Game Thread: Rangers (Scherzer) v Twins (Ryan), 8/26 @ 6:15pm CT

[Sutter50]

3 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Well   whatever  Rocco was thinking  ?    Jax  made it Backfire

Jax didn't do his job, why is that Rocco's fault?

[mrtwinsfan]

Great effort on the Defense  tonight,   Jax putting a Damper on it,  i thought he was gonna go back to Duran,  

[PDX Twin]

The good news is that Jax probably can't pitch tomorrow. The bad news is that there is no one better out there.

[Dave Borton]

This is a division leading team? Good grief.

[Aggies7]

Fire Marshall Floro in to turn the lights out.

[BiggestRoccoFan]

This is what happens when you keep pulling starters after the 5th. Yes Ryan could have faced a few more hitters.

It totally messes up the bullpen and our genius of a manager seems to never learn.

Jax obviously did not help in this case but the bullpen lines up much better when they come in the game in the 7th inning.

[Cave Bear]

1 minute ago, Sutter50 said:

Jax didn't do his job, why is that Rocco's fault?

Jax is NOT a closer - why put him in that situation?

[MABB1959]

Seems like they are trying to lose

[GCTF]

Designated Florossignment.

[Aggies7]

3 BBs and 2 HBPs this inning

 

[insagt1]

Twins pen a mess tonite. That 9th inning was pretty ugly. Ruined a decent game by handing the Rangers 4 runs.

[Longdistancetwins]

A national audience for this…😪

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, MABB1959 said:

Seems like they are trying to lose

Wonder why you think that,     with that great display of inneptitude  ,   it was a good game 

[RpR]

Back assward blow out revenge.

[Nine of twelve]

Oy. Well, let’s see if the boys can make me happy. 

[PDX Twin]

Just now, insagt1 said:

Twins pen a mess tonite. That 9th inning was pretty ugly. Ruined a decent game by handing the Rangers 4 runs.

That's what they did. Hits can be lucky or due to poor defense, but walks and HBP are purely on the pitcher.

[USAFChief]

Think about this:

The Twins went from a 2-2 tie, runners on first and second, 1 out, to

down by 3 runs...

WITHOUT TEXAS PUTTING A BALL IN PLAY.

[Mortimerkenny21]

4 minutes ago, davidborton said:

This is a division leading team? Good grief.

Yup, I mean it's the ALC. But we beat them the last two games. We were up against Scherzer, and Jax imploded. Strikes & gutters. There's always tomorrow.

[Schmoeman5]

Didn't Chapman blow a 2 or 3 run lead vs the Twins a couple years ago as a yankee 

[lukeduke1980]

4 games over .500 seems to be our sweet spot

[Dave Borton]

5 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

3 BBs and 2 HBPs this inning

 

Silly me. I always thought relievers were to throw some strikes.

[Aggies7]

1 minute ago, USAFChief said:

Think about this:

The Twins went from a 2-2 tie, runners on first and second, 1 out, to

down by 3 runs...

WITHOUT TEXAS PUTTING A BALL IN PLAY.

is that bad 

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Think about this:

The Twins went from a 2-2 tie, runners on first and second, 1 out, to

down by 3 runs...

WITHOUT TEXAS PUTTING A BALL IN PLAY.

Hard to do,  Surprised No

[Longdistancetwins]

1 minute ago, Schmoeman5 said:

Didn't Chapman blow a 2 or 3 run lead vs the Twins a couple years ago as a yankee 

I was vaguely trying to recall that, as well.

[USAFChief]

Lah-who, Zah-her.

[Nine of twelve]

Well, that’s baseball. **** happens. 

[AceWrigley]

Jax, 28 pitches to get 1 out.

[RpR]

Julien , Kepler and Polanco were the entire Twins offense.

[AceWrigley]

Well tomorrow maybe we can Ober their Montgomery.

[MABB1959]

3 minutes ago, RpR said:

Julien , Kepler and Polanco were the entire Twins offense.

What possible statistic would make Rocco ccput Gallo in the lineup instead of MAT.