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Time: 6:10 (23:10 GMT) Vegas Line: -140 NYM / +130 MIN
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, Start Temp 74°
Opponent SB site: Amazin' Avenue
TV: FSN. Radio: Didn't Play Grandmaster Flash
The Twins can't have nice things, and the Mets can. To wit: they've had a lot of injury issues, and their fill-ins have been better than Minnesota's. Jacob Seth Lugo had a 6.50 ERA in AAA this year; he's usually better than that, and has been since his callup mid-August, albeit benefitting from an absurd BAbip. His best pitch is the two-seamer, and he has the usual off-speed stuff. He also has prominent ears, which makes him feel like my blood brother; I got called "Dumbo" in school. Aren't kids mean? Digits:
| ERA | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | OPS v L/R | BAbip | FIP | |
| Santana |
3.53 |
8.5 |
7.1 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
.680/.710 |
.287 |
3.90 |
| Lugo |
2.40 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
.643/.575 |
.250 |
3.41 |
Ervin Santana you know, and some of you want to trade him. OK. Lineups (note our hero, Rene!):
| Bruegger's |
Edible Bagels |
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| Pretty Dozier, 2B |
Jose Reyes, 3B |
|
| Hideous Mauer, 1B |
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS |
|
| Jorge Polanco, SS |
Yoenis Cespedes, LF |
|
| Max der Kepler, RF |
Curtis Granderson, CF |
|
| Eduardo Escobar, 3B |
Jay "Call Me" Bruce, RF |
|
| Eddie Rosario, LF | T.J. "Hooker" Rivera, 2B |
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| Lord Byron Buxton, CF |
James Loney, 1B | |
| Juan "50" Centeno, C |
Rene Rivera!!!, C |
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| Pervin' Ervin, P |
You go, I go, Lugo, P |