Just Give the Fans What They Want (Twins-Astros Series Recap, 5/18-5/20)

About this episode

The episode recaps the Minnesota Twins' series against the Houston Astros, focusing on pitching and team performance.

Send us Fan Mail The Minnesota Twins take 2 of 3 from the visiting Correa-less Houston Astros. The Twins lean on great starting pitching and do just enough offensively to take games 1 and 3. The boys discuss the starting pitching depth that continues to surprise as Zebby Matthews turns in another great outing. Hoges wants to know why Derek Shelton hasn't made more of an impact on the team compared with years previous, and David is curious how Shelton will handle SWR moving forward. David want...

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Hoges

Topics covered

• Twins-Astros series recap
• starting pitching
• fan mail
• Derek Shelton
• offensive performance

Keywords

• Minnesota Twins
• Houston Astros
• Derek Shelton
• Zebby Matthews
• starting pitching
• fan mail

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Minnesota Twins, Houston Astros

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