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Arraez is kinda cool. Just saying.

Please no more Parker. He pitched like 20+ pitches. Just a tad more than Duffy.

I out think myself all the time. I hate my decisions and Rocco's too.

Why wouldn't you bring Duffy back out after 7 pitches? Parker is like 2 -8 strike to balls. Crazy nuts

Sage.

Agreed. Why not let Duffy go a few more. Ridiculous.

Two out rally. Let's go!

I like the fact Duffy throws quickly...the 93mph doesn't hurt either.

Apologies for being late. Was drinking at a work event but have tomorrow off. The Uber driver wouldn't put the game on the radio. He got a baaaaaaaaaaaad rating.

Everyone relax. Twins have this game.

LOL! What if I said it was under 350 but over 225? I used a line I borrowed from Chief with my doctor during the physical. Told him I was cutting carbs with my pizza slicer.

I'm skeptical I will actually lose the 30lbs I want to drop by September 1st. Is that healthy or unhealthy skepticism?

Nap around lunch time tomorrow.

I turned off the TV sound and put on WCCO and I can still hear the damn bell. I'm loosing my mind. I was doing great until people started talking about it. I've been infected with cow bell ears. Thanks.

I just called the A's front office and asked them to throw the guy out of the stadium with the cow bell. I calmly explained to them that a lot of people watching the game are irritated and frankly getting annoyed with it. They said they would look into it.

I would like the Oakland pitcher's mustache a lot better if he was throwing with a cig or small cigarillo like Clint Eastwood smoked in the old westerns hanging out of the corner of his mouth. Now that would be stylish.

I like 2 hit rallies with 0 outs.

I love 2 run rallies with two outs.

SANO!!!

I’m actually dumbfounded Berrios and Kepler got snubbed. Eddie was certainly a candidate if he wasn’t injured. I hope the Twins use this to their emotional, motivational advantage. Screw the All-Star game. Let’s go win the pennant.

I usually try to keep a low profile...

I was hoping Kepler and Sano would be starting today. The outfield is a little odd.

Happy Sunday and welcome back to another exciting installment of the Twins Daily game thread! We've got a lot to talk about today. The final All-Star rosters will be posted today, the Twins look like they have their offensive mojo back and Aussie Lewis Thorpe makes his first major league appearance today starting for the Twins. 1. Who else on the Twins team will make the All-star roster today? Stringer Bell started a nice post about this topic earlier so I won't go into this much but I expect the Twins will have another 5 players named: Berrios, Odorizzi, Kepler, Cruz and Cron. I would add Rosario to this but since he's on the IL I doubt he'll make it. That's an impressive amount of players representing our team. Looking forward to seeing who's picked. 2. Our Twins looked like they got back to their old ways again yesterday by pounding the ball all over the park. I posted a comment yesterday on Tom's post game write-up about how crazy good this team is when our full lineup is playing (hurry back Eddie). I honestly have never seen anything like it. I can't imagine what an opposing pitcher must be thinking before the game or how they prepare to pitch through our lineup. I would love to be a fly on the wall listening to an opposing teams pitching coach talk to their starter about preparing for a game against us. I've been a lifelong Twins fans for over 35 years and have never seen a lineup mash like our team has done so far this year. Enjoy this people! It doesn't come around very often. 3. Lewis Thorpe will be our starting pitcher today and also making his first MLB debut. Thorpe hails from Australia and will become the 34th Australian to appear in the Major Leagues. Thorpe is the Twins number 9 prospect per MLB pipeline but has had an up and down year in the minors. I'm looking forward to seeing how he does. On a more human note, it looks like Thorpe's parents surprised him yesterday and flew all the way from Melbourne, Australia to see his MLB debut. According to reports, Thorpe was led outside the visitors' clubhouse by the Twins travel director and froze when he saw his parents waiting for him in the tunnel. Thorpe pulled his mother into a big hug and then his father. According to Thorpe, "he's never seen his dad cry like that". Reading that actually brought tears to my eyes too. My son stayed out east this summer for a college internship and hasn't been around much this year. I think I can relate a little bit with Thorpe's dad... Go Twins! Lineups: Twins: 1. Luis Arraez, LF 2. J. Polanco, SS 3. Nelson Cruz, DH 4. Mitch Garver, C 5. M. Gonzales, 3B 6. C.J. Cron, 1B 7. Ehire Adrianza, RF 8. J. Schoop, 2B 9. B. Buxton, CF Lewis Thorpe, SP (L) White Sox: 1. Leury Garcia, SS 2. Yoan Moncada, 3B 3. Jose Abreu, 1B 4. James McCann, C 5. Jon Jay, RF 6. Eloy Jimenez, LF 7. Jose Rondon, DH 8. Y. Sanchez, 2B 9. Ryan Cordell, CF Lucas Giolito, SP ® Weather: Partly cloudy and 82 degrees, 0% chance of rain