2020 Postseason: Defending American League Champion Houston Astros @ Twins, Game 1

B5:

Kepler flies to shallow LF

B5:

Cruz with a slow roller to 3B, Bregman with another blue star pick up and throw

After five…1-0 Twins

T6:

May in for the Twins…

Brantley grounds out 3U

T6:

Bregman flies out F7

Ball nearly hit Bregman on the knuckles.

T6:

Tucker pops out F6

1-0 still

Hey, fun fact on today’s game:

The crew chief of this umpiring crew is Ron Kulpa, the absolute peach of a human who screamed ā€œI can do what I wantā€ at AJ Hinch after throwing a temper tantrum and ejecting several players in a game in Arlington.

Definitely seems like the kind of guy that should be in charge of an entire group of umps in the playoffs.

B6:

Rosario grounds out 5-3 in the shift

The guy who likes to watch the dugout for reactions, right?

B6:

Sano lines out to RF

One in the same.

In a profession full of fuckheads, he really stands out in the field.

B6:

Polanco strikes out swinging

1-0 Twins

T7:

Duffey in the for the Twins

Gurriel grounds out 5-3

T7:

Correa…takes a meatball for strike one…punches at a curveball off the plate…0-2…1-2…late on another meatball, fouled…ball in the dirt…foul…tries to check his swing on a curve ball that bounces in the LH batter’s box…rung up

T7:

Reddick singles to LCF…because no one is one base

T7:

Maldonado…takes a meatball right down the center of the plate…smokes one to 3B, Marwin knocks it down, but can’t nip the speedy Maldonado…Reddick to 2B

Man, Sano is a huge guy.

WTF MACHETE

T7:

Springer…takes a slider the knees for a strike…singles to CF, Reddick scores, Maldonado thrown out by 89 feet at 3B

But new ballgame.

Damn Maldonado! Stay at 2nd!