The Twins Released the Rally Squirrel to blow the game open in the 5th, a breakdown
What Happened
The Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox are locked in a tight 3-3 tie in the bottom of the fifth inning. Nick Gordon of the Twins grounds out for the first out and then Luis Arraez follows with another groundout, setting up what should be an easy final out to end the inning. However, the White Sox seem to lose focus in the field. Max Kepler reaches base on a ground ball that the White Sox fail to handle cleanly. With Kepler on first base, the Twins unleash their secret weapon - a rally squirrel. The lively rodent darts onto the field, weaving between Kepler's legs and sprinting towards the White Sox dugout. The squirrel doesn't touch the foul line, avoiding any potential interference and scurries into the White Sox dugout, seemingly putting a curse on the home team. The squirrel then makes its way into the stands, interacting with the excited Twins fans before eventually escaping back onto the field. The unexpected squirrel appearance has a clear impact, as Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz follows with a booming double off the wall, scoring two runs and giving Minnesota a 5-3 lead. Next up, Eddie Rosario delivers a two-run single, extending the Twins' advantage to 7-3. "This guy's like, 'F***, I'm never going to forget this squirrel,'" says the announcer, acknowledging the sheer chaos and disruptive power of the rally squirrel's appearance. The Twins go on to win the game, with the squirrel's unexpected cameo playing a pivotal role in turning the tide in their favor.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentThe White Sox and the Twins were tied at three in the bottom of the
fifth, and they grounded out to get one out there. They ground out to get
the second out there. Nice, easy bottom fifth with the Sox, you might think. This
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-2 dunker and then a swinging bunt here. Easy out, get the third out. No,
we're just not going to catch it. White Sox kind of taking it off in
the field, so Kepler reaches. He's on first base, and now the Twins call on
their rally squirrel to really set the place abuzz. Everyone's waiting. Here comes the squirrel,
nutmegs Kepler, sprinting, glorious, bouncing, bushy tail,
floating in the breeze. Going to cross the foul line, didn't touch it. That's bad
luck. Goes into the White Sox dugout, puts a spell on them, says, you guys
will not win this game, and then leaves, and he's out just like that. Drive
-by insult from the squirrel, and he's going to hide under the tarp, somehow make
his way from the tarp into the stands, and he's just going to bless all
the Twins fans with everything he can, touch as many people, affect as many lives
as he can, pop up, and just go back onto the field and say, okay,
my job's done here. I need to leave before you catch me, and just searching
for a way out. Kind of sad, if you think about how scared this squirrel
probably is, but if you just think of him as a magic squirrel, it's really
fun. Okay, so he's hiding, he's running, hiding, he's running, he's looking for a hole,
looking for a hole to escape, aren't we all? And he's gone. Let's see what
he did to the game. Ooh, hit by pitch. That loads up the bases for
Nelson Cruz, who used to collect squirrels, and he hits a bomb double. That's going
to bank off the wall, score two runners, opens the game up, and next up,
you got Rosario, whose nickname from two to four was squirrel, and he hits two
more RBI single, and now the game is completely blown open. It's seven
to three. The Twins win. This guy's like, fuck, I'm never going to forget this
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