HOUSTON — Twins manager Rocco Baldelli wants his team to stop worrying, despite 10 losses in 12 games — including five in a row where they haven't homered, a skid that has dropped them four games behind AL Central-leading Cleveland.
'We have 40 games left' — Twins hope to avoid sweep in Houston
Chris Archer pitches for the visitors against 10-game winner Luis Garcia.
August 25, 2022 at 6:43PM
The Twins will try to salvage the finale of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park tonight against the Astros (7:10 p.m., BSN). Chris Archer (2-6, 4.02 ERA) pitches for the Twins against Houston righthander Luis Garcia (10-8, 4.09).
"We just need to play baseball and not be worrying about the stresses [over] the fact that we haven't been playing well," Baldelli said after Wednesday's loss. "We have 40 games left on our schedule. Let's play the best possible baseball that we can [and] have zero cares about anything except playing the game."
The Astros have beaten the Twins in all five meetings this season, outscoring them 30-8.
Cleveland starts a series in Seattle today, and the White Sox are finishing a series in Baltimore.
TWINS LINEUP
Luis Arraez, DH
Carlos Correa, SS
Jorge Polanco, 2B
Jose Miranda, 1B
Nick Gordon, LF
Max Kepler, RF
Gio Urshela, 3B
Gary Sanchez, C
Gilberto Celestino, CF
ASTROS LINEUP
Jose Altuve, 2B
Yuli Gurriel, 1B
Yordan Alvarez, LF
Alex Bregman, 3B
Christian Vazquez, C
Trey Mancini, DH
Jeremy Pena, SS
Mauricio Dubon, RF
Jake Myers, CF
Twins shortstop Carlos Correa is arguably their best player and easily their most expensive one. He’s frequently injured and a payroll-strapped team is up for sale. It feels like the Twins can’t afford to keep Correa, but the same is true of losing him.
