Official Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Indians Gamethread: Good Thread Edition

Minnesota Twins (43-64) vs. Cleveland Indians (60-45)
Thursday, August 4, 2016, 12:10 pm ET
Jacob's Field, Cleveland, OH
MIN TV: MLBN - Radio: Go 96.3, TIBN
CLE TV: MLBN (Out-of-market only), SportsTime Ohio - Radio: Indians Radio Network, WTAM 1100
85 degrees (Feels like 94), Partly Sunny, Wind 8 mph SSE

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1. Brian Dozier, 2B (.261, 21 HR, 60 RBI, 8 SB)
2. Joe Mauer, 1B (.277, 9 HR, 39 RBI, 2 SB)
3. Max Kepler, RF (.263, 15 HR, 48 RBI, 3 SB)
4. Miguel Sano, DH (.238, 15 HR, 42 RBI, 1 SB)
5. Eddie Rosario, CF (.259, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 4 SB)
6. Eduardo Escobar, SS (.270, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 1 SB)
7. Jorge Polano, 3B (.298, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB)
8. Juan Centeno, C (.257, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 0 SB)
9.Danny Santana, LF (.260, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 12 SB)

SP: Hector Santiago, LHP (10-4, 4.25 ERA, 107 K, 7.98 K/9, 4.25 BB/9)

1. Rajai Davis, CF (.255, 9 HR, 35 RBI, 25 SB)
2. Jason Kipnis, 2B (.285, 17 HR, 58 RBI, 8 SB)
3. Francisco Lindor, SS (.305, 12 HR, 53 RBI, 13 SB)
4. Mike Napoli, DH (.252, 27 HR, 77 RBI, 3 SB)
5. Carlos Santana, 1B (.245, 23 HR, 58 RBI, 4 SB)
6. Jose Ramirez, 3B (.296, 5 HR, 43 RBI, 11 SB)
7. Brandon Guyer, LF (.241, 7 HR, 18 RBI, 2 SB)
8. Abraham Almonte, RF (.273, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB)
9. Roberto Perez, C (.061, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB)

SP: Mike Clevinger, RHP *(0-1, 7.71 ERA, 14 K, 7.71 K/9, 4.96 BB/9)
*AAA Columbus: (11-1, 3 ERA, 97 K, 9.39 K/9, 3.39 BB/9)

This Day in History:

>Cleveland Indians
1996 -- Up 3-2 in the top of the 8th inning, Baltimore Orioles third baseman B.J. Surhoff threatens to tie the game with a home-run ball off of Paul Shuey to center-field, only to have it snagged by center fielder Kenny Lofton over the fence. After replacement pitcher Eric Plunk retires the next batter, Eddie Murray, the Tribe would add on 11 more runs off of 8 hits in the bottom of that inning, scoring all 11 with two outs. Indians would go on to win by that score, 2-14.

youtube.com/watch?v=cT1C87qIfj4

>Minnesota Twins
1994 -- Fan favorite Kent Hrbek announces his retirement effective at the end of the season. The Twins first baseman, who played his entire 14-year career in Minnesota, ranks near the top in virtually every team offensive category.

>Twindians

"For the love of God avoid the sweep" sub-edition

Go Tribe

Here it goes

Okay, turn a lucky break in your favor tribe.

>Dead thread

>getting swept by the team with the worst record in the American League

Fuck this ump

>first inning goose egg

Twins bros, where are we watching this?

FoxSports North had memeball on instead

>being so mad about the Indians that you forget your team lost to the Twins too

Check the OP. It's on MLB tv.

WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES WE ARE ALL KIPNISES

at least we're not about to get 4 game swept by them

>It's a 12:10 start

damn thought it was 1:10

are we losing yet?

>being so mad about the Indians that you literally cannot spend one second of your life not thinking about them
>being a """""""""""""""""fan"""""""""""""""" that needs to shitpost on other gamethreads because you're so mad at a rival's success
Then again I'd be mad about losing the season series before the fucking ASG too

We are, but I'm a Twins fan

Kip donger, we 1-0 bb

mfw all this projected assmad

NAP
>with a stolen base

KEK

>Naquin not starting against a lefty again

hmm

that's good then!

nice I think that's a career high 18 now

not too many SDI opportunities so make it count lad

Clevinger looking pretty based so far

nice SDI

Wouldn't call them insurance runs at this point but really could just use some crooked numbers right now

JOSE JOSE JOSE JOSE

lol Mustard

Why isn't Brantley back yet? I thought he was playing in Columbus a few weeks ago.

who even knows anymore

ONE

JUST ONE hitting catcher please

Brantley is done for the season, for some reason they don't want to tell us. Supposedly Salazar isn't majorly injured either but you can't trust these fucks, he's probably one start away from TJ.

>even making this post

barely anyone has a hitting catcher dude

pls

Here we go

In before grand slam

Oof

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wew nice

yeah but Indians catchers redefine the Mendoza line

SCORE RUNS INDIANS

Come on Nap pls

grinding

Beautiful job Nap

Quality AB ONLY

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Pent up aggression lmao

Please put up the goose egg Clev!

Come on Clevinger

um SDI pls

Double play please

Alright just one more out you can do it Clevinger

I'll take it

Insurance runs please

That oddly shaped pothead looking pitcher isn't so bad

>Guyer

IT'S HAPPENING

Come on Almonte I believe in you

>tfw have to get a shower before work but feel like if I don't watch the Indians will give up 50 runs

Good AB Rajai

Come on Clevinger

>lesweatyman.jpeg

Fuck fuck fuck

>Twins in charge of baserunning

>Twins baserunning

Right above the knees and over the plate and it';s a fucking ball

They may as well not swing at anything unless it's directly over the middle with this ump.

Yeah that was shit but Indians have had some really bizarre ump shit this series.

YE
NOT
GUILTY

Gonna take that shower now.

Don't shit the bet Indians I believe in you

*bed

ayy

IT'S MILLER TIME

That was a fucking BOMB

>dead thread again

pls Miller look good

got his revenge for the homer in the 1st game

He's looking fantastic
>he's pitching for the tribe
Holy shit it's real

Will they let Miller finish the game?

MILLER

Shaw in the 8th and Cody in the 9th

maybe we'll pick up a game today

DAVIS

It'd making losing this series more palatable.

RAJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAI

SOMEONE CALL THE COPS THERE GOES THAT MAN

rajai running wild

Rajai was acting like he was going to try stealing home for a second

THAT FUCKING RAJAI DAVIS

MOMMA THERE GOES THAT MAN

that's how you manufacture a run

now Kip with a good grind

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LINDOR!!!!!!

this game may be, dare I say it, Shaw proof

HR streak over but we running Nap hit streak! THE PARTY IS STILL ON WE DISCOUNT PIZZA AND BLOW OUT

Lad...

Holy shit that sexy slide

REALLY need a webm of Davis coming home

Come the fuck on Shaq we're trying to win ONE.

Well gotta go to work lads, hope Injuns can win this one. Have a good day lads, and GG Twinnies

nice!!

This game is pure revenge

Nap slam pls

darn

why did gameday freeze!

even espn is messed up

idk is it over or what

okay apparently we won

gg twins good to take at least one