Game Thread: Twins (Lopez) v Rangers (Heaney), 8/24/23 @ 6:10 CT

[CRF]

Oh no...not Floro!

[tony&rodney]

If you are watching the game, know the strike zone, and watch the pitches you can call balls and strikes reasonably well from your couch. Batters rarely worry about the strike zone because they generally are quick to adapt to how an umpire is calling a game.  If you look at how the pitches are recorded (plotted) versus what you see, there is a real difference on many occasions. Generally, the plotted pitches are shown as close to strikes if they were called strikes. Not very useful for specifics. A box score doesn't differentiate between a line drive and and a routine slow ground ball that the official scorer rules a hit. In any event, MLB needs the ABS system. I'm starting to enjoy AAA milb games more and more because of that consistency.  

[MMMordabito]

Whatever happens, Winder gave this team a huge boost tonight.

[GusGus11]

We have to treat this inning like its the 9th hitting

 

Wallner, Correa, Lewis due up

 

And Chapman lurking in the 9th. Lefty throwing 100 cant be how we draw it up

[RpR]

14 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

He might coach that Tuesday night Softball league

Beer Pong, boys.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Matt Wallner needs to work on his launch angle. Unacceptable.

[RpR]

The lead off hit curse was broken.

[GusGus11]

Badly need our first hit with a runner on this inning

[CRF]

Bout time CC!

[tony&rodney]

Wallner is fast.

[RickOShea]

Imperative to get Correa to 3rd!!!!!!!!!!

[GusGus11]

Correa!!!!!

 

He delivers!!!!

[RpR]

Just now, RickOShea said:

Imperative to get Correa to 3rd!!!!!!!!!!

He is definitely NOT fleet of foot, best where he is.

[IndianaTwin]

The wall giveth and the wall taketh away. Wallner’s hit so hard he was held to a single. Correa’s stuck at the base and gave Wallner time to score. 

[Craig Arko]

Props to Winder for keeping it close.

[Aggies7]

Texas bullpen pulling a Minnesota bullpen 

[GusGus11]

They were not under any circumstances going to throw a strike to Royce there

Uh oh. Lefty coming in. Cmon boys!!

[RpR]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Texas bullpen pulling a Minnesota bullpen 

So far....

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

He is definitely NOT fleet of foot, best where he is.

Sacrifice fly, if you get him before 2 out. My bad for not being more specific.

 

[mrtwinsfan]

9 minutes ago, MMMordabito said:

Whatever happens, Winder gave this team a huge boost tonight.

Rumor has it,  that was his first time Smileing in the Dugout

[Aggies7]

Oh ffs

[Cris E]

Kepler, YEAH!

Kepler (2022) Oh...

[Aggies7]

Oh FFS!!!!!!!!  💣 

[Cris E]

Jeffers with the adult AB. We do have a little sand on this roster.

[RpR]

Jeffers did what Kep should have.

[Craig Arko]

Good pinch hit.

[Cris E]

So we're sending Winder back out there I hope.

[Aggies7]

Ha, that bat flip was something 

[MMMordabito]

Ka-Boom!!!

[GusGus11]

LIke I said this was the inning. What a comeback.

 

Top of the order for Texas due up. Cmon Jax.