Thursday’s getaway game that got away, won by the Minnesota Twins, 2-1 in 13 innings, was the tale of four rallies. As is always the case in extras, the rally that’s cashed in last is the one that counts most.
Rally 1
For the Twins, opportunity laid itself open when Chicago White Sox starter Lucas Giolito threw three, five-pitch walks to Minny hitters, sandwiched around two ground outs. After a scolding from pitching coach Don Cooper wherein Coop didn’t even bother with the formality of covering his mouth to disguise secret plans (lip reading analysis revealed something akin to “throw strikes, #(%&@)$*”), Giolito started Ehire Adrianza with .