Twins expect pitch clock to reduce wear and tear

MIAMI — Twins catcher Christian Vázquez was still catching his breath Tuesday night when he met the media to talk about Kenta Maeda’s first pitching start in 19 months. “That’s why I’m tired,” Vázquez said of the game, which lasted just 1 hour, 57 minutes. “It was quick. Under two hours.” Yes it was, even for the pitch clock era. The clock, introduced this year, has sped games along, testing players’ conditioning. But in shortening games by about 26 minutes — that per spring training data — the Twins expect the clock will also provide physical benefits for players. There…