Texas vs Minnesota ***Game 2 Thread (SAT-3 PM CST)***

[joeywa]

I'm here and we're fixin' to get rolling.

Lineups:

Texas:

7 Johnson

9 Shaw

6 Hinojosa

2 Barrera

4 Marlow

3 Cantu

5 Boswell

8 Gurwitz

DH Baker

P Sawyer

Minnesota:

8 Motl

4 Schaefbauer

9 Fiedler

6 Handel

5 Skjefte

2 Athmann

DH Traxler

3 Tyler Hanson

7 Smith

LHP Sawyer

 

[joeywa]

Very interesting move by Augie, Skip and TNik to put Cantu at 1B in Game 1 and Joe Baker into the DH slot

Minnesota's starter, LHP Sawyer, was Minnesota's closer last year.

 

[joeywa]

As usual, the game is on TV on LHN and is on 1300 The Zone radio, and there's an audio stream on the TexasSports.com website

 

[Johnstark23]

I think I like Cantu at first more than Barrera just from a length perspective

 

[utisdabomb12]

Sawyer looks good early. 

 

[joeywa]

Texas wearing the white unis with burnt orange pinstripes on the jerseys and pants, burnt orange sleeves, caps, belts and socks.

Minnesota wearing their maroon jerseys with gold side panels, gray pants with a maroon stripe down the side, maroon caps and black socks.

T1

Motl

0-1 take

1-1 away

2-1 up

3-1 just missed away; check swing-didn't go

3-2 swing on the off speed pitch

3-2 fouled up and back

K swinging.

1 out

Schaufbauer

0-1 curve finds the zone

0-2 takes another nice cut

0-2 foul; hit the knob of the bat and his hand, strike called

Steps out and shakes it off

Steps back in

K swinging on a pitch in the dirt; 2-3 on the putout

2 outs

Fiedler

1-0 low/away

2-0 down/in

4-3

1-2-3

No score, going B1

 

[joeywa]

B1

Johnson

1-0 up/away

1-1 takes one low in the zone

1-2 catches the paint on the inside corner

2-2 up/out

F6; can of corn.

1 down

Shaw

1-0 down; showed a halfway bunt look.

1-1 takes one at the knees

2-1 down/away

3-1 down/in

3-2 take; just on the inside corner

U3

2 down

CJ

0-1 take

1-1 misses away

2-1 down

3-1 up

F7

1-2-3

1 complete; no score

 

[utisdabomb12]

Sawyer has lost command here. 

 

[joeywa]

T2

Handel

1-0 down

2-0 low/away

5-3; really nice stretch and dig by Cantu at 1B

1 out

Skjefte

Slow dribbler down 3B side, Cantu pulls his foot as the throw pulled him towards home

IF single

Athmann

1-0 just misses away

Tres comes out to chat with Sawyer for a brief second

Checks runner

2-0 up/out

3-0 misses down

4-pitch walk on the pitch that was up.

Runners on 1&2

Traxler

1-0 down/away

Sawyer spins and steps off the rubber towards 2B; keeping him honest

2-0 up

Skip to the bump to visit with Sawyer

 

[utisdabomb12]

Good response by Sawyer. Still some control issues, but got of the inning. 

 

[joeywa]

T2 (cont) Runners on 1&2; 1 outs

Traxler 2-0

2-1 take

2-2 take

3-2 up/out

Grounder to Marlow, he bobbles it, 4-6 and CJ has no chance on the throw to 1B

2 outs

Runners on corners

Hanson

0-1 takes one on the outer half of the plate

0-2 takes another that was barely on the paint of the outside of the plate

1-2 outside

Checks runner and Cantu makes a nice play to get the throw that was wide

2-2 misses up

Hanson steps out; back in

3-2 away

K swinging

2 LOB

Going B2; no score

 

[joeywa]

Sawyer has lost command here. 

He's not getting his upper body through the pitches.  Skip worked with him a bit. 

 

[utisdabomb12]

Barrera ripping it but can't find a hole. 

 

[joeywa]

B2

Tres

0-1 fouled up and back

Rips a shot to LF; F7

Tres can't catch a break yet this weekend. 

1 out

Marlow

0-1 takes one that catches the outside corner

1-1 away

F6 in shallow LF

2 outs

Cantu

0-1 fouled away right side

0-2 fouled away right again

1-2 up

K swinging; check swing off speed had him guessing

1-2-3

Through 2 we're scoreless

 

[utisdabomb12]

Sawyer was a little more comfortable that inning. Still with some command issues, but was more confident in his breaking stuff. 

 

[joeywa]

T3

Smith

0-1 take

1-1 in

1-2 fouled down 1B line

2-2 that had to be down, looked really good

2-2 fouled away left side

F8

1 out

Motl

1-0 away

Single into LF; Motl with a big turn, Johnson's throw sails over Marlow's head.

Sawyer is backing up and Motl holds at 1B

Schaefbauer

0-1 take

Checks runner

1-1 up/in

1-2 takes a heater down the pipe

Checks runner

K swinging on an off speed curve offering

2 outs

Fiedler

0-1 take and Motl gets a great jump; throw was perfect but not quite in time.

1-1 up/away

2-1 down; breaking ball can't find the zone

2-2 take

F8

1 LOB

Still no score, going B3

 

[joeywa]

B3

Let's see if we can get something working here.

Sawyer now has 4 Ks, a career high

Boswell

0-1 take

0-2 bunt foul

K swinging; got him chasing a fastball upstairs

1 out

Minnesota's Sawyer looking solid thus far.

Gurwitz

0-1 fouled up and back

0-2 fouled up and back

1-2 curve in the dirt

Slow roller towards 3B and he legs it out for an IF hit.

That was a mirror image of the Minnesota IF hit earlier in the game

Baker

1-0 down

2-0 dirt; nice block by Minn C

3-0 up

Sawyer not locating well here

4-pitch walk on a pitch away

Runners at 1&2

 

[joeywa]

B3 (cont) 1 out, runners on 1&2

Johnson

Single to LF; Gurwitz holds at 3B

Bases loaded

 

[utisdabomb12]

Great job by Shaw. Good battle there to put it in play.