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Game Thread: Giants @ Twins, 8/26/22, 7:10PM CDT (5:10PM PDT)

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Greetings to all from Portland, where (at this time of year) the skies are not cloudy all day. Tonight, the Twins take on the San Francisco Giants, a team for which I used to cheer until Barry Bonds’s biceps grew to grotesque proportions. The two teams have similar records this season, but the Twins are actually within sight of the top of their weak division (4 games back), while the Giants stand 25 games behind the Dodgers.

The Giants come into this one well-rested after a day off. The Twins come in well-bested after six straight losses, few of them even close.

Injuries!

The Twins have been fielding a depleted lineup lately. I was curious what sort of lineup one could assemble with only Twins players who are currently injured. Here’s what I've got:

C Ryan Jeffers
1B Alex Kirilloff
2B No obvious candidate, but Polanco has not been fully fit
SS Royce Lewis
3B Miguel Sano
LF Trevor Larnach
CF Byron Buxton
RF Kyle Garlick (activated today and in the lineup, but I did the research yesterday...)
SP Kenta Maeda, Tyler Mahle, Bailey Ober, Josh Winder, Randy Dobnak, Chris Paddack
RP Jorge Alcala, Danny Coulombe, Jhon Romero, Cole Sands, Cody Stashak

Would that be a better lineup than the one in blue below?  

I realize that all teams have injury issues at this time of year, but this situation seems extreme. Most of these unavailable players would surely be part of the Twins’ lineup rotation if they were healthy and a few others, though ideally backups, would rank ahead of some who are currently being used. Perhaps someone with better knowledge of the leagues can tell us whether there are any teams that have been successful this year with a comparable list of casualties.

Is it bad luck? Injury-prone players? Or something to do with how the players are trained and used? How many of the players on the list above will be back near 100% fitness next season?

Tonight's Game

Joe Ryan (9-6, 3.86), who is not yet on the IL, starts for the Twins against lefty Alex Wood (8-10, 4.54). Ryan will be looking to achieve double figures in wins against an opponent who has already reached double figures in losses.

Note that our old friend LaMonte Wade, Jr., starts in rightfield for the Giants. Wade has struggled with injuries and ineffectiveness this year after breaking out with an .808 OPS in his first season with the Giants. The Twins traded him to the Giants before the 2021 season for a pitcher named Shaun Anderson, who appeared for the Twins in 4 games out of the bullpen in 2021 (with a 9.35 ERA) before being waived, waived again, waived again, and waived again---Anderson was claimed off waivers by an amazing 4 different teams in 2021 after the Twins gave up Wade to get him. Not the finest hour for the Twins' front office as things turned out.

Starting lineups are below.

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Can the Twins win for the first time in a week? Will the Twins win for the first time in a week?

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Nice game thread intro. I sure hope they can stop the slide, but unfortunately...when I look at that lineup, I have serious doubts that they will. Things are looking mighty bleak to me. Something has to light a fire under these guys, and get them going again. Time is running out. 

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5 minutes ago, SanoMustGo said:

Don’t think this team, as constructed has a turnaround in them

Too many injuries, lackluster attitude, and mediocre talent are just too much to overcome.  The only advantage is that the American League Central is pretty weak.

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5 minutes ago, mnfireman said:

Ryan looked like he thought that one was over the fence....

He looks stressed out, a lot going on in his head. Just needs to use some of Rocco's good vibes and relax ?

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1 minute ago, mnfireman said:

Has been activated?? More like still going. Since the KC series he's slashing .179/.207/.286 for an OPS of .493.

Unfortunately that is probably on the high side of the team average

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2 minutes ago, PDX Twin said:

I hope that the Twins can bring this one home. I'm heading off to one of my favorite places on Earth, Merlo Field, to watch some college futbol. Good luck!

U of Portland, soccer.

 

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