Game Thread: Twins (López) v Guardians (Giolito), 9/4 @ 5:10pm CT

[Jocko87]

21 minutes ago, MABB1959 said:

Most important game of the year!   Hitters need to give Pablo a comfortable lead.  Need Rocco to manufacture runs and limit strikeouts 

Check.

[rwilfong86]

Just now, wabene said:

Superstar!!! 

Our 3rd baseman of the present and the future 💪

[Sutter50]

Giolito just can't get that White Sox stink off of him

[wabene]

Beating a former Dirty Sox player and Cleveland at the same time is a 2 for 1 special! 

[Mortimerkenny21]

What a fun way to start a game!

[SotaSports in NM]

Lewis is doing his damnedest to make up for everyone else's RISP issues. I love watching his at bats a la 2019 Buxton.

[rwilfong86]

Just now, SotaSports said:

Lewis is doing his damnedest to make up for everyone else RISP issues. I love watching his at bats a la 2019 Buxton.

Lewis has been the spark this team has needed

[rwilfong86]

Now we just need Lopez to throw 7 good innings

[GusGus11]

Pay Royce all the money

And what a dumb pitch by Giolito. I get it he lost all control and was basically in a spot where he had to throw a strike. But that was a total meatball to the most locked in hitter in the division

[IndianaTwin]

In 2019, I was driving down an interstate in Illinois when Sano hit the grand slam against Cleveland. Pretty much all of central Illinois heard me.

Returning from visiting my son in North Carolina, Mrs. IT is thankful I opened the window for this time’s yell. 

[MABB1959]

Wow!  Where has this team been all year?

[Aggies7]

What’s the single season grand slam record?!

[MABB1959]

2 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

Now we just need Lopez to throw 7 good innings

Much easier to do with a sizable lead!

[Parfigliano]

6 minutes ago, Sutter50 said:

Giolito just can't get that White Sox stink off of him

Good.

[IndianaTwin]

As radio guys noted, Jeffers battling back from 0-2 was huge. 

[mrtwinsfan]

Nice 2nd Pablo,   Pour it on Fellas ,  already shut the Crowd up,   lets keep it that way

[MMMordabito]

1 minute ago, Aggies7 said:

What’s the single season grand slam record?!

I know Mattingly hit six. I had the baseball card commemorating it when I was a kid.

[rwilfong86]

C4!!

[Mortimerkenny21]

Ha, Correa!

[GusGus11]

Just now, IndianaTwin said:

As radio guys noted, Jeffers battling back from 0-2 was huge. 

Yup. Especially after swinging at the horrendous first pitch to fall behind then looking at a hanger to make it 0-2.

He stuck with it.

[BH67]

They missed the extra point? Rats.

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

What’s the single season grand slam record?!

Years ago I hit 10 in our back yard whiffle ball league.

[Mortimerkenny21]

Giolito, looking ugly. Hearing lots of boo's.

[Jocko87]

1 minute ago, IndianaTwin said:

As radio guys noted, Jeffers battling back from 0-2 was huge. 

I was thinking just turn the lineup over here, keep pressure on.

[GusGus11]

C4 

[Jocko87]

Just now, Mortimerkenny21 said:

Giolito, looking ugly. Hearing lots of boo's.

Sure glad we let them waiverize him.

[wabene]

This is making me very happy! I'm releasing my grudge against Giolito and trending towards pity

[rwilfong86]

1 minute ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

Giolito, looking ugly. Hearing lots of boo's.

 Makes me glad the Twins didn't get him off waivers 😅

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Years ago I hit 10 in our back yard whiffle ball league.

I still have that last wiffle ball.  It proudly sits on my fireplace mantle.

[IndianaTwin]

2 minutes ago, BH67 said:

They missed the extra point? Rats.

Correa just got it.