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MIDWEST SWING: Red Sox Wrap, Buxton & Kirilloff, Cleveland Preview

Tom is back from Boston after yet another series win the for the Minnesota Twins, who are now 6.5 games up on the Cleveland Indians. Brandon & Tom give their reactions from the series, as well as talk about a few other topics including Buxton & Dyson’s injury concerns, a potential Kirilloff sighting in the playoffs, as well as a preview of the potential post-season “clinching” series against the Indians!

 

In This Episode:

  • Boston Recap & Rosario’s Throw [5:00]
  • Randy Dobnak and Kyle Gibson [15:00]
  • Ian Miller & Playoff Lineups [25:00]
  • Byron Buxton Update [31:00]
  • Alex Kirilloff up for the playoffs? [36:00]
  • Where is Sam Dyson [41:00]

 

Midwest Swing is a weekly podcast where Host Brandon Warne interviews experts, coaches, and players around the league on the state of the Minnesota Twins, The Major and Minor Leagues, and the latest MLB news.

Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) is a Zone Coverage utility writer and our Minnesota Twins beat writer.

Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) is the proprietor of ZoneCoverage.com and previously wrote about Minnesota sports for Bleacher Report and Yahoo! Sports before joining 105 The Ticket in 2014.

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