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Good evening Twins fans and welcome back to some game thread fun! This season has been a real upper and downer. The Twins need to win tonight in order to keep any possibility of hope alive...I like the drama but really irritated it came to this. I know, injuries have killed us but this seems to be a continual occurrence. Who is actually in charge of health and fortitude on this team? Whoever it is needs to be canned. Just my observation. I'll be interested to see what this teams character is all about. Even with all of the replacement players it would be nice to see some spark. Who knows what will happen but I hope we prevail. Dylan Bundy (8-7, 4.68 ERA) toes the mound tonight against the Royals southpaw Daniel Lynch (4-10, 5.14 ERA). The lineup for the Twins looks suspect but I guess its all we got...grab a drink, fire up the grill (it is Thirsty Thursday) and cheer for your Minnesota Twins tonight. Sorry for the short introduction but I'm irritated it's actually come to this. I'm already looking forward to 2023! Let's win Twins!!! Tonight's Lineups: TWINS: 1. Kyle Garlick, DH 2. C. Correa, SS 3. Jose Miranda, 1B 4. Gio Urshela, 3B 5. Gary Sanchez, C 6. G. Celestino, CF 7. Nick Gordon, LF 8. J. Palacios, 2B 9. Jake Cave, RF SP - Dylan Bundy (8-7, 4.68 ERA) ROYALS: 1. MJ Melendez, LF 2. Bobby Witt, 3B 3. S. Perez, C 4. V. Pasquantino, DH 5. M. Massey, 2B 6. M. Taylor, CF 7. Nick Pratto, 1B 8. Kyle Isbel, RF Nicky Lopez, SS SP - Daniel Lynch, (4-10, 5.14 ERA) Weather: 0% chance of rain, 83 degrees.

I'm not too concerned. I think it's half pitchers making adjustments and Arraez making adjustments to those adjustments. Statistically it should even out.

KC doesn't count. You know that as a Twins fan.

It's click and clack! Miranda one, Correa two.

Pick-to-click - Miranda and Buxton. We need some leadership on this team! Who will step up and put up?

Could not agree more!!!! Nothing more to say. Great post!

Good afternoon Twins fans and welcome back to more Game Thread fun! Tonight our beloved Twins take on the Texas Rangers. We need a win tonight to split the series with our I35 rivals Texas. Sonny Gray will take the mound for Minnesota while southpaw Cole Ragans will toe the line for the Rangers. Ragans is 0-2 with a 5.02 ERA while our sunny-side up Gray boasts a 7-3 record with an 3.11 ERA. Our lineup (1-7) looks decent tonight with the exception of Tim Beckham at DH and big Sandy Leon batting 9th. I'm honestly at a cross roads how I feel about the Twins right now. There are so many injuries but there are some bright spots too. Stranger things have happened but if a few of our guys come back and we are within spitting distance of winning the division momentum may take over in October. I just don't know...The Twins are only 1.5 games back from Cleveland. I think we've got this but as they say in the court room..."the jury is still out". It's Monday night, grab a cool beverage, fire up the grill and watch or listen to some Twins baseball while the weather is nice and cheer for your Minnesota Twins today! Let's GO Twins! Tonight's lineups: TWINS: 1. Luis Arraez, 2B 2. Carlos Correa, SS 3. Byron Buxton, CF 4. Jose Miranda, 1B 5. Max Kepler, RF 6. Gio Urshela, 3B 7. Nick Gordon, LF 8. Tim Beckham, DH 9. Sandy Leon, C SP - Sonny Gray (R) RANGERS: 1. Marcus Semien, 2B 2. Corey Seager, SS 3. Nathaniel Lowe, 1B 4. Adolis Garcia, RF 5. Jonah Heim, C 6. Leody Tavernas, CF 7. Kole Calhoun, LF 8. Brad Miller, DH 9. Ezequiel Duran, 3B SP - Cole Ragans, (L) Weather: 80 degrees and sunny (like Sunny Gray) and 0% chance of rain.

Miranda goes crazy tonight. Correa goes crazy at the plate too... Huge output from these two tonight! Bet on it. Trust me....

Good afternoon Twins fans and welcome back to some more game thread action! Trade day has finally arrived. Say hello to former Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle and goodbye to 3 former Twins prospects Spencer Steer, Steve Hajjar and Christian Encarnacion-Strand. The Twins certainly need to bolster their pitching staff and hopefully this moves the needle to get us through October. Honestly we will need a whole lot more as well. The Twins take on the lowly Tigers tonight and hopefully pull out another win after last nights 5-3 victory over Detroit. With only a 1 game lead over Cleveland in the standings, the Twins really do need to take advantage when playing these struggling teams. Chris Archer (2-5, 4.04 ERA) takes the mound for Minnesota tonight. Archer will face Detroit right handed pitcher Matt Manning (0-0, 2.25 ERA). I have yet to see a lineup posted as of 5:05pm (which by the way is really weird...). Maybe the Twins front office traded the entire team to Detroit and Detroit traded their entire team to Minnesota? Must be an issue in organizing and changing all of the uniforms....No information yet on coaching staffs switching sides too. Please post a lineup if you see one come out. I can't stay for the start of the game but will try to chime in later. I'm in Chicago for work and need to entertain some Cubs and White Sox fans...At least they aren't Yankees fans. Go Twins! Tonight's lineups: Twins: TBD TIGERS: TBD Weather: 92 degrees and partly cloudy. 7% chance of rain.

My pick-to-click tonight is Sano. Gotta go with it. It might be one of the last times we see him in a Twins uniform...

Good afternoon Twins fans and welcome back to more game thread fun! Today the mighty Minnesota Twins (and current AL Central Division leaders) take on the NL Central Division leader Milwaukee Brewers. Unlike the drivel Rosenthal discusses in The Atlantic about the Twins collapsing in the second half of the season and getting lapped by the White Sox and Cleveland, I think the Twins are going to run away with the division. Tonight's game will be a good test for the Twins! Not only do I think the Twins will dominate the AL Central this second half but I think they will dominate tonight's game. The Twins lineup looks good and ready to roll. Buxton and Correa are both in the lineup tonight. This will also be Sano's first time back in the lineup since April. If he wants to stay on the team for the near future he will need to start hitting and hitting BIG! I think he will be more than motivated to show what he can do. In addition, Dylan Bundy (6-4, 4.71 ERA) will be squaring off tonight against Brewer lefty pitcher Ethan Small (0-0, 6.75 ERA). By the way, speaking of Dylan Bundy I wonder if he ever got teased as a kid because his last name was Bundy. Like did his friends ever call him Ted? Speaking of serial killers, infamous Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein died on this date back in 1984 in a Wisconsin prison. I think this date in history may be a bad omen for the Brewers tonight...May be a stretch but I'm going with it. Let's WIN Twins! Tonight's lineups: TWINS: 1. Byron Buxton, CF 2. C. Correa, SS 3. Jorge Polanco, 2B 4. Kyle Garlick, LF 5. Jose Miranda, DH 6. Gio Urshela, 3B 7. A. Kirilloff, RF 8. Gary Sanchez, C 9. Miguel Sano, 1B SP - Dylan Bundy (RHP) BREWERS: 1. C. Yelich, LF 2. Willy Adames, SS 3. Rowdy Tellez, 1B 4. A. McCutchen, RF 5. Kolten Wong, 2B 6. H. Renfroe, DH 7. Luis Urias, 3B 8. Omar Narvaez, C 9. J. Davis, CF SP - Ethan Small (LHP) Weather: 75 degrees, 0% chance of rain.

I'm more in the camp that the Twins will run away with the division. The White Sox and Cleveland are not showing much in the way of being prolific teams. I think we have decent depth but need to boost our pitching and bullpen. I am curious to see how Kenta Maeda will fit in towards the end of the 2nd half.....could be a boost for the bullpen or starting rotation.

Correa is going yard today. Maybe twice.

4 of 9 players for Detroit were former Twins...It's like watching a throw back game...

Randy Bush - pitch hitting extraordinaire! ?

People have no idea how taxing it is to write these game thread openers....it's like being a full time writer on a weekly comedy show. I'll take inspiration from anyone or anything. Go Twins!

Totally agree! I've been saying this for months now. There has to be an arm or two we could bring up and see what happens. Can't be any worse....

What's with all these positive vibes? This is TD Game Thread. Only pessimistic and negative comments allowed!

Enjoy the game! Send some picks of Kirilloff's home runs today.

Shocking actually!

My pick-to-click today is Kirilloff....He's gonna keep up the momentum from last night! I foresee another HR or two today.

Good morning Twins fans and welcome back to another Game Thread extravaganza! The mighty Minnesota Twins take on the Chicago White Sox this afternoon and will try to go for the sweep in Chicago. After last nights exciting win and great pitching performance from Winder, Joe Ryan will take the mound today against former Twin and now White Sox starting pitcher Lance Lynn. Joe Ryan is having a great year so far. Heading into today's game Ryan brings with him a 6-3 record with a 3.00 ERA. Lynn on the other hand has been less exciting with a 1-1 record and a 4.50 ERA. Minnesota now has a 4.5 game lead over Cleveland and a 6.5 game lead over the third place White Sox heading into todays matchup. This series has been fun to watch! We've seen a triple play, multiple home runs and some decent pitching and defense from Minnesota. I'm expecting more excitement today...Speaking of excitement, I'll be listening to the game on the radio today while at work. I must be old school but I still love to listen to baseball games on the radio. I think that is a trait for only the die hard baseball fans. Wether you are watching on TV or listening via radio, please don't hesitate to participate in today's game thread! Let's GO Twins! Sweep the Sox! Today's lineups: TWINS: 1. Luis Arraez, DH 2. Jorge Polanco, 2B 3. Byron Buxton, CF 4. Max Kepler, RF 5. Alex Kirilloff, LF 6. Nick Gordon, SS 7. Jose Miranda, 1B 8. Gio Urshela, 3B 9. Ryan Jeffers, C SP - Joe Ryan, RHP (6-3, 3.00 ERA) WHITE SOX: 1. Tim Anderson, SS 2. A. Vaughn, 1B 3. Luis Robert, CF 4. Jose Abreu, DH 5. Gavin Sheets, RF 6. Eloy Jimenez, LF 7. Yoan Moncada, 3B 8. Leury Garcia, 2B 9. Seby Zavala, C SP - Lance Lynn, RHP (1-1, 4.50 ERA) WEATHER: Partly Sunny and 74 degrees. 8% chance of rain with 10mph winds. Vegas line: CWS - 115

What do they know? Buxton and CC are riding pine tonight.

My pick to click tonight is Byron Buxton. Trust me!

Good afternoon Twins fans and welcome back to more Game Thread fun! Well the big news that most everyone has already heard is Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson will be leaving the organization after Thursday's game against Cleveland to be the new pitching coach at LSU. I can't believe he would leave in the middle of the season but I guess he has his reasons. I suspect he wants to get there sooner in order to recruit new players to LSU. I've read he will be making more money but I doubt that was the reason. I know its all speculation at this point but I bet the MLB schedule, being away from family played a role. He might just like the amateur ranks more than the pro ranks...I guess we will find out later if it even matters. I hate to see him go but "it is what it is"....Pete Maki is being promoted and will take the place of Wes on Friday. Good luck Pete! We need this staff sharp for October! The Twins kick off a big 4 game series against division rival Cleveland tonight. With a 2 game lead over Cleveland it would be nice to see the Twins have a 6 game lead after Thursday's final contest. Cleveland has been in a mini-slump since leaving Minnesota last week and have lost 4 games in a row. Taking the mound tonight for the Twins is Sonny Gray (3-1, 2.53 ERA). Sonny will be pitching against Cleveland righty Triston McKenzie (4-5, 3.51 ERA). After the news of Wes Johnson leaving the Twins it will be interesting to see how the pitching staff responds. I read that Wes was a huge influence on Sonny getting his confidence back this year. Apologies for posting the Game Thread so early but I need to leave for a fishing trip this afternoon. "Need to leave" is maybe a little dramatic but if I don't get out of the office for a little break I may pull a Wes Johnson and leave for good....Heading to the upper Mississippi River north of Deerwood, MN to hammer some small mouth bass and walleye. I will be listening to the game on the radio in the boat though! I tried to post the lineups but at 2:30 only Cleveland had theirs posted...If someone could post the Twins lineup for me I'll send some frozen walleye fillets to your house. Let's go Twins!!! Today's Lineups: TWINS (41-33): TBD CLEVELAND (36-32): 1. Steven Kwan, LF 2. Amed Rosario, SS 3. Jose Ramirez, 3B 4. Josh Naylor, 1B 5. Oscar Gonzalez, RF 6. Andres Gimenez, 2B 7. Owen Miller, DH 8. Luke Maile, C 9. Myles Straw, CF SP - Triston McKenzie, (RHP) Weather: Game time temperature 74 degrees and sunny. 0% chance of rain. Wind 12mph blowing L-R.