Article: Twins vs. Reds, 06/24/2012, 12:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

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[Brock Beauchamp]

Lineups:

Twins
Revere CF
Mastroianni RF
Mauer C
Willingham LF
Morneau 1B
Plouffe 3B
Dozier SS
Casilla 2B
(Diamond P)

Reds
Heisey CF
Valdez SS
Votto 1B
Phillips 2B
Bruce RF
Ludwick LF
Frazier 3B
Mesoraco C
(Leake P)

[SpiritofVodkaDave]

Why on earth is Mastrionni hitting 2nd?

[GCTF]

Why on earth is Mastrionni hitting 2nd?

Whatever happened to play 2nd, bat 2nd?

[stringer bell]

Two predictions: 1) It will take six or more runs to win today's game. 2) Somebody who currently has zero homers for the Twins will go deep today.

[Brock Beauchamp]

I just turned on the game. Did they really just sacrifice in the first inning?

Please tell me that I misunderstood the split-second clip I saw.

[SpiritofVodkaDave]

I just turned on the game. Did they really just sacrifice in the first inning?

Please tell me that I misunderstood the split-second clip I saw.

Mastroinanni hits like a pitcher, I have no issue with it.

[edavis0308]

I just turned on the game. Did they really just sacrifice in the first inning?

Please tell me that I misunderstood the split-second clip I saw.

They did it because Revere isn't fast enough to steal second.

[CDog]

I just turned on the game. Did they really just sacrifice in the first inning?

Please tell me that I misunderstood the split-second clip I saw.

Sure looked like he was bunting for a hit to me.

[Brock Beauchamp]

They did it because Revere isn't fast enough to steal second.

Yeah... The was a dumb move no matter how you look at it. You don't play for one run in the first. Let Revere steal second if you think it's that important to get him out of the double play. He'll get there, he's fast enough.

[notoriousgod71]

Diamond head hunting apparently.

[sbknudson]

Ah, love those two-out sac flies.

[Brock Beauchamp]

You know you're a legitimate power threat when the third baseman charges home when you're swinging and still manages to catch the ball you hit over his head.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Josh Willingham is Mercurial.

[glunn]

Nice play by Dozier.

[glunn]

Back to back strikeouts by Diamond -- now we need runs.

[mhanson93]

Plouffe!!!

[Ultima Ratio]

1. Atta boy Plouffe

2. Morneau is hacking like Delmon Young, no discipline.

[SpiritofVodkaDave]

Plouffe!!!!

[glunn]

After 6 consecutive strikeouts, Plouffe finally gets another home run -- his 15th of the year.