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Lineups:

 

Twins

Revere CF

Mastroianni RF

Mauer C

Willingham LF

Morneau 1B

Plouffe 3B

Dozier SS

Casilla 2B

(Diamond P)

 

Reds

Heisey CF

Valdez SS

Votto 1B

Phillips 2B

Bruce RF

Ludwick LF

Frazier 3B

Mesoraco C

(Leake P)

Why on earth is Mastrionni hitting 2nd?

Why on earth is Mastrionni hitting 2nd?

Whatever happened to play 2nd, bat 2nd?

Two predictions: 1) It will take six or more runs to win today's game. 2) Somebody who currently has zero homers for the Twins will go deep today.

I just turned on the game. Did they really just sacrifice in the first inning?

 

Please tell me that I misunderstood the split-second clip I saw.

I just turned on the game. Did they really just sacrifice in the first inning?

 

Please tell me that I misunderstood the split-second clip I saw.

Mastroinanni hits like a pitcher, I have no issue with it.

I just turned on the game. Did they really just sacrifice in the first inning?

 

Please tell me that I misunderstood the split-second clip I saw.

They did it because Revere isn't fast enough to steal second.

I just turned on the game. Did they really just sacrifice in the first inning?

 

Please tell me that I misunderstood the split-second clip I saw.

Sure looked like he was bunting for a hit to me.

They did it because Revere isn't fast enough to steal second.

Yeah... The was a dumb move no matter how you look at it. You don't play for one run in the first. Let Revere steal second if you think it's that important to get him out of the double play. He'll get there, he's fast enough.

Diamond head hunting apparently.

Ah, love those two-out sac flies.

You know you're a legitimate power threat when the third baseman charges home when you're swinging and still manages to catch the ball you hit over his head.

Josh Willingham is Mercurial.

Nice play by Dozier.

Back to back strikeouts by Diamond -- now we need runs.

Plouffe!!!

1. Atta boy Plouffe

 

2. Morneau is hacking like Delmon Young, no discipline.

Plouffe!!!!

After 6 consecutive strikeouts, Plouffe finally gets another home run -- his 15th of the year.

Wow! That may be the most foolish Votto has looked at the plate all year!

Diamond strikes out Votto with 3 pitches -- Reds' announcers are very impressed with Diamond.

Diamond has certainly handled Votto today.

This is another reason I like pitcher's duels - faster game pace. Six full innings in 81 minutes.

Is it me, or are close plays at the plate awesome? I used to love how aggressive the Twins used to be running the bases to make teams make a perfect throw like Dozier just made. Of course, that was in the dome when they had a ton of speed on the team.

Terrible baserunning by the Reds gets Diamond out of the inning. Diamond has thrown only 60 pitches through 6 innings.

Sigh. This team can't even get lucky with a bouncing ball.

Is it me, or are close plays at the plate awesome? I used to love how aggressive the Twins used to be running the bases to make teams make a perfect throw like Dozier just made. Of course, that was in the dome when they had a ton of speed on the team.

I love it too.

 

Did anybody else cringe, just a bit, when Mauer had to make a play at the plate? Nice clean play, though, both ways.

Nice play by Reds second baseman to get Willingham at the plate. Not a great slide by Willingham, who seemed surprised.

Wow, nice play by Phillips.