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Game Thread Twins @ Cubs 9 /18/2020 7:15 PM CDT
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Second guess is always better. Sure, if you know Donaldson is going to hit a three-hopper into the shift, you send the runner. The team is counting on the heart of the order--Donaldson, Cruz, Rosario and Sanó to produce, which is the right call. For all of his speed, Buxton is still not an accomplished base stealer. Maybe he develops that skill, I sure hope so. You don't have to look very far to see the problems with the Twins. They are almost totally homer dependent. Line drives seem to be a thing of the past and 300 foot fly balls are just too common. The Twins have fewer doubles per game than every team, they don't steal bases and if the ball doesn't go over the fence, it takes a lot of singles and walks to score. Player after player--Polanco, Arraez, Kepler, Gonzalez, Garver, has fallen off dramatically. Sanó, Rosario, Cruz are down in OPS a bit. Only Buxton has been better than last year and as noted, it's not complete (only two walks and 1 stolen base). Last year, the Twins scored over 800 runs, this year if the season was 162 games, they'd barely score 700. Pitching and defense are much improved, but for a team built around offense, they have really let down there.- 88 replies
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Good evening, I'm your guest introducer of today's game thread as the Twins play the Cubs at Wrigley Field tonight. The Twins are solidly in the playoffs, but are a longshot to win the Central Division after losing three of four to the White Sox earlier this week. Only eight games remain and the Twins trail by three games and lose a tiebreaker to Chicago. They have a similar lead over Cleveland for second place in the division which will most likely mean either a #4 or #5 seed and most likely a chance to end the jinx against the Yankees. The Cubs comfortably lead the NL Central, as the only team in the division with a winning record, Starting pitchers are slated to be Rich Hill for the Twins against Kyle Hendricks for the Cubs. Hill has missed approximately half of the shortened season and has not yet exceeded 5 innings in any start. Hill has compiled a 2-1 record with a 3.81 ERA. Hendricks is 5-4 with a 3.29 ERA, yielding only 6 walks in more than 60 innings. he Hey, news from the lineups. Buxton has been moved up to leadoff. Maybe he can add to his one base on balls and one stolen base. More likely he'll add to his home run total. Silver Slugger Mitch Garver is back and in the lineup tonight. Kepler gets a day off. LINEUPS: Twins (31-21) Buxton cf Donaldson 3b Cruz dh Rosario lf Sanó 1b Garver c Cave rf Polanco ss Gonzalez 2b Hill p (2-1) 3.81 ERA Chicago Cubs (30-20) Rizzo 1b Bryant 3b Contreras c Schwarber lf Baez ss Heyward rf Maybin cf Kipnis dh Hoerner 2b Hendricks p (5-4) 3.29 ERA
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I think Bailey is a sneaky pick to start a game if the Twins reach the second round. It would depend on his health and the lack of health for Odorizzi, but I do believe they'd rather have Bailey than Dobnak if both are healthy.
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Barring a collapse, I think the White Sox won the Central. Also, I think Abreu just won the MVP.
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Who is 2.5 ahead of Cleveland? The Twins are 4 up and have the tiebreaker.
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At least the non-catch didn't allow Dyson to reach. Need a couple runs.
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The third ball in the air that hasn't been caught. Ugly game.
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Gonzo might be slow, but he's surehanded.
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Offense can take their share of the blame, but the defense didn't turn in a double play they should have made. Pitching staff allowed too many runners, that is, the bullpen.
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ChiSox trying hard to let us back in, but the team will have none of it.
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Chicago scored two without a homer. I think that seals it. Hello Yankees, at the rate NY is playing, probably at Yankee Stadium.
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I'm betting that at least Abreu hits the ball and I hope they don't overshift too much.
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Kepler goes through rough patches at the plate, and with the swing he has I have always thought he should hit for a higher percentage. The power last year made up for the relatively low BA, especially since he gets his share of walks. But, it is maddening to see the stretches of weak popups and Ks as he is going through now.
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Plays not made when no error is charged.
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There's a double.
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All in all, I think the ejection is on Donaldson, not the ump.
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No faith that the Twins can score any way than by home run.
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I'd hate to see Dyson beat the Twins.
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That's as good as a double.
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Agreed. Also, I believe the team that produces runs without hitting the ball over the fence wins today. Given the Twins recent history, that wouldn't favor the Twins.
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What's that, a single?
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Looks like six from Maeda, who has been great again, but this offense..........is offensive.
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Didn't Abreu used to be a rather chunky guy? He has certainly aged well.
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Or they could be making room for someone like Kirilloff. I'm really surprised the guy outrighted was Littell.
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OK offense, time for a crooked number. Lopez is better than he showed his first two starts again the Twins, but he's not that good.
