Game Thread: ST Game #27, Twins @ Yankees, 3/27@12:05pm CT

[Squirrel]

Okay ... starting this after the start ... in case anyone is able to break away from Easter services, dinner, egg hunts, family, whatever ... I don't 'do' Easter, so I'm watching the game.

 

TWINS

Santana CF

Nunez 3B

Dozier 2B

Arcia LF

Park 1B

Escobar SS

Centeno DH

Murphy C

Mastroianna RF

 

Hughes P

 

YANKEES

Ellsbury CF

Gardner LF

ARod DH

Teixeira 1B

McCann C

Beltran RF

Headley 3B

Castro 2B

Gregorius SS

 

Eovaldi P

[Squirrel]

And the Twins score! Mastro was on the move and able to score from 1st on Santana's double.

[Squirrel]

After three, Twins are up 1-0. Phil Hughes doing his job so far, giving up only one hit and inducing many ground outs and two strikeouts thus far.

[Mill1634]

Park grounds into double play to end top 4. 

 

Twins up 1-0

[Squirrel]

And ... Hughes gives up a long ball ... tie score.

[Mill1634]

Gardner homers to right.

 

1-1

[Mill1634]

Twins go down 1-2-3 and were still tied. Going into bottom 5

[Squirrel]

Hughes having to work for this inning so far ... lotta pitches being thrown.

 

But he gets it done with no score.

[Squirrel]

And the Mastro-Santana combo scores another run. 2-1, still in the top of the 6th.

 

Mastro walked, stole 2nd, Santana doubled.

[Squirrel]

And the Twins have something going ... Nunez singles, Santana to third, and Dozier drops a hit into center, scoring Santana. Score is 3-1, 6th, no outs, runners on 1st and 2nd, Arcia at bat.

[Craig Arko]

The Danny Santana show today.

[Squirrel]

Park!! Nice single hammered to left, Nunez scores from 2nd, and Dozier and Park advance on the throw to home. Twins 4-1, 1 out, runners on 2nd and 3rd ... pitching change for the Yankees.

[Squirrel]

If the Twins win ... interesting to note that we have 4 on our team today that were Yankees 'cast offs' playing their likely opening day roster.

[Ultima Ratio]

So... Park might be a pretty nice pick-up. 

[Squirrel]

 

So... Park might be a pretty nice pick-up. 

Looking good so far. I'm hopeful. We'll see come July.

[Squirrel]

And ... another run scores ... not sure how this one will be scored ... infield hit or an error.

[Ultima Ratio]

I know it's spring training and all, but always nice to be beating the Yankees.  

[Squirrel]

Okay ... ruled a single ... 

[Squirrel]

 

I know it's spring training and all, but always nice to be beating the Yankees.  

any time of year, anywhere in the world, yes

[Longdistancetwins]

If the Twins win ... interesting to note that we have 4 on our team today that were Yankees 'cast offs' playing their likely opening day roster.

Good point. Listening to Yankees radio...Joe Girardi was in the booth and had nice things to say about Murphy.

[Squirrel]

Okay ... bottom of the 9th coming up ... still 5-1 Twins.

[HitInAPinch]

Late to the game.  Who's that in LF for the Twins that let that ball drop in front of him?

 

[Longdistancetwins]

Okay, nice. Let's do that a few times in the regular season. Thanks, ChiTown.

[Squirrel]

 

Late to the game.  Who's that in LF for the Twins that let that ball drop in front of him?

Travis Harrison.

[ashbury]

Travis Harrison.

I hope he can also eventually perfect his Josh Willingham impression at the plate.

[sane16]

I see by the Yankees Opening Day lineup, that Aaron Hicks is not in it. (OF= Gardner, Ellsbury, Beltran)

Apparently we traded a backup RF (Hicks) for a backup catcher (John Ryan Murphy).