First Pitch: 2:07 pm CDT
TV: Twins.TV
Radio: TIBN / WCCO 830 / The Wolf 102.9 FM / Audacy
Not solely did the Twins blow a 4-0 lead final evening in what seemed like a morale-boosting, streak-extending win in opposition to a top-tier opponent, however additionally they formally misplaced two gamers, as Royce Lewis and Cody Laweryson hit the IL.
It’s the type of 12-hour implosion all too acquainted to the Twins, which is a part of the rationale that having Joe Ryan on the bump right now may function a pleasant stabilizer earlier than the sequence will get away from Minnesota.
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In a season that requires him to step as much as the extent of a real ace, Ryan has had a pair of good begins (@BAL and vs. DET), in addition to a four-inning clunker in opposition to the Kansas City Royals. Perhaps essentially the most encouraging stat is his having averted the lengthy ball in 14 innings up to now this season, whilst his H/9 and BB/9 rise above their common averages. Ryan is 2-1 in opposition to the Jays in his profession, with a 4.70 ERA in 4 whole begins.
Random sidebar. Did you understand that Joe Ryan has by no means deliberately walked a hitter? This despatched me on a dive, whereupon I discovered that really, Mick Abel is the one member of the beginning rotation to have deliberately walked a hitter in his profession. Upon reflection, I suppose the right situations often resulting in an intentional stroll are not often current early sufficient in a recreation for a starter to be the one tasked with issuing the free move. But I wouldn’t have guessed that the total rotation had one profession IBB between them, and that it belonged to the second-youngest man on the membership.
Anyway. The Blue Jays shall be tossing Eric Lauer, who boasts a profession 8.80 ERA in opposition to the Twins. This is Lauer’s second season in Toronto, having pitched for the Padres and Brewers for six years earlier than solely pitching within the KBO and the minor leagues in 2024. He returned to the Jays after they chose Lauer’s minor-league contract final 12 months, and finally threw 4.2 innings within the marathon World Series Game 3 final October.
Lauer’s one other lefty. Who would have guessed, with the way in which issues have matched up for the Twins up to now in 2026? He encompasses a four-seam properly beneath league-average lefty velocity, and a change/cutter/slider combine bolstered by a really occassional curveball.
The Twins will attempt to even the sequence this afternoon and provides them an opportunity for a highway victory in opposition to the Blue Jays. GO TWINS GO!
