Game 16 - Mets
Mets 5, Twins 1
Record: 11-5
A dreary night in Minneapolis, with light, misty rain and a chill about 45°. Bleh.
I, of course, was nestled on the couch with a Greek salad with shrimp from Orapax. Dry and 69°. Great stuff. (Just some ice water, mind you, as I'm detoxing before heading to vacation on Thursday.)
Got to watch the pregame, game, and postgame with the SNY crew and Gary and Keith. A lovely little Monday night.
The Skinny:
Clay Holmes. When he was good he was very, very good. 2 hits, 0 walks, 0 runs, 8 K's through 4. Really sharp.
And then that kryptonite 5th inning did it again, With the Mets up 1-0 after an Alonso RBI, Holmes did this:
- Walk
- HBP
- Wild pitch
- Walk
♫ Good times, for a change... ♫
He tightened the ship, even as a lifeboat was being inflated. A sac fly, a fielder's choice grounder to Vientos at 3B, and his third straight fan of Twins CF Byron Buxton ended the inning.
The Mets added a pair in the top of the next frame. A welcomed, overdue Vientos-drilled double to the gap plated Pete, and then with two outs, the Twins reliever threw wet ball somewhere east of first. We will take that freebie, sir.
The next Twins bullpenner offered the highest form of flattery in the 7th, taking an Acuña bunt and hurling it dirtward for another gaffe. Gary commented that this has been an uncannily chronic problem for the Twins in the early going. More E-1's at Target Field than over at Great Lakes Recruit Training Command!
Soto, who was (as Marls commented) clad in something foreskinnish...
...then took one deep enough to right-center that the game felt in hand. A deep exhale, since Soto had looked "off" (Gary and Keith term for him) for a little while now.
The bullpen left no doubt. Huascar "Cup Series" Brazoban, Reed Garrett, and Ryne Stanek shut it down.
The Twins (5-12) have challenges. These are wins you have to win if you want to be on the winning side with the winners at the end of the . . . summer.
LFGM
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Meanwhile, Rob chips in about his Sox and their 16-1 loss to Tampa last night:
Says Alex Cora, “The defense has been bad, the offense has been bad, and we’ve been inconsistent pitching-wise.” Welp.
Rob makes an appearance!
69 and dry? That seems uncomfortable.
Listening to the game in the car. Twinkies radio announcers are… bland.
Lindor’s bat has been cold to start, again. But is it possible that his glove hasn’t warmed up, either? Not helpful.
At least he came up with a chance to remedy things and… didn’t. Serenity now.
Keith praised Kranick effusively, and two pitches later Kranick launched one into the right field stands. Welp.
Lindor, still cold. I know he wanted to tie it up but you have to take a pitch at 3-1 there. Would have had Soto up with the bases juiced.
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