GAME THREAD: Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 04/30/2022 @ 4:10 PM EST

[cHawk]

The Twins play the second game of their trip to Tampa Bay this weekend, hungry for revenge after being completely **** on in the first game. Will they be able to avenge the Devil Rays? Let’s find out!

Minnesota Twins (11-9) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (12-8)
Venue: Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, FL
SP Matchup: Chris Archer (MIN) vs. Shane McClanahan (TB)
Odds: Rays -1.5 (runs)

[Squirrel]

Lineups:

TWINS
Jorge Polanco (S) 2B
Carlos Correa (R) SS
Kyle Garlick (R) LF
Gio Urshela (R) 3B
Gary Sanchez (R) DH
Miguel Sano (R) 1B
Ryan Jeffers (R) C
Gilberto Celestino (R) CF
Trevor Larnach (L) RF

RAYS
Brandon Lowe (L) 2B
Wander Franco (S) SS
Yandy Diaz (R) 1B
Josh Lowe (L) RF
Randy Arozarena (R) LF
Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF
Manuel Margot (R) DH
Taylor Walls (S) 3B
Mike Zunino (R) C

[wsnydes]

Bring on the revenge!

[PDX Twin]

No Buxton?

[wsnydes]

  On 4/30/2022 at 8:11 PM, PDX Twin said:

No Buxton?

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He was in the original lineup this morning, in CF.  Must have been scratched.

[Mill1634]

Don't have a great feeling about this one, especially without Buxton.

Rays 5, Twins 1

 

 

[wsnydes]

  On 4/30/2022 at 8:11 PM, PDX Twin said:

No Buxton?

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[Mill1634]

MINCED GARLICK!!!!!!

LETS GOOO!!!!

 

That man crushes lefties

[Squirrel]

  On 4/30/2022 at 8:12 PM, Mill1634 said:

Don't have a great feeling about this one, especially without Buxton.

Rays 5, Twins 1

 

 

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  On 4/30/2022 at 8:14 PM, Mill1634 said:

MINCED GARLICK!!!!!!

LETS GOOO!!!!

 

That man crushes lefties

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Okay ... so ... you're saying ... no more action for the Twins offense?

[SwainZag]

  On 4/30/2022 at 8:13 PM, wsnydes said:

 

 

 

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Please quit hitting Byron with pitches!!!

[wsnydes]

  On 4/30/2022 at 8:14 PM, Mill1634 said:

MINCED GARLICK!!!!!!

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That reminds me, I need to put my lasagna in the oven!  Thanks!

[wsnydes]

  On 4/30/2022 at 8:16 PM, SwainZag said:

Please quit hitting Byron with pitches!!!

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I didn't do it, blame Kluber!

[stringer bell]

  On 4/30/2022 at 8:13 PM, wsnydes said:

 

 

 

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If it is "only a bruise" I'm glad and it is fine that Buck can sit today. I was afraid the knee still wasn't right.

[SwainZag]

With that HR from Garlick, he now has 9 HR in 108 career AB against LHP, which comes out to a HR in every 12 ABs....which is pretty nuts.

[stringer bell]

Good start with Garlick taking the lefty deep.

[RpR]

Twins have gotten their buttocks kicked by the best two teams they faced so far, winning this one can make a big difference in their state of mind.

[wsnydes]

  On 4/30/2022 at 8:17 PM, stringer bell said:

If it is "only a bruise" I'm glad and it is fine that Buck can sit today. I was afraid the knee still wasn't right.

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Yeah, that was my first thought as well.  

Hand issues aren't a good thing for a hitter though either.  Hopefully it's really not a big deal.

[PDX Twin]

Pathetic pitch recognition. How much longer do we have a wait for Sano to figure it out?

[CRF]

Sano wasn't even in the same zip code with the pitch on that last K! 

[stringer bell]

Quite a little K run for Jeffers. 

[stringer bell]

Every pitch from Archer, including breaking pitches, is up in the zone. 

[wsnydes]

  On 4/30/2022 at 8:40 PM, stringer bell said:

Every pitch from Archer, including breaking pitches, is up in the zone. 

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Almost prophetic!

[Aggies7]

archer isn't long for this rotation.

[Mill1634]

Archer is all over the place. I think Winder will get some work today

[The_Phantom]

I know we like to be optimistic and I know sano has historically gotten into mid season grooves. 
 
But with his contract ending this year, I really think it’s time to DFA him. Both of those swings were obviously balls from the time they came out of the pitchers hand and he was taking home run swings at them. He is straight up guessing out there. 
 
he’s given us some fun moments, but it’s time to move on.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

  On 4/30/2022 at 8:45 PM, Mill1634 said:

Archer is all over the place. I think Winder will get some work today

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Nope, with Ober on the IL, he’s in the rotation. Maybe Sands

[CRF]

Yeah...I'm an old geezer, but Archer is just a little too much of a "hot dog" for my liking. Everything about him...the mannerisms, the cow gum chewing, the dancing all over the mound stuff. I just don't care for all of it. If he pitches great, ok...I'll tolerate him, but it wouldn't bother me too much if he went bye-bye.  

[stringer bell]

  On 4/30/2022 at 8:45 PM, Mill1634 said:

Archer is all over the place. I think Winder will get some work today

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If he’s there, it might be Sands. I think Winder is in the rotation with the injury to Ober. 

[Aggies7]

jorge polanco is broken. need him to turn it around. the team is so much better with him contributing

[stringer bell]

  On 4/30/2022 at 8:56 PM, Aggies7 said:

jorge polanco is broken. a shame too. the team would be immensely better with him contributing

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He looked bad last April, too. I’m not gonna panic quite yet.