"These days, every day is a new adventure with the Twins' bullpen. This, of course, is not unexpected after a trade deadline in which the Twins depleted their bullpen by trading their top five arms to contending teams. Tuesday, the Twins' bullpen gave up nine runs, sending them to an ugly blowout loss. Wednesday, it was a more painful ninth-inning lead that the bullpen gave away, spoiling a great start from Zebby Matthews."
"Despite all of that, the Twins had held a lead for most of the game, striking first for a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning. One scored on Keaschall's double and Keaschall himself came around to score after Matt Wallner singled and right fielder Brooks Baldwin could not handle the ball. They scored again in the sixth inning on a Royce Lewis RBI single, his third hit of the game."
Every day brings volatility to the Twins' bullpen after the trade deadline depleted it by trading away the top five relievers. The bullpen surrendered nine runs in one outing and then blew a ninth-inning lead, allowing Michael A. Taylor's two-out, two-run double down the left-field foul line for a 4-3 loss to the White Sox. Kody Funderburk and Justin Topa were charged for the rally. The Twins had ninth-inning chances with Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach aboard but failed to advance them. Royce Lewis recorded three hits and two stolen bases, and the Twins scored earlier on a Keaschall double and a Wallner single.
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