Cactus League Game 7
marc w · March 8, 2012 at 11:25 am · Filed Under Mariners
Kevin Millwood takes the mound for the M’s against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa at 12:05 today in the A game while the B team faced the Rockies this morning.
The “real” Spring Training line-up:
1: Ackley (2B)
2: Saunders (CF)
3: Montero (DH)
4: Smoak (1B)
5: Seager (3B)
6: Olivo (C)
7: Peguero (RF)
8: Wells (LF)
9: Kawasaki (SS)
SP: Kevin Millwood
Aaaand the kids who played Colorado were:
1: Brad Miller (SS)
2: Jaso (1B)
3: Catricala (3B)
4: Sucre (C)
5: Robinson (CF)
6: Jimenez (DH)
7: Chavez (RF)
8: Chiang (LF)
9: Romero (2B)
SP: Noesi
Yu Darvish’s start dominated the headlines as you might expect.
Go M’s – no injuries today, please.
Saunders is hitting in the #2 hole? Is that actually right?
Saunders “hitting” in the 2 hole = a strikeout in first at-bat. Here’s hoping he has a good day today.
Did the Mariners actually make six outs in just eight pitches?
Ackley with a HR off of Carlos Marmol. 3 run shot.
Diderot – no, that’s just the way it looks in gameday if there’s no pitchfx. It thinks any in-play out took one pitch, any K took three and any walk four.
Thanks to Shannon Drayer, some news from the B game – M’s won 7-3, HR for Trayvon Robinson, 3 IP, 1R from Noesi.
Mike Wilson in for Casper Wells, Alex Liddi in for Seager, Rodriguez in for Ackley, Ford for Saunders, DeJesus for Smoak.
Neftali Feliz got knocked around a little bit in the Rangers game against the White Sox. It’d be nice if Feliz struggles in the transition to starter; might help balance out the whole Darvish thing.
Tom Wilhelmsen gives up a couple of unearned runs. Meanwhile, Steve Delabar went 1-2-3 with 3 Ks in the B game. The competition for #1 position amongst inspiring comeback stories is well and truly joined.
Liddi knocks in two with a double off of Scott Maine, who’s been a pretty tough reliever in AAA.
Wow, bases loaded, two outs at home with a DP, no runs scored. Looks like Mariners Luck is in full effect early.
M’s had bases loaded and nobody out and score only 1 after a fielders choice, a single, and a double play from F-Mart. M’s lead 8-3.
Looks like I missed that fielder’s choice… gameday is slow refreshing, and all I heard was the two outs at home.
Casey Weathers in for the Cubs. Man, the M’s get a lot of derision for the Jeff Clement pick, but Weathers went #7 overall in 2007 ahead of Madison Bumgarner, Jason Heyward, JP Arencibia, and some prospects like Jarrod Parker. It’s not exactly the same, but a college reliever #7 overall? Even if he’d been decent, why would you do that? Hell, Bavasi waited until the 20s for Josh Fields.
M’S WIN! M’S WIN!
I know its only spring training but anytime I read the words “M’s Win” I get a little smile on my face, and then I realize just how few times I do that in a baseball season.
Any word on what Noesi’s velocity was yesterday?