Addison Reed allowed a home run to Brantley which gave back the 5-4 lead the Twins had taken on Rosario’s second homer of the day - a half-inning earlier - and now has allowed bombs in back-to-back outings for just the second time in his career (April 28-29 last year). Pressly allowed two runs on a hit - the Encarnacion homer - and a walk, and didn’t record an out. Gibson reached 95 mph with both his fastballs, and had 11 swinging strikes on the day - five on the slider (25 percent), four on the two-seam fastball (14.3 percent) and two on the four-seamer (6.5 percent).Īfter such a strong start to the month, the Twins bullpen showed a few cracks in the foundation Gibson gave up a one-out walk to Lindor, who came around to score on Encarnacion’s second homer of the day - off Pressly, but Lindor was Gibson’s responsibility - to close the book after 5.2 innings of work. He ran into a little trouble in the fifth with the homer to Encarnacion, followed by a single from Jason Kipnis, but he got Yan Gomes to ground into a double play on his way to finishing the inning with a 3-1 lead. Gibson, meanwhile, built off a strong start last time out in Kansas City by tossing four perfect innings to start things out. He’ll look to bounce back next time out against the Tigers at Comerica Park this weekend. Still, for a guy down the line in a solid Indians rotation, he’s a really, really nice piece to have on the back end. The righty finished six-plus innings with three strikeouts, three walks, four earned runs and seven hits allowed, though the two homers allowed - Rosario and Dozier - certainly drag the line down a bit. Neither starter was terrific, but both were solidĬlevinger’s line looked a lot better before Dozier chased him with a solo home run in the seventh inning, tying the game at four apiece. The remaining 14 battles between these teams should be very, very good. 323/.369/.549 and homered in this one - in the batting order. Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez were the two most valuable players by Fangraphs’ WAR in May, and they’re separated by Michael Brantley - who is hitting. 246/.317/.517, which is something the Twins do not care to see - another hot Indians hitter. He did so twice in this one, getting the team on the board by breaking up Gibson’s perfect game/no-hitter/shutout with one swing in the fifth inning, and then he put the Indians up 4-3 an inning later on a 97 mph fastball from Ryan Pressly.Īfter a slow start to the season, Encarnacion is starting to round into form. He’s never played for Pittsburgh but he sure fancies himself a pirate as he rounds the bases following a home run with his right arm lifted up. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports Minneapolis, MN, USA Minnesota Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario (20) gets water dumped on him after his walk off home run in the ninth inning against Cleveland Indians at Target Field. Manager Paul Molitor calls him a “don’t-blink” player, and right now he’s must-see TV. 378 since May 1, and also extended his hitting streak to nine games. Monday is also the beginning of the MLB Draft, so Twins officials will still be plenty busy at Target Field making their first two picks.Īccording to the game notes, Rosario is hitting a sizzling. The win brought the Twins to within 3.5 games of first-place Cleveland, and capped a 3-1 series win over the visiting Indians before Monday’s day off. 310/.347/.531 - all three bettering his very, very solid 2017 marks - but he left no stone unturned as he drilled three home runs, including the walk-off blast in the ninth, in a 7-5 win over the Cleveland Indians. Rosario came into Sunday’s game hitting a tremendous. When Nas rapped those words on the 1994 album “Illmatic” he was reportedly making a reference to Scarface, but it just as easily could have been to Minnesota Twins left fielder Eddie Rosario. “Whose world is this? (The world is yours, the world is yours) It's mine, it's mine, it's mine Whose world is this? It's yours It's mine, it's mine, it's mine Whose world is this? (The world is yours, the world is yours) It's mine, it's mine, it's mine Whose world is this?”
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