Orioles vs Twins, 3/21, Sarasota

[SteveA]

Geoff Arnold and Melanie Newman on the broadcast.   Only the second radio broadcast so far that hasn't been during my workday.

Jorge Lopez vs JA Happ

1. Luis Arraez (L) 3B

2. Kyle Garlick (R) RF

3. Max Kepler (L) CF

4. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B

5. Ryan Jeffers (R) C

6. Jake Cave (L) DH

7. Alex Kirilloff (L) LF

8. Willians Astudillo (R) 1B

9. JT Riddle (L) SS

 

1. Yolmer Sanchez (S) SS

2. Maikel Franco (R) 3B

3. Ryan Mountcastle (R) LF

4. Pedro Severino (R) C

5. Chance Sisco (L) DH

6. Pat Valaika (R) 1B

7. Richie Martin (R) 2B

8. Stevie Wilkerson (S) RF

9. Ryan McKenna (R) CF

[SteveA]

McKenna getting one final look before going to Twin Lakes?

Is this Richie Martin's debut game for the year?   At second base, by the way.

[SteveA]

Also Maikel Franco's debut in an Oriole uniform.

[SteveA]

Leadoff hitter doubles in the gap, McKenna was shaded the other way and couldn't get to it.

Broken back grounder to Lopez, holds the runner at 2nd, goes to first for the out.

[SteveA]

Flyout to Mountcastle in LF.

Lopez strikes out Polanco on a good breaking ball down and in to end the inning.

[SteveA]

Leadoff base hit for Yolmer Sanchez off JA Happ, whose spring has been slowed because he missed the first two weeks of camp with Covid 

Maikel Franco makes his Oriole debut by hitting into a 6-4-3 DP.

[SteveA]

Mountcastle strikes out on 3 pitches to end the inning.

[SteveA]

Two or three times Arnold has given a gun reading on Lopez's pitches, and it has been 91 each time.  arnold says Lopez has been doing a good job spotting his curve ball.

First batter grounds out to pitcher.  Then Lopez goes full count to Jake Cave and walks him.

Twins top prospect Alex Kiriloff up.

[SteveA]

Kirillof pops out to shallow CF, McKenna came charging in to make the play.

Broken bat groundout to Richie Martin at 2nd ends the inning.

[SteveA]

Pedro goes deep!

Hard line drive that was no doubt off the bat, just a matter of fair or foul and it stayed fair 

1-0 O's.

[SteveA]

Sisco grounds to the SS who is shifted to the other side of 2nd base.

Valaika whiffs.

Richie Martin grounds out to second on the first pitch of his first at bat of the spring.

[SteveA]

SS JT Riddle goes deep to tie it up, over the CF fence.  First HR Lopez has given up this spring.

Full count walk to Arreaz, ball 4 was "way inside" and Pedro had to chase it to the backstop.

[SteveA]

Two run HR to Kyle Garlick, another bomb to CF.  3-1.  Lopez having a bad inning.

[scOtt]

Lopez not helping himself this inning. Another HR, 3-1

[SteveA]

Lopez strikes out Max Kepler on a curve ball for the first out.

Polanco flies out to McKenna in left center.

Jeffers 2 out single that took an awkward hop past a diving Yolmer Sanchez.

Cave singles to left center, Jeffers to 3rd