Less than 24 hours after Joe Ryan put together a pitching gem to help the Twins snap their losing streak, Simeon Woods Richardson followed suit on Thursday afternoon at Target Field.
It was an extremely effective outing for Woods Richardson as he tossed five scoreless innings and struck out six batters, buoying the Twins until the bats eventually exploded in a 10-1 win over the Seattle Mariners.
A lengthy rain delay before the game, which lasted 4 hours, 22 minutes, proved to be the only thing capable of slowing down Woods Richardson and his teammates.
As impressive as Woods Richardson was with his arm, however, his most impressive play of game came via his glove.
After a line drive left the bat of Julio Rodriguez with an exit velocity of 106.2 mph, Woods Richardson instinctively stuck out his glove and somehow snared the ball out of midair. As soon as he realized he actually caught it, Woods Richardson showed proof to Rodriguez, then flashed a smile as he walked back to the mound.
The run support for Woods Richardson started in the bottom of the fifth inning when Trevor Larnach locked in on a changeup over the plate and launched it into outer space for a two-run home run that made it 2-0.
The floodgates opened in the bottom of the sixth inning as Brooks Lee belted a solo home run, Byron Buxton drove in a run, and Kody Clemens scored on an error to make it 5-0.
It got out of hand from there as Willi Castro drove in a run, Carlos Correa drove in a pair of runs, and Matt Wallner crushed two-run home run to provide an exclamation point as the lead quickly ballooned to 10-0.
With the Twins in complete control down the stretch, the Mariners finished the game with a position player on the mound.
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