Royals 4, Twins 0: An Old Friend Acts Foe-ish

Welp, Joe blows, and the bats go cold. 

So used to this same old script; the moment there's a chance to take a step forward, they falter and fold.

Please trade players to make this team better in the future. This is not their year.

Getting wrecked be Dobnak proves this isnt a playoff team. Plus Ryan is cooked and Buxton would rather watch this team from the bench

Just now, Hunter4848 said:

Getting wrecked be Dobnak proves this isnt a playoff team.

Dobnak had a 1.42 ERA coming into this start. The Twins are not the only team that has struggled against him this year. It was a bad offensive day all-around, but days like this do happen. The Twins can still win the series and bounceback with a fresh bullpen (thanks to Rojas) and Ober on the mound.

2 minutes ago, Hunter4848 said:

Getting wrecked be Dobnak proves this isnt a playoff team. Plus Ryan is cooked and Buxton would rather watch this team from the bench

I would say that Buxton is probably closer to the same issues that afflict Royce Lewis when he comes back from injuries.  I'm not sure either is as honest as they should be with the trainers and coaches, get back out on the field too early, then reaggravate the injury.  We have seen it from both of them too often in their respective careers.  You would have hoped that they had learned by now since this keeps happening, but I guess not.

4 minutes ago, Permanent Twins Fan said:

Dobnak had a 1.42 ERA coming into this start. The Twins are not the only team that has struggled against him this year. It was a bad offensive day all-around, but days like this do happen. The Twins can still win the series and bounceback with a fresh bullpen (thanks to Rojas) and Ober on the mound.

These days are happening too often since the all star break. From a Nick Nelson post. 

Twins have been held to 2 or fewer runs in 6 of 12 games since the AS break. Thats not counting the finale in Cleveland where they scored 1 run through 11 innings, or last night when they had 1 scored with 2 outs in the 9th.

"Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me" - I'm reasonably sure we could get a troupe to recreate this scene just from the comment section here.  

This is the second start in a row that Ryan has not looked sharp.  Sure, there were misplays, but as the OP has stated in his article, Ryan was giving up plenty of hard contact to a team that Bradley just neutralized a day ago.  In the "Hunt the Good" part of the game, Rojas, although looking shaky, was able to get through three innings and save the bullpen.  

Dobnak the castoff outclasses the supposed ace Ryan.  That's laughable.

3 minutes ago, thelanges5 said:

These days are happening too often since the all star break. From a Nick Nelson post. 

Twins have been held to 2 or fewer runs in 6 of 12 games since the AS break. Thats not counting the finale in Cleveland where they scored 1 run through 11 innings, or last night when they had 1 scored with 2 outs in the 9th.

We haven't homered since the Cleveland series. I'm not denying the offensive struggles. I think that the the offense needs a jolt and calling up Jenkins when Buxton went on the IL might have provided that jolt for the Twins offense. 

Just now, Jacksson said:

Dobnak the castoff outclasses the supposed ace Ryan.  That's laughable.

That is what makes baseball great. Anybody can beat anybody on any given day.