#Winder Garcia

[twins2994]

Royals Avoid Sweep.

Royals 4 Twins 1 W-Ragans (10-7) L-Varland (0-5) SV-Erceg (5)

The Minnesota Twins have played two very good games against the Royals to take the series. They went for the sweep this afternoon and things didn't go so well. The Royals were ready early as Paul DeJong lined a one-out double to left in the second. Freddy Fermin singled and Kyle Isbel hit an RBI groundout back to the mound. This put the Royals up by a run after two frames. Kansas City kept adding on in the third as Bobby Witt Jr. smacked a Louie Varland fastball out to left for a solo homer. The Royals lead doubled to two and the Twins started to figure out Cole Ragans in the fourth. Carlos Santana smacked a change-up out to left for a solo homer and Minnesota inched within a run. The Royals got that run back in the sixth as Paul DeJong belted a Louie Varland fastball out to left for a solo shot. The Royals added one more in the seventh as Adam Frazier singled and Maikel Garcia pinch ran. Garcia stole two bases and Vinnie Pasquantino doubled him home. Cole Ragans ran with it through seven strong innings. Sam Long got the first two outs of the eighth and Lucas Erceg retired all four men he faced as the Royals avoided the sweep today at Target Field.

-Final Thoughts- Louie Varland put together a quality start. He went six innings and allowed three runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and a walk. Jhoan Duran was used in the seventh and gave up a run, Trevor Richards got in and out of trouble in the eighth, and Steven Okert had a scoreless ninth. Manny Margot led the team with two hits. The Twins hit 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Louie Varland was called up and Josh Winder was sent back to St. Paul. Varland will likely get sent down for a reliever. Ronny Henriquez is the only 40-man option because Winder has to wait ten days before getting called up unless there's an injury. Zack Weiss, Giovanny Gallegos, Jeff Brigham, Diego Castillo, and Nick Wittgren are options off the 40-man. The Twins head to Arlington to play the Rangers in a four-game series this weekend. Bailey Ober will face Cody Bradford in the opener tomorrow night.

-Chris Kreibich-

[blushblyme]

The Aviators' Respective Squadrons in Top Gun: Maverick

Author's Note: I have no idea if this post has been done before. Since I got a little too curious, I've decided to look up their squadrons after hearing them a lot and noticing them during Admiral Bates' briefing and at some parts of the movie. Although some may appear inaccurate due to my lack of knowledge of Naval Aviation or the Navy itself, think of this as something a hopeless TG:M fangirl would do just to feed her curiosity.

(In our perspective) If you look closely during the movie, you could see the patches of their squadron's insignias on the left side, while on their right are their patches with their call sign on them.

Though this may not really interest some, here they are:

Lieutenant Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw (VFA-87)

The Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA - 87), also nicknamed the Golden Warriors, is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana. The squadron is equipped with the Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet and its call sign is War Party. Currently, the squadron is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 with the tail code, AJ.

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Lieutenant Jake "Hangman" Seresin (VFA-151)

The Strike Fighter Squadron One Five One (VFA-151) nicknamed the Vigilantes are a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. The squadron is a part of Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9). As part of CVW-9, the squadron's tail code is NG and its radio callsign is "Ugly".

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Lieutenant Natasha "Phoenix" Trace (VFA-14)

The Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) also known as the "Black Aces", is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet. They are attached to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9). Their radio callsign is "Fast Eagle" and their tail code is NG.

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Lieutenant Robert "Bob" Floyd (VF-51)

Fighter Squadron 51 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy known as the "Screaming Eagles". VF-51 was the oldest fighter squadron in continuous service with the Pacific Fleet.

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Lieutenant Javy "Coyote" Machado (VFA-86)

Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (VFA-86) is a strike fighter squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. The squadron is nicknamed Sidewinders, leading to the call sign Winder. The unit currently flies the F/A-18E Super Hornet and is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seven, tail code AG.

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Lieutenant Reuben "Payback" Fitch (VFA-125)

Strike Fighter Squadron 125 (VFA-125), also known as the "Rough Raiders", is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. The "Rough Raiders" are a Fleet Replacement Squadron flying the F-35C Lightning II.

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Lieutenant Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia (VFA-143)

Strike Fighter Squadron 143 (VFA-143), also known as the "Pukin Dogs," is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. The Pukin Dogs are an operational fleet squadron flying the F/A-18E Super Hornet. They are currently attached to Carrier Air Wing Seven and USS George HW Bush. They are currently at their homeport of NAS Oceana. Their radio callsign is Taproom.

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Source: Wikipedia

i fucking hate how tumblr ruined the quality of the pictures ugh

[markentwisle]

@britishartfair A familiar face has been chosen to publicise the Summer Exhibition at Long & Ryle in Pimlico. It’s a watercolour by Mark Entwisle of the actress Anya Taylor-Joy, in the role of Emma in the 2020 film adaptation of Jane Austen’s much-loved novel. You can’t help but wonder why Entwisle painted the portrait. Does he know the actress? Is it his favourite film? Could he not get the image of her cupid-bow mouth out of his head? Whatever the case, it shows off his great skill as a watercolourist: he’s created almost tangible fleshiness from the washiest of mediums. Entwisle’s work almost always seems to throw up questions. Who has just vacated that turquoise chair oddly placed in a pink-walled hallway? Is the young woman in a pretty bright-green dress a backstage catwalk model or a customer in a shop? Why has that ugly chain and padlock on a black metal gate been decorated with a variety of flowers? His paintings are like stills from movies. Or perhaps they are snapshots of his life. They make you wonder about the before and the after. There’s a realism to them; often a sense of incongruity, too. Incongruous realism, now there’s a genre. Entwisle started his career as an artist designing book covers, which he did with great success, the authors including Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Somerset Maugham, PG Wodehouse and Aldous Huxley. There’s a graphic element to his style, which has passed through to the second stage of his career. He is one of twelve painters hung in this exhibition, from which two will be shown by @longandryle at British Art Fair (Maro Gorky will also feature). Other artists to be shown at Stand 27 on the first floor of Saatchi Gallery next month include Simon Casson, John Monks, Ramiro Fernandez Saus, Sandra Blow, Terry Frost, Alan Davie, Gillian Ayers and Kate Corbett Winder. Tickets to British Art Fair are available via the link in our bio. #britishartfair #BAF22 #annataylorjoy #modernbritishart #markentwisle https://www.instagram.com/p/ChuQ52aIKcE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thehardgroove]

JERRY GARCIA ELECTRIC GUITAR BY TRAVIS BEAN, CIRCA 1975

The body made of koa painted a crème color, two black plastic pick-ups noting "Travis Bean," a silver metal pickguard; the neck made of silver metal, the fretboard made of ebony with ten iridescent mother-of-pearl rectangular-shaped inlays; the headstock silver metal with a pressed-stamp reading "715." Included is the custom-made black leather case (that only a TB1000 guitar fits in), with some of Garcia's items still inside: his guitar strings, a tuning fork, a string winder, and an unopened pack of his non-filtered Camel cigarettes. (Please note this guitar shows signs of wear and age as Garcia played it for a number of years.)

[lunafaeris-archive]

mini playlist for @lighthearth​!!

hero of the wild - a legend of zelda orchestration by rush garcia

winder waker - legend of zelda orchestration by rush garcia

i see fire by ed sheeran

song of storms II by lilypichu

im questing (a legend of zelda rap) (feat. dodger, willywats, lisanova & shaycarl) by hiimrawn

[jasntodds]

Summary: 2 Underground Boxers. Biggest underground competition in Chicago. Both are the ones to watch, expected to win. Bet on by everyone who knows of the league. Neither can afford to lose. One champion. Only one problem: they fall for each other.

Series masterlist || spotify link || songs below the cut

1-800-273-8255 - Our Last Night cover

The A Team - Ed Sheeran

Afterimage - WVNDER

All I Need - Courage My Love

Anyone - Lauren Sanderson feat. Former Vandal

Back To You - Our Last Night cover

Break Away (piano version) - Artist Vs Poet

By My Side - Brett Hite

Camisado - Panic! At The Disco

Close The Distance - Go Radio

Come Back Home - We Are The In Crowd

Crash - You Me At Six

Dear God - Hunter Hayes

Double Helix - Knuckle Puck

Downtown’s Dead - Sam Hunt

Drown In My Mind - Story Untold

Face Down - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

The First Punch - Pierce The Veil

Get By - Real Friends

Ghost Of You - 5 Seconds Of Summer

Gone - Knuckle Puck

Gone, Gone, Gone - Phillip Phillips

Had It Coming - Like Pacific

Hall Of Fame - The Script

Hell Of A Night - Don Vedda

Home - Daughtry

How To Save A Life - The Fray

The Hurt Is Gone - Yellowcard

Hurts Like Hell - Andrew Garcia

I Don’t Love You Anymore - Real Friends

I’ll Follow (acoustic version) - Fancy Cars, Svrcina

Laps Around A Picture Frame - Broadside

Late Nights In My Car - Real Friends

Lauren’s Song - Breathe Carolina

Lego House - Ed Sheeran

Let It Go - James Bay

Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw

Lose Yourself - Eminem

Lost In The Moment - NF, Andreas Moss

Make It To Me - Sam Smith

Make You Miss Me - Sam Hunt

Maybe I Will Learn - Rhys

Mind Over Matter (acoustic) - PVRIS

Mum - Grayscale

My Heart I Surrender - I Prevail

Not Alone - Red

Nothing (stripped) - OhHeyMy

Numbers - The Cab

Ooh - Jon Bellion, Christianne Jensen

Overstepping - Belmont

Perfect - Simple Plan

Peter Pan - Kelsea Ballerini

Photograph - Ed Sheeran

Poison Pen Letter - Knuckle Puck

Rehab - Rihanna

River Of Tears - Alessia Cara

Savious - Picture This

Scared To Be Alone - Real Friends

Sixteen - Real Friends

Skin And Bones - Marcelo

Sleep Well, Darling - Secrets

Sorry - Halsey

St. Patrick - PVRIS

Stand - Rascal Flatts

Starving For Friends - Slaves feat. Vic Fuentes

Superman - Boyce Avenue

Take What You Want - ONE OK ROCK feat. 5 Seconds Of Summer

Tell Me You Love Me - Demi Lovato

Tennessee Sky - The Icarus Account

Tequila - Dan + Shay

That’s All She Wrote - Boys Of Fall

Turn The Lights Down - Cavalcade

Undertow - Keelan Donovan

Unsteady - X Ambassadors

Untitled - Knuckle Puck

Untitled - Simple Plan

Waiting For Superman - Daughtry

Well, I’m Sorry - Real Friends

Who You Are - Anna Clendening

WILD - Troye Sivan

Winder Everywhere - Slaves feat. Tillian

Wonderwall - Oasis

Youngblood - 5 Seconds Of Summer

[lamilanomagazine]

Frosinone, incontro Internazionale Italia-Messico su l'agave

Frosinone, incontro Internazionale Italia-Messico su l'agave. La città di Frosinone parteciperà all’incontro internazionale Italia – Messico sul tema “L’agave (maguey) e la sua naturalizzazione in Europa”. Nel corso della conferenza convocata su piattaforma online, mercoledì 12 ottobre, interverrà infatti l’assessore al centro storico Danilo Magliocchetti, che parlerà, per l’occasione, di come l’agave (la “radeca”) sia uno dei simboli di una delle manifestazioni più sentite e partecipate del capoluogo, il Carnevale storico frusinate. "La fama del Carnevale storico frusinate - organizzato dalla instancabile associazione culturale Rione Giardino con la Pro Loco, in collaborazione con l’amministrazione -  ha da tempo varcato i confini provinciali per diventare uno degli eventi più noti e apprezzati a livello nazionale – ha dichiarato il sindaco, Riccardo Mastrangeli – Con la partecipazione all’incontro internazionale di mercoledì prossimo, la ‘radeca’, la foglia di agave brandita durante i festeggiamenti del Martedì grasso, estenderà ulteriormente la propria popolarità nell’ambito di un palcoscenico ancora più vasto. Il nostro Carnevale storico, del resto, è una manifestazione antichissima e unica al mondo, in grado di unire felicemente folclore e goliardia e di affascinare i partecipanti quale rito di rinnovamento simbolico, vitale, gioioso, travolgente". "Il Carnevale frusinate  rinnova, ogni anno, una consuetudine antichissima, mostrando lo spirito più genuinamente autentico di Frosinone e dei suoi abitanti – ha dichiarato l’assessore Magliocchetti – "Il corteo della festa della radeca, in particolare, parte dalla chiesa di Sant’Elisabetta e, dunque, dal Rione Giardino, lì dove ha sede la meritoria associazione che tanto impegno profonde nell’organizzazione della manifestazione e nella salvaguardia delle nostre tradizioni, insieme alla Pro Loco.  L’amministrazione crede nell’importanza di custodire i simboli stessi della nostra città, tramandandoli non solo alle giovani generazioni, ma valorizzandoli a livello nazionale e anche internazionale. Per questo motivo, parteciperò con piacere all’incontro tra Italia e Messico per parlare di come l’agave sia uno degli irrinunciabili protagonisti del nostro amato Carnevale. Sarà motivo di orgoglio e onore per me – ha concluso Magliocchetti - portare il nome della città di Frosinone e della radeca a un tavolo di confronto e valorizzazione dell’agave così prestigioso". All’incontro internazionale prenderanno parte, in videoconferenza, S.E. l’ambasciatore Miguel Jorge Garcia Winder, rappresentante permanente del Messico presso l’Onu a Roma; Mauro Mariotti, direttore giardini botanici Hanbury, Università di Genova; Rosario Schicchi, direttore orto botanico, Palermo; Guido Bissanti, agronomo; Massimo Serra, Osteoncologia, istituto ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna; Antonella Petrocelli, ricercatrice CNR; conclusioni affidate a Nino Sutera, osservatorio politiche neorurali, assessorato agricoltura regione siciliana. Saluti istituzionali di Dario Cartabellotta, direttore generale assessorato agricoltura Sicilia e Domenico Barbuzza, presidente ente parco dei Nebrodi.... Read the full article

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PASS THE HAPPY!💜 When you see this, reply with 5 things that make you happy and send this to the last 10 people in your notifications!😊

💚💚💚💚💚💚💚Five things that make me happy, in no particular order:1) The wonderful rebelcaptain content I see on my dashboard on a daily basis.2) Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal and their winderful friendship3) @entil-zha and the wonderful, fantastic friendship we have4) @alilypea and our most excellent and bodacious friendship 5) the entirety of the Black Panther movie

[twins2994]

Twins Wallop Royals 13-3!

Royals 3 Twins 13 W-Matthews (1-0) L-Lugo (13-7)

The Minnesota Twins got back on track with a win over the Royals last night. The series continued with Game 2 tonight at Target Field. The Twins were ready from the start as Willi Castro led-off the first with a double to right. Royce Lewis singled him home to start the scoring. Matt Wallner followed with a double and Jose Miranda hit a grounder to third. Maikel Garcia made a bad throw and two runs scored on the play. This put the Twins up three after an inning of play. The Royals answered in the second when MJ Melendez smacked a Zebby Matthews cutter out to right for a solo homer. The Royals pulled within a pair after two innings of play. The Twins got that run back in the third as Matt Wallner drew a one-out walk. Jose Miranda doubled him home as the Twins lead grew back to three. Christian Vazquez added on in the fourth when he belted a Seth Lugo fastball out to center for a solo homer. The Royals inched closer in the fifth as Kyle Isbel singled to center and Michael Massey doubled him home. The Twins quickly loaded up the bases in the bottom of the fifth. Max Kepler then lined a seeing-eye single to left to add to the Twins lead. Manny Margot added a hot shot off the glove of Maikel Garcia to plate another run. Christian Vazquez hit a sac fly to center and the Twins lead grew to six after five frames. Kansas City came right back with a Salvador Perez solo shot off Steven Okert. The Twins kept adding on in the sixth as Max Kepler belted a Will Smith slider out to right for a three-run blast. Minnesota had an 11-3 run after six innings of play. The Twins bats stayed hot in the seventh as Austin Martin lined a one-out double to left and Kyle Farmer belted a Will Smith change-up out to left for a two-run homer. Josh Winder threw two shutout innings and the Twins took the series from the Royals tonight.

-Final Thoughts- Zebby Matthews was very good in his MLB debut. He went five innings and allowed two runs on five hits with five strikeouts. Steven Okert gave up a run in the sixth, Caleb Thielbar had a scoreless seventh, and Josh Winder threw shutout innings with three strikeouts. Jose Miranda and Max Kepler led the team with three hits each. Matt Wallner and Austin Martin each had two hits. The Twins hit 5-for-15 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. The team designated Scott Blewett for assignment to make room for Zebby Matthews on the 40-man roster. Tomorrow, Cole Ragans will likely face Louie Varland in the series finale.

-Chris Kreibich-

[niallodonohoe]

C's Recap - Canadians Winder Up With Garcia But Drop Season Finale Against AquaSox

C's Recap - #VanCanadians Winder Up With Garcia But Drop Season Finale Against AquaSox. Garcia 5IP 1R 4K Burland+Almonte 1IP 0R 1K. De Los Santos 3/4 Abbadessa 2/4 Morris 1/4 BB Ramos 1/4 SB Schwecke 1/4. #LetsGoCs #MontysMounties #LetsGoBlueJays #BlueJays

Winder Garcia gave up just one run over five innings and struck out four in his Northwest League debut in Everett Monday.

The Vancouver Canadiansended 2019 on a sour note as they lost 3-1 to the Everett AquaSox at Everett Memorial Stadium Sunday. Everett had Vancouver’s number all season by winning 14 out of the 18 games in the season series, going 7-2 at home and at Nat Bailey Stadium.…

[walkerwander-blog]

50cm:Winder sprints to first leader's jersey at Valenciana

Ruth Winder (Trek-Segafredo) judged her final sprint to perfection, launching herself into the final turn and coming out of it with a sizeable gap ahead of her breakaway companions, to win the opening stage at Setmana Ciclista Valenciana. The American's stage success brought with it the first leader's jersey of the four-day European opener. It was mixed emotions for the team as they lost Trixi Worrack to a broken collarbone sustained in a crash earlier in the stage.

"We had reconned the course so I knew the finish really well and attacked full gas into the roundabout with 400 meters to go and I went as hard as I could to the line," said Winder, who led the breakaway across the line by just four seconds ahead of a charging main field.

"It was that feeling that the finish line kept getting further and further away and I was certain the entire peloton was going to rush past me in the last second. But it didn't and I held on for the win. It feels unbelievable to win the first race over in Europe – it's exciting, and I am happy with the team; the spirit is so good."

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Although Winder suffered a flat tire before the field hit the first of two main late-race climbs of the stage; Barxet (90km) and Barx (105km), she relied on her teammate to get her back into contention.

"I had a puncture right before the first climb, and Anna [Plichta] stayed with me, and she was great," Winder said. "I felt so calm to have a teammate stay with me, and she got me back to the front safely. Then at the top of the climb there was a break that went, and then before it really, truly went down, and I rolled alongside Elisa (Longo Borghini) and said, 'Oh Elisa, I want to go' And she said, 'yeah go!'"

It was the winning breakaway, and Winder bridged across to the move, which also included Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Bigla), Mavi Garcia (Movistar), Soraya Paladin (Ale Cipollini) and Karol-Ann Canuel (Boels Dolmans). The group lost Uttrup Ludwig inside the last 10km, but they pushed on together in an effort to get to the finish line ahead of the main field.

You can read more at Cyclingnews.com

[theleaderdotinfo-blog]

has been published at http://www.theleader.info/2017/04/17/7567/

New Post has been published on http://www.theleader.info/2017/04/17/7567/

BY ANDREW ATKINSON The Leader EXCLUSIVE

Font Del Llop Golf Resort at Monforte Del Cid, Valencia, staged the V Challenge Seve Ballesteros Foundation event on Saturday April 15, played under the Greensome stroke play modality.

Played under licence, issued by The Royal Spanish Golf Federation, players had the opportunity to qualify for the National Final at Pedrena Royal Golf Club and an invitation to play the Pro-Am Eurasia in Malaysia in 2018.

Seve, former World No. 1, won more than 90 international tournaments during an illustrious career, including five major championships during 1979-88.

Winner of The Open three times and The Masters twice, a captain of The Ryder Cup Team, Seve won the World Match Play Championship a record-tying five times.

Regarded as Spain’s and Continental Europe’s best golfer of all time, Seve won a record 50 European Tour titles.

In 2008 Seve was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour, and died of brain cancer on May 7, 2011, aged 54.

Seve Ballesteros was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for the second time at the BBC Sports Personality Awards 2009.

Following Seve’s death the Seve Ballesteros Foundation was set up in partnership with Cancer Research with money raised dedicated to brain cancer research.

“When Seve died with brain cancer his family set up the Seve Ballesteros Foundation to raise money and golf courses throughout Spain have a Foundation Day,” David Winder from Torregolf, Exclusively told The Leader.

“This year they staged the V Challenge Seve Ballesteros Foundation at Font del Llop, near Elche,” said David.

“Torregolf have been collecting a €1 charity fee from every member when they play. And Torregolf are delighted to donate €300 to the Seve Ballesteros Foundation,” said David.

David from Rojales, added: “A big thank you goes to all members of Torregolf who contributed to this great cause.

“May the Foundation continue to do the great work they do on behalf of Seve in their research against brain cancer. It is a worthy cause for a great golfer in Seve – who lives on in the form of his Foundation.”

A spokesperson from Font del Llop said: “Thanks go to David Winder and Torregolf with the donation of 300 €, and to Maria Sanchez Garcia for donating 230 €, in the bid for the putt of Scotty Cameron.”

[twins2994]

Minnesota Twins-Toronto Blue Jays Series Preview

5.10.24-Joe Ryan RHP (1-2) 3.54 ERA Vs. Yusei Kikuchi LHP (2-2) 2.72 ERA

5.11.24-Simeon Woods Richardson RHP (1-0) 1.74 ERA Vs. Kevin Gausman RHP (2-3) 3.78 ERA

5.12.24-Bailey Ober RHP (3-1) 4.42 ERA Vs. Alek Manoah RHP (0-0) 13.50 ERA

The Twins At A Glance- The Minnesota Twins have been hot with a (15-2) record over their past seventeen games. They took three of four from the Mariners this week and head up to Toronto to play the Blue Jays. Max Kepler is on fire with an eleven-game hitting streak. He is hitting .447 with three homers and nine RBI's in that span. Ryan Jeffers is hitting .333 with three homers and nine knocked in over the past week. Byron Buxton has been doing normal workouts, but hasn't began swinging a bat yet. Royce Lewis has been taking groundballs and swings in the batting caage. He is on target to return in late-May. The Twins rotation had a 1.61 ERA with 35 strikeouts over 22 1/3 innings in the Mariners series. Brock Stewart had an MRI on his right shoulder and it looked good. He is hopeful to resume throwing this weekend. Justin Topa had an MRI on his left knee after feeling soreness during a rehab appearance. Josh Winder has started a rehab assignment with the Saints. The bullpen is missing one more big arm. They have used Griffin Jax, Jhoan Duran, and Caleb Thielbar a ton. The return of Brock Stewart or Justin Topa would be huge. Jhoan Duran has thrown five scoreless innings and struck out eight since returning.

The Blue Jays At A Glance- The Blue Jays have been playing sub-.500 baseball and some of their stars are slumping. The Jays split a tw-game series with the Phillies and had Monday and Thursday off this week. The team returns home after a five-game road trip. Justin Turner has been a good addition with a .270 average, four homers and sixteen RBI's. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting just .246 with four homres on the year. Bo Bichette is still hitting 1.91 with one homer. Cavan Biggio is off to a slow start as well. Daulton Varsho leads the team with six homers. Jose Berrios is off to a great start with a 2.85 ERA in eight starts. Yusei Kikuchi has been good with a 2.72 ERA. The Blue Jays starting ERA is 4.25, which is 20th in baseball. The bullpen has a 5.23 ERA, which is worst in MLB. Yimi Garcia has been very good out of the bullpen. He's allowed just one run over 13 1/3 innings. Jordan Romano hasn't had a good start. He has a 4.70 ERA with five saves.

What To Watch For- These two teams split six games in the regular season last year. The Jays won two of three at Target Field in May and the Twins took two of three in Toronto in June. The Twins then swept them in the American League Wild-Card Series to advance. Joe Ryan went six innings and allowed three runs in his lone start against the Jays. Yusei Kikuchi is (1-1) with a 3.38 ERA in five starts against the Twins. Kevin Gausman is (1-4) with a 6.35 ERA in eleven starts versus the Twins. Bailey Ober is (1-2) with a 4.40 ERA in three starts against Toronto. Alek Manoah is (2-0) with a 3.09 ERA in two starts against the Twins. The Twins weren't sure if they could get the summer sausage through customs. They might need to buy a new one for this trip.

-Chris Kreibich-

[twins2994]

Garcia's WO HR Helps Rangers Avoid Sweep.

Twins 5 Rangers 6 W-Bradford (2-1) L-Winder (2-1)

The Minnesota Twins have had a succesful trip to Texas with a pair of wins over the Rangers. The Rangers came out strong in the first inning today as Corey Seager and Nate Lowe singled with one out. With two outs, Mitch Garver drilled a Kenta Maeda slider out to left for a three-run homer. Texas had a three-run lead after an inning of play. The Twins finally figured out Jon Gray in the fifth as Eddie Juilen singled and Jorge Polanco walked. Royce Lewis smoked a Gray slider out to right for a three-run homer to tie the game at three. The Rangers quickly loaded up the bases in the sixth. Cole Sands uncorked a wild pitch to put the Rangers on top. The Twins answered in the seventh as Royce Lewis and Max Kepler singled. Carlos Correa lined a run-scoring single to left to tie the game at four. Mitch Garver blasted a Cole Sands slider out to left for a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh to put Texas up again. The Twins would respond in the eighth as Jordan Luplow and Jorge Polanco walked. Royce Lewis singled home a run to retie the game at five all. The bullpens held up until the ninth when Adolis Garcia smoked a Josh Winder fastball out to left for a walk-off solo homer. The Rangers walked off the Twins and avoided a sweep today.

-Final Thoughts- Kenta Maeda was decent today. He went five innings and allowed three runs on nine hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Cole Sands gave up two runs over two innings of work, Kody Funderburk threw up a zero in the eighth, and Josh Winder gave up the walk-off homer to Adolis Garcia. Royce Lewis and Carlos Correa led the team with three hits on the day. Eddie Julien added two hits. The Twins hit 3-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left twelve men on base. After the game, the Twins head to Cleveland to play the Indians. Pablo Lopez will face Lucas Giolito in the series opener.

-Chris Kreibich-

[twins2994]

Twins Rally In 10th To Beat Rangers!

Twins 9 Rangers 6 W-Headrick (3-0) L-Chapman (5-4) SV-Duran (24)

The Minnesota Twins picked up a come-from-behind win last night to beat the Rangers in the series opener. They looked for more in Game 2 from Arlington. The Rangers struck first in the first inning as Marcus Semien led-off with a double to right. With two outs, Adolis Garcia smoked a Dallas Keuchel cutter out to left for a two-run homer. Texas got back to work in the second as Robbie Grossman led-off with a double to left and Sam Huff smacked a Dallas Keuchel cutter out to left for a two-run homer of his own. This doubled the Rangers lead to four. The Twins would find some offense in the third as Donovan Solano crushed a Jordan Montgomery fastball out to left for a solo shot. The Twins kept chipping away in the fourth as Jordan Luplow lined a two-out single to center and Kyle Farmer walked. Ryan Jeffers singled home a run to inch the Twins within a pair. Michael Taylor doubled home two more to even the game at four apiece. Donovan Solano knocked in two more with a base hit to left to put the Twins on top. The Rangers answered in the bottom of the fourth with a Mitch Garver lead-off walk and Robbie Grossman singled to left. Later in the inning, Leody Taveras lined a run-scoring single to center to pull Texas within a run. The bullpens held up throughout the middle innings and the Rangers had a late rally left in them in the eighth. Emilio Pagan started the eighth with three walks. Robbie Grossman hit a sac fly to center to tie the game at six going into the final stanza. Neither team scored in the ninth and we needed extra innings. Royce Lewis led-off the tenth with a walk and Carlos Correa plated a run with a single to center. Max Kepler lined a run-scoring single to right and Ryan Jeffers hit a sac fly to left. This put the Twins up by three. Jhoan Duran retired the first two men in the tenth and Jonah Heim hit an RBI single to left. Josh Smith was called out on strikes to end the game and the Twins picked up another win tonight.

-Final Thoughts- Dallas Keuchel was not sharp against a good lineup. He lasted 3 1/3 innings and allowed five runs on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Dylan Floro got out of the fourth, Kody Funderburk had a 1-2-3 fifth, and Josh Winder put up a zero in the sixth. Griffin Jax got two outs in the seventh and Caleb Thielbar finished off the inning. Emilio Pagan walked three and only allowed a run in the eighth. Brett Headrick put up a zero in the ninth. Jhoan Duran gave up the ghost runner in the tenth. Donovan Solano led the way with four hits on the night. Carlos Correa and Max Kepler had two hits each. The Twins hit 5-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. Tomorrow, Kenta Maeda faces Jon Gray in the series finale.

-Chris Kreibich-

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Royals Outslug Twins 10-7.

Twins 7 Royals 10 W-Lyles (2-12) L-Ober (6-5) SV-Barlow (13)

The Kansas City Royals have come alive this weekend against the Twins. They picked up a win last night and looked for another one tonight at Kauffman Stadium. Bobby Witt started the scoring when he knocked a Bailey Ober slider out to left for a solo homer. Michael Massey added a solo shot in the second to double the Royals lead. Kyle Isbel reached on a bunt single and Drew Waters was hit by a pitch. Matt Duffy lined a single to center and Maikel Garcia hit a sac fly to right. Bobby Witt hit a run-scorin single to left and the Royals lead grew to four after two innings. Salvador Perez led-off the third with a single to left and Edward Olivares doubled. Kyle Isbel drove in a pair with a single to left and Kansas City led by six. The Twins would finally find some offense in the fourth. Eddie Julien and Alex Kirilloff started the inning with singles to right. Max Kepler walked and Jorge Polanco hit an RBI groundout. Byron Buxton plated a pair with a double to left and the Twins were within three. The Twins kept inching closer in the sixth as Max Kepler lined a Jordan Lyles pitch out to center for a solo home run. Byron Buxton lined a one-out double to right and Matt Wallner walked. Christian Vazquez knocked in a run with a single to center and the Twins were within a run. The Royals would not give up as they put up a run in the sixth and three in the seventh. The Twins would rally in the eighth as Jorge Polanco led-off with a single. Byron Buxton doubled to left and Christian Vazquez hit an RBI groundout to short. Willi Castro hit a run-scoring single to right. The Twins pulled within three and Scott Barlow had a scoreless ninth as the Royals beat the Twins again. 

-Final Thoughts- Bailey Ober had some bad luck and was hit hard at times. He went four innings and allowed six runs on eleven hits with five strikeouts. Jordan Balazovic gave up a run over two innings of work. Jovani Moran allowed a run and retired one batter. Josh Winder gave up a run over 1 2/3 innings. Byron Buxton led the way with three hits on the night. Eddie Julien and Max Kepler had two hits each. The Twins hit 3-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Tomorrow, Kenta Maeda faces Ryan Yarbrough in the series finale. 

-Chris Kreibich-