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00:01As the Minnesota Twins take the field here at Target Field,
00:05the Twins are on the field in their City Connect jerseys
00:09with a tribute to the land of 10,000 lakes
00:11and the loon on the sleeve, the state bird of Minnesota.
00:14For Chris Paddock, you know, the numbers are a bit skewed.
00:16He had such a rough time in his first two starts,
00:19but his last five he's been a lot better at 280 ADRA.
00:22Yeah, I love the idea that he's done such a better job
00:24of being able to mix that slider.
00:26Here is Mike Yastrzemski to start things off tonight
00:29here at Target Field in Minnesota.
00:31One ball, two strikes, and there's a swing and a miss for strike three.
00:34He's a panic at 96.
00:36Gets the swing and miss from Yastrzemski on a fastball
00:39for a strikeout in the first out of the game.
00:41And he's typically, you know, averaging 93-94.
00:44He gets some great extension, some of the best in all of Major League Baseball,
00:47meaning that that ball is released very close to home for the hitter,
00:50and it can jump on you.
00:52One out here is Willie Adamas,
00:54who has been a lot better in the month of May
00:56than he was in the first month of the season.
00:58His OPS is under 600 early, but 10-13 so far this month.
01:03Adamas strokes one toward the left field corner.
01:05This one is pretty deep down the line.
01:06It is a fair ball and a home run for Willie Adamas.
01:11It's 1-0 Giants for now.
01:13We'll see if the Twins want to look at this.
01:15Adamas cranks one down the line for a homer.
01:17Twins are asking for this to be checked if it's fair or foul down the line.
01:21Well, he's standing there at home play with his bat in his hand,
01:24so that's a pretty good sign.
01:25He thinks it's fouled, too.
01:26And it seems to definitely be a foul ball.
01:29It's almost like, man, you wish you didn't hook that one.
01:31You wish you just stayed through it a little bit longer.
01:34So Adamas will have to try again for his fifth home run in a Giants uniform.
01:38He did hit 32 last year with Milwaukee.
01:41He was very productive last season for the Brewers.
01:43And a swing and a miss, so it almost seems like it's automatic.
01:47When you miss the home run by that much,
01:49you're certainly not going to hit another home run,
01:52and you might just strike out like Adamas did.
01:54What in the world is going on with Jordan Hicks in the first innings of games?
01:58He has a 12-86 ERA in the first inning.
02:02Coming off the I.L., the Twins wanted to give Lewis a moment to catch his breath,
02:06so he's not in the lineup tonight.
02:07But Buxton is, and he starts it off against Jordan Hicks here in the bottom of the first.
02:11And on the first pitch, he tags one.
02:13Right center field, Jastrzemski's back out near the wall.
02:16It's off that high wall out there.
02:18And now we get to watch Buxton run.
02:20He's on his way to third.
02:21He has a leadoff triple to start.
02:23The truck horn that he's pulling down to honor his dad,
02:27who has been a truck driver, Felton Buxton the second.
02:30Now Byron Buxton made it all the way to third.
02:33And it's early in the count, then look at my man running.
02:35He's got speed even all through all the injuries that he's had.
02:39Tells you that much that he's that healthy right now coming into the season.
02:43And now he's going to score the first run of the game as Matt Larnick,
02:46Trevor Larnick drives him in.
02:471-0 in favor of Minnesota as Larnick floats one to left field.
02:51That's all he needed with Buxton in third.
02:53He's had some issues in the first inning.
02:55Batting averages are up.
02:57Slugging is up for opposing hitters.
02:59And he's now given up 11 earned runs in the first
03:01and just nine in the second through the fifth inning.
03:04France lines one right to the first baseman Wade.
03:06And it's a double play on a rocket to first.
03:09Larnick had nowhere to go.
03:11Yeah ball was hit hard.
03:13Really nice job with.
03:14Montway Junior over there being reactive.
03:17Justin how's it going for you so far in San Francisco.
03:19It's going great man.
03:20It's been a blast.
03:21We had a great group of guys here and obviously been off to a good start.
03:24So this is Chapman popping one up and it's caught by the catcher Jeffers and fall ground.
03:29Justin for you coming into a new team and obviously someone guys look up to far as leadership goes.
03:35How is that transition been for you personally.
03:37Is it something that comes naturally just the leadership aspect of it.
03:41And how has that been.
03:42You know it's changed a lot over the course of my career.
03:44I think it's something that I've.
03:46Taken strides and gotten better at something I worked at especially.
03:49You know I went away for Tommy John had my daughter born and just kind of like.
03:53Stepping away from the game I think.
03:55Really changes your perspective on things and.
03:58I think that was something that I identified that I wanted to get better at so.
04:02Just communicating and.
04:04Establishing better relationships with teammates and really kind of like you know for a while there.
04:08You're like a horse with blinders on.
04:11Couple of quick outs.
04:12Yeah you know it has been a lot of work.
04:15Last year was a really tough year for me physically.
04:17You know but.
04:18I feel like the neck injury particularly kind of steered me in a.
04:21New direction and I was able to learn from that and make some big adjustments.
04:25So it takes some time to.
04:26Well.
04:27That's great.
04:28One of the things you love to hear about a manager is hey.
04:33I can go up to him talk to him at any time and he can do the same.
04:37He bleeds Bay Area baseball as Wade strikes out.
04:40Good change up from Paddock.
04:42That's the third strikeout for Paddock who's now retired all seven that he has faced.
04:46Well already good signs from Paddock.
04:48The below is up on all of his pitches about a mile and a half.
04:51But.
04:52The change up is also on today getting some swing and miss.
04:55That's one of those pitches that.
04:56Hasn't had the success this year with it but it's previously been a go to.
05:00Swing and miss by Bayley.
05:02Paddock.
05:03Darts early on.
05:04For Chris Paddock he is two off his season high and we're in just the top of the third inning.
05:08Swung and a missed and he struck him out.
05:10And what a first trip through the order for Chris Paddock.
05:14He fans five of the nine Giants.
05:16Chris Paddock has been fantastic tonight.
05:18What do you think from him.
05:19Well I think a big part of Paddy's success is always his strike throwing and his ability to get ahead.
05:24His ability to attack.
05:25He's always been a good strike thrower but you can see his starts really to they take they take off in a lot of ways.
05:31When he can just establish that fastball get ahead and then go from there.
05:34Well speaking of getting ahead Byron Buxton with that leadoff triple put you guys on the board early.
05:39What does he mean to this team.
05:40Well.
05:41He means everything.
05:42I mean he does so much.
05:43On both sides of the ball.
05:44See the velocity.
05:45Huge difference than what we have seen.
05:48Here's a pop up down the right field side.
05:50And it's the second baseman Clemens.
05:52Who goes out to grab it.
05:54Quick out.
05:55As Adamus pops out to start the inning.
05:57A mile and a half on the fastball.
05:59Three miles an hour on the slider.
06:01And what that does there is it messes with the hitter obviously right.
06:04Because you come into the game expecting a certain velocity.
06:07And now you've got to gear it up.
06:08Get ready a little bit earlier.
06:10Lee rolls one over.
06:11That's a fair ball down the line.
06:12France a quick chuckle but he makes the play.
06:14Ty France out of San Diego State.
06:17As he flips one toward left center field.
06:19It's a long run over for Lee and he won't get there.
06:21Base hit for France.
06:22He's on to start the bottom of the fourth inning.
06:25Three and two on Lee.
06:26Runner goes.
06:27Swing and a miss.
06:28And it's a stolen base for France.
06:32Otherwise he would have been out and throw beat him by plenty.
06:35It's only the third career stolen base for France.
06:39Who's Correa to bat.
06:40It's a bouncing ball to right.
06:41The base hit for Correa.
06:42France is on his way home.
06:44Yastrzemski's up throwing.
06:45It's cut off.
06:46And now Correa's caught between the bases.
06:48He will accept the tag and end the inning.
06:51But an RBI for Correa gives the twins a two nothing lead.
06:54One thing about Chris Paddock.
06:55He's throwing strike one a lot tonight.
06:57Here's a fly ball to the right field line.
06:59It's Willie Castro over hoping for some room.
07:01And he makes the catch in foul territory.
07:04For Chris Paddock 13 in a row retired.
07:08Nice to have this guy back.
07:10More is a little operative short.
07:11It's right at Correa.
07:14Easy throw.
07:15Retires Flores.
07:16Two up two down.
07:18Here in the fifth.
07:19Here is Elliott Ramos.
07:21Here's a chopper to second base.
07:23Wrapped by the second baseman Clemens.
07:25It is five perfect days for Chris Paddock tonight in Minnesota.
07:29Peter over the last couple of weeks has been the hottest hitter in the American League.
07:34And he likes this one on that field for a base hit.
07:37One out single and a speed element out there as well for Minnesota.
07:41And that hit.
07:42Oh.
07:43His dad did that a lot to hitters.
07:45Big chance here for the top of your ordered your best player in Byron Buxton.
07:48Brown ball sharply hit through.
07:50Base hit.
07:51Bader will be held up at third.
07:52Now the ball is bottled by Rollos.
07:54Bader heads for the play and he scores.
07:57Three nothing Minnesota.
07:59Just a great approach from Buxton.
08:00He's been doing it for so long now.
08:02He's been consistent at being able to go the other way.
08:04But also you get a sweeper over the heart of the plate.
08:06He's able to pull it.
08:07Stay out in front of it.
08:08Misplay there from Ramos.
08:09Looking up a little bit too early.
08:11Trying to throw the runner out of home.
08:13Full count on Lamont Wade.
08:18Five ball toward right.
08:19It's Castro moving over.
08:20Long run near the line.
08:21He's there.
08:22He's got it.
08:23One way.
08:24Paddock not shying away from the weak contact early.
08:26Not necessarily just trying to give guys the two strike mentality.
08:30And put guys away with a pitch they swing and miss.
08:33He's also saying I'll go in.
08:34Try to get some of that weak contact and use the defense as well.
08:37Two balls and a strike.
08:39Bailey lines one a left center.
08:41Buxton got a good jump in position.
08:43For out number two.
08:44So we're thinking about Paddock going the distance tonight.
08:47These are some of the things that might be obstacles on his course.
08:50Extremely low pitch count here so far in five and two thirds innings.
08:55And Koss lines one to right center for the first Giants hit.
08:59The number nine hitter in the order.
09:00The eighteenth batter of the game.
09:02And Christian Koss has a two out single.
09:05And Chris Paddock will get a big ovation here at Target Field.
09:08Seventeen in a row retired by Paddock to start before he has to pitch out of the stretch.
09:13Put down the left field line.
09:14Bader giving chase.
09:15Still tracking.
09:16In front of the warning track.
09:17And puts it away.
09:18Nice job.
09:19Chris Paddock does give a two out base hit.
09:20First base runner for the Giants here tonight.
09:22Three five and a half.
09:25Two outs.
09:26Matt Chapman's the hitter.
09:27Here it comes.
09:28Chapman it's a high drive left field.
09:30Back Bader.
09:32And gone.
09:33Matt Chapman.
09:35Puts the Giants on the board.
09:37His eighth home run of the year.
09:39This game is not over.
09:41It's three to one.
09:42Twins in the seventh.
09:44107.5.
09:46418 feet.
09:47On just the second hit of the night for the San Francisco Giants.
09:51Luis Matos leading off the ninth.
09:53And a swing and a miss.
09:54Strike three.
09:55Yeah that's just the cutter that runs in on the hands of the righty.
09:58Hulam does a great job of being able to start in almost middle and it just keeps running.
10:03Swing and a foul.
10:04Vietnam has missed it entirely.
10:06But it's strike three.
10:08Giants have only had three base runners on their three hits.
10:11Twins trying to win their sixth straight.
10:13And lead with a pop-up.
10:14Toward Harrison Bader.
10:15It's been a good week for the Minnesota Twins.
10:16Six straight wins.
10:17They knocked off the Giants tonight.
10:18Three to one.
10:19And Chris Paddock was excellent.
10:20The success was there for him.
10:21With everything.
10:22With everything.
10:23At one point one.
10:24He took running outside.
10:25Three to one.
10:26And Chris Paddock was excellent.
10:27The success was there for him.
10:28With everything.
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