Game Thread: Twins (López) @ Tigers (Skubal), 4/12 @ 5:40pm CT (delayed; et start 6:40)

[Winston Smith]

Going out on a limb but the Twins may need to start hitting better or the season could get away from them.

[RpR]

1 minute ago, Winston Smith said:

Going out on a limb but the Twins may need to start hitting better or the season could get away from them.

It has been 8 years since they lost 100 games.

[RpR]

Tigers lead 15 Ks to 10.

[jkcarew]

Got Tonkin just in time.

It would be a shame to have to use a good pitcher right now.

Smart.

[Hubie29]

2 minutes ago, RpR said:

It has been 8 years since they lost 100 games.

You can argue this team has a worse lineup

[IndyTwinsFan]

I was actually thinking of turning the game on.  After reading what's been going on, I think I'll pass on this one.

Yet another game with absolutely no hitting, and no real pitching either.  Problem is that none of that surprises me anymore. 

[Tlaker]

5 minutes ago, RpR said:

It has been 8 years since they lost 100 games.

That’s a highlight to you?

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, Hubie29 said:

You can argue this team has a worse lineup

It was not a bomba squad but they did hit a goodly number of home runs.

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

It has been 8 years since they lost 100 games.

And 5 since they won 100. 

[RpR]

Just now, Tlaker said:

That’s a highlight to you?

That is a fact for those who think the world is ending.

[jkcarew]

Buxton’s going to avoid the golden sombrero the old fashioned way…by grabbing some pine.

[RpR]

Just now, Schmoeman5 said:

And 5 since they won 100. 

Ah positive thinking.

[knothole61]

20 minutes ago, Hubie29 said:

Twins will be 20+ games out of first by the all star break.  Save this post. 

Best guess = 9 games back. Save this...

[IndyTwinsFan]

18 minutes ago, RpR said:

They were showing signs last years.

... and even more signs this year, thus far.

[RpR]

Margo stops his slide towards the Mendoza line.

[Tlaker]

3 minutes ago, RpR said:

That is a fact for those who think the world is ending.

World is not ending, but this team has no talent and is mismanaged. There’s a fact for you…… you can sugarcoat all you want but…..

[mrtwinsfan]

22 minutes ago, lecroy24fan said:

Tonkin pitching his way to DFA land after the game tonight.

how much Cash considerations will the  Twins owe the Mets $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Danchat]

Gotta love how Wallner takes the pitch right down the middle, then swings at two pitches nowhere near the strike zone. So many terrible PAs from these hitters so far this year.

[Guest]

López is an ACE? Come on!

[RpR]

3 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

World is not ending, but this team has no talent and is mismanaged. There’s a fact for you…… you can sugarcoat all you want but…..

If you say so.

[Hubie29]

3 minutes ago, Tlaker said:

World is not ending, but this team has no talent and is mismanaged. There’s a fact for you…… you can sugarcoat all you want but…..

Nail on the head about the talent. The talent we/ they think they have, is WAY over rated!

[Hubie29]

You remember the queasy, unsure, hesitant feeling we had entering opening day? The lack of improving the roster during the off-season?  The abundance of reclamation projects we supposedly picked up to improve the roster? Well it's all coming to fruition.

[Guest]

This team does not take themselves serious. Lots of people say Spring Training is not important, or results are not important. The Twins are in this group. I believe Spring Training is important to get ready for the season. They are more interested in golf strokes than bat strokes. The Twins organization is very disappointing. No one is being held accountable and haven’t been held accountable for four years!

[RpR]

Buxton would have gotten that one.

[mrtwinsfan]

9 minutes ago, Verified Member said:

López is an ACE? Come on!

Only on this Team, 

[Schmoeman5]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

Buxton would have gotten that one.

Maybe. But he's not out there. So we'll never know.

[RickOShea]

Jackson\s pride takes a major hit, as he is replaced Castro, a utility player/

[Aggies7]

Is that the new rule for utility players to pitch? 8 run lead?

[jkcarew]

27 minutes ago, RpR said:

Tigers lead 15 Ks to 10.

Yep. Strike outs are an issue for the Twins. But as the Dodgers showed and as Detroit is showing tonight…the bigger problem is what’s happening when we DON’T strike out. And that’s pretty consistently nothing.

[Aggies7]

Shutout avoided! 😂