Twins (Bradley) vs Mariners (Kirby): 8/2/26, 3:10pm

[Vanimal46]

Just pitiful so far on offense 

[HarmonK03]

Just now, Western SD Fan said:

That trade was a bit of a surprise for me.  Maybe the Twins have told them they are not trading Jeffers.  Ben Rice is also a catcher.  Maybe they fix their catcher problem by moving him back behind the plate.

Rice would already be back there if they were comfortable with him back there.  

[Patzky]

Gonna have to wait out Gilbert I guess. He'll go one more inning for sure.

 

[S Bart]

Just now, h2oface said:

Down to 11 outs, still no runs. 

Need a spark..no a fire...

[Patzky]

Just now, Vanimal46 said:

Just pitiful so far on offense 

Been a month honestly, except for a few outliers.

[HarmonK03]

Just now, Vanimal46 said:

Just pitiful so far on offense 

Just keep running the same lineup out there and hope it gets better.  That has been the strategy for the last 10 years, hope.

[Patzky]

Just now, S Bart said:

Need a spark..no a fire...

Maybe that's what Shelty was digging for 😎

Best shot was in the 2nd.. might have been the only shot.

[Patzky]

Taj' control has been shaky but to his credit he's held down damage so far.

[Patzky]

Miz gonna take the loss it looks like.  Wonder if we could pry that Meckler dude away from the Angels 

[Patzky]

Ugh, two on and Young has been killing us all series.

[tony&rodney]

A small complaint I have about the Twins announcers, although I often have the sound off, is that there is seldom any nuance or informative talk. Just now, we hear that the Mariners scored two on a double but no mention of the fact that the ball was imminently catchable or that the ball was fumbled/dropped to score a second run. Pretty crazy to think that the second run was scored as earned despite the runner stopping before the booted ball. Defense matters and the announcers are vacant talking heads.

[Mortimerkenny21]

[Patzky]

All seems hopeless. It did on Thursday too.

[h2oface]

 We are extremely lucky to have won 3 of the last 5 games. Need some big luck again now. Bradley walking the game away. Offense inept. 

[Patzky]

Kremer is in the bullpen asking his new teammates when the run support starts. 

[RpR]

It seems, when the Twins get a runner on, next boys try to his a home run, whereas, Seattle boys get base hits for runs.

[HarmonK03]

 

[Patzky]

Just now, HarmonK03 said:

 

Thanks 🙏 

[thelanges5]

Not including today’s game the Twins have averaged 3.6 runs per game since coming back from the All-Star break. Will go down to 3.4 if they are shut out today. 

[RpR]

1 minute ago, h2oface said:

 We are extremely lucky to have won 3 of the last 5 games.Need some pick luck now. Bradley walking the game away. Offense inept. 

If those were luck, then every loss against the Twins by other teams is luck.

Good fortune or bad fortune determined by a teams effort is what it is.

[S Bart]

I am crossing my fingers that the Twins will do something to mix it up a bit to improve the hitting and get a chance to actually make the playoffs...they simply cannot count on the questionable Buxton who is getting shots in his hips...

[h2oface]

And Milwaukee coming up, too. But we’ll have Kremer!

[Patzky]

Yesterday was winnable. Today is outclassed. No ding on Taj. 

[SS MagicMark]

Looks like Roden has been hitting the cheese pretty hard lately. 

[h2oface]

Lee always looks like a petulant brat looking back after Ks and walking so slow. 

[S Bart]

Just now, SS MagicMark said:

Looks like Roden has been hitting the cheese pretty hard lately. 

And the ice cream...

[Patzky]

2 minutes ago, thelanges5 said:

Not including today’s game the Twins have averaged 3.6 runs per game since coming back from the All-Star break. 

That sounds about right. A couple big games in there to inflate the numbers.

[Patzky]

Just now, h2oface said:

Lee always looks like a petulant brat looking back after Ks and walking so slow. 

Wonder if there's a way to fix that.

[Patzky]

Would be a good Anderson spot here. Who's coming on?

[S Bart]

1 minute ago, S Bart said:

And the ice cream...

Roden listed at 215..looks heavier...