GDT: 2020 AL Wild Card Series: (3) Minnesota Twins vs (6) Houston Astros (HOU wins 2-0)

[Prominence Problem]

Kirilloff Major League debut for the twins, comes to the plate in the bottom of the first in an elimination game, Bases Loaded. FO to end the inning.


Last played 1+ year ago in double A

 

[Prominence Problem]

Weak Little Seeing Eye Single that was jammed opposite field. Astros up 1-0, T4.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

It's already getting late early for the Twins. Just totally anemic so far.

 

[EpochLink]

Any day now Minnesota

 

[Prominence Problem]

No hat or Jersey for either the Twins or Astros for me.

 

[DougieSmash]

lol at people expecting something from twins and a's.

 

[Prominence Problem]

Finally the Twins show a pulse!

Cruz with a double with two on, one Runner scores, the other tagged at the plate trying to score.

End of five.

 

[Cloned]

This streak of playoff futility can’t actually continue, can it? I guess the good news is that the Twins can only lose 2 games in this series.

 

[c9777666]

Or Sharks/Preds in 2016.

I forget because of the divisional playoff format the 2016 Sharks were technically a 6 seed.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

I forget because of the divisional playoff format the 2016 Sharks were technically a 6 seed.

Oddly enough that 6th seed went further than any 1 or 2 seed in franchise history.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Astros with runners on corners with no outs here in top of 9th

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

And a tucker brings a runner in

3-1 Stros

 

[c9777666]

The baseball gods apparently hate the Twins.

 

[DougieSmash]

The baseball gods apparently hate the Twins.

or they are just not that good at all

 

[c9777666]

or they are just not that good at all

so I guess the Astros subpar regular season was just a fluke

 

[GKJ]

It's 60 games. Things happen.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Well Stros cant get anymore across plate

Twins down 3-1 heading towards what may be final outs

 

[c9777666]

It's 60 games. Things happen.

Maybe I should have been more prepared for the possibility of something like with what happened in the 5/12 NHL qualifiers (we saw what happened after 70 games with the Pens and Oilers)

 

[c9777666]

If you had told me a few days ago that the Twins starters would allow only 3 runs in 2 games, I would have liked their chances.

Did not expect the No Verlander No Cole Astro pitchers to channel their old form

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Twins go out without putting up a fight

18th straight postseason loss

Astros advance to ALDS

 

[Prominence Problem]

And the Minnesota Twins are the first team eliminated from the 16-team tournament.

Sounds about right.

 

[c9777666]

One six seed advanced. The other has an early lead.

HFBoards of course just saw a 6 seed make an unlikely run of their own (Islanders)

perhaps there is a sixth sense to being the sixth seed?

 

[John Price]

f*** Astros

 

[John Price]

Also dusty won a playoff series

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

What a disaster for the Twins.

18 straight. It's not even unbelievable at this point, it's just sad.