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Berrios is locked in right now

Byron Buxton who?

Lil 4-5-3 double play right there...don't see that often

sigh. Things are just not clicking for the offense right now

No Buxton PR either? Hope everything is good with him

Why is Buxton not PH here?

What a mess of an inning

Kirloffs defense is....not great

Lots of emotion out of Kenta. Way to work out of that. Looks like he may need to rely on the FB a bit more today.

HAHAHAHAHHHAHAHA

I know it's not gonna happen, or if it did I would be SHOCKED, but Yasiel Puig would fill a nice little role on this team.

He can't possibly hit worse than Cave has at this point.

I understand that there is a risk in bringing Donaldson back because of the weather, but I think you have to use him as the 27th man, at a minimum, for tomorrows game against the lefty.

Notice there is some Jake Cave hate in here...and I cannot agree more. He cannot be starting on a team that hopes to repeat a third time as division champs. We've seen what he is...a decent 4th OF, and nothing more. He gets exposed when playing long stretches in a row, or against left handed starters. To no fault of his own, he's being asked to do both right now. I was asking for an OF signing all off-season (Brantley or Springer, or even a tier below though guys), and it never came. Now we're paying for it. AK can not get to Target Field fast enough.

Common theme thus far is that we are doing a horrible job at adding runs on when we get into teams bullpen. It's a great recipe to lose games. Getting the starter out of the game early is great and all, but you must do damage to the middle relievers after doing that.

This makes WAY too much sense for it to actually happen

Might as well fly to Boston. As previously mentioned, the riots, or potential for them, aren't going to go away overnight.

Worth noting that this is Boston's only trip to Minneapolis. Going to be difficult to get all 4 games in here unless we flip flop series. Total lack of communication right now, too. Beat and national writers are reporting postponement, while Bally TV is saying delayed and "are not sure why." Appears that fans are still sitting at Target Field, too

postponed

Not delayed to rain. Delayed due to the shooting last night. Curfew and potential riots

Absolutely brutal decision here. Fans are in the ballpark already and Rocco said this morning that the game was being played. I don't want to get political on here, but if you say that and bring fans into the ballpark, don't change your decision later on. I'd fly both teams to Boston and play the series in Boston.

The Twins come off a disappointing series against Seattle, dropping the last 2 of 3 against one of the worst rosters in the league. The lineup failed to do anything against the Seattle bullpen, and Alex Colome continues to be a roller coaster. The Red Sox roll into town hot, but do not bring any warm weather. The weather will likely be an issue all week, and we could see a delay today due to rain, but I think they should be able to get it in. Josh Donaldson is healthy and eligible to return, but Rocco said they did not activate him to avoid playing in these conditions. The Pitchers: LHP J.A Happ (2-2, 3.47 ERA, 42 K's, 49.1 IP, 2020 Stats) vs LHP Martin Perez (3-5, 4.50 ERA, 46 K's, 62 IP, 2020 Stats) JA Happ is on the bump for the second time this year, going up against old friend Martin Perez. Happ got a delayed start this spring due to covid, and didn't look too sharp his first time out against the Tigers. He threw 89 pitches and only got through 4 innings, but did limit the damage to only one run. The best thing about the outing was that he did throw 89 pitches, which is a good sign. Martin Perez returns to Minnesota after an average 2020. Perez is also making his second start, and went 5 innings against Tampa Bay his first time out. He struck out 5 and allowed 3 runs. Neither starter will blow anyone away, and it could be a long day as both lineups have been hitting well. However, the weather could limit the offense. The Lineups Twins CF Byron Buxton R LF Kyle Garlick R DH Nelson Cruz R C Mitch Garver R 1B Miguel Sano R 3B W. Astudillo R SS A. Simmons R 2B Luis Arraez L RF Jake Cave L Red Sox LF E. Hernandez R DH C. Vazquez R RF J. Martinez R SS X. Bogaerts R 3B R. Devers L CF H. Renfroe R 2B C. Arroyo R 1B Bobby Dalbec R C K. Plawecki R Byron Buxton moves up to the one spot against a lefty, and deservedly so. He has been fantastic this year no matter the pitcher on the mound, and will look for a quick start here today. Garlick is back in the 2 spot vs a southpaw, and has looked good thus far. Willians gets the start at 3rd as Jorge Polanco gets his first day off of the season which slides Luis Arraez back to second base. Cave will start over Kepler in right field, although neither hit lefties at all. Nelson Cruz and Andrelton Simmons are the only Twins with a significant amount of AB's vs Perez. Cruz is hitting .260 on 27 ABs, including 3 homers. Simmons also has had success, hitting .304 in 23 AB's, including a homer. The Sox go with a lot of righties against Happ, including Twins ST nemesis Bobby Dalbec. JD Martinez starts in the OF, which is not something we see a lot these days. It is worth noting that the Sox offense has been very good as of late. This Day In History: 2010 - On an unusually warm spring day, the hometown Twins beat Boston, 5-2, in the first regular-season game at Target Field. Minnesota DH Jason Kubel hits the ballpark's first home run, a seventh-inning shot into the right-field seats. Pick to Click: Kyle Garlick hits a homer Go Twins!!!

Surprised Berrios is still in this game