Game 22: Twins vs Tampa Bay
by Jesse on Apr 29, 2009 6:31 PM EDT
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PrintTampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins, Apr 29, 2009 8:10 PM EDT
First Pitch: 7:10 pm
TV: FSN (HD)
Radio: Twins Radio Network
Know Thine Enemy: DRaysBay
Scott Kazmir is good. This, we know. The velocity on his fastball is down about two miles per hour, from 91.7 in '08 to 89.8 according to FanGraphs. He's never been a guy who's stingy with the walks, but he's been a bit more erratic to start the year. This hasn't stopped him from being mostly effective however, and with talent like you get from Kazmir you can never really count on him being off his game. He should give the Twins plenty of things to worry about.
For the Twins it's Nick Blackburn, coming off of a terrific start in Cleveland last week. Not a strikeout guy, Blackburn will need to induce contact on his own terms as much as possible, and keep the ball in the park. Those two things should keep the Twins in the game long enough for the offense to put something together.
Your lineups, as well as stats and nightly nicknames for your starting pitchers after the jump...
Lineup
Tampa Bay Rays @ Minnesota Twins
04/29/09 8:10 PM EDT
| Tampa Bay Rays | Minnesota Twins |
|---|---|
| B.J. Upton - CF | Denard Span - CF |
| Carl Crawford - LF | Brendan Harris - SS |
| Evan Longoria - 3B | Justin Morneau - 1B |
| Carlos Pena - 1B | Jason Kubel - DH |
| Pat Burrell - DH | Joe Crede - 3B |
| Ben Zobrist - RF | Michael Cuddyer - RF |
| Dioner Navarro - C | Delmon Young - LF |
| Akinori Iwamura - 2B | Jose Morales - C |
| Jason Bartlett - SS | Alexi Casilla - 2B |
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I don't... GET it
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
~ Earl Weaver
"In God we trust. All others must provide evidence."
~ Billy Beane
On Mike Redmond from Joe C:
Update: Mike Redmond had an MRI exam on his right shoulder, and is available tonight only as an emergency catcher, Manager Ron Gardenhire said.
Redmond said he’s hoping he’s ready to play by Friday, but everyone knows that’s when Joe Mauer will be activated from the disabled list.
Redmond said his groin injury hasn’t bothered him since the first weekend of the season, but the shoulder has been affecting his throws all season.
Asked about the MRI, Redmond said, "They found a Bud Light in there."
Lineups
Rays
Upton, CF
Crawford, LF
Longoria, 3B
Pena, 1B
Burrell, DH
Zobrist, RF
Navarro, C
Iwamura, 2B
Bartlett, SS
Twins
Span, CF
Harris, 2B
Morneau, 1B
Kubel, DH
Crede, 3B
Cuddyer, RF
Young, LF
Morales, C
Casilla, 2B
That Rays lineup looks really good.
Even if they’re not all performing, that’s a lot of talent…from top to bottom, better than the Twins. They could end up stacking pretty well against NY or Boston if they can play like they’re capable of playing.
Calls for tonight:
1: Joe Crede HR
2: Blackburn: 6 IP, 4 R, 4 K, 2 BB
3: Kazmir: 7 IP, 3 R, 5 K, 2 BB
4: Upton, HR
5: Twins 6, Rays 5
WIN TWINS!
Hopefully the Twins can Keep Me from Flipping out on people who are freaking out about Swine Flu
Kazmir looking pretty rough this first inning
so lets get him while we can cuz he’s a pro and will probably recover.
by montanatwinsfan on Apr 29, 2009 8:25 PM EDT reply actions
The Twins must get more infield hits
than any 3 teams combined.
by Eric in Madison on Apr 29, 2009 8:28 PM EDT reply actions
Wooooooo
Wooooo, pour it on!
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
~ Earl Weaver
"In God we trust. All others must provide evidence."
~ Billy Beane
All around
Better AB’s so far tonight. Not swinging like a “bunch a crazed dawgs” so far
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds"
Samuel Adams
by RileysCannibalJct on Apr 29, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions
true,
but I wish they’d stop licking their balls between innings.
by montanatwinsfan on Apr 29, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh...I missed that I guess
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds"
Samuel Adams
by RileysCannibalJct on Apr 29, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
lucky you.
On a brighter note :
Whoo Hoo Span, Harris, Morneau, and Kubel!!!!!!!!
by montanatwinsfan on Apr 29, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
HELL YEA
This is fun now boys!!!
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds"
Samuel Adams
by RileysCannibalJct on Apr 29, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions
Youg looks idiotic
But other than that, great job not letting a wild pitcher and bad defense (today at least) off the hook.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
~ Earl Weaver
"In God we trust. All others must provide evidence."
~ Billy Beane
the boys are scoring lots
of runs tonight…hopefully they are saving some of these runs for the upcoming games.
Twins win
9-2
My stars:
- Top Three Batters (Span, Harris, Morneau): 9-14, 6 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
- Blackburn: 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K
- Casilla: Made a few nice defensive plays in the field
- Blackburn: 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Twins win the series
2 games to one
First game: 7-1 Tampa Bay Rays win
Second game: 4-3 Twins win
Third game: 9-2 Twins win
I went to this game
and I must say it was the most uneventful 8 runs i’ve ever seen
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