Game Thread: Twins vs. Cincinnati

by Jon Marthaler on Feb 28, 2008 2:09 PM EST in News

It's the first spring training game of the year, and I admit I'm a little late on the game thread. It's 0-0 after three and a half in Sarasota.

Twins lineup (from La Velle E. Neal III):

Carlos Gomez, CF.
Brendan Harris, 2B.
Joe Mauer, C.
Michael Cuddyer, RF.
Jason Kubel, LF.
Craig Monroe, DH.
Mike Lamb, 3B.
Garrett Jones, 1B.
Alexi Casilla, SS

P Scott Baker, Glen Perkins, Matt Guerrier, Pat Neshek, Casey Daigle, Rickey Barrett, Julio DePaula.

Monroe just grounded out to end the top of the fourth, with Cuddyer on second.

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Baker's Line

2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 K

by Jesse on Feb 28, 2008 2:14 PM EST reply actions

Guerrier's Line

1.0 IP, perfect inning

by Jesse on Feb 28, 2008 2:16 PM EST reply actions

Neshek's Line

1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K

by Jesse on Feb 28, 2008 2:19 PM EST reply actions

4 innings played

Each team has collected four hits but no runs have crossed the plate. Mauer, Cuddyer, Kubel and Monroe (hitters 3-6) have collected hits for the Twins.

by Jesse on Feb 28, 2008 2:23 PM EST reply actions

lineup changes for the bottom of the 5th

Perkins on to pitch the fifth. Matt Macri pinch-ran for Lamb after the latter singled in the top of the fifth, and has stayed in to play third.

Jose Morales is now catching.

by Jon Marthaler on Feb 28, 2008 2:23 PM EST reply actions

Mike Lamb

singles in the top of the 5th. Matt Macri is pinch running.

by Jesse on Feb 28, 2008 2:24 PM EST reply actions

3-0

Perkins just gave up a three-run dinger. Not a good start to spring for him.

by Jon Marthaler on Feb 28, 2008 2:29 PM EST reply actions

Ouch

I'm just watching the box score, which refreshes every 30 seconds. It hasn't come up yet.

Time to get a sound card.

by Jesse on Feb 28, 2008 2:31 PM EST up reply actions

The Twins announcers both thought Perkins looked like he didn't have much velocity on his fastball... said it looked like a grapefruit coming up there. After the home run, Perkins also gave up a double off the base of the center field fence before getting out of it... right now he's looking at about a 1500 OPS against.

by Jon Marthaler on Feb 28, 2008 2:36 PM EST up reply actions

Ullger

It takes Scott Ullger just six innings of baseball to make his first mistake, sending Tolbert home where he was "out by a mile" according to Gladden. The more things change...

The Twins did get a run - down 3-1 after five and a half.

by Jon Marthaler on Feb 28, 2008 2:42 PM EST reply actions

Perkins' Line

1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 K, 1 HR

by Jesse on Feb 28, 2008 2:49 PM EST reply actions

4-1 after six

by Jesse on Feb 28, 2008 3:00 PM EST reply actions

Daigle's Line

1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K

I'm curious about the run that scored in the bottom of the sixth, because it should have been charged to Daigle. MLB.com doesn't account for the fourth run.

by Jesse on Feb 28, 2008 3:05 PM EST reply actions