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BYRON BUXTON IS INCREDIBLE

ALEX KIRILOFF IS BEING REWARDED RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!

HE WAS DUE!!!! AK!!!!!

How in the heck did that just happen

Singer has no idea where the plate is

9 pitch first AB walk is more impressive than a first AB homer

.970 xBA on that AK flyout...I've never seen anyone, much less a rookie, hit into louder outs this consistently.

Has anyone ever hit louder outs than Alex Kiriloff?

Safe

ahem

AK's baserunning could use some work

AK hitting a lefty is great news

HIP HIP!!!!

Jeffers is really, really good on defense. At least on the game calling/pitch framing part. The arm is fine, but the knee down position that both catchers use limits the ability to throw runners out

LETS GO

Note: This game is not on Bally Sports North, and can be found exclusively at this link. It is a free viewing experience. The Pitchers LHP J.A. Happ (1-0, 1.69 ERA, 10 K's, 16 IP) vs LHP Logan Allen (1-3, 6.28 ERA, 11 K's, 14.1 IP) The Twins turn to J.A Happ, who turned in a no hit bid through seven innings last time we saw him against the Pirates, and is responsible for one of two wins over the past 15 games. Happ has done a great job at limiting right handed hitters this year, as he has only gone up against 9 left handed hitters this season. He's having great success with his fastball and sinker, limiting hard contact. The slider has been the main swing and miss pitch, but expect the changeup to come into play eventually. Logan Allen has been very bad in the young season. and has only gotten through a combined 4.1 IP in his last 2 starts. He has not made it more than 5 innings. Both lefties and righties are hitting the southpaw well, and has given up 4 longballs in 14 innings of work. Allen will come at Twins hitters with a fastball that sits at 92-93, and pair it with a slider against both sides of the plate. The changeup has been his best putaway pitch, but he only throws it to right handers. The Lineups Twins CF Byron Buxton R 3B J. Donaldson R DH Nelson Cruz R 2B J. Polanco S C Mitch Garver R RF Brent Rooker R 1B W. Astudillo R SS A. Simmons R LF A. Kirilloff L Indians 2B C. Hernandez S CF J. Luplow R 3B Jose Ramirez S DH F. Reyes R LF E. Rosario L SS Amed Rosario R RF Josh Naylor L 1B Yu Chang R C A. Hedges R The Twins move Byron Buxton up to the leadoff spot with Luis Arraez getting a rest day against a left hander. He's followed by Josh Donaldson and Nelson Cruz, but then the lineup appears to drop off rather quickly. Jorge Polanco is in the cleanup spot, and we all know he's been on the struggle bus. Mitch Garver continues to hit in the middle of the order against LHP, despite struggling mightily. I wrote about what's went wrong with Garver, and how things can get back on track. Brent Rooker gets himself another start which is hard to complain about. Willians, Simmons, and Kiriloff round out the order. I know the surface numbers aren't there for AK, but he's been crushing the ball this year. I think it's pretty telling that he's here for the long haul if they're starting him everyday, even against a lefty. The Twins offense must put up a good number against a poor Cleveland arm. No ifs, ands, or butts about it. This Day In History - 2010: Luke Hughes becomes the fifth player in Twins' history to homer in his first at-bat in the major leagues when he goes deep off Detroit's Max Scherzer in Minnesota's 11-6 loss at Comerica Park. The Australian-born rookie third baseman joins Rick Renick (1968), Dave McKay (1975), Gary Gaetti (1981), and Andre David (1984) in accomplishing the feat. Vegas Odds: Twins -121, Cleveland +104. O/U is set at 8.5 Pick to Click: Mitch Garver finally connects with a fastball and sends it over the wall. Go Twins!!!

Someone in a slack channel I'm in is currently defending the move.

Rocco's in game management is HORRIBLE

Colome has zero idea where his pitches are going

losing by 1 in the 9th 8th = low leverage spot? Alright then, Rocco

BUXTOM BOMB

Twins have been horrible against starters the 3rd time through the order

Simmons is so smooth in the field. Really fun to watch

Not a good route on that, at all

sigh...