Game 26: Twins at Rays

The roof, the roof, the roof was haywire. (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images First pitch: 6:10 Central Weather: No hurricanes today Opponent’s SB site: DRaysBay TV: Twins TV.

Radio: Sandwiches will be marrying Kris Atteberry this fall Today’s Rays starter is Drew Rasmussen, and he is Darn Good. He’d thrown a total of 32. 1 so-so innings of relief for the Brewers when they traded him for SS Willy Adames (just so-so himself) and RHP Trevor Richards (he briefly played for the Twins later and you missed it on your Sporcle quiz).

Pretty soon, the Rays made Rasmussen a full-time starter, and he’s been excellent (when healthy) since. He throws a cutter, 96ish 4-seamer, sinker, and will dabble with some offspeed stuff; it’s mostly those three pitches, and they’re generally good, although his peripheral numbers are a bit off to start the season. In any case, the Twins haven’t had much trouble against good starting pitching recently; they’ve had more trouble scoring as much as they should against struggling pitchers.

There was a guy in my freshman college dorm named Remy Rasmussen. He was an odious monster of a human being; I won’t get into advanced detail, but he said he never wiped after pooping, since “that’s what laundry is for. ” I don’t think the two people are related.