Article: Game Thread: Twins @ Orioles, 4/5 - 2:05pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

You can view the page at http://twinsdaily.com/content.php?r=1527-Series-Preview-Twins-Orioles-4-5

[Brock Beauchamp]

Lineups:

 

Twins:

Aaron Hicks CF

Joe Mauer DH

Josh Willingham LF

Justin Morneau 1B

Ryan Doumit C

Trevor Plouffe 3B

Chris Parmelee RF

Brian Dozier 2B

Eduardo Escobar SS

(Liam Hendriks P)

 

Orioles:

Nate McLouth LF

Manny Machado 3B

Nick Markakis RF

Adam Jones CF

Chris Davis 1B

Matt Wieters C

J.J. Hardy SS

Ryan Flaherty 2B

Nolan Reimold DH

(Jake Arrieta P)

[Halsey Hall]

I was pulling for Lew Ford to make the roster.

 

So, let's keep on the winning track today, we've got the mo.

[Physics Guy]

Let's just hope the Twins don't make Arrieta look like an All-Star like they did in the opener last year. Good start so far, Twins. I really am pulling for Hendriks to figure it out this year. I think we have a pretty good idea of what the first three pitchers are going to give us this year, but Hendriks is the wild card in the rotation.

[Willihammer]

Won't have to face Chen or Gonzalez, that's a good start already

[Ultima Ratio]

Gardy virtually running out the same, opening day lineup 4 games straight.

 

<<<knees getting wobbly>>>

[ScottyB]

Glad to see Escobar get the start. Florimon already has 2 errors. He makes some spectacular plays and blows routine ones - lack of concentration, fine instinctive play.

[DedunoTheMuffinMan?]

Hopefully we slaughter Tillman again tomorrow. We got seven runs off him in the first inning last year, and he didn't even finish the inning.

[Riverbrian]

After the walk off... Escobar deserves the start... After the throwing yips by Florimon... He deserves a day off.

[chavez]

Calling a Morneau bomb today. A good game by Escobar today and Pedro will be feeling some pressure.

[Gibby]

I'm calling another bomb from Plouffe.

[snepp]

Sherwalter count: 1

 

 

Drink.

[Gibby]

Why no Fox trax this year?

[Brock Beauchamp]

That was a really ugly AB by Hicks.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Arrieta with three straight 0-2 counts.

[Brock Beauchamp]

The ump is flashing an (in)consistent zone thus far. Willingham gets a ball and then a strike on identical pitches.

[Ultima Ratio]

Well Arrieta looks sharp....gulp.

[Physics Guy]

"Watching" via Gamecast on ESPN. It looks as though Mauer put up a good battle.

[Ultima Ratio]

I can't remember, does Hendriks have a slider?

[Ultima Ratio]

I don't get it. You are given a strike call on a 2 seamer off the plate and come back with a 4 seam right down the middle. Locate.

[Ultima Ratio]

I can't remember, does Hendriks have a slider?

 

No, surely we would have seen it by now.

[Ultima Ratio]

No, surely we would have seen it by now.

 

Thanks.

[chavez]

Nice play by Escobar

[glunn]

These day games are making it hard to get my work done.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Protect those thumbs, Trevor!

[Ultima Ratio]

Listening to the Os broadcast: Blamed Plouffe for crowding the plate, that the pitch was "barely off the plate." Interesting. I saw the ball inside the batters box or on the chalk at least.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Damn. Pretty good AB by Parmelee but then... GIDP.

[IdahoPilgrim]

Listening to the Os broadcast: Blamed Plouffe for crowding the plate, that the pitch was "barely off the plate." Interesting. I saw the ball inside the batters box or on the chalk at least.

 

You mean we're not the only team with home-town announcers?

[fairweather]

I can't remember, does Hendriks have a slider?

 

Yes but he really shouldn't use it.

[Gibby]

It's a crapshoot, what this home plate ump is going to call.