stringer bell

Monday.

BTW, why can't we play the Yankees when they are sucking? Of course, seeing Twins unis will probably right the ship for them on Monday.

Sanó won't be given away for free, most likely is 1B/DH. Donaldson, Arraez and Kirilloff all play most of the time unless Luis is traded. Kirilloff can shuttle between left and first and Arraez can play second, third and maybe left field. No on Refsnyder returning. Since his super hot streak, he's been below ordinary and he's 30 years old. Give me Celestino or Garlick before him.

I remember a 17-14 game earlier this year.

Polanco and Refsnyder have been benched because they only got a double and single.

Hmmm. Maybe three runs won't be enough today. I'm also guessing that four won't do it either.

Buxton got ahold of one.

Jax has now yielded 18 homers in 59 innings. At this rate, he would only need to pitch 178 innings to set the all-time record for homers allowed in a season. Bert set the record when he pitched 271 innings

Comparing the two starting pitchers, it would appear that Mr. Jax really needs to keep the ball in the park.

Lineups etc: PLAYER W-L ERA WHIP IP H K BB HR D. Lynch 4-4 5.29 1.67 51.0 60 43 25 6 G. Jax 3-3 6.79 1.41 58.1 59 47 23 17 Royals (63-77) HITTERS H-AB RBI HR SB AVG W. Merrifield2B 158-569 68 10 40 .278 N. LopezSS 122-411 38 2 19 .297 S. PerezDH 148-537 104 42 1 .276 A. BenintendiLF 106-414 52 13 8 .256 C. Santana1B 110-493 63 19 2 .223 A. Mondesi3B 17-61 12 5 7 .279 M. TaylorCF 107-436 49 11 12 .245 H. DozierRF 85-416 41 11 3 .204 S. RiveroC 2-20 2 0 0 .100 Twins (62-78) HITTERS H-AB RBI HR SB AVG B. BuxtonCF 44-152 21 11 5 .289 J. Polanco2B 141-507 83 27 10 .278 R. RefsnyderLF 31-119 12 2 1 .261 J. Donaldson3B 96-383 59 21 0 .251 M. Sano1B 86-390 64 26 2 .221 B. RookerDH 30-145 11 7 0 .207 M. KeplerRF 74-362 46 16 10 .204 R. JeffersC 45-226 30 12 0 .199 A. SimmonsSS 83-377 29 3 1 .220

Miggy!

Okay, I guess Albers is rested, but if there's a vacancy in the rotation, let's see someone with a chance to help the club in 2022 and beyond. Dobnak can't seem to catch a break. Maybe things will click a bit better for him next year.

What a play by Jeffers!

Marwin Gonzalez is back in the majors with the Astros. He homered today and raised his average above the Mendoza line.

Nice sequence there. Especially liked Refsnyder taking second. Gordon made them pay on the very next pitch.

Ryan appears to be maintaining his velocity a bit better than his first outing.

So the rotation is now (in no particular order) Ryan, Pineda, Dobnak, Jax and Ober.

Albers to St. Paul, Farrell activated from 60-day IL and Law designated for assignment.

BTW, a more experienced left fielder might have caught the double and most likely would have held the batter to a single.

Just a dreadful decision by Sanó. 1-0 in the second and a slow roller to first. Gotta take the safe out.

Andrew Vasquez, just traded by the Twins to the Dodgers, had his contract selected by the Dodgers

Another pitcher who will not be Fred Bruckbauer!

It looks like the 28th player is Randy Dobnak. He and Ryan are listed on the active roster, with Maeda moved to the 60-day IL.

Aaron Slegers was signed to a minor league contract for this year and next. I have not heard of this type of transaction before. Drew Butera signed by the Astros. Steven Gonsalves selected by the COVID-ravaged Red Sox.

Looking back through the years, the fewest number of wins for the leader in wins for the Twins has been nine (1981, 2011, 2013 and 2016) except for the COVID year (2020). 1981 was also a shortened schedule due to a work stoppage.