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SANO!!! Never a doubt!

For those wondering, 10 in a row is the record.

Maeda with the club record of 8 straight strikeouts!! Congrats Kenta!

Really haven't missed Bert reading players career out of the media guide...

Getting to this one late..what have I missed?

Twins win!!! The bullpen was good tonight, minus the 9th inning, and Cruz continues his very hot start in 2020. Sano drove the ball the other way which was good to see, and Rosario's solid defense continues. Polanco looks like an All-Star on both sides of the ball, and Eddie is striking out much less. Good to take three from these guys after last weekend. Oh, and signature is updated! Until tomorrow, Go Twins!!!

uhhhh...at least Dozier is on my fantasy team?

Dick realizes that Littell isn't eligible for the save here, right?

Soler trying to act like he has any clue where the strike zone is after this series is comical...You've put two balls in play. Go back to the dugout.

NELLY BOMB AGAIN

Kepler!! There we go!

There is Sano!!!

Nice job by Clippard to get this one to the late innings. Would love the offense to just burry this one as the late inning arms are fairly worn down. If the score holds I expect some combination of Littell, May, and Duffey

He was. This isn't a debate, at least that I have seen. Both things can be true. He was hurt last year, but his defense was bad (because of the injury)

Clippard owes Rosario a few dinners after the last two outings

EDDIE THE CANNON!!!!! WOW. Not even close

Not a huge fan of the Clippard matchup here...but we'll see

Buxton!!

TOUGH to watch Sano right now

CRUZ CRUSHED!!!

Wisler did his job...got through the order without giving up any runs and ate two innings. Think you go to Smeltzer for 3-4 innings.

Every ball the Twins hit was hit 93+ MPH. Good news through the first 3 Twins hitters.

Garvers GIDP had a .600 xBA...hit that one well

Wisler threw 12 of 13 sliders

The Twins wrap up a wrap around weekend series with Kansas City tonight, after taking 2 of 3 from the pesky Royals on Saturday and Sunday. The Twins will rely on yet another bullpen game, while the Royals turn to Rookie southpaw Kris Bubic. Odds are this game finishes 4-2, so bet the under if you are one of those people, and thank me later. The Pitchers: LHP Kris Bubic (0-2, 5.40 ERA, 15 K's, 15 IP) vs RHP Matt Wisler (0-1, 1.80 ERA, 11 K's, 10 IP) Bubic is making his fourth career start in the big leagues, and his first against the Minnesota Twins. Despite Bubic's struggles in the majors thus far, he is a guy that has very solid minor league numbers, and is a fairly regarded prospect. The lefty will sit 92-94, but has hit 97 in the past. He also features a changeup in order to get right handed hitters out. The Twins will start Matt Wisler as their opener for the final game of the series. Wisler did open 8 games last year in Seattle, but is making his first start in Minnesota. Wisler has gone multiple innings a few times this year, so look for Wisler to go 2 innings before Devin Smeltzer takes over. The Lineups Twins SS J. Polanco S C Mitch Garver R DH Nelson Cruz R LF E. Rosario L 2B M. Gonzalez S 1B Miguel Sano R RF Max Kepler L CF Byron Buxton R 3B E. Adrianza S Royals CF W. Merrifield R 2B Nicky Lopez L C S. Perez R DH Jorge Soler R RF H. Dozier R 1B Ryan McBroom R 3B M. Franco R LF Alex Gordon L SS A. Mondesi S Rocco moves Jorge Polanco up to leadoff against a lefty, a spot that Mitch Garver has hit a majority of the time since midway through last season. However, Garver only moves down one spot. Arraez gets another day off, presumably because of the matchup and his knee that still seems to be at less than 100%. Adrianza gets the start at third with Marwin shifting to second base. The Royals will roll with a similar lineup that we have seen countless times already in this short season, with 7 of the 9 hitters being right handed. It is safe to say Manager Mike Matheny is setting up for Smeltzer or Thorpe, as Wisler has been much tougher on righties than lefties in the past. Mill's Musing Sizzling Sergio - It has been talked about a lot in the past 27 hours since Romo struck out the side to finish off a 4-2 win yesterday, but the Royals seemed very upset after Romo punched out Jorge Soler to end the game. We heard the hot mics on FSN pick up Romo saying "Keep Talking!" and creating a hand gesture of a mouth moving to the Royals dugout. As the Twins were going through the postgame handshake line, the Royals were still sitting in the dugout, just watching. It seems as if they took offence to Romo's antics, but I am uncertain why. He is a veteran reliever that has done this at every place he has pitched. Don't want Romo to talk? Put the ball in play at least once. Keep in eye on this tonight, as things have potential to get chippy. This Day in History - 2014: Michael Cuddyer is the 30th player to hit for multiple cycles, but becomes only the third player to accomplish the feat in both the American and National League, joining Bob Watson (Astros, 1977, and Red Sox, 1979) and John Olerud (Mets, 1997, and Mariners, 2001). The rare baseball occurrence is completed with an eighth inning double off Reds reliever Manny Parra, who yielded three of the hits in the outfielder's first cycle in 2009, pitching for the Brewers in a game against the Twins. Pick to Click - Garver goes yard