Reds 6, Twins 5: Twins Snatch Fifth Straight Loss from the Jaws of Victory

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15 hours ago, TwinsDr2021 said:

He took a foul ball off the hand, stayed in the game but was pinch hit for  the next inning.

That hurt more than him because it was Vasquez with the game on the line.....

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15 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

Pointless to blame Wallner for his play in the outfield when he is a DH. The Twins have had others outfielders like him .... Josh Willingham for one. When The Plan includes rostering multiple position players who are best at DH the ball will find them. It becomes much more noticeable in close games but it is always there. If Nelson Cruz had been the right or left fielder every day for the Twins he would not have been very popular. The players are putting out the effort. The skills in the field and on the bases are just not available. Hopefully the Twins can improve at the plate but we should acknowledge that opposing pitchers are doing their best to thwart that outcome. 

Partially fair and I get the all-out hustle thing. I'll meet you half way, but someone (besides an irascible fan with an itch like me) could kind of point out to him that diving for balls in the outfield usually results in a bad outcome if you're not one of those elite fielders....besides, with the way the Twins have been dropping like flies lately, wouldn't it be dandy if he broke his wrist diving for a ball?