Jose Berrios held the Tigers down Rod Carew Jersey , and the bullpen was able to work out of some jams to complete the victory."day. Jeimer Candelario and Miguel Cabrera both hit singles to lead off the 1st inning. Berrios worked out of that inning with a pair of strikeouts, but in the 2nd inning Gordon Beckham hit a 2-run homer to center field. After that, though, Berrios settled in, allowing no hits over the next 4 and 2鈦? innings. In the 6th, he tallied 3 strikeouts. He finished his day with a line of: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO. The Twins lineup provided more than enough offense for their ace today. They scratched together 2 runs in the first inning with Eddie Rosario and C.J. Cron tallying RBIs. Byron Buxton drove in Mitch Garver with a double in the 2nd inning. Cron drove in 2 more with a rocket to left for his first Twins home run Brian Dozier Jersey , making the score 5-2. Rosario blasted his 3rd home run of the year in the 7th inning to make it 6-2. In relief of Jose Berrios, Trevor May got the last out in the 7th inning, but ran into trouble in the 8th. Candelario singled and Miguel Cabrera followed with a walk. Christin Stewart then drilled a double into the right field corner to score a run. Taylor Rogers was brought in to try to put out the fire. Rogers got John Hicks to strike out, but Grayson Greiner hit an infield single, scoring the Tigers’ 4th run. He then hit Dustin Pederson to load the bases with 1 out, but got Ronny Rodriguez to pop out for the 2nd out. Finally, Gordon Beckham struck out to end the turbulent 8th inning with the Twins still ahead 6-4. Blake Parker struggled yesterday but eventually got the save. Today he entered the 9th andleft with 1 out and the bases loaded. Trevor Hildenberger came in to try to save the game. Hildy threw 7 pitches, 6 strikes, 2 strikeouts to end the game in dramatic fashion. Studs:Jose Berrios: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R Justin Morneau Jersey , 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO. Trevor Hildenberger: 7 of the best pitches he’s thrown this year. Pretty much everyone in the Twins lineup (14-35, 2 BB, 4 SO).Duds:John Hicks (Tigers): 0-5, 5 Ks, I know he’s a Tiger but when you strikeout that many times in big spots, I think it’s deserved. Robot Roll Call: #Commenter# Comments CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — While the Phillies wait to see whether Bryce Harper will sign with them, a trio of other big names took their first swings for Philadelphia.Catcher J.T. Realmuto, outfielder Andrew McCutchen and shortstop Jean Segura all started Saturday in a 3-2 spring training loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.Segura went 1 for 3 while McCutchen and Realmuto each went hitless in two at-bats.Despite their debuts http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-max-kepler-jersey , Harper remains a focal point of discussion.“I saw a helicopter circling around here the other day and we were joking like, ‘Hey, it would be funny if he just landed and got out,'” McCutchen said. “We all know what he’s capable of doing. He changes the team a lot for whatever team that he is on.”Realmuto (.277, 21 homers, 74 RBIs), Segura (.304, 10, 63, 20 steals) and McCutchen (.255, 20 Byron Buxton Jersey , 65) should improve a lineup that finished last in the majors in batting average (.234), 22nd in runs (4.2 per game) and third in strikeouts (1,520).The Phillies recently made a big trade to acquire the All-Star Realmuto from Miami. Segura was obtained in December while 2013 NL MVP McCutchen signed as a free agent.Under first-year manager Gabe Kapler, the Phillies were a surprise contender for much of 2018 until falling apart the final two months. They led the NL East with the second-best record in the league one week into August before going 16-33 over the final 49 games to finish with a losing record for the sixth straight year.“I just want to win a championship and I think this team is capable of that,” McCutchen said. “A good first half last year and added some pieces to the puzzle to be an even better team.”MORE MCCUTCHENWhen asked why he signed with the Phillies, a smiling McCutchen said “see what they offered me?”McCutchen agreed to a $50 million, three-year contract. “There’s a lot that went into it, that being one of them,” McCutchen said. “It just felt like it was the right thing.” McCutchen returns to the National League after finishing up last season with the New York Yankees. He spent his first nine seasons in Pittsburgh, joined San Francisco last year and then was traded to the Bronx.
