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4-1 lead sorta feels like game over. Would have used Grandal or Mercedes there...and lived with undermining Collins’ confidence. Have to crush the Twins’ spirits/step on their throats.

Collins blown away by fastballs...sounds like a familiar refrain.

Vaughn really getting more and more confident...ripped that ball.

Have to let Vaughn hit, unless PH Yermin or Grandal....or Yermin, then Grandal in defensively. Definitely not putting Yermin anywhere near the field of play.

Looked like a strike...really close. Benefit of doubt to accomplished veteran.

Those Boston jerseys are still ugly as hell and needlessly remind one of the Giolito Patriots Day massacre.

A bit telling they are going for Mendick over Madrigal defensively...is Nick unavailable today?

Stabilized the game for the time being. Need to get the offense jolted back to life against Pineda. Yermin attack-mode hacking away energy, or something, but Abreu is already DHing.

Benetti, Lynn in a million years will never ask to NOT go after that last out of the inning there.

Left hand batters have hurt him...so of course Foster faces a lhb. Well, that worked out at least.

Wonder if the defensive changes were TLR’s idea there...?

He would make a decent bullfighter...or sumo wrestler.

Aiyo. sheesh, what a painful game to watch.

Why would you be bunting for a hit with two outs and no readily apparent bunting ability?

Astudillo might take 30 seconds to retrieve an errant throw past first base.

Finally broke the string of outs...

This much is true...Foster needs to start innings clean. Like bringing in Rodon in those situations down the stretch last year. Pineda absolutely cruising through this weak sauce lineup. Really miss Mercedes, Grandal and even Madrigal. Or Mendick could have started at second...but he’s not left handed, lol.

Used to be Heuer. Now it’s a black hole. Ruiz, potentially. Too bad no Cordero.

What other velocity was possible after a bazillion pitches the last two innings at his age? Still harder than Lucas has typically been throwing. Had late life down in the zone.

Pineda has had enough time for two concession trips for the Irish Nachos in a helmet and some beer-fried brats. probably brought some back for Astudillo.

Thank god...but it’s not because of some magical connection he had with TLR in 2011. Just sheer luck and veteran moxie.

110 and counting...

Odds Foster can survive bases loaded relief appearance...?

We need to go out and add some experienced vets to this pen used to pitching in situations exactly like this...just NOT Steve Cishek, please.

Jesus Christ.