Game 23, 4-20-20

The Twins just turned around their early season by winning 9 straight games (16-6). Today, they get the Seattle Mariners (7-16) at home, hopefully bringing the win streak to 10 games. Today's game will pit Berrios (3-1) vs. Justus Sheffield (0-3). Game highlights below:

• Top of the 3rd - Through the first two innings there has barely been any offensive action. Garver hit a single. That was it. To start the third, Tom Murphy and Mallex Smith both narrowly squeezed a hit by Ehire Adrianza who just missed ranging both of them. Mallex stole 2nd and then Garneau scored Murphy on a single. Seattle Leads 1-0
  
• Bottom of the 6th - Still no one wanted to hit. From the top of the third through the bottom of 6th there were a total of 2 singles. Kepler walked up to bat here with one out and took Sheffield deep. Like way deep. Like 460 ft deep. Game tied 1-1
  
• Bottom of the 8th - Sam Tuivailala was pitching at this point for Seattle. He walked Adrianza in the lead off position. Polanco hit a single to Mallex Smith in CF, and he laced one to third to nail Adrianza on a close play...Polanco moved to second on the throw. The Twins decided to get their best OBP player up, so they subbed out Buxton who had been hitting around .300 all season for Arraez. Arraez snuck one by Carlos Gonzalez in right for a triple tying up the game. Kepler walked to put men on the corners. Sano smoked one directly to short, and was lucky nobody got doubled off, then Nelson Cruz struck out leaving Arraez on third. It is nice having the lead with the unfaliable Rogers coming in for the close. Twins lead 2-1
  
• Top of the 9th - Baldelli decided to keep the hot hand of Berrios in the game instead of Rogers. Dan Vogelbach lead off with a double. With one out Haniger walked. With two outs and the game all but over, Dylan Moore hit a double. Vogelbach easily scored, Haniger got in from first as well. Seattle takes the lead. Why wasn't Rogers put in?!! Romo came in for the last out and got it easily. Seattle leads 3-2
  
• Bottom of the 9th - The Twins need one but want two!! Tuivailala was kept in despite blowing the game in the bottom of the 8th. He got Donaldson swinging, and Garver to ground out. Jake Cave walked, bringing the winning run to the plate. Adrianza strolled up to the plate, and crushed a sinking liner to CarGo, who just gave up the lead with some poor defense in the bottom of the 8th. This time he made a remarkable catch ending the game
  

Seattle Wins 3-2

Tough loss for the Twins who really wanted to get a 10 game winning streak. Kepler is continuing to just kill it out there. Today he went 2-3 and hit his 10th homer still leading the AL. Berrios (3-2) got a tough loss. He almost pitched a complete game but blew it late on questionable managing by Baldelli. Berrios left the game with a very respectable 75 game score. Hopefully the Twins can make up tomorrow for a game that they lost themselves here today.

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Minnesota 16-7_2nd Place, 2.5 behind Cleveland

Other League News

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