GAME THREAD: Twins @ Tigers (x2), 5/31/22, 12:10CT | 1:10ET & 6:10CT | 7:10ET

[MplsFan]

1 minute ago, MplsFan said:

Drum roll please…

Woo hoo!  Save that bullpen Smeltzer!

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, jimbo92107 said:

Is anybody still unconvinced about Devin Smeltzer? He belongs to an uncommon category of MLB pitcher: a finesse pitcher that can dominate. Please Twins FO, keep this guy in the starting rotation!

I'm super-happy for Devin but I remain very unconvinced he's a legit MLB starter.

[wsnydes]

Smeltzer back out for the 7th!

I hope this goes well.

[mnfireman]

Just now, jimbo92107 said:

Is anybody still unconvinced about Devin Smeltzer? He belongs to an uncommon category of MLB pitcher: a finesse pitcher that can dominate. Please Twins FO, keep this guy in the starting rotation!

If he hits his spots and gets calls on the edges of the strike zone. But if he has to bring 88 down the middle....

[wsnydes]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

I'm super-happy for Devin but I remain very unconvinced he's a legit MLB starter.

Agreed.  So far so good.  Can he keep doing it?  I'm not yet convinced of that.

[shortround81]

Yooooo . . . I know this is outta leftfield (no pun intended), but the new guy looks like Happy from "Sons of Anarchy"!!!

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, mnfireman said:

If he hits his spots and gets calls on the edges of the strike zone. But if he has to bring 88 down the middle....

Yeah, the ump is helping out Smeltzer a lot today and he's facing the worst offense in baseball.

[mnfireman]

My bad, he's hitting 90-92 today....

[wsnydes]

He's going to burn up his remaining pitches on the leadoff batter at this rate.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, mnfireman said:

My bad, he's hitting 90-92 today....

One has to reach deep to get it past these vaunted Tiger hitters.

[wsnydes]

At least he finished off that AB the right way.

[Brock Beauchamp]

That was entertaining, Polanco.

[bunsen82]

Smeltzer is saving that Bullpen today, do they dare send him out for the 8th inning.   

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, bunsen82 said:

Smeltzer is saving that Bullpen today, do they dare send him out for the 8th inning.   

No, he'd enter the inning with over 100 pitches. MLB teams just don't do that anymore.

[USAFChief]

Who had "Devin Smeltzer" in the "1st Twin to throw 100 pitches in a game" contest?

[Parfigliano]

How is it possible to have an entire team hitting in the 170-225 range

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Who had "Devin Smeltzer" in the "1st Twin to throw 100 pitches in a game" contest?

I think Ryan did it a few weeks back.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

How is it possible to have an entire team hitting in the 170-225 range

The Tigers are a very bad baseball team.

[wsnydes]

One more out, Devin.  One more out.

[sdtwins37]

6 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

If he hits his spots and gets calls on the edges of the strike zone. But if he has to bring 88 down the middle....

It’s actually 91.?

[USAFChief]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

I think Ryan did it a few weeks back.

Ryan was in the contest? Who let him in? Seems like insider trading, IYAM.

[mnfireman]

No give backs, Jax....

[chaderic20]

A little surprised they're not gonna let him face at least the #9 batter here yet.

[wsnydes]

That sucks.  I would have left him in for at least one more batter.  But, I get it.

[nicksaviking]

2 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

No, he'd enter the inning with over 100 pitches. MLB teams just don't do that anymore.

I have a feeling they are less inclined to save a pitcher's arm if it's a pitcher they don't plan on counting on for the long run.

 

[bunsen82]

3 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

No, he'd enter the inning with over 100 pitches. MLB teams just don't do that anymore.

Not generally,  but with this week coming up in Toronto and the double header today-  it would be very uncharacteristic but would be an opportune time to see if he can get that extra inning.  We are going to have to find those extra innings this week.  

But alas,  they take him out with 2 outs.  

[MplsFan]

Dang it, Daz Cameron ?

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Ryan was in the contest? Who let him in? Seems like insider trading, IYAM.

Heh, yeah, Ryan threw 103 pitches against the Guardians.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN202205150.shtml

[USAFChief]

In any case, helluva job, Smell-zee.

[Mill1634]

I think I would've asked Moran or Minaya to get the last 7 outs of this game as neither will be asked to pitched in a close game two where Jax would/could be