I just returned home from a fun trip up to Minneapolis, where I took Nolan and Eben to see the Twins play against the Red Sox.
We drove up yesterday morning and were able to check into our hotel (we stayed at the Cambria Hotel) before walking over to Target Field. We picked this game to go to because recently Nolan has somewhat randomly decided to be a Red Sox fan. This way we were both able to see our favorite teams play. It turned out to be a great game for myself, but not so much for Nolan... as the Twins wound up winning 6-0.
Joe Ryan pitched a complete game, 3-hit shutout for the Twins. It was the first complete game shutout that a Twins pitcher has tossed in 5 years! He struck out 9 Red Sox, while allowing no walks. We also witnessed 3 home runs from the Twins. Byron Buxton crushed two homers himself, and they were each over 465 feet long! Carlos Correa also homered for the Twins. The starting pitcher for the Red Sox, Justin Garza, had a rough outing and only lasted 1 inning.
We sat in the second row of section 130 out in left field. For most of the game we were able to be in the shade, which was nice, because it had to be about 90 degrees.
After the game, we drove down to the Mall of America. Nolan was able to ride a few rides at the Nickelodeon Universe theme park, and then we stopped to get some Legos at the Legoland store.
Finally, we headed up to Matt's Bar for a classic Minneapolis treat, the Jucy Lucy. It is basically a cheeseburger, but the cheese is inside of the meat patty. I had been here before with Elizabeth back in 2012.
This marks the 9th time that I have seen a regular season MLB game. The previous games were:
- 6/22/19 - Minnesota 5 @ Kansas City 3 (10 innings).
- 6/21/15 - Chicago Cubs 8 @ Minnesota 0.
- 7/7/14 - Seattle 2 vs Minnesota 0.
- 6/9/12 - Minnesota 11 vs Chicago Cubs 3.
- 5/29/11 - Chicago Cubs 3 vs Pittsburgh 2.
- 7/4/10 - Cincinnati 14 @ Chicago Cubs 3.
- 7/25/06 - Minnesota 3 @ Chicago White Sox 2.
- 8/7/05 - Boston 11 @ Minnesota 7.
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| Myself, Nolan, and dad outside of Target Field |
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| Here is Nolan with our view from section 130 in the background. |
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| Nolan and Eben outside of Matt's Bar. |
