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He’s also playing centerfield, not merely doing DH tonight. But the whole thing about a contending team is kind of tragic. He’s sort of like Ernie Banks only injured all the time. And sadly, the Yankees just tied the game 10–10 with a two run homer in the bottom of the ninth. The Yankees have lost five in a row and were on the verge of losing six.

Mike Trout has scored three runs, hit two home runs, and driven in five runs at Yankee Stadium tonight.

The Twins tonight - on Monday the 13th - just defeated the Red Sox 13–6 in Minnesota. They now have the best record in the American League at 10–7.

This will be the first of 13 games in a row without a day off, and none of these games will be played in an indoor stadium to protect from inclement or unpredictable weather. The old adage “you can never have enough pitching“ will definitely be true. Sounds like a real slog, even for fans, let alone for the players.

In this series, the starting pitchers will be Valdez, Flaherty, then Montero.

I watched it on mlb.com. I don’t know if it’s still there or not. He basically said that he and Phil had a lot in common, having worn the same uniforms and occupied the same positions and that even though Garner left the Tigers under less than favorable circumstances, Garner had nothing but good things to say about the Detroit organization and the city of Detroit. AJ was actually pretty somber.

I thought AJ‘s remarks regarding Phil Garner in the post game show were really good.

8-1 on a WP. KM with a 3-hit day, his first home run and scores two runs.

Torres now joins the rest of the squad by getting a hit.

7-0.

Kevin McGonigle homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. The first of 500.

McGonigle SS Torres 2B Keith DH Greene, R LF Dingler C Carpenter RF Torkelson 1B McKinstry 3B Báez, J CF

Happy Scoob Day

I followed this game on my phone today walking 3.2 miles at the Idaho Botanical Garden and was so tired when I got home I had to crash for an hour and a half, and while I was lights totally out asleep, I dreamed that Jeff Bridges as The Dude from The Big Lebowski was walking around in his bathrobe at Comerica Park talking about “how ****ing great Kevin McGonigal is!“

That strike three on Matty just now was clearly a ball. So I’m out walking today and not paying real close attention. Have we used up all of our challenges already?

Do something good Tork

Kevin with an error? Send him to Toledo!

Riley Greene homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Kevin McGonigle scores. Dillon Dingler scores. Wow! One run short of the magic number.

2-0!

Riley Greene singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Owen Caissie. Colt Keith scores.