Twins (75-62) @ Rays (67-70)

First Pitch: 5:50 PM at Tropicana Field

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Twins David Festa (2-4, 4.89 ERA) BSNO TIBN, Twins(Sp) (ES)
Rays Jeffrey Springs (1-2, 3.67 ERA) BSSUN WDAE, WQBN/1300 (ES)
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3 comments

  1. WILD CARD UPDATE

    Despite going 3-6 in the homestand, Your Minnesota Twins have their highest playoff percentage of the season this morning at 95% via Fangraphs.

    The Twins now hold the second wild card position, 4 back of Baltimore.

    Teams chasing the twins and how many games they are back:

    KC – 1 GB (effectively 2 with the tiebreaker)

    BOS – 5.5 GB (tiebreaker still TBD, but twins should end up with it)

    DET – 6 GB (7 with tiebreaker)

    SEA – 6.5 GB (7.5 with tiebreaker)

    At 75-62 with 25 games left, if the twins play .500 ball (let’s say 13-12) in September and end up with 88 wins, here is what those teams need to do in order to pass them.

    KC – 14-9

    BOS – 19-5

    DET – 19-4

    SEA – 20-4

    Obviously the division is still there and the first wild card spot isn’t out of the realm of possibilities. But the Twins are sitting in great position to being playing ball in October for the 4th time in 6 years.

    *regarding the AL Central, if Cleveland plays .500 baseball they’ll get to 91 wins. Twins need to get to 92, which means going 17-8 to pass them.

  2. Royce: “After a week of taking reps at second and playing one game there I’m still pretty uncomfortable at the position. The pressure is extra high too since we’re at a point in the season where one mistake on defense could cost us a crucial game”

    The Athletic comments section: “Wow, pretty disappointing talk from our supposed ‘superstar’. He really just needs to shut up and excel at a position he’s never played before while also shouldering a big chunk of the load on offense because that’s what good players on good teams have to do. Also shocking to hear him say this to a reporter he should’ve just lied and kept this in the clubhouse even though I complain constantly about players and coaches not being straight with fans”

  3. i’m going to be sad when the season is over. let’s not take this final stretch of baseball for granted!

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