Game Thread: Mets (Megill) v Twins (López), 9/10 @ 1:10pm CT

[Blyleven2011]

There goes a winning streak  ,

Damn good game By lopez

[glunn]

Can't win 'em all.

[Parfigliano]

9 minutes ago, rwilfong86 said:

Well, taking 2/3 against the Mets is better than losing the series, another winnable game lost late. 

Tough to sweep in MLB even a trash pile team like my Mets.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Mama said there would be days like this...

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Should have PH Jeffers there, hindsight being 20/20 and all...

So he could stike out instead?

[rwilfong86]

3 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

I'd hit Jeffers here.

It makes too much sense, Rocco never pinch hits for Vazquez even though Jeffers is a better hitter

[Mortimerkenny21]

[William K Johnson]

Think the league has caught up with Julien and Wallner?    Can't leave that many runners in scoring position and expect to win a game.

[Schmoeman5]

A good game by PL.  the Twins vs TB coming up. Tampa Bay still playing to win AL East. So it should be a good measuring stick. Unless the Twins think the Central is a wrap and start resting guys. 

[Mortimerkenny21]

It always sucks to lose one, but even feels like more of a shame with how excellent Pablo pitched.

[rwilfong86]

18 minutes ago, William K Johnson said:

Think the league has caught up with Julien and Wallner?    Can't leave that many runners in scoring position and expect to win a game.

Wallner yes, Julien is still drawing walks. Wallner is becoming Gallo 2.0 

[joefish]

Godoumit Jax. 

Pablo deserved a W. Great game.

[Tlaker]

Any stat guy out there… what’s the Twins’ record on series ending games after they had already won the series or at least can not lose the series? 
Seems Rocco ….. oh never mind 

I am just talking this year, but if you want to post career records… fine 

[jkcarew]

1 hour ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Bloop doubles and (hit) batters will haunt...

I think it was more about the lazy sweeper, belt high, over the middle of the plate, drilled to the wall, that came later.

[tony&rodney]

2 hours ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Pablo pitched great,   im still wondering why Julien wouldnt at least swing at that last pitch, way to close to take, ,  even if he walks,  Then what ??  .   Not to bright in that at bat,  

While I'm hoping he might swing at that pitch in that situation, Pablo Lopez proved what happens when most batters swing at pitches out of the strike zone. Even pitches a half inch off of the plate reduce chances for contact. Julien does not successfully hit those pitches in any event and he is in a slump right now making it even more unlikely. Hitting a baseball is really hard. Although we all might want Julien to swing in that situation, the pitch was not one he is likely to hit so he takes it.

[insagt1]

Jax blew a magnificent game pitched by Pablo. I naturally want Twins to beat up on TB. Regarding our two really slump ridden hitters Wallner and Julien...they are both striking out far too much. While Julien is getting walks, he has totally stopped hitting. Wallner also has hit a wall. they both need a game or two off. When you get a great start by your pitcher, even against a very poor team, you must get him some runs. Our guys were 0-10 with RISP.

I know you can't win them all, but they should have won this one and swept the Mets. It was there for them. Twins have to know by now that Jax isn't a closer. Guardians lost again, so all this does is take another game off the schedule. Twins still in excellent shape for the division. But some adjustments to the lineup are in order. Especially with Polanco away for awhile.

[insagt1]

4 hours ago, BH67 said:

Yankees and Mets combined offense today through 17 innings at the plate:

2 singles, 3 walks, 2 hit batters, 23 strikeouts.

Neither has yet lost.

and neither did!

[SwainZag]

4 hours ago, insagt1 said:

Jax blew a magnificent game pitched by Pablo. I naturally want Twins to beat up on TB. Regarding our two really slump ridden hitters Wallner and Julien...they are both striking out far too much. While Julien is getting walks, he has totally stopped hitting. Wallner also has hit a wall. they both need a game or two off. When you get a great start by your pitcher, even against a very poor team, you must get him some runs. Our guys were 0-10 with RISP.

I know you can't win them all, but they should have won this one and swept the Mets. It was there for them. Twins have to know by now that Jax isn't a closer. Guardians lost again, so all this does is take another game off the schedule. Twins still in excellent shape for the division. But some adjustments to the lineup are in order. Especially with Polanco away for awhile.

Yeah, Jax gave up the big hit to Stewart, but it was set up on an extremely lucky pop fly double by Lindor.  That ball had a xBA of .070. 

The offense blew a magnificent game pitched by Pablo.