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GameChat – Astros @ Twins, 7:10pm

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This will be interesting to see if it stays dry throughout gameplay – let’s hope that the storms hold off long enough.

I think Arcia is still day to day and I hope that is fewer days than more.

Houston @ Minnesota
Fowler, CF Santana, D, DH
Altuve, 2B Dozier, 2B
Springer, RF Mauer, 1B
Castro, Ja, C Willingham, LF
Dominguez, 3B Plouffe, 3B
Singleton, 1B Kubel, RF
Carter, DH Suzuki, K, C
Grossman, LF Escobar, E, SS
Gonzalez, M, SS Hicks, CF
  Keuchel, P   Hughes, P, P
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 8 2
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 10 0

It’s unfortunate that these late comeback attempts keep falling just a little short. Need to start winning some of these. – JC

GameChat – Brewers @ Twins #2, 7:10

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It’s turn back the clock night in Target Field with fans encouraged to wear their best 1980s garb to the game. Honestly, I can’t remember what kind of stuff I wore in the 80s. I was still trying to get over the 70s.

I’m going to imbed this just for your viewing pleasure: Last night, the Kernels and Timber Rattlers had a little bench clearing dust up in Wisconsin. 3 people on each team were ejected. Two players and a coach from Wisconsin along with two Kernels players and the Twins’ minor league hitting coordinator Bill Springman. Mostly a lot of jawing. Doesn’t appear to me like anyone got their fine money’s worth out of this deal. The two teams play again tonight and Friday, though, and these two teams have been knocking down hitters since last week’s series in CR, so things may not yet be settled.

Now here’s tonight Brewers/Twins lineup

Milwaukee @ Minnesota
Segura, SS Santana, D, CF
Braun, RF Dozier, 2B
Lucroy, C Mauer, 1B
Gomez, C, CF Willingham, LF
Ramirez, Ar, DH Arcia, O, RF
Davis, Kh, LF Plouffe, DH
Gennett, 2B Nunez, 3B
Reynolds, Ma, 3B Pinto, C
Overbay, 1B Escobar, E, SS
  Peralta, W, P   Correia, P
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 8 13 0
Minnesota 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 1

Not only a loss, but a potentially bigger loss as Oswaldo Arcia sprained an ankle and is “day to day”. Ugh.

GameChat – Brewers @ Twins, 7:10pm

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and the Interleague border battle continues – now with DH!

I don’t remember ever having a match up like this that does a 4 game series in shared stadiums…  at any rate, it’s a perfect day for baseball in Minnesota!

Milwaukee @ Minnesota
Segura, SS Santana, D, CF
Braun, RF Dozier, 2B
Lucroy, C Mauer, 1B
Gomez, C, CF Willingham, LF
Ramirez, Ar, DH Arcia, O, RF
Weeks, R, 2B Plouffe, 3B
Reynolds, Ma, 3B Suzuki, K, C
Overbay, 1B Pinto, DH
Schafer, L, LF Escobar, E, SS
  Estrada, P   Nolasco, P
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 1
Minnesota 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 x 6 10 0

That’s two in a row, boys and girls!

Ricky was cruising there through 6 innings, but it was really nice to see the bats answer Milwaukee’s big inning with a crooked number of their own.

We decided BOD honors go to Oswaldo Arcia, but the Hammer gets some pastries, which seems appropriate for that “roll” that he made in to home plate in the 7th. – JC

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GameChat – Twins @ Brewers #2, 7:10pm

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it’s getting kind of sad that I never get to watch baseball lately – I get teased by the nightly lineups and never getting to see what they can do until I get to check the boxscores later..

And that will be me again tonight.. Let’s hope it’s good news when I get home!

Minnesota @ Milwaukee
Santana, D, CF Segura, SS
Dozier, 2B Gennett, 2B
Mauer, 1B Braun, RF
Willingham, LF Gomez, C, CF
Arcia, O, RF Davis, Kh, LF
Plouffe, 3B Reynolds, Ma, 3B
Pinto, C Overbay, 1B
Escobar, E, SS Maldonado, C
Deduno, P Gallardo, P
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 8 0
Milwaukee 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 8 1

Perk made it a little bit dramatic there in the ninth, but got the door closed with a 3-pitch whiff of Go-Go.

It’s really nice to see Hammer be The Hammer again, isn’t it? But Brian Dozier went yard, too, and he also was 3 for 3 on the night. That makes him our BOD. – JC

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GameChat – Twins @ Brewers, 6:20pm

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and we’re back in inter-league play!

I’ve always enjoyed our matchups against the Brewers – although much more when JJ Hardy was on or the other teams. Give the high the boys must be on having won the series in NY, I’ll be curious to see if that translates into momentum for a nice winning streak or if it means they struggle to sustain that energy level.

I’d like to see Gibson repeat his stellar performances though.

Minnesota @ Milwaukee
Dozier, 2B Segura, SS
Mauer, 1B Braun, RF
Plouffe, 3B Lucroy, C
Arcia, O, RF Gomez, C, CF
Willingham, LF Davis, Kh, LF
Suzuki, K, C Gennett, 2B
Escobar, E, SS Reynolds, Ma, 3B
Santana, D, CF Overbay, 1B
Gibson, P Garza, M, P
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 12 2
Milwaukee 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 x 6 9 0

I didn’t see or hear any of this game, but I’m curious how you rack up 12 hits and don’t manage to push more than 2 runs across the plate.

Ah well, back at it Tuesday. – JC

GameChat – Twins @ Yankees #3, 12:05

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It’s the return of Phil Hughes to Yankee Stadium. Let’s hope we see this year’s version and not the version that wore Yankee pinstripes last season.

I’d like his chances of beating his old team better if Gardy would get over his phobia about having his backup catcher DH and get Josmil Pinto in to the line up, but that’s not going to happen any time soon apparently. – JC

Minnesota @ New York
Dozier, 2B Gardner, B, LF
Mauer, 1B Jeter, SS
Plouffe, 3B Ellsbury, CF
Arcia, O, RF McCann, C
Willingham, DH Solarte, 3B
Kubel, LF Suzuki, I, RF
Suzuki, K, C Roberts, B, 2B
Escobar, E, SS Johnson, K, 1B
Hicks, CF Almonte, Z, DH
 Hughes, P, P   Whitley, P
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 10 0
NY Yankees 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0

ok, this game didn’t end the way the majority of it went. I think the Yankees miss Big Mo… Hughes did a PHENOMENAL job against his old team. VERY impressive outing for him and all those Yankee fans in NY sat there wishing that was what he looked like last year.

We went in to that 9th inning behind in a very typical-looking score for the Twins in NY.. and then something changed. Robertson just didn’t match up well today. Getting 6 runs in the 9th in NY is just not something I expected to see! But I’ll take it!

In my opinion, it all started with the WillingHammer taking Robertson out of the park. He just never recovered his composure and all the rest got to him in succession. For getting it all started and tying the game (forever changing the outcome possibilities), Josh has earned today’s BOD honors! Thanks, man! Good to have you back!

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GameChat – Twins @ Yankees #2, 12:05

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What the heck are they doing starting this game so damn early!?

Somehow, the Twins have a 1-0 lead before I even figured out they were playing!

Minnesota @ New York
Dozier, 2B Gardner, B, LF
Escobar, E, SS Jeter, SS
Mauer, DH Ellsbury, CF
Willingham, LF Teixeira, 1B
Arcia, O, RF McCann, DH
Plouffe, 3B Soriano, A, RF
Parmelee, 1B Solarte, 2B
Pinto, C Johnson, K, 3B
Hicks, CF Ryan, SS
  Correia, P   Tanaka, M, P
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
NY Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 x 3 12 3

GameChat – Twins @ Yankees, 6:05

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Have you seen the pictures of Phil Hughes surrounded by the media hoard before tonight’s game? Crazy. I don’t know what he said to them, but I bet he was thinking, “man, I’m glad I don’t have to put up with this crap every day anymore.”

Speaking of returning Yankees, Eduardo Nunez is in the Twins line up tonight… as the DH. And Josmil Pinto is riding pine, again. I just don’t get it at all.

Minnesota @ New York
Santana, D, CF Gardner, B, LF
Dozier, 2B Jeter, SS
Mauer, 1B Ellsbury, CF
Willingham, LF Teixeira, 1B
Arcia, O, RF McCann, DH
Plouffe, 3B Roberts, B, 2B
Suzuki, K, C Suzuki, I, RF
Nunez, DH Solarte, 3B
Escobar, E, SS Murphy, C
  Nolasco, P   Nuno, P
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 10 0
NY Yankees 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0

I’m just going to let that boxscore speak for itself.. In New York… The Yankees…

Just looking at the numbers, I say Plouffe did a pretty good job of bringing it… I could be wrong – make your case – but I’m putting him out there for BOD.

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GameChat – Rangers @ Twins #4, 12:10pm

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Yes, it was a huge bummer that the Twins couldn’t pull off a win (even a walk-off) in honor of my birthday attendance last evening but at least it was a phenomenal night for baseball and we really had a good time. I will say this since it was my first time physically in attendance this season – all joking aside, give extra time to get through security than you are used to. The stuff they had added for the All-Star game (metal detectors and the whole shebang) really slows things down and makes lines much longer.

Today is every bit as nice so for those who can get away from work (not me) and get to be outside (not me) to enjoy a little baseball (again, not me), you will have a marvelous time.

Let’s hope Deduno can keep things on line enough (or just NOT enough) to get the Twins a win today!

Texas @ Minnesota
Choo, DH Dozier, 2B
Sardinas, SS Mauer, 1B
Moreland, 1B Plouffe, 3B
Beltre, A, 3B Arcia, O, RF
Rios, A, RF Willingham, DH
Choice, LF Kubel, LF
Martin, L, CF Pinto, C
Chirinos, C Escobar, E, SS
Odor, 2B Santana, D, CF
  Martinez, N, P   Deduno, P
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 12 0
Minnesota 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 11 0

This game was tied when I went in to my last meeting of the day at the office. It didn’t end that way. – JC

GameChat – Rangers @ Twins #3, 7:10pm

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So my hubby is taking me out to the game with Baby Girl for her first Twins game and to celebrate my bday! I can’t believe it took me as long as it did to decide on the game for my special little bit of free time!

I don’t think he was surprised by the request at all.. after all, this is what he got me:

Jim Thome signed baseball
yes, that is Jim Thome’s autograph..

at any rate, I may try to pop in and visit with y’all from the game but we might be otherwise occupied! Win Twins!

Texas @ Minnesota
Choo, LF Dozier, 2B
Andrus, SS Mauer, 1B
Moreland, 1B Plouffe, DH
Beltre, A, 3B Arcia, O, RF
Rios, A, DH Willingham, LF
Choice, RF Suzuki, K, C
Martin, L, CF Nunez, 3B
Chirinos, C Escobar, E, SS
Sardinas, 2B Hicks, CF
  Saunders, J, P   Gibson, P
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1

At least Babs and her family got to see some good pitching tonight.

However, I’ve done considerable research on the subject and have determined that winning a baseball game without scoring a run is highly unlikely.-

Happy birthday, anyway, Babs! – JC