Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images The Twins win a one-run game. Once again, the Twins had just a single run on the board through five innings, and it looked like another one of those games. The Red Sox had already taken the lead on a third-inning RBI single from Rafael Devers; a Ty France groundout wound up scoring Carlos Correa in the next half-inning, the only run recorded … [Read more...] about Twins 4, Red Sox 3: Waiting to Exhale
Is Willi Castro the ghost of Eduardo Escobar?
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Someone get him to Fogo de Chao stat! In July of 2012, the Minnesota Twins gave up on SP Francisco Liriano. Despite singular years of dominance—2006 & 2010—and one of the strangest no-hitters ever thrown, Frankie simply proved too inconsistent to be part of longer-term plans. So, Liriano was traded to the Chicago White Sox for … [Read more...] about Is Willi Castro the ghost of Eduardo Escobar?
Game XXXIII: Twins @ Red Sox
“Getting clean for Gene” was a slogan of political volunteers in 1968, working for Gene McCarthy; read about that here. This is Gene Conley. Different guy. Shape up your Boston accents! Joe Ryan will be serving the chowdah in Fenway. First pitch: 6:10 Central Weather: National Weather Service still gutted, slight chance T-storms, 71° Opponent’s SB site: Over the … [Read more...] about Game XXXIII: Twins @ Red Sox
Red Sox 6, Twins 1: Offense continues teaching us what the dead-ball era was like
This sort of joyful celebration can result in injury, so the Twins are being safe by never having anything to celebrate. | Eric Canha-Imagn Images Even soccer fans are like, “you gotta score more than once a game.” Joe Ryan is a good pitcher but can’t score, Jarren Duran is a good fielder, Brayan Bello’s pitching is helped by bad Twins bats. Inning-by-inning notes: 1: … [Read more...] about Red Sox 6, Twins 1: Offense continues teaching us what the dead-ball era was like
Game 32: Twins at Guardians
Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images First Pitch: 12:10 PM CDT TV: Twins.tv Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830 Know thine enemy: Covering the Corner The Twins go for the split with Cleveland this afternoon, an outcome that would be an absolute win with the bats falling asleep the past two days. They’ll take on soft-tossing Ben Lively, so they should have plenty of opportunities to … [Read more...] about Game 32: Twins at Guardians