Thanks to Brian Dozier and Eddie Rosario, the Minnesota Twins are off to a dream start against the New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card Game.
Second baseman Brian Dozier got the ball rolling early when he took a Luis Severino fastball out to left field for a 1-0 lead.
Dozier hits a leadoff HR to start the game.1-0 pic.twitter.com/Z4czbfplWy
— LONGBALLtheApp2020 (@longball2018) October 4, 2017
After retiring Joe Mauer, Severno walked Jorge Polanco. Eddie Rosario stepped to the plate and padded to the lead with a line drive out to right.
https://twitter.com/DefPenSports/status/915371817077964800
Given that the Twins were heavy underdogs who chased Severino after one-third of an inning and took a big lead before the Yankees could even bat, Twitter had some reactions.
Let's take a look at @Twins fans right now. pic.twitter.com/saCZXjg0M7
— Cut4 (@Cut4) October 4, 2017
This @Yankees start…#ALWildCard pic.twitter.com/HnaJQxGNqg
— Stadium (@Stadium) October 4, 2017
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) October 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/dhedlund98/status/915372569167048711
Fast start for the Twins… will they be able to hold the lead? #ALWildCardGame pic.twitter.com/f06Y6mZQTv
— Marisa Silvas (@MarisaSilvasTV) October 4, 2017
I'm about as shook as Severino. The Twins boys and girls, knocked out the Yankees starter in the first inning with one out.
— Martin Schlegel (@mschlegel34) October 4, 2017
The twins are here pic.twitter.com/lSwaLIGSrw
— KungFu Nute (@BigDaddy_NOLT) October 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/Tom_Freeman/status/915372544424849408
Fox Sports executives after seeing the #Twins take a 3-0 lead in the first inning. #MINvsNYY pic.twitter.com/TituK3D7ef
— Greg Rajan (@GregRajan) October 4, 2017
Checking in on the #Yankees….#ALWildCard pic.twitter.com/bYcgYbnhRe
— Stadium (@Stadium) October 4, 2017
#Twins dugout right about now …#WildCard #MLBPostSeason
— Kraig Kann 🏔 (@kraigkann) October 4, 2017
Well, the Yankees can take some comfort in the idea that things can’t get much worse from here. For their sake, we certainly hope not.