![]() ![]() But it is nice to see him driving the ball after his struggles in both the majors and Triple-A. ![]() Larnach's recent production is probably too little, too late. Wallner continues to smoke the ball and take good at-bats, with a ringing double, walk and the aforementioned howitzer home run. His fastball hasn't played up to the level of Louie Varland's, sitting 94-94 MPH, but he showed good command, used all three of his pitches and didn't give the Rockies anything to hit. Paddack made his best case for being included on the playoff roster. The bullpen struggled after that, with Caleb Thielbar and (mainly) Dallas Keuchel allowing a lot of hard contact along with six meaningless late-inning runs. Although his velocity topped out at 96 MPH, he used his offspeed pitches effectively. "The Sheriff" looked sharp with his command a highlight being a dotted right on-right changeup to Elehuris Montero for strike three as part of a 1-2-3 second inning to begin his night. The first consequential outing was Chris Paddack's, starting in the second inning. Matt Koch opened for the Rockies, and worked around a leadoff single to Edouard Julien before setting down the next three hitters. The Twins opener was Emilio Pagan, who worked a 1-2-3 inning 20 hours after closing out the opening game of the series. Much of the playoff roster implications had been either decided or will be decided based on health in the coming days. In fact, Kyle Farmer and Jorge Polanco operated as co-managers for Minnesota. Tonight was a battle of the bullpens, featuring two teams going in completely different directions, and both with nothing to play for. Home Runs: Trevor Larnach (8), Max Kepler (24), Matt Wallner (14), Edouard Julien (16) Bulk Pitcher: Chris Paddack 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (39 Pitches, 27 Strikes, 69.2%)
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