Game Thread: Pre-Season, Post -ST Exhibition Game, Twins @ Nationals, 4/2 @ 11:05am CT

[Squirrel]

Okay ... last little bit of tune up before it all begins ... Go Twins!

 

TWINS

Dozier 2B

Mauer DH

Sano RF

Plouffe 3B

Rosario LF

Park 1B

Escobar SS

Murphy C

Buxton CF

 

Nolasco P

 

NATIONALS

Taylor CF

Rendon 3B

Harper RF

Zimmerman 1B

Murphy 2B

Werth LF

Ramos C

Espinosa SS

Ross P

 

(Ross P)

[Squirrel]

DOZIER!!! 1-0 Twins.

[Jerr]

KA-BOOMMMM!!!!!!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Okay ... last little bit of tune up before it all begins ...

 

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Could someone provide an A?

[Squirrel]

By the way ... when you see that this is marked as an MLB.TV game of the day, does that mean it's a free stream that anyone can get? (I have a subscription so would get it either way.) Is this being televised in the Twin Cities?

[Squirrel]

 

Could someone provide an A?

There's a difference between tuning and a tune up.

[Craig Arko]

Could someone provide an A?

[Squirrel]

Mauer grounds out, Sano flies out ... Plouffe is on with a single.

[Squirrel]

2-6-3 pick off of Plouffe.

[Jerr]

KA-BOOOMMMM in a BAD way!    

[Jerr]

AND AGAIN!!!    

[Squirrel]

Aaaaand ... see ya, Mr. Spalding .... Nats now up 2-1 with a Zimmerman HR.

[Squirrel]

3-1. Sigh. Time to hit the showers. Me. I just got back from playing tennis.

[Squirrel]

Nolasco got a flyout and two K's. But he also gave up 3 hits for 3 runs.

[David HK]

Well, Ricky looks... hittable.   Half paying attention, while multitasking, but I could sure HEAR those shots.

[DrNeau]

They are HAMMERING him. Wow. 

[sane16]

"Ricky Nolasco got the ball for Minnesota as it finishes its two-game exhibition set with the Nats"

 

Ricky Nolasco should have held onto the ball.

Once he let go of the ball, it got murdered!

[Squirrel]

 

They are HAMMERING him. Wow. 

Well ... I'd hardly call it hammering ... 3 runs in the 1st is not great ... but if he can keep it to 3 runs, that's still a winnable game. Hammered would be giving up ... 7 or 8 or more in the 1st. And more in the 2nd before being removed.

[Squirrel]

I just love watching Bux run! Nice smooth long strides!

[mikeee]

Something clutch here by Mauer would be great!

[mikeee]

whoop!

[Jerr]

3 run HR for Mr. Mauer!

[DrNeau]

Buxton & Dozier w/ hits here in the 3rd... 1st & 3rd. 

[Squirrel]

MAUER!!!!!!!!! 3-run HR. Twins now up 4-3

[DrNeau]

Mauer goes YARD! 3-run homer!

[Squirrel]

Those sunglasses are working!

[DrNeau]

Plouffe rips a base hit to LF. 

[DrNeau]

Would be nice if Mauer has turned a corner. 

[DrNeau]

Rosario doubles to the LF wall... scores Plouffe... gets hosed trying to stretch 3. 

[Squirrel]

And Rosario out trying to stretch out a triple ... Plouffe scores. Twins up 5-3.