There are many ways to lose a game, some more frustrating than others. Giving up a bunch of prodigious dingers like last night? Irritating, for sure, but at least it’s a spectacle. A shaky bullpen walking too many guys and then letting a clutch hit go through? Awful, both for my eyes and blood pressure.
There’s nothing quite like losing by way of single after single, though.
Marco Gonzales looked fantastic out of the gate, retiring the first seven Twins he faced. As expected, he mixed all four of his pitches well, with the cutter and curveball seeing especially heavy deployment.