IGT-ST, Mets @Twins

[Guest Edgy DC]

1. Reyes, ss
2. Castillo, 2b
3. Wright, 3b
4. Pagan, dh
5. Bay, lf
6. Hairston, rf
7. Evans, 1b
8. Nickas, c
9. Pridie, cf

Pelfrey, p

1. Span, cf
2. Nishioka, 2b
3. Mauer, dh*
4. Morneau, 1b
5. Young, lf
6. Kubel, rf
7. Valencia, 3b
8. Holm, c
9. Casilla, ss

Duensing, p

Mets

Twins

*first start of spring.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Reyes legs out a run in the top of the third. Minny answers with a Denard Span solo shot leading off the bottom.

[Guest Edgy DC]

It's a 3-2 lead for the Twinkages as Pelf has surrendered nine hits.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

This game's taking on a cheap strip club feel: way too many singles.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Pretty stiff middle-inning doldrums, it seems.

One highlight: LOOGY dark horse-- why IS that, exactly?-- Mike O'Connor retires the Twins seventh in order. He's scoreless for the spring, over 4 IP/5 appearances, with 4 K/0 BB, and no inherited runners scored (IIRC, he's come on 2-3 times with RISP). Byrdak's been "meh," and Tankersley has had good process (8 K/0 BB) but bad results (an ERA pushing double-digits, and BABIP that looks like a Madoff ROI).

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Emaus doubles and scores on consecutive groundouts. Tie game!

[Theoldmole]

It's E-mouse? Doesn't rhyme with Linnaeus?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I think it's "E-mos," like he's selling you bagged cookies.

[bmfc1]

Mets lose 4-3. Igarashi gave up a run in the 9th.