Astros 3, Twins 2: Houston Walks-Off Duran and the Twins

[BrokenCompass]

When the Twins go into these offensive slumps they are unwatchable - at least for me. 

2 runs, 3 runs, 2 runs, 1 run....watching the Twins try to score runs is like watching a 2 year-old try to pour themselves a glass of milk. They're overmatched, unprepared, and it's just a big mess. 

When fringe signings like Ty France and Harrison Bader are your most reliable bats, it's pretty awful. Of course, I suppose you could invest in the side stories, such as: Will Correa come around before it's too late? Is Buxton due for another injury? Will Jose Miranda frustrate Twins fans once again? 

Lucy's holding the football, folks. And we're all Charlie Brown. 

[AceWrigley]

14 hours ago, SD happy said:

Bride is leading a charmed baseball life. With Lewis out, he should be guaranteed a roster spot for at least a couple more weeks. 

It's all in his plan.

[Whitey333]

Great game by Ryan.  Bottom line is just another listless loss.  They have now lost 7 of their past 9.  Getting tired of Lewis injuries and how people panic when he goes down.  My god except for the past week or so he's been invisible for the past year and a half.  I doubt Buxton plays sunday since he must have a bruise and wacko Rocco babies these guys so much.  I hope they win Sunday but idk

[AceWrigley]

6 hours ago, Mark G said:

About Royce Lewis:

One has to wonder if he will ever play a full season.  Hopefully they can come up with a therapy regimen that will help him.  He is a hell of a talent.  

 

 

Feeling a bit squiggy back there takes on a new meaning.

[AceWrigley]

Watching Joe Ryan pitch is definitely worth the price of admission.

[JD-TWINS]

15 hours ago, Blyleven2011 said:

It was a good game , then it was not ...

Wasn't what we had hoped for , Ryan pitched effectively  and brown for Houston too ...

I'd tip my hat to brown for pitching a great game but our hitters make all pitchers look good ...

Not many hits for either team but Houston manage to double their hit total with 2 hits and that walk and walked it off bottom of ninth ..

To many strikeouts  , nice that Lee is showing he can hit , 14 game hitting streaks are hard to come by ...

Not looking like we did in May but we are resembling what we looked like in April  , sad but true ...

Can't blame it on pitching as much as you can about the offense  ...

When pitching is good , the hitting isn't good   ...

When the pitching is bad , the hitting is bad ...

While I agree that our offense could be much better ………Brown had a 1.76 ERA entering the game v. other Teams.

The line from the author that one bullpen would lose and the other would win can certainly be applied to the two offenses as well! We gotta make something happen …..Abreu threw one or two strikes each AB and went to 3-2 three times and we couldn’t be disciplined enough to walk…….I get he throws 100 but Teams seem to be able to walk off Duran when he’s not in the zone. Closer misses from Abreu, but the 3rd straight time he threw a slider out of the zone on 3-2, we gotta play the % and “take”, IMO.

[JD-TWINS]

13 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

Pretty good game. Both Ryan and Brown pitched really well. Wallner looked over matched but that happens when good pitchers are sharp.

Miranda cannot be among the first 5 choices to recall. Right now he is a total mess, as bad as he has ever been in his career. Gasper or Julien are the first choices which will cause alarm, but relax because the Twins will likely bring back Keisey Jr. to play defense and pinch run. Bride? I guess he is a relief pitcher now.

Makes sense to bring up Kiersey as Buxton is dinged a bit and Castro slots into the IF ……,2B with Lee & Bride covering 3B. McCusker is a longer shot…….probably need POTENTIAL offensive upside more than defensive OF depth!

[tony&rodney]

1 minute ago, JD-TWINS said:

Makes sense to bring up Kiersey as Buxton is dinged a bit and Castro slots into the IF ……,2B with Lee & Bride covering 3B. McCusker is a longer shot…….probably need POTENTIAL offensive upside more than defensive OF depth!

A concern for me when McCusker was called up was whether or not he would play regularly. He didn't, which is the manager's decision. While it is nearly impossible to know, McCusker is nowhere near the player now that he was before being called up. He looks like his confidence has been stomped on. Baseball punishes hesitation and loss of confidence. 

The Twins will choose Keirsey Jr. and it will be a good choice because he can provide some defense and speed. Will he actually get regular playing time? Doubtful.

[Old Crow]

I think what really bothers me is in a tight game we get two on no outs and we can't even advance the runners to put some pressure on the infield.

[Jacksson]

Wasn't this the game in which the Twinkies, in one of the middle innings with the score tied 2-2 had runners on 1st & 2nd with NO OUTS and did not bunt the runners over?  The inning ended with the runners stranded.  They must call him ROCCO because that is what he has in his head when it comes to baseball strategy.  As soon as that happened, I knew the Twinkies would end up losing.