Spring Training - Game 5 - vs Tampa Bay Rays - 3/6/2012

[Seth Stohs]

Here are today's lineups for a noon start (on FSN):

 

Ben Revere LF

Jamey Carroll SS

Ryan Doumit C

Chris Parmelee 1B

Danny Valencia 3B

Brian Dinkelman RF

Steve Pearce DH

Joe Benson CF

Alexi Casilla 2B

 

Scott Baker pitching.

[asmus_ndsu]

actually looking forward to this game... Looks like battle of the backups, all fighting for their spot on the bench. hoping to see Parmelee really bring it, I was really high on that guy last year. Also looking forward to see if Alexi and Revere can keep their solid spring going.

 

Game looks to be on MLB network today

[oprahchapelle]

Backups? Twins have at least 5 guys in the line-up who will get regular at bats, plus one their top arms on the mound

[asmus_ndsu]

Backups? Twins have at least 5 guys in the line-up who will get regular at bats, plus one their top arms on the mound

your right.... would floaters be more appropriate?

[oprahchapelle]

I can't disagree with that. Revere, Carroll, doumit, Valencia, and Casilla are all regulars, but they are all floaters. If baker is healthy he will be good. He will be injured though

[powrwrap]

I see that Gardy is keeping up his pattern of not playing Mauer in a day game after a night game....

 

(Just kidding, folks!)

[Parker Hageman]

Per Marc Topkins, here's the Rays starting lineup:

 

Jennings dh

Rodriguez ss

Peña 1b

Guyer rf

Salazar cf

Gimenez c

Rhymes 2b

Mangini 3b

Feliciano lf

Niemann p

[oprahchapelle]

Now there's some backups

[Thrylos]

The game is on the MLB Network live. I will be watching

[glanzer]

Side note, I really enjoy your avatar, powrwrap.

[Thrylos]

Twins up 1-0 after the 1st. Doumit scored Revere from 3rd on a GO and Baker pitched a nice and easy 1-2-3 inning

[Twins Fan From Afar]

Thanks for the update, thrylos. How did Revere reach?

[Thrylos]

Niemann 1-2-3 top of second

[Thrylos]

Thanks for the update, thrylos. How did Revere reach?

Nice hit through the middle on a 91 mph Fastball, then a hit by Carroll and a double steal on a botched pick off play

[Thrylos]

Baker pitches a hit-less second inning. One walk. Very effective change up. His fast ball still peaked at 88 but started at 84-85. Still early in the Spring

[Thrylos]

Nice single by Casilla through the middle, stolen base on next pitch, sac bunt by Revere to get him to 3rd with one out.

[Twins Fan From Afar]

Nice single by Casilla through the middle, stolen base on next pitch, sac bunt by Revere to get him to 3rd with one out.

Good to hear Revere had a successful bunt. That's going to be key for him this season.

[Cap'n Piranha]

Good to hear Revere had a successful bunt. That's going to be key for him this season.

Completely agree. Forcing infielders to play in on him should allow him to slap some more ground balls through the infield. Every last little bit of OBP is important for Ben.

[Twins Fan From Afar]

Completely agree. Forcing infielders to play in on him should allow him to slap some more ground balls through the infield. Every last little bit of OBP is important for Ben.

If Revere is forced to play against the Yankees when CC Sabathia is pitching, he should literally be bunting every at-bat (well, maybe not literally). With a huge pitcher on the mound, A-Rod at third and Teixeira at first, the opportunities are endless.

[Thrylos]

Carroll walks and steals second, Doumit strikes out, Parmelee walks to fill the bases with 2 outs for Danny V.

[Thrylos]

Valencia brings two runners in with a single and an error. up 3-0

[Thrylos]

Dinkelman flies out to end the inning

[Thrylos]

Maloney in. Strikeout, GO. Single that exposes Carroll's range, another hit to left, Revere bobbles the ball and runners in the corners, 2 outs

[Thrylos]

Maloney gets Carlos Pena to fly to center to end the inning.

[Thrylos]

Pearce grounds out to short, Benson strikes out, Casilla grounds out to short. Benson looked really overmatched at the plate

[Thrylos]

Maloney in for a second inning, gets the first batter to ground out to short and the next 2 to fly out. Very impressed. 86-89 FB, cutter, sinker, and changing speeds and locations

[James Rivah Twins Fan]

Thanks Thrylos98! Watching your posts from Richmond, Virginia...

[Thrylos]

Revere grounds out to SS, Carroll lines out to 2B, Doumit flies out to deep Center

[Thrylos]

Cappsie in looks like he lost a couple of pounds

[Cap'n Piranha]

Cappsie in looks like he lost a couple of pounds

How much weight did he lose? Can I still call him Tugboat (see image below if you're not familiar with 1990's era WWF wrestlers)

 

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