Nick Tropeano (1-0, 0.00) vs. Kyle Gibson (0-2, 4.22)

 

Lineups: http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

 

Angles (5-6):

TBD

 

Twins (2-9):

TBD

 

 

Twins bats erupted for a season high 3 home runs yesterday afternoon, as they wailed on the corpse of Jered Weaver and the Halos bullpen. The Twins struckout just 4 times, against 3 walks. They kept defensive mistakes to a minimum, with one exception- another outfield collision. This time between (CF) Rosario and (LF) Arcia. Come on, Twins outfielders, you just wrapped up spring training.

 

Nick Tropeano takes the hill for the Angels today. A product of the Astros system, Tropeano was drafted in the 5th round in 2011. The righty throws a fastball 91-92, slider, changeup, and an occasional splitter. He'll be making his 13th start and so far, he's been stingy with the long ball, which seems odd since he's a fly ball pitcher. Maybe today the winds will push some fly balls into the seats.

 

Enjoy the game!

Nice job Willi...thanks!

Three in a row?

Three in a row?

"It's happened before."

 

-L. Brown

HEY!!  Jared Weaver is still a Major League pitcher.  Let us not underestimate the Twins ability to defile corpses.

I'm pushing for three...

 

I'm pushing for three...

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Had a long belt of that just now-  need some sleep for change, so you all have to carry on without any snark from the East today.  Go Twinkies.  

Oh, and how 'bout we just wear the pinstripes the rest of the way in '16?

Nunez, Arcia, and Murphy in again today.

 

No Escobar, no Buxton.

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Eddie Rosario hitting .139, and Max Kepler still doesn't get a shot in CF.

Paging Max Kepler... Paging Max Kepler. Are you still on the MLB team?

Why isn't Escobar playing?

 

Why isn't Escobar playing?

 

Nunez is hot as hell......

Rosario in CF for second consecutive game.  Good / Bad omen for Buxton?

 

HEY!!  Jared Weaver is still a pitcher on a Major League roster.  Let us not underestimate the Twins ability to defile corpses.

FTFY

 

Rosario in CF for second consecutive game.  Good / Bad omen for Buxton?

Hope Buck's hand or wrist or whatever is improving rapidly so he'll be able to swing a bat again very soon.

Last time Buxton had a wrist injury, it cost him a season.  Let's hope that's not the case here. Was he hit by a pitch or something?

Side note: Atlanta and the Twins have the same record. 

Last time Buxton had a wrist injury, it cost him a season.  Let's hope that's not the case here. Was he hit by a pitch or something?

I have not heard anything regarding any injury. I think he is observing a couple games.

 

Nunez is hot as hell......

 

I have not heard anything regarding any injury. I think he is observing a couple games.

 

Hit by pitch on the 14th.  X-ray showed no broken bones

With Kyle Gibson pitching, Bert will enter Kyle Lohse a few times today.

 

With Kyle Gibson pitching, Bert will enter Kyle Lohse a few times today.

What's the over/under on that?

Lineups:

 

ANGELS

Yunel Escobar( R) 3B

Rafael Ortega(L) LF

Mike Trout( R) CF

Albert Pujols( R) DH

Kole Calhoun(L) RF

C.J. Cron( R) 1B

Andrelton Simmons( R) SS

Carlos Perez( R) C

Johnny Giavotella( R) 2B

 

TWINS

Eduardo Nunez( R) SS

Brian Dozier( R) 2B

Joe Mauer(L) 1B

Miguel Sano( R) RF

Trevor Plouffe( R) 3B

Oswaldo Arcia(L) LF

Byung-ho Park( R) DH

Eddie Rosario(L) CF

John Ryan Murphy( R) C

It's do-nothing Sunday for me today. What better way for than that but to watch the Twins ... Was going to say 'watch the Twins win' but didn't want to jinx it.

 

With Kyle Gibson pitching, Bert will enter Kyle Lohse a few times today.

 

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There's one "Lohse."

 

With Kyle Gibson pitching, Bert will enter Kyle Lohse a few times today.

theres one

Pujols sure aired that one out

Well that was kind of a long first inning. 

 

2-0 Angels on a Pujols home run.

How did this team win 2 games?