Twins manager Paul Molitor thought the decision would go Minnesota’s way, but knew it would be close. “So what we’re going to do is we’re going to get him looked at tomorrow, mostly, I hope, just for his peace of mind”.
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Minnesota Twins’ Brian Dozier (2) gets congratulations from teammates after hitting a three-run home run off Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Dan Otero during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, in Cleveland.
“They’ve really had their way with us”. The Indians have a strong starting rotation, but being without Salazar for any length of time would severely dampen things for them down the stretch. As a member of the Angels, Santiago faced Cleveland on June 10 and gave up six runs and seven hits in 1 1/3 innings. “It doesn’t matter who you’re playing, if you miss pitches, they’ll make you pay”. Cleveland is just 4-8 against the Twins this season and has allowed 75 runs in those 12 contests. Cleveland’s starting pitcher has lasted fewer than four innings in all three games of the Minnesota series.
Yes, Mauer was aware he needed a homer for the cycle as he hit in the ninth.
Something was clearly not right with Cleveland Indians pitcher Danny Salazar Monday night, as he allowed six runs on six hits while lasting only two innings.
“Obviously I thought it was a catch”, Bauer said.
“I don’t know what we’ve been doing, but we need to keep that going”, Duffey said.
Eddie Rosario led off the second with a home run. Minnesota rookie Max Kepler took the right-hander deep for his fourth homer in two games to open the series.
Cleveland scored two runs in the eighth inning on a two-run home run by Mike Napoli, his 25th, off reliever Buddy Boshers.
The German-born Kepler homered off All-Star Danny Salazar in the first and third innings and hit another off Cody Anderson in the sixth. MLB.com – Tyler Naquin made it two in a row for the American League Rookie of the Month, as he was named the award victor for July on Wednesday.
The Indians led the division by as many as 7 1/2 games on July 20, but their lead over the Tigers is now down to two games. The french fries remind me of the time Burger King tried to rip off my fries-in-a-burger creation I came up with when I was about eight years old (I’ll see you in court, Burger King, if you try to steal my every-flavor-of-pop cocktail). Yes, the Twins, 8-4 against the Indians this year, have tacked a quarter of a run onto that figure this week. Brian Dozier has a team-high 21 homers with 102 hits 62 runs and 60 RBI. Kepler walked – hey, the Indians recognize the pattern, too – and the Twins … well, denied that particular bit of magic, they simply found a variety of new ways to pummel the first-place-for-now Indians. Gibson allowed six runs in 4 2/3 innings. Francona and Callaway were tossed by plate umpire Manny Gonzalez for arguing.
Kepler then hit a sinking fly ball that appeared to be caught by a diving right fielder Chisenhall. First-base umpire Jim Reynolds, however, ruled it no catch. Miguel Sano had the Twins’ fourth double in two innings, scoring Mauer and Kepler to push the Minnesota lead to 8-0. On appeal by manager Terry Francona, the play was still called a hit.
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NOTES: Since his recall from Triple-A Rochester on July 2, Twins OF Max Kepler has 33 RBIs….
