AL playoff picture

[Just Regular]

Christian Vazquez is away from the Twins for a personal matter according to reports.

Minnesota has only used a catcher on 0 days rest about half a dozen times this season as they have been experimenting with rigorously alternating days.    Tonight is Ryan Jeffers' turn and I think he'll play consecutively as long as they are in it and Vazquez is absent.

We'll see what SIGBOT comes up with Adley and Basallo sometime next year.

Twins pitching day to day, Baldelli used 6 top relievers yesterday as his starter got blown out.    We'll see if the Marlins can get some of them in the game again tonight.

Jhoan Duran or Griffin Jax probably won't be automatically down tomorrow even if they pitch again.

[waroriole]

2 hours ago, LookitsPuck said:

How is this playing over their heads?

• Pitching
  • July: 4.12 ERA
  • August: 3.02
  • September: 2.56
• Offense
  • July: 3.6 R/G
  • August: 4.7 R/G
  • September:  4.3 R/G

Defense is very good. Bullpen is excellent. And they have more than two good hitters:

• Riley Greene - 836 OPS
• Kerry Carpenter - 931 OPS
• Meadows - 739 OPS
• Vierling - 732 OPS
• Kelly - 716 OPS
• Canha - 685 OPS, but is typically a ~750 OPS hitter

And they have a bunch of other role players that are decent. Is that a world beating offense? No. But let's not make this club out to be a team that only scores 3 a game. They're a 4.2 R/G club and with that pitching and defense is good enough. They don't really have any major flaws. They're an incredibly solid, young team with a lot of upside (Colt Keith, for example). Hell, even Torkelson has an 870 OPS over the last couple weeks while batting 275. 

You said it yourself right away. Look at that September ERA. Not saying they aren’t a good team, everyone in the playoffs is, but that’s the team I’d rather play first. 

[Just Regular]

It would have taken a decent MLB play, but 3B Connor Norby just failed to catch a foul pop in no man's land between him and the catcher on what would have been one of Minnesota's final five outs in a 4-2 game.

Batter eventually walks, next batter singles, and Twins have a rally brewing B8.

[ShoelesJoe]

Twins losing 8-5 bottom 13.