Justice, Ober made a great pitch, but Gonzalez hit a really high chopper that he beat out. Ramirez tried to score from second, but was a dead duck when Donnie Barrels made a really good throw to the plate.
For those unable to watch.
For those of you watching the broadcast, Dereck Rodriguez was born in Arlington, Texas. He did play on the Puerto Rican team in the WBC and his dad was born in Puerto Rico.
I presume Rodríguez is the long man and Winder moves to a multi-inning relief role? Caleb Thielbar going on the IL is a surprise. I hope he recovers quickly.
Technically, he replaces Thielbar (an injured player) and Rodríguez replaces Larnach. But in reality, Kirilloff is taking Trevor Larnach’s place on the roster.
Positive spin is that if Mahle was shut down for a month, a sixty day stint is barely more time, counting a 20-day rehab. Or equally likely, Mahle is done with the Twins.
A lot to chew on here. Let’s hope Larnach bangs the door down in St. Paul. I hope Thielbar is not seriously injured and Mahle????
Rodriquez is a long man, Winder multi-innings.
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