Happy Father's Day to all who celebrate!
The Twins have gotten through the gauntlet that was Toronto, New York and Tampa. Won a Seattle series and now have a rubber match vs the Diamondbacks this afternoon.
This year marks one of my person firsts of my now five Father's Day. My wife and I were able to take our nearly five your old son to his first Twins game. He did enjoy the Twins beating the Royals the Sunday prior to Memorial Day. Although I think he enjoyed the Mall of America (Lego Store and Nickelodeon Universe) more. Hopefully his love (or tolerance) for baseball will continue to grow. He also started t-ball three weeks ago.
Here are some random facts about Father’s Day:
1.) Became a national holiday in 1972 when then President Nixon signed legislation designating the 3rd Sunday in June to be known as Father’s Day. Although the first Father’s day was celebrated on June 19th 1910, it was recognized by President Lyndon Johnson in 1966.
2.) Washington was the first state to celebrate the day.
Pitching Probables:
Minnesota: Christopher Archer RHP 1-2, 3.35 ERA, 37 K, 1.34 WHIP
Arizona: Merrill Kelly RHP 5-4, 3.68 ERA, 61 K, 1.35 WHIP
Lineup
MIN:
1. Luis Arraez (L) 2B
2. Byron Buxton (R) CF
3. Carlos Correa (R) SS
4. Max Kepler (L) RF
5. Gio Urshela (R) 3B
6. Alex Kirilloff (L) 1B
7. Gary Sanchez (R) C
8. Trevor Larnach (L) LF
9. Jose Miranda (R) DH
0 P Chris Archer
ARZ:
1. Jordan Luplow (R) RF
2. Alek Thomas (L) CF
3. Josh Rojas (L) 3B
4. Christian Walker (R) DH
5. David Peralta (L) LF
6. Buddy Kennedy (R) 2B
7. Pavin Smith (L) 1B
8. Geraldo Perdomo (S) SS
9. Jose Herrera (S) C
0 P Merrill, Kelly
Weather: 98 F 34 C (Its a dry heat)
First Pitch; 3:10 CDT
Go Twins!