Spring Training Game 1 VS Reds

[mntwinsfan]

Well I hope game one of the spring will not be like the regular season. Reds came out and played well against us. Game was close for four innings and then things picked up for the Reds. Now to Sxott Baker pitched well in his first start to the spring. Perkins on the other hand got lit up in one inning of work. If Perkins is going to be a contributor to the mlb club games like this he must forget. Games like this will only keep him in AAA. My only question is this, why did Morneau and Young not play?

Box Score is below.


MIN
Minnesota
Cincinnati 6, Minnesota 1 CIN
Cincinnati
February 28, 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
Cincinnati
0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 X 6 11 4
Standings | Recap: MIN | CIN

Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gomez, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Pridie, PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Harris, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Tolbert, PH-SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mauer, C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Morales, J, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cuddyer, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500
Knott, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Kubel, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
Watkins, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Monroe, DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
d-Molina, F, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lamb, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .500
1-Macri, PR-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jones, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
c-Clark, PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Casilla, SS-2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Totals 33 1 5 0 0 4 13

a-Struck out for Gomez in the 6th. b-Reached on error for Harris in the 6th. c-Flied out for Jones in the 7th. d-Grounded out for Monroe in the 9th.
1-Ran for Lamb in the 5th.

BATTING
TB: Mauer; Cuddyer; Kubel; Monroe; Lamb.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Monroe; Casilla.
GIDP: Jones; Casilla.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Macri (1, fielding).
DP: (Casilla-Harris-Jones).


Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hopper, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gil, CF 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .500
Janish, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Freel, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Dickerson, C, LF-CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500
Phillips, B, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Rosales, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .667
Encarnacion, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Green, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Bruce, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500
Anderson, RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Phillips, A, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
Cabrera, 1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250
Castro, SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .500
Keppinger, SS-LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500
Valentin, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Hanigan, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Tatum, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Votto, DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200
a-Colina, A, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Totals 35 6 11 5 1 6 15

a-Struck out for Votto in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Encarnacion (1, Neshek), Dickerson, C (1, Perkins), Cabrera (1, Barrett).
HR: Gil (1, 5th inning off Perkins, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Gil 4; Freel; Dickerson, C 2; Rosales; Encarnacion 2; Bruce; Phillips, A; Cabrera 2; Castro; Keppinger; Votto.
RBI: Gil 3 (3), Cabrera 2 (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Phillips, A; Green.
GIDP: Valentin.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Keppinger (1, fielding), Gil (1, fielding), Weathers (1, throw), Dickerson, C (1, fielding).
DP: 2 (Rosales-Castro-Cabrera, Phillips, A-Castro-Belisle).


Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Baker 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Guerrier 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Neshek 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Perkins (L, 0-1) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 27.00
Daigle 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
DePaula 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Barrett 1.0 2 3 2 1 1 0 18.00

Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Belisle 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Fogg 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Mercker (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Weathers (H, 1) 1.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Cordero (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Stanton (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Lincoln 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

WP: Fogg.
Ground outs-fly outs: Baker 3-2, Guerrier 2-1, Neshek 1-1, Perkins 1-1, Daigle 1-1, DePaula 2-0, Barrett 0-2, Belisle 3-3, Fogg 2-2, Mercker 2-1, Weathers 0-1, Cordero 1-2, Stanton 1-2, Lincoln 2-0.
Batters faced: Baker 8, Guerrier 3, Neshek 4, Perkins 7, Daigle 4, DePaula 3, Barrett 7, Belisle 8, Fogg 7, Mercker 3, Weathers 5, Cordero 4, Stanton 3, Lincoln 3.
Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: John Hirschbeck. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Bill Welke.
Weather: 70 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:26.
Att: 3,085.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

[catman]

Looks like Baker will be fine as a starter. He looked pretty good last season, once he gained the ability to trust his stuff. Maybe working with Redmond helped a bit last season?

[henks]

I agree. Baker will be good, probably better than last year. He really came around towards the end of the year, gaining that trust in himself knowing that his stuff works. And working with Redmond definately helped him; hopefully some of the newcomers see this and seek the same help.