Game Thread: Twins (Gray) v Rays (Glasnow), 9/11/23 @ 6:40 CT

[wsnydes]

Edited September 11, 2023 by wsnydes
Added Rays lineup.

[wsnydes]

Polanco to the Bereavement List, Celestino recalled.

[wsnydes]

On this somber anniversary day, I'd like to take the opportunity to thank first responders.

[stringer bell]

No Wallner today. Probably a good call to give him a day off or two. 

[wsnydes]

Rays lineup added above.

[insagt1]

I don't care how they do it, but they MUST beat the Rays. End of story.

[Road trip]

Pretty powerful lineup for the Rays, even without Franco (possibly forever) and Paredes (day off?).  Glasnow of course is a tough pitcher regardless of what the Rays lineup looks like.  

[Sutter50]

4 minutes ago, insagt1 said:

I don't care how they do it, but they MUST beat the Rays. End of story.

What will happen if they dont?

[Mike Sixel]

9 minutes ago, Sutter50 said:

What will happen if they dont?

Cats and dogs living together, that sort of thing, I'd guess..

[Dave Borton]

Liking the lineup and liking odds of Gray going deep into the game after teammate Lopez did. Gray will want to not be left behind in that comparison; that kind of competitor.

[big dog]

17 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Cats and dogs living together, that sort of thing, I'd guess..

Real Old Testament stuff.

[Dave Borton]

26 minutes ago, Sutter50 said:

What will happen if they dont?

Our threads will get pizzy again <winks>.

[Dave Borton]

Just now, big dog said:

Real Old Testament stuff.

 

[Mortimerkenny21]

28 minutes ago, Road trip said:

Pretty powerful lineup for the Rays, even without Franco (possibly forever) and Paredes (day off?).  Glasnow of course is a tough pitcher regardless of what the Rays lineup looks like.  

Sometimes it's the tough pitchers that we make work though. Let's make him look unspectacular tonight!

[Dave Borton]

Arozarena. .208 last 15 games. Will he heat up for the series?

[CRF]

49 minutes ago, Road trip said:

Pretty powerful lineup for the Rays, even without Franco (possibly forever) and Paredes (day off?).  Glasnow of course is a tough pitcher regardless of what the Rays lineup looks like.  

Paredes got hit on the hand with a pitch the other day. He's been sitting for a couple games. 

[Nine of twelve]

36 minutes ago, davidborton said:

Liking the lineup and liking odds of Gray going deep into the game after teammate Lopez did. Gray will want to not be left behind in that comparison; that kind of competitor.

My take on Gray is that he doesn’t need anyone else to motivate himself. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

2 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

Cats and dogs living together, that sort of thing, I'd guess..

Mass hysteria?

(er almost)

 

[wsnydes]

5 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

Mass hysteria?

(er almost)

 

Missa Hilarious?  Bach by Jar Jar Binks?

[USAFChief]

2 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

Cats and dogs living together, that sort of thing, I'd guess..

No big deal

 

[insagt1]

2 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

Cats and dogs living together, that sort of thing, I'd guess..

mostly, I will be unhappy! O's have a huge 4 game series with TB starting Thursday. It would be nice if they still had a 3 game lead...especially since their pitching right now is really hurting.

And of course, I want the Twins to put Cleveland away ASAP and being able to beat the 2nd best team in the AL would be very neat.

[stringer bell]

I've got a feeling that the passed ball will come back to hurt the Twins.

[RickOShea]

Castro took round about way, cost Twins a hit.

[mrtwinsfan]

Sonny,  Not fooling anyone so far

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

I've got a feeling that the passed ball will come back to hurt the Twins.

Same feeling, here.

[stringer bell]

If he can keep it to one run, it will be a job well done for Gray.

[Mortimerkenny21]

Thank goodness, but that pitch count is going to catch up to him quick.

[Nine of twelve]

4 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

If he can keep it to one run, it will be a job well done for Gray.

Job well done. Now let’s get to work on getting that run back. 

[IaBeanCounter]

3 hits, HBP and 33 pitches, but only one run.  Hope this is Gray's bad inning and he can get through 5 innings.

[USAFChief]

4 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

If he can keep it to one run, it will be a job well done* for Gray.

I'd say *could'a been much worse" but yeah. Maybe good recovery.