Texas vs Minnesota ***Game 3 Thread (SAT-6:30 PM CST)***

[Matt Cotcher]

Both Mathis and Gurwitz need to make Shannon work harder in that at bat. They're at the bottom of the order, so they know Shannon is having to throw a lot of pitches for outs.

 

[joeywa]

T4

Schaefbauer

0-1 take

1-1 dirt

2-1 away

3-1 low/in

Walks him on a low pitch

Cantu out to the hill to visit with Hollingsworth

Fiedler

Checks runner

1-0 away

Skip to the bump now. 

Checks runner

Check again

2-0 just misses in

F8; 1 out

Hanson

Checks runner

0-1 take

1-1 low

Checks runner

1-2 swing; foul tip

K swinging

2 outs

Handel

Checks runner

1-0 up

1-1 foul

2-1 Runner goes; 2-4 nails him.  Great throw.

No score yet, going B4

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Horns look bored & disinterested.

 

[utisdabomb12]

BOOM Marlow. 

 

[joeywa]

B4

CJ

1-0 up

1-1 take

1-2 swing

K swinging; C tags him

1 out

Marlow

0-1 take

1-1 down

HOME RUN OVER RF FENCE!

Texas up 1-0

 

[joeywa]

Horns look bored & disinterested.

Marlow says "Hi."

 

[Matt Cotcher]

That was a no doubter.

 

[joeywa]

B4 (cont) 1 out, nobody on

Tres

0-1 take

0-2 fouled away

0-2 fouled down

1-2

2-2 dirt

Rips a shot into the RCF alley, all the way to the fence

TRIPLE

 

[utisdabomb12]

Matt jinxed this in our favor. 

 

[joeywa]

B4

Boswell

Drives the first pitch into RF Corner; RBI Double

TEXAS up 2-0

 

[joeywa]

B4 (cont) 1 out; runner on 2B

Cantu

5-3;

2 outs; Boswell holds at 2B

Mathis

1-0 down

1-1 takes a hook that finds the outside zone

1-2 takes a fastball inside corner

K looking

1 LOB

Texas up 2-0 with 4 in the books

 

[Matt Cotcher]

LHP Jeff Fasching is warmed & ready for UMinn.

 

[joeywa]

T5

Handel

1-0 misses in

F8; 1 down

Halloran

1-0 away

F8; 2 down

Skjefte

Calls time and steps out

0-1 fouled back

1-1

F8

Gurwtiz gets 1-2-3 on Minn this inning

Texas up 2-0 going B5

 

[Matt Cotcher]

16 batters in and Gurwitz has 5 PO's in center. Gophers are having trouble with Hollingsworth's off-speed.

 

[joeywa]

B5

Gurwitz

0-1 take

0-2 fouled away right side

1-2 down

K swinging; he tried to hold up on the swing, but couldn't do it

1 out

Johnson

0-1 fouled back

0-2 showed bunt and took it

1-2 up/outside

HBP

He's going to need to ice his elbows after this game.

Shaw

0-1 takes one low in the zone

P steps off, Johnson goes back to 1B

1-1 pitch out; back pick attempt by C; Johnson is easily back

1-2 fouled DEEP into LF corner-foul; 2nd time in as many ABs that he's hit that spot.

6-4-3 ends the inning

Texas up 2-0 through 5

 

[utisdabomb12]

Cantu has a freaking gun. 

 

[joeywa]

T6

Hollingsworth sitting on 51 pitches through 5 frames.  Given up 1 hit, 1 walk and 3 Ks.

Boxwell

0-1 take

0-2 takes another on the outside paint

K looking; same spot with an off speed pitch

1 out

Smith

0-1 take; that pitch fooled Smith-he winced

1-1 dirt; nice block by Cantu-like seeing that with no runners on.

2-1 down

Rips a shot down LF line, Johnson hustles to it and keeps Smith to a single.

Motl

0-1 foul; Smith was running

0-2 take

Culbreth up in the Texas pen

1-2 just misses

2-2 away; Cantu bounces to get to it

K swinging; and 2-6 gets the strike em out throw em out to end the inning

Texas up 2-0 going B6

 

[Matt Cotcher]

Yikes...not a good look....

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[utisdabomb12]

How did that not get out of the ballpark? 

 

[joeywa]

B6

LHP Gilbreth in to P for Minnesota

CJ

Time called.  C to the bump; seems like a bit of confusion in the signs

0-1 take

6-3; 1 away

Marlow

1-0

1-1 showed bunt; took it

1-2 take

2-2 in

3-2

K swinging; ball gets away; 2-3 gets him at 1B

2 away

Tres

1-0

DEEP FLY off the LCF wall-DOUBLE

That ball was killed

Into the teeth of a stiff breeze.