Simple Win

Twins 5
Rockies 0

Okay, I'm in the win column. 

The Twins lost the first 2 games I went to this season, and both in rather hapless fashion, so I was a little concerned I might not see a win all year. I don't go often enough where seeing a few wins is guaranteed. 

Plus the Twins have been manically up and down this year. A hot stretch will immediately be followed by a big losing streak, and vice versa. 

Fortunately they had just ended a losing streak at the end of the last road trip, so formula dictates an upswing. 

I wouldn't call Monday night's homestand opener a great triumph, but a win is a win.

Facing the lowly Rockies and some pitcher named Dakota Hudson, the Twins struggling offense again looked pretty putrid early. But they did manage to use a Manny Margot double and Christian Vazquez sac fly to get a run, and then an inning later Carlos Correa doubled home Royce Lewis for another. 

The Rockies lineup, despite the presence of former Twins legend Jake Cave (who got a tribute video in pregame...seriously), is not good, and Chris Paddack made quick work out of them for 6+ innings. Only 1 Rockie reached 3rd. Griffin Jax brought the heat and struck out the side in the 8th. 

Then the Twins blew it open a little with 3 in the 9th, capped by a 2 run homerun by Lewis.

The Twins are a little over a third of the way through the season and despite the absurd inconsistency do still sit in a wild card spot in a deeply bad American League, and we'll back of Cleveland in the division. So they will likely spend the whole summer contending for postseason play in spite of themselves. 


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