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We did it!
Not the Twins win after a shaky opening from starter J.A. Happ, or the unusual bullpen competence / offensive comeback victory.
No, I challenged all five of you on the gamethread not to mention anything about the game in progress once, and nobody did! Granted, it was a dead thread (these happen in bad years), but still my heart was warmed. Inning-by-inning notes:
1: How many runs can Happ give up before the Twins even bat? The answer will surprise you! Actually, it won’t! Radio mentions that Happ’s first-inning ERA this year is around 7.00 which would be egregious if his total ERA wasn’t 6.43. Anyhoo, there are two doubles and a homer. The dinger comes courtesy of ex-Twin Kurt Suzuki, who supposedly likes to spearfish for octopuses (spelling per John Oliver) while snorkel swimming. I saw this on the Target Field jumbotron one time, so it must be true.