Article: Game Thread Twins@Royals 7/2 7:10PM

[ashbury]

Welp, it's past this east-coast Twins fan's bedtime. Bring the win home for us, OK?

[Craig Arko]

@MillerStrib: One surprise as I looked up sac bunt note: How often Kent Hrbek bunted. 15 career sac bunts! By contrast, Justin Morneau has zero in career.

[spinowner]

 

Gibson is money tonight.

X2

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Welp, it's past this east-coast Twins fan's bedtime. Bring the win home for us, OK?

Sleep well!

 

(That would be accumulatin' s-leap seconds, no? And if you don't get enough seconds, go back for thirds)

[stringer bell]

The Twins have had almost all of the opportunities in this game, so it is disappointing they are only up 1-0.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I guess that's one less runner we're likely to strand?

 

Silver linings everywhere, but not a (nother) run to score...

[JB_Iowa]

Twins determined to make Gibson work for it.

[mikecgrimes]

Looks like that Paul molitor take the extra base thing hasnt worked out. I'm about done conceading molitor is better then gardenhire.

Edited July 3, 2015 by mikecgrimes

[Danchat]

For all the talk about Molitor being a base-stealing mastermind, the Twins have been very poor at stealing bases. Why is Hunter running there?

Also, Gibson has been fantastic. Maybe he should be in the All-Star game... he's got a good enough ERA for it.

[stringer bell]

I doubt the Royals waste an out to advance Dyson.

[Cap'n Piranha]

I wonder if the Brewers wish they still had Cain and Escobar and Odorizzi

I'm gonna guess the Brewers wish a lot of things, primarily that they didn't have to be located in the state of Wisconsin. I know I would.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I can't believe it's Fein and Thompson warming up and not Perkins.

[stringer bell]

I guess if I'm managing, I let Gibson get Cain, then go to Perkins for Hosmer/Morales.

[USAFChief]

 

  Why is Hunter running there?

 

Because Mauer.   Trying to stay out of the DP...   He's so prone to DP ground balls, and now so prone to K's, you're damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[David HK]

Wow- this young man has pitched a WHALE of a game-  Ventura's taking a lot of heat in Chicago for leaving guys in to work out of a mess- and he's got a good BP.  For us, unless it's Perk, F- 'em.  There's nobody out there who's going to pitch better than a tired Gibson.

[David HK]

Heh... left for  a workout when we got up 1-0.  Thought I'd get away while feeling good.  Now I'm back, and still feeling good-  unless I see Thompson or one of those stiffs.  Go, Gibby, go! Big K!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Wow- this young man has pitched a WHALE of a game-  Ventura's taking a lot of heat in Chicago for leaving guys in to work out of a mess- and he's got a good BP.  For us, unless it's Perk, F- 'em.  There's nobody out there who's going to pitch better than a tired Gibson.

Right on.

 

It's too bad we don't have 8 runs for him to go the distance tonight.

[USAFChief]

If this (leaving Gibson in to face Hosmer) isn't a cry for LH relief help, I don't know what is.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

8 complete!

[Craig Arko]

A gem.

 

And by the way, in a game in July that we can care about. How does that feel, folks?

Edited July 3, 2015 by CRArko

[spinowner]

OK, Perk. Good morning, good afternoon and good night.

[drock2190]

Great pitching Gibson!

[glunn]

 

If this (leaving Gibson in to face Hosmer) isn't a cry for LH relief help, I don't know what is.

 

Maybe it's because Gibson is lights out good tonight?

[Aggies7]

Fantastic job by Gibson,

[glunn]

I would not mind an insurance run or three.  Or get 5 and bring in Graham.

[David HK]

wow..... that is a full-grown MAN out there on the mound!  He looks like CY Young Jim Perry out there.

[howeda7]

Great outing by Gibby. Cross him off the 'which starter gets demoted' list. (J/K I know he was never on it.)

[David HK]

 

If this (leaving Gibson in to face Hosmer) isn't a cry for LH relief help, I don't know what is.

I concur.  Like Way concur.

[David HK]

Come on, Lookouts-  let's get the guy a run or two here--

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I would not mind an insurance run or three.  Or get 5 and bring in Graham.

Me neither.

 

Also wouldn't mind 3 more Royals' outs.