Twins @ Astros, August 8, 2021

T4:

Rooker grounds out 3-1

3-1 Twins

I wonder what Yordan does/doesn’t do at first that made Dusty decide that playing Maldonado at first was a better option?

Has anyone heard any specifics other than " He’s not ready"?

He always looked like a competent outfielder every time I saw him at Round Rock. Seemed to me that the narrative about his outfield defense was written after he was called up and the Astros babied his knees.

B4:

Diaz…0-2…1-2…2-2…3-2…flies out F7

B4:

Alvarez doubles off the LF wall

I would guess ā€œkneesā€

eta: that was impressive

B4:

Correa…works it full…takes a fastball for strike three…again

B4:

Tucker intentionally walked

(Looked, nix saw elsewhere) when did Tucker start having out of pocket at bats?

Not so fun when the HPU isn’t giving you that slider 3 inches off the outside, is it Maeda?

B4:

Jones grounds out 4-3 on a great diving stop by Polanco…Sano fires home as Alvarez crosses the plate…ruled inning over, but replay shows he’s safe….

B4:

Call overturned…Alvarez scores, and they put Tucker at 3B. Score it an RBI single and TE3

Look for your pitch, Wilson.

B4:

Wilson pops out F3 in foul territory

3-2 Twins

Nice answer by the Astros.

Down only 1 going to the 5th.

T5:

Polanco homers to LF

So much for getting a run back

Crap, Lance.

I’m pretty sure I didn’t expect this outing from McCullers.

How do you know what to expect from him?