Twins (Paredes) vs Diamondbacks (Cabrera): 6/21/26, 2:15pm

[thelanges5]

Pffft

all four pitches were balls

[howeda7]

Buxton is so easy to pitch to with RISP. He swings at everything. 

[mrtwinsfan]

Awesome  at bat there   BYRON ==  Geez  is he gone blind ?

[howeda7]

You have to send Jackson there. 

[Blyleven2011]

Buxton is losing mvp votes when he can't drive in rbi's when they matter ...

[krink]

1 minute ago, howeda7 said:

You have to send Jackson there. 

Agreed - usually I’m all for cautious base running, but considering what Buck is doing with RISP this year… Send ‘em!

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

Would be very Twins like to put up 16 last night and completely crap out at the plate today.

[Patzky]

1 minute ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Would be very Twins like to put up 16 last night and completely crap out at the plate today.

It's entirely expected.

[Western SD Fan]

2 minutes ago, howeda7 said:

You have to send Jackson there. 

I can see both sides.  Buxton is your best hitter so you need to trust him to get the runs in.  On the other hand, you watch him swing the bat lately and you think that Jackson should have been sent.  I'm not sure about what the numbers would suggest, but my eyes suggest that Buxton has better AB's when he is in the field.  I said this at the beginning of the thread.  I thought Bell would be better in the lineup today than Buxton.  If Buxton isn't going to be in the field, he should just get a straight day off.

[Blyleven2011]

1 minute ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Would be very Twins like to put up 16 last night and completely crap out at the plate today.

Called inconsistency  ...

[Patzky]

Better inning by Paredes. Perhaps we will score. No Bell doesn't help chances.

[Patzky]

Better inning by Paredes. Perhaps we will score. No Bell doesn't help chances.

[mrguy]

Struggled to find the zone early in the game and that came back to haunt, but that was a quicker inning. Might be the typical bulk count today, but I'd just let him go as long as he can just to save guys for the Dodgers tomorrow

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, Western SD Fan said:

I can see both sides.  Buxton is your best hitter so you need to trust him to get the runs in.  On the other hand, you watch him swing the bat lately and you think that Jackson should have been sent.  I'm not sure about what the numbers would suggest, but my eyes suggest that Buxton has better AB's when he is in the field.  I said this at the beginning of the thread.  I thought Bell would be better in the lineup today than Buxton.  If Buxton isn't going to be in the field, he should just get a straight day off.

 Buxton is your best hitter  -- Power Yes   Clutch  terrible with runners

[Western SD Fan]

2 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Would be very Twins like to put up 16 last night and completely crap out at the plate today.

That seems to happen with any baseball team it seems.  I listen to some sports betting podcasts (I don't bet as I have enough expensive vices).  They always seem to bet the under on a team total whenever there is an offensive output like the Twins had last night.

[Eric R65]

Stat they showed on the broadcast is that Buxton is the 4th worst, for qualifying batters, at hitting with RISP> He's batting .154 in those situations.  

[mrtwinsfan]

Way to make him work Royce

[Patzky]

Hurry to leave Royce?

[hitterscount]

This guy wasn’t exactly lights out at AAA, swinging at pretty much every pitch makes his life a little easier.

[howeda7]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Way to make him work Royce

Royce is regressing in a hurry. 

[Patzky]

2 minutes ago, hitterscount said:

This guy wasn’t exactly lights out at AAA, swinging at pretty much every pitch makes his life a little easier.

I read something about him giving up nothing there. Now I'm curious.

Oh I see.you meant Royce 😉

 

 

[Twindy]

Arizona’s pitcher is no Genesis.

[mrtwinsfan]

1 minute ago, howeda7 said:

Royce is regressing in a hurry. 

Maybe he can still  qualify for the A.A.A.  ALL star game - if he hurrys any more

[mrtwinsfan]

Kuesch- Kreid-     liking it , AGAIN    until  Culpepper gets here ,   Pleez leave  Kreidler at S.S.

[Patzky]

4 minutes ago, Twindy said:

Arizona’s pitcher is no Genesis.

He's a Revelation.

[Linus]

Royce is starting to look anxious in the box again. Swinging early and often and mostly at pitches out of the zone. 

[Western SD Fan]

This may be something to consider.  The MLB banned the shift for the 2023 season.  Prior to that, the Twins were one of the most shift-happy teams in the MLB.  It allowed them to use poorer fielders since they could shift them to where they would be the most efficient and concentrate on their hitting.  Since they can't do that anymore, we now have a group of young, poor fielders that we need to cycle through our system.  Our pitching has subsequently suffered due to the poor defense in the field.  We have seen some improvements.  Sizemore has definitely helped Larnach become a serviceable OF.  He'll never win a GG, but he makes fewer errors in the field than he used to.  

[Patzky]

Not a god awful appearance by Paredes. Sim-esque circa 2024.. might try one more inning and hope we can eeeek out a run or two.

[thelanges5]

Not bad for Paredes after a rough start. This is what he’s been giving us, 3 to 4 innings with two runs allowed.

[krink]

Another solid defensive inning from Kreidler… And considering he’s one of the two hits so far… Need I say more!!!