There weren’t many highlights as the Twins dropped the first game of their doubleheader with the Houston Astros 15-7 at Target Field Thursday afternoon.
But everyone loves to watch a position player pitch during a Major League Baseball game. The fans came alive for a few brief moments late as shortstop Eduardo Escobar made his pitching debut for Minnesota.
As the Twins trailed 15-6 in the ninth inning, manager Paul Molitor lifted reliever Taylor Rodgers in favor of Escobar with no one out in the ninth.
Escobar responded with an impressive performance, retiring the Astros 1-2-3. Here was how it went down.
Fans and the media were pretty impressed with what they saw from Escobar.
Via @brooksbaseball:
Eduardo Escobar got 1 swinging strike.
He threw a fastball that peaked at 92.1 mph, with three curves and six cutters
— Brandon Warne (@formerly_bw) August 11, 2016
At 3rd, Eduardo Escobar became the 25th player to pitch in a game this season for @Twins, tied for most in a season by the team (2012)…
— TwinsRadio (@TwinsRadio) August 11, 2016
Eduardo Escobar's first pitch was an 88 mph fastball.
— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) August 11, 2016
