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Game Thread Twins @ Indians 9/15/19 12:10 PM CDT
stringer bell replied to stringer bell's topic in Archived Game Threads
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Good morning Twin fans! The Twins go for the sweep against Cleveland this afternoon. The Twins swept a day-night doubleheader to take a 5.5 game lead to give them a big edge going into the last two weeks of the season. Today Randy Dobnak gets the ball first for the Twins with the expectation that there will be many relievers. Cleveland counters with All-Star Shane Bieber. Advantage Cleveland, but they had the edge in the pitching matchup earlier in the series. The starting lineup features a couple of surprises--Araez at DH, Austudillo catching, Jake Cave (back!) in right field and Ronald Torreyes at short. Health remains a big concern for the club. Twins: Arraez dh Sanó 3b Cave rf Rosario lf Austudillo c Schoop 2b Wade cf Cron 1b Torreyes ss Dobnak (0-1) p Cleveland: Lindor ss Mercado cf Santana 1b Puig rf Kipnis 2b Reyes dh Allen lf Perez c Flaherty 3b Bieber (14-7) p
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I don't think it is about rest as much as about health. Kepler has made several awkward swings where he is definitely in pain, same for Cron, and probably also for Cruz. Replacing them today with healthier players makes sense for today and for the postseason IMHO. It would be great if Cave and/or Gonzalez are ready to go because those two are big league players who will certainly be on a postseason roster and they probably need plate appearances to get ready. I don't relish the thought of seeing Miller, LaMarre or Wade get at-bats, but whatever it takes to get Kepler, Cron and Cruz as close to 100% as they can be is what is needed.
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While nothing is clinched, I will now feel much better if Cron and Kepler aren't in the lineup tomorrow or for the next series. I do hope that Cave and Gonzalez make appearances soon, which could keep lineups on a par with what they were today. Cruz left early, more wrist discomfort?
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Rocco is saying that the two wins don't change anything. I think the starting pitcher decision plus which regulars play tomorrow will tell another story.
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Welcome aboard!
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5.5 game lead. I think Kepler and Cron should get some rest for the next week or so, maybe Cruz as well.
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Unsung hero in the Twins nitecap win--Schoop. A couple really nice plays and his hit in the eighth started the big rally.
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The season series with Cleveland is now tied at 9-9. I'm pretty sure that if the Twins win the season series, they will win the division.
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Turning those hot grounders into outs.....kinda makes me like the shift.
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The four-run lead seems about equally as safe as the two-run lead felt this afternoon.
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Yea!! We get to see Ian Miller hit.
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6 outs to go fellas!
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I'm so glad Cruz and Sanó are struggling!
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Let's get Brusdar a win!
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Lousy luck on the dribbler, but maybe Rocco was tempting fate.
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The Twins have a lot of guys not going well right now. Cruz, Sanó, Cron, Castro for starters. Hopefully, it will pass and they'll be producing to drive the team to postseason.
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Some pretty agitated gentlemen out there.
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You mean "not yet"!
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I'm guessing this win shuts down Gonzalez and Cave until next week.
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1! Ugh, not two. Nervewracking. Two! Three! Yes, yes, yes!
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I wish Sanó would have done that in his last at-bat.
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Rogers got two borderline strike three calls, but got robbed of an obvious third called strike.
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Whew!
