The Minnesota Twins’ fifth inning was an excellent display of any pitcher’s worst nightmare. Starter Jake Odorizzi lost his command, walking three consecutive hitters at the bottom of the order, including the pitcher, to load the bases before he was yanked. Reliever Trevor Hildenberger began his outing by walking in a run and, well, how much does it matter what he did after that? (Hildenberger allowed a single, which scored another run.) And between them was the most nightmarish performance of all: Andrew Vasquez, in his first appearance of the year.
When he entered, the bases were loaded with two outs.