Minnesota Twins’ Trevor Plouffe reflects on squandered chance against Seattle Mariners
Trevor Plouffe was an important figure for the Minnesota Twins as they lost 4-5 against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, September 21 at Target Field in Minneapolis.
The short-stop was part of the line-up that took the 14th straight loss in the second game of the series. Losing the game against the Mariners, the in-fielder had a chance to turn in at least one run in the fifth.
The bases were loaded in the fifth against Mariners’ relief pitcher Jeff Gray. Plouffe walked in and he had a chance to turn in a run. He however squandered his chance as he grounded the ball for a double play. The player smashed the ball towards the pitcher
and that disappointed manager Ron Gardenhire, who has been trying to avoid the club’s worst potential record of 100 losses in a season. The club is currently on 95 defeats.
"In hindsight, I would've taken that at-bat a different way," Plouffe said. "In my mind, I said I need to zone up and get the perfect pitch, and I didn't get the perfect pitch. I was trying to be aggressive. When you get up there in that situation and you
have a chance to put your team ahead or put the game away, especially the way we've been playing lately, it kind of gets the best of you. It definitely did to me today."
Plouffe however was an essential part of the Twins’ line-up. He went 3-for-5 and turned in two runs. He managed to drive in a run as well. His batting average is disappointingly on .231 and that has put many experts to question his performance.
The 25-year-old has played 73 games so far in the season and the rookie has been looking to climb up the Twins’ batting line-up for a long period in the season. The player was impressive in the dying moments of the game against the Mariners. He scored against
Tom Wilhelmsen in the bottom of the eighth, off Brian Dinkelman’s single. He also drove Michael Cuddyer home with a single against closer Brandon League in the last inning.
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