Spring Training Game 2: Twins @ Rays 12:05pm cst

[Squirrel]

For anyone listening/following, here are the lineups:

 

Twins:

 

Schafer CF

Escobar SS

Hermann C

Vargas 1B

Nunez 3B

Rosario DH

Kepler RF

Meneses 2B

Robinson LF

 

Milone, P

 

Rays:

 

Franklin SS

Rivera C

Cabrera DH

Jennings CF

DeJesus LF

Souza RF

Forsythe 1B

Francisco 3B

Elmore 2B

 

Enjoy!

[Shane Wahl]

Meneses, Diaz, and Martinez totally flew under my radar as minor league pickups. Meneses is a bit interesting. Anyway, the org likes Herrmann, clearly.

[twinscowboysbulls]

GAME 3!!!!!!!

 

I WILL ALWAYS COUNT IT AS A WIN, ESPECIALLY WHEN BEATING A COLLEGE TEAM WITH MOSTLY CRAPPY PITCHERS PITCHING!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

GAME 3!!!!!!!

 

I WILL ALWAYS COUNT IT AS A WIN, ESPECIALLY WHEN BEATING A COLLEGE TEAM WITH MOSTLY CRAPPY PITCHERS PITCHING!

Ah, call that game zero, and you'll be consistent.

 

Just like these threads say "2 replies to this topic" and you are post number 3.

 

(Well, now i'm replying, it'll say something different, but you get the idea, i hope)

[twinscowboysbulls]

Ah, call that game zero, and you'll be consistent.

 

Just like these threads say "2 replies to this topic" and you are post number 3.

 

(Well, now i'm replying, it'll say something different, but you get the idea, i hope)

 

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

I'm looking forward to seeing what Schafer does.

 

Well, i guess i'm looking forward to seeing what everyone does, so that doesn't mean quite so much...

[shs_59]

_{I wonder whose pitching for the Rays first 2 innings?}

 

_{any guesses?   I hope its either Archer, Cobb, or Colome, maybe Smyly ?}

 

_{this way twins' hitters will get to see someone with a decent fast-ball}

[sampleSizeOfOne]

_{I wonder whose pitching for the Rays first 2 innings?}

 

_{any guesses?   I hope its either Archer, Cobb, or Colome, maybe Smyly ?}

 

_{this way twins' hitters will get to see someone with a decent fast-ball}

Odorizzi?

 

Jake...

 

So speaketh mlb gameday.

 

Is he good?

 

I imagine this early in spring training it is heavily fastballs in general.

[youngpadawan]

He started 31 games for the Rays last season and K'ed more than 1/inning. 4.13 ERA.

[iTwins]

MLB At Bat app just made me smile.

 

Eddie Rosario doubles

 

Max Kepler doubles (in play, runs) - Eddie Rosario scores

 

The future! It feels so close with updates like that!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

So Odorizzi is pretty good then. But he only pitched 1 inning, probably 'cause he walked two batters.

 

The back to back doubles came off of Andriese.

 

And... Darnell got himself a pick off!

 

Seems like Molitor's attention to details there might be paying off.

 

Or just the runners aren't up to speed yet?

 

Things are going well for the Twins so far.

[BK432]

Rays radio guys are gushing over Neil Allen this inning. They have such great things to say about him - not anything we haven't heard before, but nice to hear it from guys who have been around him.

[formerly33]

Why can't I listen to today's game on 96.3?

[BK432]

Why can't I listen to today's game on 96.3?

 

Twins aren't broadcasting the game; only the Rays have a radio broadcast.

[Steven Buhr]

back to back Ks for Salcedo? Not bad.

[ashbury]

So Odorizzi is pretty good then. But he only pitched 1 inning, probably 'cause it's March 6.

ftfy

 

I've tuned in late - top of the fifth. I see the starting lineups, above. Can someone give a quick recap, including who has pitched and for how long? Did Tommy Milone cruise during his stint?

[ashbury]

Ah, found it. Yahoo and ESPN's game pages only show the most rudimentary linescores, but mlb.tv (through which I am listening) has a good PBP. I didn't scour it for details, but it looks like Milone did well, with what seems like routine outs (grounders and popups) and a single that was not really lofted but went to center field. I see Milone as the favorite to make the starting rotation if he pitches OK in the spring. Early but he's got to be pleased.

 

Darnell wasn't as successful in the third and fourth, but the scoring damage was tolerable.

[NoCryingInBaseball]

Reading Tweets that Several subs in for Twins, including Sano, Buxton and Polanco.

[Steven Buhr]

Polanco perhaps trying a bit too hard? Throwing error and now getting thrown out trying to advance to 2B.

[Steven Buhr]

There goes the Twins' perfect season. Ah well.

[big dog]

There goes the Twins' perfect season. Ah well.

Wait 'til next year!

[diehardtwinsfan]

Season over.

[ashbury]

Season over.

Season? Pff. Just contract them already.