CHC 1, MIN 0: The Professor Schools Twins

Yankees are going to pass the Twins in the standings. I can't think of a worse first round scenario for the Twins than to face the Yankees in their home stadium the way they're swinging the bats right now. Rocco, if you're listening, tank the rest of the way. Face the Sox, Rays or A's.  

Just another pathetic offensive performance tonight.  Come to expect it from Polanco, Kepler, Gonzalez,Rosario and others, but the slump Cruz is in...3-18 (.167) over his last 5 games with 0 RBI is a major concern.  Nice to see Hill recover from a rocky 1st inning to pitch his best game all season.  Really getting sick of and hating being in Chicago.  Saying that, Im sure Rocco's soft/everybody relax and "trust the process" postgame comments is exactly (NOT) whats needed right now.  A very SOFT team mentally that will pull ANOTHER early playoff exit (if we make it in).

Yankees are going to pass the Twins in the standings. I can't think of a worse first round scenario for the Twins than to face the Yankees in their home stadium the way they're swinging the bats right now. Rocco, if you're listening, tank the rest of the way. Face the Sox, Rays or A's.  

Already done. We're now in 5th. The season will be over in 12 days. This team is going nowhere. Cruz suddenly looks his age. Sano is in strikeout every other at bat mode. Eddie's not hitting. Donaldson never was. And the bullpen has it's own issues. 

Cubs has a catcher who can really hit and throw in the lineup. That's the only difference in this game. Garver might want to retire soon.

Rocco rarely calls for steal. Under his leadership, this team hardly plays small ball.

I hung in just long enough to watch Garver's first plate appearance, after which I became very ill.

no excuse to not run Buxton in the 9th...statistics be damned. He is your fastest runner; the team desperately needed one run and Donaldson was a huge threat to do what he did...GIDP. I can't imagine too  many managers that wouldn't have said...Bux...go on the first pitch. It was simply stupid...but they will spin it otherwise I'm sure. The slumps of Sano, Rosario, Cruz, Kepler couldn't come at a worse time in a short season. Twins hitters looked disinterested last night...again. Thats at least 5 straight games where they haven't strung 2 hits together. Time is running out to right the ship....or the playoffs will be 2 and out...no matter who they play.

Start spreading the news.....this Twins team can't hit and has corkscrewed themselves into a 1st round exit in New York, New Yooooorrrrkk.....

I'm baffled by the collapse of the Twins offense this season. Was last year that much of a fluke? Did the change in the ball really torpedo them that much? Is it all the strangeness of the pandemic and the messed up spring training? Is it the injuries? 

So many guys took a big step back. We finally get some pitching put together and there's so little run support to back them up...

I see opposing pitching pounding low and away. Occasionally then going in or up tying up the hitters. Hendricks was diligent. No one can hit a ball the other way, no adjustments.

Before last season I was very worried that our lineup construction was way too much feast or famine. Then they crushed it and I assumed I was just wrong. Maybe not.....

Ouch! That was a tough one.

Was ready to look for something to do after Hill walking the first two followed by the single and first run. But he got out of that inning down 1-0, great job.

Can't believe the big time pitching performance he put up after those first few hitters. Maybe he can carry that thru to the playoffs?

Also can't believe how pathetic nearly every hitter has become. Buxton continues to do well, but after him there is nobody. When will Arraez be returning?

Pfffft.

Another bad baseball game.

They are piling up.

It's hard to win when your entire offense is the solo home run. The Twins have had very few big innings and very few (none?) comebacks this year. Not much verve there.