixel said:

You're allowed to pull the bat back....geeze.

twice. Ugh. seriously.

[SpicyGarvSauce]

Two missed bunt attempts in a row...classic Twins.

[SpicyGarvSauce]

Both pitches MAT bunted at were almost in the dirt. LOLOL

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, SpicyGarvSauce said:

1st and 2nd, nobody out...let's see how this gets screwed up.

strike out double play, after missing two awful bunt attempts, apparently.

[USAFChief]

That's how you lose games. Just pathetic. 

[SpicyGarvSauce]

HAHAHAHA

This team will not win a playoff game.

[wavedog]

You get the bunt down - then Julien gets a sac fly.   Team can't execute though

[Mike Sixel]

MAT really, really, really, really bad there. Wow.

[Jocko87]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

He'd be in the same spot, He's PHing for Luplow.

More of a coincidence. Main point is we won't really know.

[Blyleven2011]

I don't think this is funny  2 days in a row , especially since the FO could have added some bullpen help last winter ...

Twins have a lead and bullpen can't hold it   , the joke is on the FO for there evaluation  on contructing this 2023 team   , they did fine with starting pitchers  but ignored the rest  ....

[Schmoeman5]

4 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

Now Taylor can bunt.

Or not. And he did not pull back on either of those 2 attempts

[USAFChief]

Just now, Jocko87 said:

More of a coincidence. Main point is we won't really know.

But we do know.

Luplow oh-fer with a GIDP.  The other options was Wallner. Against a RH starter. THey end up PHing Wallner, for Luplow...against a RHer. Who else was he going to PH for? 

[Mike Sixel]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

But we do know.

Luplow oh-fer with a GIDP.  The other options was Wallner. Against a RH starter. THey end up PHing Wallner, for Luplow...against a RHer. Who else was he going to PH for? 

sigh. That's got to be the ballgame right there. Just awful at bat by MAT, who is a good bunter. Mind. Boggling.

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, SpicyGarvSauce said:

HAHAHAHA

This team will not win a playoff game.

THey haven't MADE the playoffs yet.

[SwainZag]

MAT completely wasting his AB is a killer.  He shouldn't have offered at either of the first two pitches.