Make it Official! Twins 6, Athletics 2: Carlos Correa Rakes

So good to see both Buck and Carlos C. on such a tear at the plate! And Mr. Ryan dealing from the mound.

I suspect someone or other will say “But it’s only the A’s,” to which I say every win counts! Go Twins!

8 hits from Lewis, Correa and Buxton w/ 7 strong from Ryan.  

Let's keep doin' that.

Solid batting practice versus a pair of cupcake teams begins to erase the East Coast embarrassment.

I am on board with the sausage replacement.

It's a lot of fun watching a fully healthy Carlos Correa play baseball. Particularly in June. I like that Rocco has split up Correa, Lewis and Buxton in the line up - it seems to be working. Buxton in particular has been getting opportunities to drive runs in and he's been delivering lately. 

6 hours ago, bean5302 said:

Fun game at Target Field. Didn't get there enough for the whopping 5,000 caps that were supposedly giving away. My friend 12% wanted one and we were way before game time, but no matter.

They should've given hats away to everyone in attendance!

3 hours ago, UK Twin said:

It's a lot of fun watching a fully healthy Carlos Correa play baseball. Particularly in June. I like that Rocco has split up Correa, Lewis and Buxton in the line up - it seems to be working. Buxton in particular has been getting opportunities to drive runs in and he's been delivering lately. 

Fun indeed, Whether on the field or at bat, Correa is suddenly looking like the superstar we paid the money for. And that Prince tribute thing was a LOT of fun too! For the next series, we need to get him a Raspberry Beret to wear!

CC is definitely on a heater right now. Sure would love it to continue for a while!

How about that sprint speed on Buxton's infield single?  I think I saw or heard 31.5 ft/s, might have been on the broadcast.

TBH, after he went on the IL with knee pain earlier this year I thought it was going to keep being a recurring issue.  He's playing quite a bit now and there are no signs of knee pain.  Maybe he just needed more time from the surgery, but he seems to be getting stronger.

Really fun to finally see this version of Buxton again.

Correa is MVP. Buxton is steadier, Lewis is Lewis & a good start by Martin. Ryan good start, good to see Alcala up & producing especially when Thielbar is flailing. A good game.

Twins keep this rolling against these team so when we come against really good teams with Lewis we can sustain it.

9 hours ago, Dman said:

I haven't been kind to Correa since the signing, but he has been amazing this past week and generally most of the year at the plate.  If he had enough at bats to qualify he would have a top 20 OPS in Baseball right now and I really enjoy his defensive play as well.

The injury got the best of him last year, but he is playing great this year.  Hope he keeps it up and the that Twins can lengthen the lineup to make it harder on opposing pitchers.

I think Correa and Ryan look like All-Stars.

1 hour ago, stringer bell said:

Encouraging: Buxton 3-3 with a walk. Two of his hits to the middle of the diamond. Lewis--two hits. Buxton, Lewis and Correa all in the lineup. Joe Ryan had another very good outing. The Twins play the A's seven times in ten days, they need to win six of seven. 

Seems like Buxton has cut down on his strikeouts in recent games too.  Getting hits and walks is a definite change for the better!

23 minutes ago, Doctor Gast said:

Correa is MVP. Buxton is steadier, Lewis is Lewis & a good start by Martin. Ryan good start, good to see Alcala up & producing especially when Thielbar is flailing. A good game.

Twins keep this rolling against these team so when we come against really good teams with Lewis we can sustain it.

That will definitely be a key aspect. If we can keep up this level of play against teams like Cleveland and (dare I say it ...) the Yankees, then we can truly become excited about this team. 

10 hours ago, MMMordabito said:

8 hits from Lewis, Correa and Buxton w/ 7 strong from Ryan.  

Let's keep doin' that.

Yes!  No matter what the analytics say don't go changing the lineup or giving days off while they are on a roll.

1 hour ago, Parfigliano said:

When teams like the LAD give stuff they do like 45,000.  Got a Freddie Freeman bobble head couple years ago even though we arrived mid 1st inning.  This year got a Blue Jay high quality bucket hat cause they had 30,000 to give.

Twins promo gives are embarrassingly limited. 

Remember when Dick Bremer retired the Twins gave $5000 (yes, five thousand dollars) donation to Bremer's hometown charity. 

The guy worked for the Twins for 40 years calling 160 games per year, and that's the best gesture the Twins could make. 

Not sure I'm quite over the way they treated Dick. Corey's been OK but I honestly don't see how this guy is an improvement. 

Great to see Correa on such a tear, but I think just as important is Buxton heating up. If we can keep CC, Buck and Lewis all healthy and hitting them this lineup could be pretty scary. Alcala sure looks like he's stepped up in a big way throwing 100 mph now with that nasty slider. Still think we need a leverage lefty at the deadline to replace Theilbar. Ryan should be an all star this year if he keeps pitching well 

4 hours ago, Doctor Gast said:

Correa is MVP. Buxton is steadier, Lewis is Lewis & a good start by Martin. Ryan good start, good to see Alcala up & producing especially when Thielbar is flailing. A good game.

Twins keep this rolling against these team so when we come against really good teams with Lewis we can sustain it.

The key words are really good teams and sustain it , I hope the same ....