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Woah, Berrios gave up five runs in 4.2 innings today? Terrible start, huh? Not exactly.
Through the first three innings, it was actually looking like Berrios was on his way to another tremendous outing. With one out in the fourth, Jean Segura singled on what was basically a swinging bunt and advanced to second on a throwing error by Miguel Sano. Robinson Cano drove in Segura on a single.
Berrios got the next batter to pop out, but fell behind Kyle Seager. Jose made his only big mistake of the game, letting a 93 mph fastball get a bit too much of the plate, and Seager did not miss. He blasted a homer to put the Mariners up 3-0.
The next inning, Ichiro got a solid single and catcher Mike Marjama doubled. They both came in to score on a ball Dee Gordon hit 62.5 mph that trickled passed a drawn in infield. The hit probability was just 11 percent, but it put the M’s up 5-0.
At the end of the day, Berrios had seven strikeouts and zero walks. Things are typically going to work out very well when that happens. Oh, and he made this gorgeous play on an Ichiro bunt:
https://twitter.com/TwinsHighlights/status/982694773554339841
It was the coldest game in Target Field history, and both Berrios and Gabriel Moya wore short sleeves. I think that means they’re “one of us” now, at least in an honorary sense.
Let’s talk about Logan Morrison.
In the first inning, he came up with runners on second and third and flew out to end the threat. Up with a runner on first in the fourth inning, LoMo got a 2-0 sinker right over the heart of the plate and turned it into a harmless pop out.
In the sixth inning, the Twins finally got some offense going. Back-to-back doubles form Joe Mauer and Sano were followed by an Eddie Rosario single to bring the score to 5-2. Then Morrison struck out on three pitches. It was against a lefty, but still.
In the seventh inning, the Twins loaded the bases with one out. Rosario struck out, then Morrison had an eight-pitch battle that ended in a pop out in foul territory. That’s seven men left on base by LoMo on the afternoon. Ugh. He’s 1-for-19 to start the season.
The bullpen started out great, with Moya and Ryan Pressly combining for 2.1 scoreless innings. Zach Duke loaded the bases before recording the first out of the eighth inning. He was lifted for Trevor Hildenberger, who promptly gave up a bases-clearing double and a two-run homer.
With the score at 10-3, it was (finally) the perfect opportunity for Tyler Kinley to make his major league debut. He struck out two batters and topped out at 96.9 mph. He also gave up a run, walked a guy, threw a wild pitch and failed to cover on a ground ball to first base, though Mauer was able to bail him out.
Sano had an RBI double and three walks. Mauer and Rosario had two hits each and Ryan LaMarre got a pinch-hit single to start the year 4-for-6.
Postgame With Molitor
https://twitter.com/fsnorth/status/982744382716588032
Bullpen Usage
Here’s a quick look at the number of pitches thrown by the bullpen over the past five days:
Next Three Games
Sun vs. SEA 1:10 pm CT
Mon vs. HOU 7:10 pm CT
Tue vs. HOU 7:10 pm CT
Last Three Games
MIN 4, SEA 2: Bombs and Bullpen
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