Brewers (Henderson) vs Twins (Prielipp): 5/16/26, 6:10pm

[Aggies7]

Royce gotta go man. I don’t watch nearly as many games as I used to and all I see is this dude strikeout on the same pitch over and over Again 

[jaimedude]

Time to demote Royce Lewis, he is completely lost at the plate. 

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Sigh...

[mrtwinsfan]

Boy its hard to be a fan - even after i said they might lose 100  i still root for wins every game ,   

[Aggies7]

20-26 *raspberry noise*

[Patzky]

2 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

That should be Lewis last MLB swing for a long time.  Tomorrow AA.

Arcia and Culpeper can both come up for Royce and Gray. Let em play, Culpeper can learn from a respected veteran instead of looking over his shoulder at a liability next to him on the infield.

 

[jaimedude]

One of the most frustrating Twins games all year. The starting pitching was fantastic both Friday and today. 

[gil4]

6 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

Heard a story from Gladden on the radio earlier this week about, when the entire team was in a slump, they gathered all the bats together in the dugout, threw them in the dumpster, and lit them on fire.  Not sure it worked, but I would say it's worth a try right about now.

I thought he finished that story with they lost the next six games.  But it still might be worth a try.  

[Over The Hill Again]

Lewis gotta go. Forget that Jersey Night thing. 

[Church of Kreidler]

Tough ending! But that was a good challenge from Grey to keep play going. Hopefully we can them leave town with a bitter taste in their mouth tomorrow and prevent a sweep!

[tony&rodney]

Maybe tomorrow.

[SD happy]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Royce gotta go man. I don’t watch nearly as many games as I used to and all I see is this dude strikeout on the same pitch over and over Again 

He swings like he expects every pitch is a fastball, middle, middle.

[Western SD Fan]

Just now, gil4 said:

I thought he finished that story with they lost the next six games.  But it still might be worth a try.  

You're right.  They still did lose the next six games, but like you, I'm willing to take a chance it may work this time!

[thelanges5]

0-8 RISP. Feast or famine offense. Looked pretty good against Cleveland and the Marlins but nonexistent this series. 

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, jaimedude said:

Time to demoted Royce Lewis, he is completely lost at the plate. 

they gotta try a different approach -  bring Arcia up  send royce anywhere put Brooks at 3b -   Gotta at least show fans ya might care , and gray dont belong here either- even as a backup ,  this is insanity

[Patzky]

Just now, krink said:

Tough ending! But that was a good challenge from Grey to keep play going. Hopefully we can them leave town with a bitter taste in their mouth tomorrow and prevent a sweep!

Like a bad brisket, Twins games are full of tough endings and a lack of smoke when needed.

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Arcia and Culpeper can both come up for Royce and Gray. Let em play, Culpeper can learn from a respected veteran instead of looking over his shoulder at a liability next to him on the infield.

 

concur 

[gil4]

4 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Royce gotta go man. I don’t watch nearly as many games as I used to and all I see is this dude strikeout on the same pitch over and over Again 

Yep.  Slider at the knees, 4-6" off the plate.  

[Patzky]

Just now, thelanges5 said:

0-8 RISP. Feast or famine offense. Looked pretty good against Cleveland and the Marlins but nonexistent this series. 

Brewers are levels above the Marlins and Guards, to he fair.

[Sjoski]

another bitter pill to swallow. A masterful pitching performance completely wasted by a lineup that went cold when the lights got bright. 

 

 

[jaimedude]

 Many non-professional at bats by Twins this evening. Brewers have decent pitching but Twins did themselves no favors. To many chases of the slider or change-ups. Bullpen was good tonight.

[gil4]

They say misery loves company.  I enjoyed the game thread, even if the MLB.TV free weekend is feeling overpriced right now.  

[Sjoski]

1 minute ago, gil4 said:

MLB.TV free weekend is feeling overpriced right now.  

Can stream for free @ 

Mlb66(dot)ir 

 

Any game 

 

[Western SD Fan]

I know it has been tough with the bats this weekend.  The bullpen has done their job this weekend.  The starters have done their job.  Coming into this series, I have expected the Brewers to bang balls off the Target Field walls like they did to us last season.  The pitching has kept the Brewers in check for the most part.  I can be disappointed in the results, but we have been in every game, and I'll take that as a small victory.

[RpR]

[Church of Kreidler]

2 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

I know it has been tough with the bats this weekend.  The bullpen has done their job this weekend.  The starters have done their job.  Coming into this series, I have expected the Brewers to bang balls off the Target Field walls like they did to us last season.  The pitching has kept the Brewers in check for the most part.  I can be disappointed in the results, but we have been in every game, and I'll take that as a small victory.

Especially considering we only had our first one loss game a few weeks ago? They’re doing good at keeping the losses from getting catastrophic!

[RpR]

10 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

concur 

Arcia would make Lewis and Wallner look like Gold Gloves.

[SteveLV]

They simply are not a good team.  Starting pitching has been better than expected after losing Lopez.

All other components, hitting, fielding and relief pitching, is AAA level.

As noted repeatedly above, Lewis is completely lost at this point, and the costly error only makes this more obvious on this particular evening.

To the poster that thought they might reach .500 this season, good luck with that.  (But I would be astonished and delighted to be wrong!)

[thelanges5]

Arcia/Gray platoon would be better than Lewis at this point. 

[thelanges5]

9 minutes ago, RpR said:

Royce Lewis and James Outman have identical .554 OPS.