Game Thread: Twins vs Kansas City, 7/9/18 @ 5:10 PM PT (7:10 PM CT)

[BoofBonser]

 

Those were some nice at bats. The Eddies look like Vlad Guerrero in his prime making contact with anything.

Was watching on the AtBat app, and 3 of the pitches looked like a 40 inch bat wouldn't have reached it 

[Danchat]

Why didn't they let Astudillo catch?! Why did they bother to have him put on the gear and have Wilson give him tips if they intended to have Garver catch? It's odd how they won't let him catch...

[David HK]

 

Finally, Molitor shows a bit of innovation and decides not to put someone who's not caught for a bit behind the plate.

 

Good move.

I agree. But the fact that Astudillo has not caught the whole time he's been up is on MoY, too.

 

Just... inexplicable.

 

So, of course we play him in CF, and 2B, where he's never played before, either.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I think Garver over Astilludillo is a wise move.

 

Running Cave for Wilson tied the game because no way Wilson makes it home on that play.

Well I agree with the pinch runner. I am neutral on the catching decision. I do want to see Astudillo before the season ends; it shouldn't matter who is catching here in the 9th if Rodney does what he's paid to do.

[David HK]

We need to add something here.

 

I feel the full FRE coming up.

[drock2190]

Cave is the centerfielder of the future. 

 

Deal with it, Buxton :/

[Mill1634]

Doing exactly what we need to do off this horrible bullpen!

 

I love when we win baseball games

 

So fun

[notoriousgod71]

Mauer vs Maurer is Dick's wet dream.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Well, there goes the 9th inning drama

[nicksaviking]

I think Garver over Astilludillo is a wise move.

 

Running Cave for Wilson tied the game because no way Wilson makes it home on that play.

Without checking, I'm going to go out on a limb and say TK probably had Brian Harper pinch hit for Junior Ortiz and Lenny Webster a few times too.

[Mike Sixel]

Hanging with five writers from the athletic and one fangraphs writer. After two hours, now talking sports.... Go twins

[BoofBonser]

8.5 back is very doable, especially against a team we will see a few more times this summer 

[Vanimal46]

4 in a row! For Paul Mo! 4 in a row! For Paul Mo!

[jkcarew]

Why didn't they let Astudillo catch?! Why did they bother to have him put on the gear and have Wilson give him tips if they intended to have Garver catch? It's odd how they won't let him catch...

It should be very obvious by now that he wasn’t brought up to catch...and the Twins took some very specific steps immediately prior to calling him up that should have given that away...he was not playing catcher at all over a significant number of Rochester games immediately before being called up. Meanwhile, he’s been Richester’s best hitter (not saying much) pretty much all year.

[AlwaysinModeration]

Did we really want 9th inning drama?

[Danchat]

I guess this is the logical conclusion when you face a reliever with a 12.34 ERA. Too bad Blaine Boyer's on the DL!! (he has an ERA of 11.76)

[jkcarew]

8.5 back is very doable, especially against a team we will see a few more times this summer

 

Put your hands in the air...and SLOWLY step away from the standings!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

4 in a row! For Paul Mo! 4 in a row! For Paul Mo!

reminds me of the one guy trying to start a chant, but no one else cares

[nicksaviking]

Hanging with five writers from the athletic and one fangraphs writer. After two hours, now talking sports.... Go twins

They hire you yet?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Did we really want 9th inning drama?

Are you asking?

 

lol

[Blake]

 

Put your hands in the air...and SLOWLY step away from the standings!

...and put down the bong...

[AlwaysinModeration]

8.5 back is very doable, especially against a team we will see a few more times this summer

Wouldn’t we settle for 6 or 7 under 500, and about 7 back heading into the All Star Break?

[jkcarew]

Without checking, I'm going to go out on a limb and say TK probably had Brian Harper pinch hit for Junior Ortiz and Lenny Webster a few times too.

Only when trailing...and only late.

[David HK]

 

reminds me of the one guy trying to start a chant, but no one else cares

[BoofBonser]

 

Put your hands in the air...and SLOWLY step away from the standings!

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Would be nice to see Berrios get a win

 

 

#PitcherWins

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Let's go boys

 

 

#DriveFor5

[BoofBonser]

5/11 in a row, almost halfway there Twins

THIS SEASON WILL TURN AROUND!!

[Mill1634]

TWINS WIN!!! WOOO!!!!

[Blake]