vs. TWINS, 3/13 (Spring Training)

[PaulFolk]

Escobar and Florimon actually make contact, but just ground out routinely.

Matusz has pitched three perfect innings. I don't think anyone's hit a ball out of the infield.

[malkusm]

Matusz through 3 innings:

3 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 6 K (3 to lefties, 3 to righties)

3 groundouts

38 pitches (26 strikes, 12 balls)

1st pitch strike to 7 of 9 hitters

Has not been in a 2-0 count to any hitter

[stomperspc]

6 K's and three ground ball outs to the right side of the infield so far. Also sounds like he just missed K'ing Florimon to end the 3rd.

Wish this was on TV.

[weams]

6 K's and three ground ball outs to the right side of the infield so far. Also sounds like he just missed K'ing Florimon to end the 3rd.

Wish this was on TV.

Likewise. Matusz definitely has gotten great results tonight.

[PaulFolk]

Nothin' doin' for the O's in the 4th. Three groundball outs.

Still 2-0 Orioles in the middle of the 4th.

[PaulFolk]

Matusz gets his seventh strikeout. Fans Hicks to start the 4th.

[LA2]

7 out of 11 Twins batters have been K'd by the mighty Matusz; the other AB's all weak infield grounders. Wow.

[PaulFolk]

Apparently Matusz got squeezed on a 3-2 pitch to Willingham. What should've been his eighth strikeout is instead a walk.

[malkusm]

Could have been an 8th K just then....borderline call goes against him. Gives up his first baserunner.

[LA2]

Matusz not happy with the call on the perfect game-spoiling BB.

[Sanfran327]

These are the types of starts from the cavalry that simultaneously make you drool and rip your hair out.

[LA2]

We're being so redundant with each other each other! :laughlol:

[PaulFolk]

Matusz fields a comebacker for the final out.

Four scoreless for Brian.

[weams]

Getting tougher second time through the order?

I don't know for a night, he appears to be super Brian.

[malkusm]

Final numbers:

4 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 7 K (4 to righties, 3 to lefties)

5 groundouts (4 to righties, 1 to lefties)

64 pitches (42 strikes, 22 balls)

Not bad against what was, for the most part, their Opening Day lineup.