Royals (Lugo) v Twins (Zebby!); 8/13 @ 6:40pm CT

[mnfireman]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

How nervous must one be making their MLB pitching debut? I’d be like that guy in the movie “the scout” with Brendan Fraser when the guy was afraid to come out of the clubhouse 

Just need Gene Hackman to show you that the distance from the mound to homeplate is the same, 90 feet between bases is the same, etc... ;)

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Keep it going!

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

And take some help from the Royals!

[USAFChief]

Contact play!

[Craig Arko]

Guys look pretty determined, and having fun, too.

[mnfireman]

All the support you need rook....

[Danchat]

Nice job jumping out to a solid lead to support the rookie starter. 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Could tell from the ABs from Willi and Royce, they have a good read on Lugo.

[CRF]

Keep piling it on boys. Too bad we didn't get a little of this the last 2 games against Cleve.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Bring him in, Max.

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Lots of innings on Lugo. Likely to fall off big time down the stretch.

[Patzky]

3 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

All the support you need rook....

That 4th run needs to come home, cmon guys 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Gotta get better at getting those runners home with less than 2 outs. But a crooked number is nice to see.

[USAFChief]

Kepler. Yeesh 

[mnfireman]

5 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Contact play!

Still not a fan of the contact play, but it distracted the 3B enough to make a bad throw...

[CRF]

Alligator armed that one 400 ft.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

4 minutes ago, Patzky said:

That 4th run needs to come home, cmon guys 

It did... just for the wrong team...

[RpR]

Twins have only 2 earned run but as long as runs come in, does not matter.

[stringer bell]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

Twins have only 1 earned run but as long as runs come in, does not matter.

Two earned. 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Way to shake it off, Zebby.

[gregens]

It would be real nice to score some runs in the 2nd inning and have Lugo throw another 30 pitches.

[Blyleven2011]

4 up 4 down  , then a solo homer , then 2 up and 2 down ...

I'd say he recovered and not a bad start for the rookie , keep it low and get those grounders ...

[Craig Arko]

Good composure, kid.

[mnfireman]

1 minute ago, gregens said:

It would be real nice to score some runs in the 2nd inning and have Lugo throw another 30 pitches.

Except that Lugo is going to pound the strike zone until the team shows they can keep hitting....3 pitches 2 outs so far...

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

That was too easy for Lugo.

[mnfireman]

3 minutes ago, gregens said:

It would be real nice to score some runs in the 2nd inning and have Lugo throw another 30 pitches.

9 pitch inning, way to keep the pressure on...

[mnfireman]

Just now, mnfireman said:

9 pitch inning, way to keep the pressure on...

My bad, 8 pitch inning....

[Aggies7]

I’m just waiting for the Zebby Matthews/Seby Zavala playoff matchup 

[Patzky]

Here's a challenge for Zebby.

[Patzky]

Margot takes it himself.