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But Dusty will bench a couple for the 2nd game for rest purposes even though pulling them out early in this game makes much more ANALYTICS sense.

 

Neris only need 13 pitches so ... Dusty will either use him in the second game or sit for a week

 

I'm not mad at this lineup at all. If anyone got rest, I'm glad it was Yuli. He's the one key guy in the lineup who's just not hitting. Resting Brantley in case they need a left-handed pinch hitter is nice, too. And I love seeing Pena hitting 2nd and Tucker hitting 5th.

Go for 10! Extend the the division lead!

 

2B R ALTUVE, Jose

SS R PEÑA, Jeremy

3B R BREGMAN, Alex

DH L ALVAREZ, Yordan

RF L TUCKER, Kyle

LF R McCORMICK, Chas

1B S GOODRUM, Niko

C L CASTRO, Jason

CF R SIRI, Jose

 

Alvarez/Tucker B to B experiment resumes.

 

I'm wondering. Does the MLB need to look at changing the rules for win for starting pitchers?

I know that opens up a can of worms, but mandating 5 inning for starting pitchers to get the win seems unfair in the era of bullpen games being commonplace, and with resumption of games based on the new rules of not restarting games.

 

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Technically, we took the lead YESTERDAY.

 

Glass Half-Full Lineup Take:

The defense should be really, really good.

 

In 10 years, I'm not sure if there will be any pitchers that qualify for the ERA lead.

 

It's so weird that another game is about to start. I know double-headers have been a thing in baseball forever, but every time we play one, it feels so odd.

Let's make it 10 in a row!!!

 

Technically, we took the lead YESTERDAY.[/QUOTE]
No... their record was still 20-11 until an hour or so ago.

 

Well, now I know who Josh Winder is. This makes 2 solid rookie starters the Twins have run out there this series. Hope the results are the same as against Ryan.

 

Tucker is heating it up.

 

Nice job by Chas, you could tell by his swing he was trying to go to RF and move the runner, but it snuck through the middle.

 

Dammit

Necessary dive robs Altuve's extra bases and runs

 

Altuve got robbed.

 

Ouch. Unbelievable catch.