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Stashak is not good

Things unraveled in the third inning, but I think Cano should stick. He isn’t used to going up and down 3 times. Stuff looks like it’ll play.

I’ve noticed that with a lot of the younger pitchers. I think the pitch clock in the minors has had an impact on these guys.

PLEASE put Royce in motion. We aren’t going to win this game by sitting on our hands.

What a first two innings for cano! Perhaps the twins should give shots to guys who have good numbers on the minors before recycling through guys who we know are ineffective already.

Well..I’ll still be watching both games, but watching 6 innings of (probably) uninteresting and boring baseball doesn’t sound that fun. Hopefully the twins can produce a comeback, but I assume they’ll just throw some long men like Cano and Stashsk and try to save the real arms for game 2. Gotta win one tomorrow. Cannnot get swept, even by a team as good as the Astros.

Yep, that's what I said earlier in the thread. I'm sure the Astros will be more than happy to restart at 11, but the Twins will push for the rain out. Either way, I expect to see Celestino in CF whenever this game resumes.

Such bad luck. Cano gets hot, ready to throw, and lightning strikes. So unlucky. Hopefully he is able to pitch today. Actually, on second thought, hopefully this game is erased from history and he can pitch tomorrow.

My god. A DH just robbed Gary from a double. Cancel this god damn game, please.

The Twins refusing to ever attempt a steal with any of their fast base runners is really annoying.

They do if it doesn't get through 5 innings and they don't restart tonight. EDIT: They did change it for the shortened 2020 season, but I can't find if the rule stays in place. The article I read says "as of now, this rule is only in place for the 2020 season."

The only chance at winning this game is the weather wiping it clean and redoing things tomorrow.

Wouldn't mind the tornado sirens and restarting this game tomorrow...

Twins with combined expected batting averages of 1.170 in b2b AB's, and zero base runners to show for it.

Yeah, I think ideally Archer is a multi-inning reliever come the latter part of the season. This is beneficial to the health of his arm, and probably his best role. He can probably throw 95-97 fairly consistently if you tell him he's going to throw only 2-3 innings/50 pitches once every 3 or 4 games, and those type of arms are valuable in the playoffs (if you get there). He's going to have to keep his current role with the current state, but after the trade deadline I'd imagine he's transitioned to this type of role

https://twitter.com/macemichaels/status/1524543346974339074?s=20&t=8ql2oM0QjQEGWcVRj2WJCw

Sigh

POLO! Huge to get out to an early lead in this one.

Sanchez has to be near the lead league in pop outs. Dude should not be hitting 3rd regardless of the health of the ballclub.

Kepler!

Because he isn't very good offensively or defensively right now. Celestino is hot and a better defender than Kiriloff on one wrist.

I would be shocked if this game is completed in one run. Looks like there will be some rain sometime between 8-11. They might get through 3 or 4 innings, and then restart at 11.

Roster Move: The Twins have placed LHP Danny Coulombe on the 15 day IL after exiting last nights outing with a hip injury. To take his place on the roster, the Twins have purchased the contract of RHP Yennier Cano. Cano, 28, has had a long path to the majors including 12 scoreless innings at AAA St Paul so far this season. To make room on the 40 man roster, RHP Jhon Romero has been moved to the 60 day IL. Kyle Garlick could begin a rehab assignment soon, and Bailey Ober threw a 20 pitch bullpen session this afternoon. The Pitchers: RHP Jose Urquidy (2-1, 4.56 ERA, 25.2 IP, 16 K's) vs RHP Chris Archer (0-0, 3.26 ERA, 19.1 IP, 20 K's) Urquidy has gotten off to the worst start of his career in a year where offense is at an all-time low during the same span of time. The righty has never posted an ERA over 4 at the end of the year. Jose will rely on the 4S, changeup, cutter, curve, and slider. The fastball will sit between 92 and 96, and will be thrown over half the time. The changeup is thrown to both right and left handers, and has the most K's of any pitch (7). The cutter is mainly thrown vs RHH, and has the highest whiff rate at 36%. The curve and slider are both used sparingly. Urquidy's fastball has been hit very hard, to the tune of a .316 BAA, and 3 homers. He last pitched against Detroit, going 6 innings and striking out 3, while allowing no runs. He is fully stretched out and has thrown 90 plus pitches in his last two starts. Archer will look to match him in both pitch count and going deep into the ballgame, something that he hasn't had much success on yet this year. With the weather probably coming into play, there is an even bigger key to getting out to an early lead. The Lineups Twins 1. Byron Buxton (R) CF 2. Max Kepler (L) RF 3. Gary Sanchez (R) C 4. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B 5. Jose Miranda (R) 1B 6. Gio Urshela (R) 3B 7. Ryan Jeffers (R) DH 8. Gilberto Celestino (R) LF 9. Royce Lewis (R) SS Astros 1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B 2. Michael Brantley (L) DH 3. Alex Bregman (R) 3B 4. Yordan Alvarez (L) LF 5. Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B 6. Kyle Tucker (L) RF 7. Jeremy Pena (R) SS 8. Jose Siri (R) CF 9. Martin Maldonado (R) C Byron Buxton is back in the lineup, and back in CF for the Twins, batting leadoff again. Kepler hits second, with Sanchez hitting 3rd once again for some odd reason. Polo gets the cleanup spot, with Jose Miranda and Urshella hitting back to back and playing at the corners. Jeffers gets the start at DH tonight, with Celestino getting another start, this time in left field, and against another RHP with Nick Gordon on the bench. I recently said in a game thread if one of the two is going to be in the lineup, it needs to be Celestino, and the Twins have felt the same as of late. Royce Lewis hits 9th. The Astro's lineup looks largely the same, with a change in CF, and the batting order moving around a bit. Vegas Odds: Astros -120, Twins +100, O/U 8.5 On This Day: 1980 - Thirty-nine-year-old Pete Rose steals second, third, and home in one inning for the Phillies. The last National Leaguer to pull this feat was Jackie Robinson in 1954. Pick to Click: Royce Lewis hammers a fastball for his first home run Prediction: Twins 4, Astros 3....in 5.5 innings Go Twins!!

This makes perfect sense as others have mentioned. Cotton will likely be sent out (not sure if he has to go through waivers again as he was a COVID replacement), although Danny could be headed to the IL as well. If that is the move, I would assume Sano goes to the 60 day IL, but we could also see a Godoy/Strotman/Vallimont DFA. It's only a matter of time before Chris is DFA'd, in my opinion. The 40 man is full, the Twins are going to need to add players to it that can give them innings in Minneapolis, not guys who can't get it done in AA. Whether it's now or in July when we (hopefully) make trade additions, I'd be surprised if he sticks around.

Looks like the weather forecast is not ideal for tomorrow right around first pitch. I know Chicago got a game moved up earlier in the year for the same thing, but I doubt it happens here. Hopefully they can get it in, or they'll probably be playing two Thursday.