Well, the Twins didn't manage to finish April with a .500 record...

 

Lineups:

 

Twins:

Dozier 2B

Carroll 3B

Willingham DH

Morneau 1B

Doumit C

Parmelee RF

Arcia LF

Hicks CF

Florimon SS

Diamond P

 

Tigers:

Jackson CF

Hunter RF

Cabrera 3B

Fielder 1B

Martinez DH

Tuiasosopo LF

Peralta SS

Pena C

Santiago 2B

Sanchez P

TWINS

Dozier 2B

Carroll 3B

Willingham DH

Morneau 1B

Doumit C

Parmelee RF

Arcia LF

Hicks CF

Florimon SS

Diamond P

TIGERS

Jackson CF

Hunter RF

Cabrera 3B

Fielder 1B

Martinez DH

Tuiasosopo LF

Peralta SS

Pena C

Santiago 2B

Sanchez P

It might be a quiet one today.

1st inning runs would be nice. In the top half, I mean.

Decent AB from Dozier, right up until he K'd on ball four.

Lineups like this inexplicably put up 6-8 runs, further egging on Gardy's afternoon-game-after-a-night-game lineups.

Decent AB from Carroll, right up until he K'd on ball four.

I try to be optimistic, but my hope for this series really plummeted when Pelfrey came out for the 6th. Verlander was expected. Now two strikeouts to start the game. I'm kind of scared to watch today.

Fun fact. Only one person in today's lineup has an AVG over .255.

afternoon-game-after-a-night-game lineups.

 

That's a mouthful.

can't you get it up anymore?

That's a mouthful.

 

We could go with getaway day lineup, but what fun is that.

Holy Crap! Now I'm totally sucked in. 1-0 Twins, Morneau on second w/ two outs. 24 pitches already for Sanchez. That whole swinging-at-ball-four thing must have worked...somehow.

Bad start turned into a good start. A boatload of pitches thrown as well.

Hey, a run.

Dough-mitt walks. Now time for a Parmelee bomb. Sanchez at 32 pitches.

 

- ok, I'll settle for the RBI-producing single with the runners moving to 2nd/3rd.

Hey, a run.

runs

Nice! Running up Sanchez's pitch count.

 

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And Sanchez gets out of it, 2 runs scored and 40 pitches thrown.

Lineups like this inexplicably put up 6-8 runs, further egging on Gardy's afternoon-game-after-a-night-game lineups.

 

I told you all so. See right here? You were all wrong and I was right. I will continue with the unwarranted self back patting now.

 

/ridiculous statement.

Did anyone hear Gladden try to pronounce Tuiasosopo when he read the lineups? That paid for my MLB subscription right there.

One more big hit would've been nice, but can't complain too much about 2 runs after 2 out nobody on to start.

All right Diamond, now toss a gem.

Gladden says no way that pitch hit Cabrera. Anyone with TV confirm or deny?

0-2 HBP. Better'n an 0-2 hit, I suppose.

Gladden says no way that pitch hit Cabrera. Anyone with TV confirm or deny?

Not 100 percent conclusive on replay, but looked to me like it got him on the toe.

Gladden says no way that pitch hit Cabrera. Anyone with TV confirm or deny?

 

DickRon thought that too, then the replay showed it hit him.

0-2 HBP. Better'n an 0-2 hit, I suppose.

 

Still a hit.

 

 

No hitter intact.

Diamond really bore-down and gutted that inning out, what a gamer, that's what stoppers do.

 

 

 

 

cliche count: 4