And when you have average sequencing of offensive events, this is all true. The Twins recently have not been average in sequencing, they've had a hard time putting 2 hits together and changing the dynamics of the moment and putting some kind of pressure on the other team can be a good thing.
All true, but the Twins have had serious problems getting runs across lately, so playing the "short game" early on isn't that bad of an idea at times like these.