Twins’ Luke Keaschall “a tick off”
Luke Keaschall watched the graphic on the Target Field scoreboard show the ball nick the very edge of the strike zone and grimaced as he fell into a squat. That strikeout, which left the bases loaded in the third inning on Friday night, was part of a tough night at the park for Keaschall in which he finished 0 for 4. In his next at-bat, Keaschall swung at a first-pitch changeup, grounding into a double play.
His final trip to the plate saw him leave two more runners on in the seventh. A frustrating night led to a postgame session hunting for answers with team hitting coaches. “We’ll get it back.
We’re a tick off. It can change quickly,” Keaschall said. “That’s what I keep on thinking and it’s going to happen soon.
” Coming off of an impressive rookie season in which he slashed . 302/. 382/.
445, the start to his sophomore campaign hasn’t quite been as smooth. Keaschall entered Saturday’s game hitting just . 211 with a .