Twins (Bradley) vs Tigers (Melton): 6/9/26, 5:40pm CDT

[Patzky]

Total momentum shift. Expect a big inning by Detroit.

[Twindy]

Six pitches and the sides retired. Don’t know if either one of them swung at  a strike.

[Chris Hove]

Wow we load the bases and then strikeout twice on 6 pitches. Seems about right.

Edited 9 hours ago by Chris Hove

[AugieOjedaFanboy]

My stupid MLB app is convinced I'm in Detroit rn....

[mrtwinsfan]

its amazing  what  Pressure does to alot of Players ,   byron   w.t..hell was that !!

[Chris Hove]

1 minute ago, karcherd said:

If only we had another option for SS, but I guess Gray is the best option we have in the organization.

We need Christian Guzman back.

[jkcarew]

Melton learning quick to simply not throw the ball over the plate to Buxton.

[IndyTwinsFan]

Bases loaded, then two 3-pitch strikeouts to end the inning.  Double AARGH!

[Vanimal46]

Jeeze. The long ball is killing Bradley. 

[Western SD Fan]

2 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Total momentum shift. Expect a big inning by Detroit.

Right on cue.

[Chris Hove]

Geez Riley Greene runs like Miguel Cabrera. Looks like he has weights on his back.

[Patzky]

After we blew it this was entirely to be expected.

[IndyTwinsFan]

Taj has not impressed me thus far!

This is already beginning to look like a loss, and we're only in the second inning. 

Sigh!

[mrtwinsfan]

6 minutes ago, karcherd said:

He is not moving around nearly as much as he was, he is much more stable then his previous stint before going down.  He actually went with the pitch which he hasn't been doing.

Looked more like desperation than going with the pitch ,   Luke  went with his and got a clean hit,    he needs to get that PULL everything out if his head 

[ashbury]

If the Gameday feed is correct, one homer went out on a curveball, one was a four-seamer.  I'm sure the coaching staff is on top of this, but might Taj be tipping his pitches?

[Parfigliano]

4 minutes ago, karcherd said:

If only we had another option for SS, but I guess Gray is the best option we have in the organization.

🫩

[Patzky]

Just now, IndyTwinsFan said:

Taj has not impressed me thus far!

This is already beginning to look like a loss, and we're only in the second inning. 

Sigh!

Had a game last week too, Buck lead off with a HR and that was all she wrote 

[karcherd]

4 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Looked more like desperation than going with the pitch ,   Luke  went with his and got a clean hit,    he needs to get that PULL everything out if his head 

He had two strikes on him and he was protecting the plate.  He was not looking to pull the ball.  Don't let facts get in the way of your narrative.

[ashbury]

4 minutes ago, Chris Hove said:

We need Christian Guzman back.

At age 48 he has lost at least a step.

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

If the Gameday feed is correct, one homer went out on a curveball, one was a four-seamer.  I'm sure the coaching staff is on top of this, but might Taj be tipping his pitches?

more a middle of plate issue  ?

[IndyTwinsFan]

1 minute ago, Patzky said:

Had a game last week too, Buck lead off with a HR and that was all she wrote 

This game could easily be a repeat of that game.

[Chris Hove]

I have looked at Taj Bradley's last few starts. It seems like his stuff is there he's just not locating, and executing his pitches early in the count. When he's behind in the count it seems like he gets predictable and hangs some cookies that the hitters don't miss.

 

He has been better tonight, that hit by Greene was a good pitch, but I think hitters are catching on to him. IMO

[Patzky]

As a rule if you throw strikes you typically won't be pitching with a hitters count.

[Patzky]

Just now, Chris Hove said:

I have looked at Taj Bradley's last few starts. It seems like his stuff is there he's just not locating, and executing his pitches early in the count. When he's behind in the count it seems like he gets predictable and hangs some cookies that the hitters don't miss.

 

He has been better tonight, that hit by Greene was a good pitch, but I think hitters are catching on to him. IMO

Why Ryan is not disposable.

[Chris Hove]

2 minutes ago, ashbury said:

At age 48 he has lost at least a step.

Might still be an upgrade? lol

[hitterscount]

This is who Bradley is…. he should be better than he is, and occasionally will string a few nice starts together to give you hope but he has little command of the zone. He’s a chucker that throws balls at the plate and when not throwing strikes is not very good. Tampa gave him every opportunity to stay in the rotation, what we are seeing is why they gave up.

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, Chris Hove said:

Might still be an upgrade? lol

Especially compared to guys who never had a step?  😁

[Vanimal46]

4 minutes ago, ashbury said:

If the Gameday feed is correct, one homer went out on a curveball, one was a four-seamer.  I'm sure the coaching staff is on top of this, but might Taj be tipping his pitches?

Whatever it may be, it’s concerning. 0 HRs given up in his first 5 starts. 8 and counting in his next 7 starts. 

[Patzky]

Not sure why Caratini hasn't gone to the mound. Halitosis?

[IndyTwinsFan]

The Kitties have smoked several balls so far.  Doesn't bode well for the rest of the game.