The Great American Game Thread Intro Call me Ish-male. Some years ago, i found myself betwixt and between, not knowing what to do with myself. And somehow i found myself unconsciously drawn to crack of the bat, the cheers of the crowd, feeling the irresistable urge to chase after a ball as it hurtles through the air much as a canine retriever might. Not knowing what i was doing, i signed up to write a game thread for a motley bunch of game threaders, who probably wouldn't terribly appreciate me likening them to fictional characters from an ancient Melville text. But i won't stop them from identifying themselves as such. Together we searched the diamonds for the mythical big bat what could wreck stadiums with single swing, although single was rarely the result. But of course, this season our ship sunk, and only i remain afloat on coffin whose dedication is to spoiler alerts. Twins Kyle Gibson ( R) 1. Joe Mauer (L) DH 2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 3. Jake Cave (L) CF 4. Robbie Grossman (S) LF 5. Tyler Austin (R ) 1B 6. Max Kepler (L) RF 7. Ehire Adrianza (S) 3B 8. Chris Gimenez (R ) C 9. Gregorio Petit (R ) 2B Athletics Trevor Cahill (R ) 1. Nick Martini (L) LF 2. Matt Chapman (R ) 3B 3. Stephen Piscotty (R ) RF 4. Khris Davis (R ) DH 5. Matt Olson (L) 1B 6. Ramon Laureano ( R) CF 7. Marcus Semien ( R) SS 8. Chad Pinder ( R) 2B 9. Jonathan Lucroy ( R) C Gametime Forecast: 68°F • Clear • 1% PoP