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It's rally time. I'm not concerned at all. This lineup will erupt at any moment... Trust me. Let's see how well this post ages...

Then we would need to build a funeral pyre.

I'm not a real chiropractor but I do play one on Twins Daily....I've had something similar and that bicep-shoulder soreness can originate in the shoulder blade. A couple of quick adjustments and he could be a brand new pitcher. Hopefully it's just that.

I hope Berrios is on fire tonight. I would love to see him mow through this lineup and build some more confidence for October.

Good afternoon Twins fans and welcome back to another game thread party! We have a first place team and we beat the Red Sox last night. Great time to be a Twins fan!! Before starting, I need to make another call out to Hong Kong David for his great game thread introduction yesterday. I loved the story! Since his intro was so much fun I thought I would do something similar and relay a funny story told to me by my grandmother about 25 years ago. A few of you may have already read this from me before but since our web audience is so much bigger with the Twins winning I'm going to retell it...Apologies if its' a rerun for a few of you. The Twilight Zone car ride with Grandma..... My uncle and I were driving back from a family reunion in Pella, Iowa with my grandmother one afternoon. We had the Cubs game on the radio and after about 30 minutes or so of listening my grandmother in the back seat of the car said, "you know that man asked me to marry him like 3 or 4 times." I turned around and asked my grandmother, "what man?" She said, "the guy on the radio." I asked, "the guy on the radio, Hary Caray?" She said, "yes." My uncle and I looked at each other in disbelief and we both turned around and said at the same time, "Harry Caray asked you to marry him!!??" She said yes again...She explained how she met him in Chicago right after high school when she moved to Chicago in the 30's. I asked her why she didn't marry him and she explained with a touch of sadness, "back then Swedish girls didn't marry Italian boys." Of course we asked her what he was like and she said he was always a lot of fun. She also mentioned how Harry once introduced her to one of the most attractive men she had ever seen in her life at that point. I again turned around and asked her who was that? Grandma said, "well that was Ronnie Reagan." Drop the mic and walk off the stage Grandma...It was a pretty cool story then and now. OK, back to the game thread. Big game tonight. I think the Twins are getting hot and will be peaking at just the right time in October. By the way, this is my 2,000th post. That's gotta be good luck for tonight's game. My pick the click tonight is Sano. Go Twins! October is almost here. Lineups: TWINS 1. Max Kepler CF 2. J. Polanco SS 3. Nelson Cruz DH 4. Eddie Rosario LF 5. Miguel Sano 3B 6. Jake Cave RF 7. C.J. Cron 1B 8. J. Schoop 2B 9. W. Astudillo C SP Jose Berrios ® 11-7 3.57 ERA RED SOX 1. Mookie Betts RF 2. R. Devers 3B 3. X. Bogaerts SS 4. J. Martinez DH 5. A. Benintendi LF 6. Brock Holt 2B 7. M. Moreland 1B 8. C. Vazquez C 9. J Bradley, Jr. SP E. Rodriguez (L) 16-5 3.97 ERA Weather: 9% chance of rain and 75 degrees.

Pace yourself. The playoffs are going to be much more stressfull. The ALCS games against the Yankees will be epic! Real pukers.

David HK did such a nice job with his intro today I think some people will be intimidated. I feel awful. I have to follow up his intro with my own tomorrow. Very tough act to follow. Thanks David!

Great Story!

Thank you. It's Labor Day and my mouth is mute. I meant moot. Spell checker agin... Sory!

The pieces to this bullpen are coming together better than I expected and the timing couldn't be more perfect. I like the assortment of arms we have available for the playoff push. More than enough quality for shorter series during the playoffs. Nicely written article. Thank you Sabir.

These are the type of games we need to keep winning to make the whole Cleveland thing mute before we even begin to play them again. Let's take it to Boston next!

Nice win today boys! Magic number now 20???

I like the first paragraph. Totally agree. The second paragraph, not so much...It's gonna be a barn burner!!!

We just set the MLB record for home runs. Let's dream a little...

I agree! My expectations are high.

Let's go Gator! Throwin' heat!

Once the playoffs arrive its anyone's game. You can look at stats til the cows come home but the team that goes far is the team that gets hot during those games. History is littered with big regular season winners that choked or got cold during the playoffs. That's what makes watching the playoffs so fun. It's anyones game to win...They are all great teams. My recommendation to you is; go into the playoffs with confidence and no fear. Personally, I think we are going to the World Series. If we blow it all in September or the first round of the playoffs I'm going to survive. I've been a Twins fan my whole life and literally had to grind out the last 10 years as a fan. This has been one of the most entertaining seasons I can remember. Fun! Finally! Go Twins!

I love the Garve sauce bunt/hit! Sorry. I really am going back upstairs now. Go Twins!

I was minding my own business this evening, cooking dinner for the family, having a small cocktail or two and didn't have the Twins game on. Cleaned up the kitchen with my wife and snuck downstairs to turn on the game. Twins up 5-1 through 3 innings. Nice! I'm going back up stairs now to drink more and turn the TV back on around 10:30 or so. I'm not going to be responsible for jinxing anything. I know you'll all miss my snappy conversation but I just don't want to risk it. Sorry. Go Twins!

The push to the end has begun. I like our chances! Bring it Yankees! I'm betting on Minnesota!

I'd also add Buxton and Sano. Both had horrible seasons last year but have come through beautifully. A number of us had written them off (Sano for me) but very impressive when they are on the field.

People will be releasing dozens of squirrels in the stadium during the playoffs this year.

Tonight's game recap author needs to be praised and paid heavily. They'll be up til 3AM cataloging this box score and all the hit highlights.

Winner, winner! Nice work boys! Go Twins!

Rupture your tendon and it would help speed you up.