We played the Rockies tonight. After losing three straight, I suppose Mr. Baker decided it was time to come out and pitch. And boy did he. He struck out 12 batters. The folks keeping the strikeout count out in center field ran out of spaces.
But I was a terribly worried that despite the great pitching, he might not get the win. While the Rockies pitcher didn't do much striking out, he somehow managed to hold us to two runs. My man Span had a tough night, but I noted that another fan was sitting right in front of me so that should make him feel good about Section 320. Two runs turned out to be enough. Matt Guerrier came in for short-relief and didn't do so hot. He left the game with men on base leaving it to Mijares to get the outs. Unfortunately a wild pitch and a bobble by Millionaire Joe let a run in before the inning was over. That was all they got before Rauch came in and closed them down. We won 2-1.
Speaking of Rauch. Target Field has a new video they play when Rauch comes in to pitch. It plays up the tattoos and plays tough guy music. I'd be scared.
On another side note, I couldn't help but notice that a few people were a bit distracted during the game. It was an exciting game given all the strikeouts and the closeness of the score, so not sure what the problem was. Apparently a few kids thought the video version of baseball was better than the real thing. What's the world coming to?
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