MINNEAPOLIS — The worst part, for those in attendance on Wednesday, was the sound.
Lucas Giolito's 65th pitch of the game was a 91.6-mph fastball that locked in on Twins shortstop Kyle Farmer. The sound of the baseball hitting Farmer's face will be hard to forget.
Giolito spun away and threw his arms up on the mound, and Farmer crumbled and lay motionless on the ground. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli and the team's training staff rushed to home plate. After a few moments, Farmer got up and was helped off the field carefully.
