I love 8th innings!!

Big strikeout, May! 1 down. 

Wow Dozier...how do you not get the tag on him?

I suppose it doesn't hurt to challenge but he's safe.

 

Wow Dozier...how do you not get the tag on him?

Yeah, need to slap that glove down. 

In before Dave blames Molitor for this inning!

That was also my first reaction. Replay looks like it was bounce throw which Dozier had to control first (thanks Hicks) otherwise Dozier slaps the tag down if he gets the throw in the air.

spoiler alert:

 

 

Gophers are down 4 to Ohio with under 2 left.  CBCFBU.

Routine scoreless 8th for May.

Line drives  in gloves are outs, too

Dick said just what I was thinking. Not clean but good enough.

 

Line drives  in gloves are outs, too

Clever of May to let  him hit it so hard.  That way it carried all the way out to Hunter.

Lob the rock = Hit the rock

Es-club-ball!

Time for someone to update the Escobar vs. Tulowitzki thread

Atta boy Escobar! Big time home run to left!

Esco!! The probability of a Twins win just went over 50 percent! 

Weird factoid about tonight's game:  Bartolo Colon is serving as the Twins batboy.

 

Weird factoid about tonight's game:  Bartolo Colon is serving as the Twins batboy.

I noticed!

Weird factoid about tonight's game:  Bartolo Colon is serving as the Twins batboy.

I wish Paul Molitor would tell that kid, "Don't worry, we'll whip you into shape." That would be frightening.

Seems like every time I'm paying attention, Escobar takes a crack at a longball once per at bat. Here, slow runner on first and two outs, 1-1 count, I was saying "go for it". I like his apparent approach - it won't result in extra bases every time, but he has just enough power to make it worth trying.

Weird factoid about tonight's game:  Bartolo Colon is serving as the Twins batboy.

Do road teams bring their own bat boys? I'm assuming it's some local kid, and there's probably some backstory involving his health whereby I felt a little guilty laughing at this observation.

 

Seems like every time I'm paying attention, Escobar takes a crack at a longball once per at bat. Here, slow runner on first and two outs, 1-1 count, I was saying "go for it". I like his apparent approach - it won't result in extra bases every time, but he has just enough power to make it worth trying.

Part of hitting is knowing what you're hoping to do, and adjusting as needed.

 

Something a certain highly paid Twins could perhaps consider.

 

Do road teams bring their own bat boys? I'm assuming it's some local kid, and there's probably some backstory involving his health whereby I felt a little guilty laughing at this observation.

The home team provides the bat boys.

 

Do road teams bring their own bat boys? I'm assuming it's some local kid, and there's probably some backstory involving his health whereby I felt a little guilty laughing at this observation.

And yet you laughed, dintcha?

winnah!

 

I got room for at least 8 more o' these, boys!

 

winnah!

 

I got room for at least 8 more o' these, boys!

OK, Ervin, get 'em tomorrow.

winnah!

 

I got room for at least 8 more o' these, boys!

Is it like a clown car, or a roach motel?

Duffey's curve actually looked better after a hundred pitches. Finally got that thing warmed up. Good outing. Good show by Boyer, too. 

I've said elsewhere that Boyer looks like a lock to hold a 40-man spot over the winter and likely a 25-man spot coming north next Spring.

 

What I've not been quite brave enough to say is that he might actually be earning such priority by a strong final month or so. His season ERA is a fluke, but his recent appearances have been surprisingly drama free. Last 13 games his WHIP has been under 1.

 

Is it like a clown car, or a roach motel?

uh...yes?