But they call it exhibition for a reason.
Those Giants are 20-6. The best record of all 30 teams. 7-2-1 in their last 10.

Theyre also picked to win around 80 games & finish 4th in the NL west.

If you dig deeper. Robby Ray was making his 1st start since coming off the IL after making it through a bp session on thursday. As well. Ray has been working on his "new pitch"- a reworked changeup, that he hopes can keep the 33 year old in the bigs. Since 2022. Hes started 8 games. Given up 19 er in 34 innings. Thats a 5.03 era.

Im not trying to rain on anyones parade. Absolutely not. Just putting it in context.

Now come this weekend at dodger stadium. When Greene & Torkelson go deep back to back?
Fk yeah! Thats wirthy of getting pumped up.

On the other hand. For us TC fans. If they can just field a healthy starting lineup. We got sumthin to crow about. Lol- yeah...NO!

Remember this- last year. The twins had a nice lead in the division as june was closing.
They wound up? Was it 10 games behind 3rd place KC.
Who can grind through july/august and get to game 150 mostly healthy and playing their best ball of the year.
Thats the path to a meaningful season.
Thats exactly how the Tigers made the playoffs in 2024! Doing the opposite is why the Twins didnt.