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

[mrtwinsfan]

2 minutes ago, karcherd said:

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

okay mr Boras !!   until he learns to lay off those pitches that are a foot of the plate , there gonna keep tempting him , ,  i want him to be the Player we all thought  -  No narrative here !!

[Patzky]

Whew. Had the feeling we wouldn't score. Had the feeling they would.

[karcherd]

4 minutes ago, 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

The curveball to Dingler he hung though.  

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, karcherd said:

The curveball to Dingler he hung though.  

[karcherd]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

okay mr Boras !!   until he learns to lay off those pitches that are a foot of the plate , there gonna keep tempting him , ,  i want him to be the Player we all thought  -  No narrative here !!

Again, two strikes, you protect the plate, the pitch was not that far outside.  And he has been letting more of those low and outside pitches go since his call up.  We need more production from him, but I am seeing changes and being honest about it. 

[Vanimal46]

3 minutes ago, hitterscount said:

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.

You’re probably right. The 2026 Twins are the perfect team to keep trying him as a SP. The Rays have bigger ambitions like winning the AL East and advancing deep in the playoffs. We’re gonna lose more than win games this year. 

[Chris Hove]

1 minute ago, karcherd said:

The curveball to Dingler he hung though.  

Yes it was. I dont know why the last 5 starts he's just not throwing the ball well. No velo drop but it's almost like the hitters have done their homework on him and he's gotten predictable. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Oh, i see the rain has stopped.

[Chris Hove]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

🍪 

[Patzky]

Chrissakes

[Blyleven2011]

6 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

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

Pitchers are streaky just like hitters ...

Maybe he can regroup and throw some scoreless innings , they hit him hard in second inning  ...

[Patzky]

Bell! Stupid to get Lee picked off

[RpR]

Lee showed them how to do it.

[mrtwinsfan]

Ring it Bell !!!!!!!!

[hitterscount]

Just now, Vanimal46 said:

You’re probably right. The 2026 Twins are the perfect team to keep trying him as a SP. The Rays have bigger ambitions like winning the AL East and advancing deep in the playoffs. We’re gonna lose more than win games this year. 

Agree, I would keep running him out… but I don’t expect much different. He’ll have his moments , but his control is the issue, always has been. 

[Vanimal46]

JOSH BELL! 

[Recognize]

Would've been nice to have Lee on but that's baseball

[mnfireman]

Caught stealing followed by a HR, how very Twinsesque....

[h2oface]

Lee’s questionable speed/ decision just cost the lead there. 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

This is the pizza pizza park, right?

At least in spirit, even if it has a real name i should know...

[Patzky]

HR is the way to go tonight apparently 

[Recognize]

Just now, sampleSizeOfOne said:

This is the pizza pizza park, right?

At least in spirit, even if it has a real name i should know...

Yep they were just talking about it

[mrtwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Bell! Stupid to get Lee picked off

missed it ,  what did Bell do ?

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, sampleSizeOfOne said:

This is the pizza pizza park, right?

At least in spirit, even if it has a real name i should know...

 

[Twindy]

3 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Ring it Bell !!!!!!!!

Bellissimo!

[MMMordabito]

Now I could get on board with an exploration of a Bell trade after that game tying shot. Maybe we could get a Hoey.

[Patzky]

Jeez cmon Taj

[h2oface]

Detroit players smart enough to have speedy players attempt to steal. 

[mrtwinsfan]

9 minutes ago, karcherd said:

Again, two strikes, you protect the plate, the pitch was not that far outside.  And he has been letting more of those low and outside pitches go since his call up.  We need more production from him, but I am seeing changes and being honest about it. 

Again, two strikes, you protect the plate, the pitch was not that far outside.--  Hope he learns to lay off those -   until then he gonna get a platefull , and when they miss Royce needs to Not miss like he was early in the year !! Go Royce

[karcherd]

We got a bullpen game tomorrow, Bradley needs to give them at six tonight.  If he can't figure out where his pitches are going, it will be tough.