GAME THREAD: Twins vs. Blue Jays, 8/7/22, 1:10CT | 2:10ET

[ashbury]

20 minutes ago, CRF said:

Get the pen ready. 

Pen was at Defcon 2 during the National Anthem.

[mnfireman]

8 minutes ago, cmoss84 said:

Now he needs a 10 pitch inn.

Close - 13.

[Craig Arko]

I don’t suppose falling over on every follow through is how they teach it at the Famous Pitcher’s School.

[notoriousgod71]

Arraez making adjustments and pulling the ball on occasion is a nice development.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

What i miss?

[LVTwinsfan]

Arraez making up for the slump in a hurry

[LVTwinsfan]

1 minute ago, notoriousgod71 said:

Arraez making adjustments and pulling the ball on occasion is a nice development.

Yeah they won’t stop him, just a minor delay 

[PDX Twin]

3 minutes ago, Craig Arko said:

I don’t suppose falling over on every follow through is how they teach it at the Famous Pitcher’s School.

Maybe Kepler has been teaching him ballet moves?

[LVTwinsfan]

Don’t feed the trolls

[wabene]

I agree with Perk, Archer hasn't been as spastic, wasting energy on the mound, but the results?.... 

[Irishman]

Twins needs to win today because Cleveland just won.  

[ashbury]

4 minutes ago, LVTwinsfan said:

Don’t feed the trolls

[LVTwinsfan]

Urshella is pretty good

[PDX Twin]

2 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Twins needs to win today because Cleveland just won.  

If you think that the standings on August 7 are important. I'm a lot more worried about the upcoming road trip, which looks (to me) like 1-4.

[Mortimerkenny21]

24 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Archer averages 71.5 pitches per start

Here we are, 69 pitches 4 innings. Does he come back for the 5th?

[LVTwinsfan]

Twins needs some runs

[CRF]

I didn't think Archer would last this long, but he did. We'll still be going to the pen fairly soon. Now, we need to somehow get the bats to wake the eff up. 

[ashbury]

3 minutes ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

Here we are, 69 pitches 4 innings. Does he come back for the 5th?

In a game where the offense isn't clicking and we're already down a run or two?  Eat another delicious, delicious inning, Chris.  Yum.

[Parfigliano]

3 minutes ago, PDX Twin said:

If you think that the standings on August 7 are important. I'm a lot more worried about the upcoming road trip, which looks (to me) like 1-4.

Road trip.  Anyone else going The 2 as t LA

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, ashbury said:

In a game the offense isn't clicking and we're already down a run or two?  Eat another inning, Chris.

I'm guessing he comes back out, bit the bullpen is warming. 

[LVTwinsfan]

Good point Bremer

[Winston Smith]

10 minutes ago, PDX Twin said:

If you think that the standings on August 7 are important. I'm a lot more worried about the upcoming road trip, which looks (to me) like 1-4.

Every game counts the same in the standings.

[Mortimerkenny21]

Archer is just getting warm! Let him go 6!

[CRF]

2 minutes ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

Archer is just getting warm! Let him go 6!

I agree...send him out there for the 6th. 

[LVTwinsfan]

20 minutes ago, ashbury said:

[mrtwinsfan]

NEVER THOUGHT Archer would even make it to the 5th, Foul balls or walks, depends on who were playing, Jays are real Aggressive some other teams not,  i think thats the only difference,, But 2 runs in 5 innings !!!  gave us a chance?

[mnfireman]

Archer goes 5 innings and 79 pitches, which ties for his 2nd most this season. Does he go back for the 6th, or Rocco stick with his only 2x through line-up mantra?

[USAFChief]

34 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Pen was at Defcon 2 during the National Anthem.

Which one?

[Mortimerkenny21]

1 minute ago, mrtwinsfan said:

But 2 runs in 5 innings !!!  gave us a chance?

Defiantly gave us a chance, pretty standard these day's and we've all seen a lot worse these day's too!

[mrtwinsfan]

Race to Mendoza line,  Buxton or Sanchez ??   odds?