Twinkie Town - Game Hub: Red Stockings @ Twins, Game 38An online community of Twins fans mourning the death of Prince Rogers Nelson.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52554/tt_fav.png2013-05-17T23:45:34-04:00http://www.twinkietown.com/rss/stream/41054952013-05-17T23:45:34-04:002013-05-17T23:45:34-04:00Boston 3, Minnesota 2 (10)
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<p>Twins offense quiet as Boston does just enough in 10 innings to win.</p> <p>Both the <a href="https://www.twinkietown.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Twins</a> and <a href="https://www.overthemonster.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Red Sox</a> had their opponent's starting pitchers on the ropes all night, but neither were able to break the game open. Once it went to the bullpens, Minnesota's blinked first, losing the lead in the 7th and the game in the 10th as Boston sent Minnesota to their third loss in a row, 3-2.</p>
<p><span>Vance Worley</span> was seemingly in trouble every inning, but the only damage done in six innings and 98 pitches was a 2-out RBI single by <span>David Ortiz</span> in the top of the first. Worley's cause was helped tremendously by three double plays, and he exited after six inning with a chance at the win. Brian Deunsing's inability to get righties out put an end to that as he gave up the tying run in the seventh.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, <span>Clay Buchholz</span> and his weird, gel-caked vibe dominated the Twins in the first two innings, striking out 5 in a row. In the top of the third, though, he surrendered a solid double to <span>Trevor Plouffe</span>, then allowed <span>Pedro Florimon</span> to hook one right down the right field line and over the fence for Florimon's second dinger of the year and give the Twins a 2-1 lead.</p>
<p>While Worley skated in and out of jams, the Twins failed to put Buchholz away despite quality rallies in the 5th and 6th innings. This included a bases loaded, one-out situation in the 5th that saw <span>Josh Willingham</span> strike out and <span>Justin Morneau</span> pop up to end the threat.</p>
<p>And that was the extent of the action until the 10th, when the Red Sox loaded the bases on losing pitcher <span>Josh Roenicke</span>. A <span>Jonny Gomes</span> sac fly gave Boston the lead, and that was that. </p>
<h4>ROBOT ROLL CALL:</h4>
<p>1. d-mac</p>
<p>2. amiller92</p>
<p>3. kenzertz</p>
<p>4. twinsbrewer</p>
<p>5. less cowbell, more 'neau</p>
<p>6. twinsgirl197</p>
<p>7. ColossusOfRhode</p>
<p>8. DavidRF</p>
<p>9. SooFoo Fan</p>
<p>10. myjahweirdtwitter</p>
<h4>Highlights:</h4>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;"><span>Glen Perkins</span> in the 9th inning of a tie game was nice to see. #highleverage <span>Jared Burton</span> was good again, too.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">And Florimon's unexpected dinger. #dingers</span></li>
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<h4>Charts and Graphs:</h4>
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<p><iframe style="border:1px solid black;" width="450" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://www.fangraphs.com/graphframe.aspx?config=0&static=0&type=livewins&num=0&h=450&w=450&date=2013-05-17&team=Twins&dh=0"></iframe><br><span style="font-size:9pt;">Source: <a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2013-05-17&team=Twins&dh=0&season=2013">FanGraphs</a></span></p>
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<div>Enjoy your weekend, everybody.</div>
https://www.twinkietown.com/2013/5/17/4342294/mlb-final-score-red-sox-3-twins-2RandBall's Stu2013-05-17T17:01:52-04:002013-05-17T17:01:52-04:00Game 38: Red Sox @ Twins VOTE QUIMBY
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<p>Here are your starting lineups. GENE is batting second, I'm not making that up.</p> <p> </p>
<div style="text-align: center;"> <strong style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">First Pitch: 7</strong><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">:10 pm CST</span><br style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><strong style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">TV: </strong><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">FSN</span><br style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><strong style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Radio: </strong><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">96.3 K-TWIN, TIBN</span><br style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><strong style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Know Thine Enemy: </strong><a href="http://www.overthemonster.com/">Over the Monster</a> </div>
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<h3>Lineups</h3>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong><a href="https://www.twinkietown.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Twins</a> (courtesy <a href="https://twitter.com/FSNtylermason/status/335496343881658369">Tyler "FSN" Mason</a>):</strong></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">1. <span>Brian Dozier</span> 2B</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">2. GENE! RF</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">3. Hammer DH</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">4. Mountie 1B</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">5. <span>Ryan Doumit</span> C</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">6. OSWALDO ARCIA IS HERE TO HIT DINGERS AND CHEW BUBBLEGUM AND HE'S ALL OUT OF BUBBLEGUM LF</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">7. <span>Trevor Plouffe</span> 3B</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">8. Aaron Hicks CF</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">9. Pedro Florimon SS</div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"> <strong><a href="https://www.overthemonster.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Red Sox</a> (courtesy </strong><a href="http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2013/05/17/red-sox-lineup-shane-victorino-mike-napoli-not-starting-against-vance-worley-twins/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter">WEEI</a><strong>):</strong> </div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">1. <span style="line-height: 18px;">Jacoby Ellsbury CF</span> </div>
<p style="margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;">2. Daniel Nava RF</p>
<p style="margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;">3. <span>Dustin Pedroia</span> 2B</p>
<p style="margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;">4. David Ortiz DH</p>
<p style="margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;">5. <span>Will Middlebrooks</span> 3B</p>
<p style="margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;">6. Stephen Drew SS</p>
<p style="margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;">7. Jonny Gomes LF</p>
<p style="margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;">8. <span>Mike Carp</span> 1B</p>
<p style="margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px;">9. <span>Jarrod Saltalamacchia</span> C</p>
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<h3>NOTES</h3>
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<ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Everything I've read indicates there's nothing weird with Mauer sitting tonight, just "rest." #pray4joe (UPDATE: he has a stiff back, and is day-to-day.)</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Your pitching matchup if you decided to skip Jon's series preview like a big turkey is Worley v. Buchholz.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;"><span>Chris Parmelee</span> in the 2-hole is...I don't know what, exactly.</span></li> </ul>
<p>Enjoy the game, errbody.</p>
https://www.twinkietown.com/2013/5/17/4341480/game-38-red-sox-twins-vote-quimbyRandBall's Stu2013-05-17T11:48:39-04:002013-05-17T11:48:39-04:00Twins vs. Red Sox: News and Notes
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<p>Did You Know? Boston is called Beantown because the city had way too much molasses, leading to the dish known as Boston Baked Beans. (This is according to the <em>Boston Globe</em>, but it still seems unlikely.)</p> <h3>Probables (all games FSN)<br>
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<li>Friday, 7:10pm: <span>Vance Worley</span> vs. <span>Clay Buchholz</span><br>
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<li>Saturday, 6:10pm: <span>Scott Diamond</span> vs. <span>Ryan Dempster</span><br>
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<li>Sunday, 1:10pm: <span>Pedro Hernandez</span> vs. <span>John Lackey</span> </li>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.overthemonster.com/">Red Sox</a> Notes</h3>
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<li>When the Red Sox beat the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.twinkietown.com/">Twins</a> in the opening game of a four-game series last week, the Sox led the AL East by two games. They then lost the final three games of the series to Minnesota, then followed that up by losing two of three to Toronto, and though they won their series against Tampa Bay, they're now a game back of the somehow red-hot Yankees.</li>
<li> <span>Andrew Bailey</span> was the Sox closer for about eight minutes, before he went on the DL with a strained biceps. You won't see him this weekend; he's scheduled to return Monday. Joel Hanrahan replaced him briefly, but tore a muscle in his elbow and is now probably out for the year. <span>Junichi Tazawa</span> is theoretically now the closer, but hasn't had a save situation. He won last night against Tampa Bay by pitching the eighth and ninth, but other than that, all he's done is blow a tie game against Toronto.<br>
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<li>The Twins haven't won the season series against Boston since 2006. One win in this series would do it.</li>
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<h3>Twins Notes</h3>
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<li>According to <a href="http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/207648511.html">La Velle E. Neal at the <i>Star Tribune</i></a>, <b>Darin Mastroianni's</b> foot isn't improving at all. Given the Twins medical staff, expect Mastroianni to be ready to go for 2014 spring training at the earliest.</li>
<li>Let's not get too excited about <b>Kyle Gibson</b>. He threw a shutout against Toledo the other day, but he didn't make it out of the fifth inning of the start on either side of the shutout, giving up five runs on eleven hits in one, and four runs on seven hits in the other.</li>
<li> <span>Justin Morneau</span> is batting .386 / .400 / .491 in May. You would have noticed more if <span>Joe Mauer</span> wasn't hitting .462 in the same span.</li>
<li>Speaking of Mauer, according to FanGraphs, he's eighth in the majors in Wins Above Replacement this year. First, however, is our old friend <span>Carlos Gomez</span>, who has an OPS of 1.024 and is generally playing better than he is able.</li>
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https://www.twinkietown.com/2013/5/17/4338564/twins-vs-red-sox-news-and-notesJon Marthaler