MIN 6, DET 4: Twins Match 2016 Win Total With 46 Games Left to Play

Good game - the Twins showed a lot - getting past two straight bad starts by their two best starters and a one game bullpen implosion, some shabby defense and then the inexplicable passed balls to win the game and the series.  With a little luck they could have swept the series. 

What a fun year.

Is it Gibson or Enns on Wed? 

EDIT: They are skipping Enns turn in the rotation. He still gets paid through right?

Hildenberger not 1-2-3 in the ninth. Martinez singled.

Busenitz, Duffy and Hildenberger ah it's about time! Let the young guys roll!

No matter how one slices it, this was an excellent road trip. 

4-1 is more than acceptable.

Interesting decision to use Hildenberger 3 days in a row instead of Belisle, which would have been just two days in the last 5 I believe. Was there any comment from Molitor on the subject postgame?

Not saying I disagree with the decision. Obviously Belisle is not a long term answer for the 9th. Hildenberger looked good obviously, but he got tagged just yesterday. I'm not sure he's a long term solution either unless he finds a way to get lefties more regularly.

Edit: Hmm. Not sure I'm reading his splits right. .400 ish OPS vs lefties? .800 + vvs righties. SSS, obviously. And I know I looked at his numbers some time before and was skeptical that he could get lefties. But his to date numbers don't show much of a split at all in the minors.

This has become a must read for me after every game.  The best game recaps I've ever seen.

Yeah, absolutely outstanding work. And even when I watch a game, (or mist of it), the write up still gives me tidbits I missed or forgot, not to mention statistical information, bullpen usage, etc.

I don't know why but the loss yesterday made me think of late 2004 when the Twins were in contention and Viola was staked to a 10-0 lead and we lost 11-10.   Lost our last 6 in a row to finish 81-81 and 3 games out.       Very happy to pull this game out, again showing the resiliency of this team.

Yah, that was '84.  Gaetti made the key error on a throw.

When asked about it, the Rat said:  "It's pretty hard to throw a baseball with both hands around your throat."

Then, three years later, they win the World Series, with Gaetti MVP in AL Championship Series.

Takes some epic fails in order to win at baseball.

That said, the Twins brass has made some good moves this year, but keeping Gimenez catching is not one of them.  Putrid offense and now, alarmingly bad on defense.  What Twins pitcher would want him to catch their game?

Hey. I've been on vacation for a week, and haven't been able to catch up, but I'm glad to see they are still fighting even though they are probably way out of the race!

Fixed, thank you. I was trying to work ahead a bit and had that typed up once he got to two strikes on Victor, moved on to something else and forgot to go back and update it.

That's a little scary, you could have half the write up done, could you imagine if things turned for the worse?? You'd have to start some of it all over.

  Not sure why he didn't spill it the same....

Maybe he's not good at spilling.