Spring Training - Game 8 vs Cardinals

Jason Marquis squares off against his old team. Here's the lineups, courtesy of LaVelle Neal:

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CardinalsRafael Furcal, SS
Skip Schumaker, 2B
Lance Berkman, 1B
John Jay, CF
Tony Cruz, C
Daniel Descalso, 3B
Matt Carpenter, RF
Shane Robinson, LF
Zack Cox, DH
Adam Wainright, RHP

Twins
Ben Revere, LF
Jamey Carroll, SS
Joe Mauer, DH
Chris Parmelee, 1B
Ryan Doumit, C
Sean Burroughs, 3B
Brian Dinkelman, RF
Joe Benson, CF
Alexi Casilla 2B
Pitching: Jason Marquis, RHP

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Oh, LaVelle also offers this wonderful nugget:

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Spring training games are fake ones before the real ones start, but it would be nice for the Twins to remember what it's like to score runs. They have been shut out in back-to-back fields and have yet to homer in Target Canyon, er, Hammond Stadium.

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Eesh...

Marquis got out of the first inning after a walk and a single

Carroll hit one to the warning track. Ball must be flying out

Marquis 1-2-3 second. Two long flyouts to CF and a LO to Casilla

Wainwright with 2 perfect innings against the Twins so far

Marquis: double, single, walk, Cardinals up 1-0 mid 3rd

Benson just got his 1st hit of ST in 10 PA with a single off Sam Freeman

Silly baserunning error by Revere (going too far off base of a shallow pop up) has him doubled up to end the inning for the Twins

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Originally Posted by thrylos98

Silly baserunning error by Revere (going too far off base of a shallow pop up) has him doubled up to end the inning for the Twins

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I think that's already his second dumb move (other was a pickoff) in a small number of times on base.

PerKKins 1-2-3 inning with 2 Ks

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Originally Posted by Twins Fan From Afar

I think that's already his second dumb move (other was a pickoff) in a small number of times on base.

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Yeah... I think that if he continues this, his 25-man roster spot might not be that secure... long Spring; we'll see

Mauer grounds out, Parmelee reaches on a wild pitch strikeout, Doumit singles, Burroughs lines out to CF swinging at 1st pitch. 2 outs men on 1st and 2nd

Dinkelman walks bases loaded with 2 outs for Benson
(Btw, Pridie got a 50-day suspension today - unrelated)

Benson walks to score a run. 1-1. Bases still loaded

Lexi strikes out and leaves the bases loaded.... 1-1 end of 4

Capps just pitched a gopherball to Furcal Cardinals up 2-1

top of 4th over. Capps had 2Ks. Cardinals up 2-1

1-2-3 5th for the Cardinals. Twins still down 2-1. Doom in to start the 6th

Doom: single, single. Cardinals on first and second no outs

infield fly (Nishioka made the catch), Strike out, ground out. Still 2-1 Cardinals mid 6