Twins 9, Tigers 3: Twins Break Through Against Left-Handed Pitcher, Seize Early Advantage

we're the 2019 Washington Nationals 

18 minutes ago, Dman said:

I hope Kepler didn't hurt his foot with that hit by pitch. 

Radio announcers said he stayed in the dugout after being taken out and wasn't getting medical attention.

Follow but never post.  It's a 162 game season.  Kepler this, Gallo that, can't hit lefty's, front office (surprised how TD staff has been so critical), Rocco trash,  Arraez trade a disaster.  Not sure how long we've been in 1st but seems like a while.  People need to breathe.  The banter is fun to read but division champs with good pitching have a shot, just watch  (but I do wish the line up would strike out a bit less!).  Lfg twins 

Great to see Jeffers "heater" continue!  His massive 3-run bomb was huge giving Lopez some breathing room to go out and be aggressive.  Correa's night was also not only needed, but hopefully the beginning of a hot streak.  Haven't researched this, but I would bet that Correa's 6 RBI over the last 2 games was the 1st time he'd done that this season.  Victory was also crucial in that it gave our main bullpen arms---Duran, Jax, Thielbar and Pagan---a needed day off.  Rodriguez will offer a tougher challenge tomorrow night, but he has proved to be susceptible to giving up runs since the beginning of July.  1 game at a time boys....get a good nights sleep and bring the bats out ready to thump tomorrow.

21 minutes ago, DougMientkewicz said:

we're the 2019 Washington Nationals 

Man, but they were good!

One thing that has dipped under the radar is that the Twins have been playing much cleaner baseball. I'm happy to keep Castro over at 3rd. He makes the left side solid. The right side is a bit shakier, but not horrifying, same with the OF. The catching has been fine.

8 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

There really is no excuse why the Twins can’t win the division by 10+ games. Also, this team makes way more sense with Buxton on the IL and not clogging up the DH spot. 

Sadly, I think you are right about Buxton. If he's healthy he's a definite plus in the lineup, even at DH. But something seems to be amiss with him this year. 

8 hours ago, darwin22 said:

Great to see Jeffers "heater" continue!  His massive 3-run bomb was huge giving Lopez some breathing room to go out and be aggressive.  Correa's night was also not only needed, but hopefully the beginning of a hot streak.  Haven't researched this, but I would bet that Correa's 6 RBI over the last 2 games was the 1st time he'd done that this season.  Victory was also crucial in that it gave our main bullpen arms---Duran, Jax, Thielbar and Pagan---a needed day off.  Rodriguez will offer a tougher challenge tomorrow night, but he has proved to be susceptible to giving up runs since the beginning of July.  1 game at a time boys....get a good nights sleep and bring the bats out ready to thump tomorrow.

Jeffers has been on fire lately, and I sure hope he continues his hot streak for the next 60 days or so!

Exactly the kind of game the Twins wanted to see from their team last night. Jump on the starter early, give your pitcher a big lead to work with, and then Lopez took advantage and kept mowing Detroit down, never let them in the game. Mop up the last two innings with one of the lower leverage guys and give everyone else the night off.

Bullpen is nice and rested if we get in a closer game and the Twins are well positioned to keep doing damage this series. A series win here on the road would be really excellent.

Twins must keep making hay in DET. Let's pile on. 

Nice win last night, but there's a little bit better lefty going for the kittys tonight. If we can beat him, then we're really doing something!

10 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

There really is no excuse why the Twins can’t win the division by 10+ games. Also, this team makes way more sense with Buxton on the IL and not clogging up the DH spot. 

Limiting Gallo's ABs has helped as well.  Wallner is getting a lot of those ABs and he has been great.  Can't wait for Lewis to get back.  Hopefully, his rehab goes well and we see him soon.

Great win last night!!!! Let’s keep it going today!!

60 Wins, not too shabby! Play .500 ball the rest of the season puts us at 84-78. I think the Twins can exceed that in the remaining schedule. Especially if we get back some key players like Lewis and Ryan gets healthy and back into form.

10 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

I call him Tio 

Your uncle??

They need to be willing to use the IL with Kepler even if it appears day to day. He did not finish well last year on a bad foot.

Today is another lefty. They probably planned an off day for him. If he can’t go tomorrow they should put him on the IL and utilize their depth. 

1 minute ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

60 Wins, not too shabby! Play .500 ball the rest of the season puts us at 84-78. I think the Twins can exceed that in the remaining schedule. Especially if we get back some key players like Lewis and Ryan gets healthy and back into form.

Agreed. This team could easily reach 90 wins. That would exceed preseason projections. 

Its much more pleasant on this board with the Twins winning.   Pablo continues to grab a firmer handle on being the Twins Ace of the future.  The bat improvement has been across the board other than Gallo and Buxton and Correa, This game showed a bit of improvement 2 walks by Gallo and 2 hits for Correa including the home run.  Correa has had some improvement then some poor games. Let see if he can string a couple good games together.   If Correa and Buxton begin to heat up this becomes a dangerous team.   

10 hours ago, USAFChief said:

*Theo

Thank you for correcting for me. I believe the honest mistake, but I never go by Ted or Teddy.

26 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Well, they do have options for right field. The injury didn't appear serious, but last year a broken toe really messed up his season. 

They could put out an all-righty lineup. Vázquez (c), Solano (1b), Polanco (2b), Correa (ss), Farmer (3b), Castro (lf), Taylor (cf), Luplow (rf) and Jeffers (dh). That would leave a bench of Kepler, Wallner, Julien, and Gallo.

Or they could put in their best hitters regardless of how they hit.  Not every LH should be sitting just because a LH is pitching.  You can't have a team of platoon players for season long success.