Doubleheader Recap: Minnesota Twins Split 2-Gamer with Angels

The Twins almost have to keep Tortuga around just offset the stoic Kirilloff and Larnach. 

It is amazing that a split in a double header seems like a great feat.  Keep going Sano - whatever you and Cruz did is working. 

Duffey is toast.  Some RP seem to be rebounding and Berrios turns in another okay outing which for this team is outstanding.  

Let's hope Kiriloff and Larnach can give us the energy of youth and lift this team back to 500.

I'm NOT making this comparison, BUT.......the way Larnach turned with authority to pull his 1st MLB HR reminded me of a former Twin with #33.  That ball was absolutely crushed as was the salami that Sano tagged in the 1st inning.  This season is over, I realize that, but at this point any small positives, I will gladly take.  

1 hour ago, darwin22 said:

This season is over, I realize that, but at this point any small positives, I will gladly take.  

Pretty much this.

I agree this seems like a win, and it's just treading water. Sano will be hot for another game or two until teams realize he still can't hit a well placed fastball  He will  never get above .220.  Will hit 20 bombs, but we will see how empty they  are.. The key, if our top 3  can somehow pitch consistently, will be we may work our way to .500 by the end of the year.  BTW all the fluff pieces on how good we are defensively are silly.  We are terrible  I'm talking to you Josh.  Far from excellent as advertised

No longer dvring every game, just catching it is on....sad

I watched Jared Walsh's "foul ball" drive. How is it that I could see the yellow mesh of the foul pole partially obscuring the ball? That's because the ball, hooking hard to the right, passed BEHIND the foul pole, then reappeared to the right of the pole before it hit the wire. 

Home run. Fair is fair.

Folks - we have solved Miguel Sano.  He starts Spring Training a month earlier than the rest of the team.

People keep saying the season is "over".  In all likelihood we will not make the playoffs, but I still find myself thinking of the  teams that have been this far out in August who came back and won the pennant. I guess that is why they play the games.

number of teams who have done that are few and far between however.

Until the Twins learn the fine art of manufacturing runs without the HR ball, they will never crawl out of this hole in 2021.

Amazing how awful Garver can look at the plate.  Yeah he hit one out but the other 3 AB's were hard to watch.

Would be nice to see the team actually string some wins together. Maybe THAT would give us hope. Anyone guess how long Buxton will be out? I'll say till after the AllStar game. All of his injuries are 'serious' and once he comes back he is just one dive, one crash into a fence or one infield hit legged out away from another one, sadly.

Don't agree with the Twins bats "awoke in a big way" theory. I guess 6 hits in 7 innings is impressive if you've been watching this lineup hit this season but had it not been for 2 walks before the Sano HR and then add the possible HR that Walsh hit this game would have been 4-4 and going into extras. It would be interesting to know how many runs the Twins have scored this year without the HR. 

Will give Duffey a pass on yesterday's performance.  With everything going on behind the scenes, gotta believe his head wasn't into the game.

Although Thorpe's outing was not terrible, but disappointing, I will give him a pass.  The way he is being used this year has to be tough to work thru.  Kind of long relief in St. Paul with 2 and 3 inning outings, then shipped back to the Twins for 24 hours to get a spot start.  I believe starting pitchers need to get into a routine which is something Thorpe hasn't been able to establish this year.  Hoping they will send Thorpe back to St. Paul to start every fifth game.  Then after a few pitchers are traded in July, put both Thorpe and Dobnak in the starting rotation for the rest of the year and find out what they can contribute.

Great seeing Sano starting to punish the ball.  If he could stay hot for a week or two and then not go back into the K tank for the rest of the year the Twins could be fun to watch again.  Doubt they can get back into the playoff hunt, but at least play competitive baseball.

Larnach is legit.

Kirilloff is legit.

Buxton coming back in the not so distant future.

Hopefully Cruz can avoid the IL. 

Get our "A" lineup on the field most days and entertain us!

I have been as critical as anyone of Sano, but he has played a huge role in the past three wins.  Keep it up, big guy!

1 hour ago, TouchEmAllGuy said:

Larnach is legit.

Kirilloff is legit.

Buxton coming back in the not so distant future.

Hopefully Cruz can avoid the IL. 

Get our "A" lineup on the field most days and entertain us!

Buxton can never stay healthy, so I wouldn't get too excited about seeing everyone in the lineup at once.

To all fans. There is hope. Buxton is the key. He has to remain healthy. Same for Kiriloff. This wrist problem worries me though. I've never heard of a wrist injury that you can play through and then get surgery at years and. I'm not a doctor but I'm puzzled. Trevor Larnach helps in a big way. He can hit and he's a better outfielder than given credit for. Areaz, Donaldson, Polanco, and Sano on the infield. The catcher issue is crazy. Garver can only hit lefties, so he looks good on paper vs lefties. Vs righthanders the catchers are hitting around .200 combined. The starters need to toughen up. Get at least through 6 innings. And the pen needs to come in and throw strikes. Cut down on lead off walks which have been coming around to score at a prolific rate. They're playing bad baseball right now. And if the analytics guys are reading this. If starting pitchers can't see hitters that dreaded 3rd time through the lineup, why has there been 7 no hitters thrown as of May 20th?

My understanding was that Donaldson would make us a better team, as long as he could stay on the field. I believe that I was badly misled.