Quick introduction for the third game of four in the Twins @ Seattle series. The Twins are now 29-15 (14-7 on the road) and lead the AL Central by 5 games. After a 13-2 start, Seattle has fallen below .500. These are two of the leading home run hitting teams in MLB. José Berríos vs. Wade LeBlanc.

 

Twins  29-15

 

Polanco ss

Schoop 2b

González 1b

Rosario lf

Cron dh

Kepler rf

Sanó 3b

Castro c

Buxton cf

 

Berríos p

 

 

Mariners 22-25

 

Gordon 2b

Haniger rf

Vogelbach dh

Encarnación 1b

Narváez c

Healy 3b

Bruce lf

Crawford ss

Smith cf

 

Le Blanc p

 

Gonzalez batting 3rd?

Gonzalez batting 3rd?

Think of how good this team would be if Rocco’s horrible lineups were not holding back the offense.

 

Think of how good this team would be if Rocco’s horrible lineups were not holding back the offense.

 

x 1000

Gonzo batting third? Pure genius I say!

Good thing lineup order barely matters.

Here's an article on optimizing batting order:

 

https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/3/17/795946/optimizing-your-lineup-by

 

It says that the #3 slot in the batting order is not that important.

González has an OPS of .864 vs. LH pitching and a .904 OPS in the month of May.

Maybe it looks better in person but the Mariner catcher's chest protector looks ugly to me.

Gonzo batting third? Pure genius I say!

I would say “diluted, impure genius” but to each our own

#100 on the season. On May 18. Amazing.

Oh yeah CJ keep it up!

Not a typical Cron homer.

Not the 2nd deck? Cmon CJ step it up.

 

#100 on the season. On May 18. Amazing.

 

CJ's career 100th . Not the Twins'.

Edited May 19, 20197 yr by MNT1996

#100 on the season. On May 18. Amazing.

No, that was Cron's 100th career homer.

I belive LeBlanc handed the Twins a deflating loss last year, "LeBlanced" was the title here on TD if I remember correctly. Glad to see they're attacking him tonight.

 

CJ's career 100th . Not the Twins'.

 

 

No, that was Cron's 100th career homer.

My bad. I misunderstood Dick.

I believe that was #82 for the team for the year. Still amazing.

My bad. I misunderstood Dick.

as if people should walk around all day knowing that Cron is sitting on 99

Good AB from Sanó.

Terrific AB from Sano

Sano robbed of a double there by a judgement call. We need these robot umps pronto. In 50 years people will wonder how we stayed sane needlessly suffering with the human element.

 

Great AB by Miguel there, fantastic BB.

Just picture this line up with 2017 Sano. It would be insane

I missed CROM's 100th home run!!! I was watching Nascar!

OK, Buck, show these Seattle fans what you can do.

Not that it will happen in this at-bat, but who will hit the Twins' first grand slam in 2019?

OK, now we know!

OH YEAH BUX! OH YEAH BABY!

Not that it will happen in this at-bat, but who will hit the Twins' first grand slam in 2019?

Byron Buxton!!!