Game Thread: Twins @ Blue Jays, 6/5/22 @ 12:37 CT

[Puckett34]

[mnfireman]

Top of the order coming up for Toronto, almost have to go to Duran. This is the important inning.

[Danchat]

Arraez has now hit 52 singles this year, putting him 1 behind Ty France for the MLB lead in singles...

[CRF]

If there is such a thing as a "natural" lead off hitter these days...then Arraez is it. He needs to stay there. 

[wsnydes]

Insurance runs...in the plural form!!!

[Mill1634]

GARY! GARY! GARY!

[Jerr]

  On 6/5/2022 at 8:10 PM, Danchat said:

Arraez has now hit 52 singles this year, putting him 1 behind Ty France for the MLB lead in singles...

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And leads the league in batting avg. with that hit.

[glunn]

Sanchez is money.

[wsnydes]

  On 6/5/2022 at 8:09 PM, Doctor Gast said:

I don't get Sanchez is batting 2nd he belongs around #6

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Ha!  This aged well!

[Aggies7]

Offense will cover for rocco today

[Doctor Gast]

Nice job Sanchez!

[rwilfong86]

  On 6/5/2022 at 8:10 PM, wsnydes said:

Ho hum... just another hit for Arraez.  

I'll take 4 hit days all day long.

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I picked up an Arraez game used hit ball from the May 14th game, it arrived late yesterday afternoon so it's been a good luck charm today.

[wsnydes]

This offensive output makes the Detroit series even more frustrating.  But I'll definitely take it now.

[rwilfong86]

  On 6/5/2022 at 8:13 PM, Aggies7 said:

Offense will cover for rocco today

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Hopefully they can get 6 up and 6 down and go back home with a series W.

[stringer bell]

  On 6/5/2022 at 8:02 PM, CRF said:

Smith has really digressed. Over use maybe?

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Not to be preachy, but I think you mean “regressed”.  I think Smith has regressed to the mean, for sure. 

[rwilfong86]

  On 6/5/2022 at 8:13 PM, wsnydes said:

This offensive output makes the Detroit series even more frustrating.  But I'll definitely take it now.

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They make mediocre starters look like Cy Young candidates and make Cy Young candidates look like mediocre starters. Let's see if that trend continues against the NYY ?

[glunn]

  On 6/5/2022 at 8:14 PM, rwilfong86 said:

Hopefully they can get 6 up and 6 down and go back home with a series W.

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Or more insurance runs.

[CRF]

Sanchez needs to be the #1 catcher and Jeffers the back up. Much more valuable at the plate than Jeffers, and we're not losing very much defensively. Also, enough with playing them together and alternating them at catcher and DH. 

[Mill1634]

ah ****. Of course

[rwilfong86]

???

[Aggies7]

Now he’s using Duran in a 5 run game. Hilarious 

[rwilfong86]

Reminds me of a similar play when Roberto Clemente broke Bob Gibson's leg in the 60s

[glunn]

Damn.

[Aggies7]

  On 6/5/2022 at 8:18 PM, Aggies7 said:

Now he’s using Duran in a 5 run game. Hilarious 

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And he gets hurt. 

[Squirrel]

Well, ****, ****, ****! We really can't have nice things. I mean, ****

[rwilfong86]

His warm up pitch is 98 MPH ?

[Doctor Gast]

I was afraid of it. What happened?

[rwilfong86]

  On 6/5/2022 at 8:20 PM, Doctor Gast said:

I was afraid of it. What happened?

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Line drive to the shin

[CRF]

He's still hitting 103 on the gun, so he seems ok, but don't be surprised if the doof gets the 9th. 

[glunn]

  On 6/5/2022 at 8:20 PM, Doctor Gast said:

I was afraid of it. What happened?

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Got hit in the leg just below his knee.  He is still in the game.