stringer bell

A little better velo and command for both Duffey and Thielbar. Good results.

Six outs to get. Coulombe, Moran and probably Smith available. Perhaps Duran?

Even if he strikes out here, Larnach looks a lot more comfortable than he did last year.

Second XBH of the season for Gio.

Morneau and Bremer have beaten it to death, but OPCY really seems different with the new configuration, especially when the wind is blowing in from left field.

Corner outfield and 1B is where the injuries have occurred to position players, so naturally a corner outfielder goes out of the game.

It helped that he was facing Odor, who is really poor versus left handers.

After last year, I believe in Polanco in clutch situations.

Gotta score in this inning. Two on, none out, top of the order up.

Brand new ballgame!

And sometimes, the defense lets you down. Correa has been terrific, but everyone makes errors.

Well, sometimes the other guys get lucky.

Odor looks like he got his helmet out of a dumpster.

The Twins haven't had much luck stealing bases so far this season. Bigger bases next year might help.

I wouldn't go that far and I think the Twins and Buxton are pretty conservative about Buxton stealing bases. He has the raw speed to steal 100, but 20 is more reasonable.

The home plate ump is not having a good game.

Looks like another low-scoring game.

At this rate Ryan will hit nine batters in the game.

Let's hope for a smoother second inning for Ryan.

That might have been strike five to Kepler.

Tight zone.

First official chance for Miranda after he was "involved" in two previous plays.

The Minnesota fan in me is getting nervous listening to Morneau's praise of Ryan.

We make errors?

Yes, I don't think Buxton is a finished product as a hitter. The words "he can be pitched to" come to mind. There are holes that can be exploited, but the holes are much smaller than they used to be.