The lefty got just seven outs before Paul Molitor reeled him in. Even though the Twins led by four at the time, it was an explicable move; Enns had committed a throwing error, followed by single, single, walk. One could sense that lead slipping away.
There wasn't an immediate roster move; Molitor implied after the game that one would come today. I can't help guessing that the Twins had intended to ship Enns out for a bat (Mitch Garver?), but the short start and resulting heavy use of the front end of the bullpen had them thinking about bringing up a pitcher. Remember, Dillon Gee went four innings a couple days ago, and Alan Busenitz and Ryan Pressly got eight and six outs respectively Thursday. A short Kyle Gibson start tonight in Detroit could create big problems.
And the odds of a five-inning outing (or less) from Gibson are better than the odds of a seven-inning one.
What they do matters; ther current five-game winning streak has put the Twins back in the hunt:
It's 2:08 here in Detroit and I wanted to be the first to tell you your Twins are 3 1/2 out of first,3 out of 1st WC chair, 1/2 out of 2nd.— Dick Bremer (@dbremer_pxp) August 11, 2017
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