Twins (Matthews) vs Athletics (Springs): 08/24/26, 8:40 PM

[Brock Beauchamp]

Matthews takes the ball for the Twins tonight at Sutter Health Park as Minnesota faces Springs and the Athletics.

[Brock Beauchamp]

	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN	TOT
Yoendrys Gómez	13	0	0	0	0	13
Travis Adams	0	0	17	0	34	51
Tommy Nance	16	0	0	27	0	43
Taylor Rogers	0	0	11	0	15	26
Kody Funderburk	17	0	0	0	17	34
Jeff Hoffman	20	0	0	0	17	37
Andrew Morris	0	0	0	19	0	19
A.J. Minter	16	0	0	8	0	24

[mrmpls]

Saints dont play today ,   good time for a flight for Walter and be with the team tonight and tomm, to watch while a lefty starts or even use him if needed , and start his career here on Wed Cmon Zoll     give us something to hope for , would even settle for Emme -    show us you care !!!!!!!!!!!!

[HarmonK03]

17 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

Saints dont play today ,   good time for a flight for Walter and be with the team tonight and tomm, to watch while a lefty starts or even use him if needed , and start his career here on Wed Cmon Zoll     give us something to hope for , would even settle for Emme -    show us you care !!!!!!!!!!!!

When Jenkins comes up, it can't be a platoon, put him in the lineup and let him go.

[Patzky]

23 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

Saints dont play today ,   good time for a flight for Walter and be with the team tonight and tomm, to watch while a lefty starts or even use him if needed , and start his career here on Wed Cmon Zoll     give us something to hope for , would even settle for Emme -    show us you care !!!!!!!!!!!!

Delaying him until divisional games that 'matter' help ensure that those games won't matter if we go 0-3 against Oakland. :(

[Patzky]

6 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

When Jenkins comes up, it can't be a platoon, put him in the lineup and let him go.

Agreed. You can't sit Culpeper and you can't sit Jenkins, beyond normal rest.

[mrmpls]

12 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Agreed. You can't sit Culpeper and you can't sit Jenkins, beyond normal rest.

im all for him playing A.S.A.P - Knowing the twins and there Protection B.S. i just wanna see they care at all ,  give the fans something-   look up the pitcher tonight -he has more walks than strikeouts -   he is Awfull - if they cant handle this guy we have ZERO hope, they have to make a move today ?    dont they

[Saxophone Joe]

My wife and I have mutually agreed to sit out the next two games. The baseball gods have told me I can't watch 8:40 p.m. games and rest easy on a weeknight. Especially with this team. It's for the best. 

Good luck everyone! What more can be said? Win some baseball games! 

[HarmonK03]

54 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

im all for him playing A.S.A.P - Knowing the twins and there Protection B.S. i just wanna see they care at all ,  give the fans something-   look up the pitcher tonight -he has more walks than strikeouts -   he is Awfull - if they cant handle this guy we have ZERO hope, they have to make a move today ?    dont they

If they haven't announced a move by now, one won't be happening.  And since they are on the west coast, I doubt they will fly anyone out there for two games unless there is an injury.  My guess there will be no moves until next Tuesday.  They are basically waving the white flag on the season even though they won't admit it.

[S Bart]

40 minutes ago, Saxophone Joe said:

My wife and I have mutually agreed to sit out the next two games. The baseball gods have told me I can't watch 8:40 p.m. games and rest easy on a weeknight. Especially with this team. It's for the best. 

Good luck everyone! What more can be said? Win some baseball games! 

Unfortunately for you, the team has seven more west coast games next month. SF and the Angels....both teams with poor records.

[thelanges5]

Theo Tollefson:

The Twins have promoted their number one pick Vahn Lackey from Low-A Fort Myers to High-A Cedar Rapids.

[mrmpls]

47 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

If they haven't announced a move by now, one won't be happening.  And since they are on the west coast, I doubt they will fly anyone out there for two games unless there is an injury.  My guess there will be no moves until next Tuesday.  They are basically waving the white flag on the season even though they won't admit it.

i agree with ya totally , i am just sick and tired of the way this team operates and was hoping a Miracle might happen   I Recommend people watch Skor North baseball show today - they are just as pissed off as alot of us fans ,   Twins stubbornness is gonna cost them big unless things change

[mrmpls]

11 minutes ago, thelanges5 said:

Theo Tollefson:

The Twins have promoted their number one pick Vahn Lackey from Low-A Fort Myers to High-A Cedar Rapids.

Good thing !  wonder if we will see him b4  2030 ?

[Permanent Twins Fan]

1 hour ago, thelanges5 said:

Theo Tollefson:

The Twins have promoted their number one pick Vahn Lackey from Low-A Fort Myers to High-A Cedar Rapid

I saw Theo Tollefson, promoted and number one pick and I got my hopes up initially. Alas, no Jenkins yet. Good for Lackey though. He has looked good, but not great in his time in Fort Myers so hopefully he can perform at a higher level in Cedar Rapids. 

[Permanent Twins Fan]

51 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

Good thing !  wonder if we will see him b4  2030 ?

He is a college guy so he could move through the minors quickly. Unless he is a complete bust, he should be up well before 2030. I think the best case scenario for him would be early 2028. 

[RpR]

The West Sacra,emto Athletics pitcher has an ERA over 6; these are the pithers that eat the Twins alive.

Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY!!!

[Mortimerkenny21]

2 hours ago, Saxophone Joe said:

My wife and I have mutually agreed to sit out the next two games. The baseball gods have told me I can't watch 8:40 p.m. games and rest easy on a weeknight. Especially with this team. It's for the best. 

Good luck everyone! What more can be said? Win some baseball games! 

I almost didn't even look when the game is today or get involved. The loses suck and even if we can get a sweep in this series, how far does that really get us. I don't like being negative with the team, we just don't have the juice to make a go for a winning run. I'll still check in a little, but I'm going to decompress on the Twins a little bit.

[Vanimal46]

2 hours ago, Saxophone Joe said:

My wife and I have mutually agreed to sit out the next two games. The baseball gods have told me I can't watch 8:40 p.m. games and rest easy on a weeknight. Especially with this team. It's for the best. 

Good luck everyone! What more can be said? Win some baseball games! 

"mutually agreed" similarly to Falvey leaving the Twins earlier this year?

[Vanimal46]

9 minutes ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

I almost didn't even look when the game is today or get involved. The loses suck and even if we can get a sweep in this series, how far does that really get us. I don't like being negative with the team, we just don't have the juice to make a go for a winning run. I'll still check in a little, but I'm going to decompress on the Twins a little bit.

Pictured: You and @Saxophone Joetomorrow

[Vanimal46]

It's the Twins arch nemesis tonight... A left handed breathing pitcher with an ERA over 6. 

[Saxophone Joe]

6 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

"mutually agreed" similarly to Falvey leaving the Twins earlier this year?

haha! Yes, I made the initial suggestion that I needed a couple nights off and would come back refreshed for the weekend series (or perhaps Wednesday's game if we have a 2 game winning streak going). She's a huge Twins fan but, well, let's just say she's not quite as emotionally invested as I am. She's someone who could fall asleep with the game on and I just can't hang that way. 

[HarmonK03]

34 minutes ago, Permanent Twins Fan said:

He is a college guy so he could move through the minors quickly. Unless he is a complete bust, he should be up well before 2030. I think the best case scenario for him would be early 2028. 

Alex Jackson will be firmly entrenched as the starter, so there won't be a spot for him, probably until 2030 or 31.

[Danchat]

7 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

"mutually agreed" similarly to Falvey leaving the Twins earlier this year?

Is that a reference to what happened earlier today? Astros and GM Dana Brown mutually agree to part ways

I guess GMs don't get fired anymore, they just get pressured into quitting?

[Vanimal46]

3 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Is that a reference to what happened earlier today? Astros and GM Dana Brown mutually agree to part ways

I guess GMs don't get fired anymore, they just get pressured into quitting?

It wasn’t but wow. I guess he got tired of the owner meddling with trades lol 

[HarmonK03]

5 minutes ago, Danchat said:

Is that a reference to what happened earlier today? Astros and GM Dana Brown mutually agree to part ways

I guess GMs don't get fired anymore, they just get pressured into quitting?

Or they force the issue so they can get paid, since Crane wanted to do the job.

[S Bart]

4 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

It wasn’t but wow. I guess he got tired of the owner meddling with trades lol 

Well,,,that Astros owner did make a great decision of taking a SS off of the Twins hands last year...something the Twins are still paying for...regardless, good riddance...anybody know how much the Twins are still paying for that salary dump each year?

[Parfigliano]

30 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

It's the Twins arch nemesis tonight... A left handed breathing pitcher with an ERA over 6. 

If he can't throw faster then 90mph he will destroy them.

[S Bart]

I have a hunch that the Twins will win today and take 2 out of 3 from Oakland. Even though I have been pessimistic about Buxton, I predict that he will get a home run over the next 3 days. Regardless, my thoughts on his future and his ability of to sustain durability as a ballplayer is questionable (unfortunately). If there is not a lockdown next year, I will be in SAC to watch the series there. I attended last year and had an amazing time watching a game in a small-time ballpark. I actually sat next to the fenceless side of the bullpen and spoke to a couple of the pitchers. As I have noted in the past, I was at two games this weekend. When the crowd becomes active at Petco, it is boisterous group that can be imposing to a pitcher as well as young players. The Twins looked visibly tired with no idea that they were in a playoff hunt. I do believe that Buxton may be hurt due to the way he was walking and running on the field Sunday.

[Vanimal46]

25 minutes ago, S Bart said:

Well,,,that Astros owner did make a great decision of taking a SS off of the Twins hands last year...something the Twins are still paying for...regardless, good riddance...anybody know how much the Twins are still paying for that salary dump each year?

Twins are on the hook for $11 million per year until 2028. Well worth it now… Also…

 

[Permanent Twins Fan]

No Jacob Lopez in the series for the A's which is good news for the Twins. Nick Kurtz is also out for the season so he won't factor in. The Twins faced today's starter Jeffery Springs in the series in Minnesota on July 26. He made it through just 1 1/3 innings allowing 4 runs. (Twins won that game 11-8). Springs has not gone 6 innings since May 22, but his start for the Twins was his shortest in that stretch. This is his second start back from a hip injury. Hopefully the Twins can rough him up and take game one today en route to a sweep.