Spring Training: Cardinals @ Marlins, 1:05 Pm

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Kevin Thomas vrs. Chris Volstad

Lineups
Cardinals
Theriot, SS
Jay, RF
Pujols, 1B
Holliday, LF
Berkman, DH
Craig, 3B
Schumaker, 2B
Laird, C
Greene, CF

Marlins
Coghlan 8, infante 4, ramirez 6, sanchez 3, morrison 7, buck 2, helms dh, dominguez 5, cousins 9...volstad rh
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I'm not going to be able to do a full play by play. I'm probably going to have to leave in the 5th or 6th inning.
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Something to note, Volstad is now pitching from the first base side of the mound. He was pitching from the center of the mound last year.
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Sinker is on today. 3 straight groundball outs for Volstad, 2 to short, 1 to third.
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Low pitch count, too. Lots of strikes so far.
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CC grounds out to first.

On a side not, these are awesome seats for my last game of the week. Third row right in the middle of the Cards dugout.

Infante singles to center.

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Hanley pops to second.
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Gaby k's.
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0-0 after 1.
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Holliday long lazy fly to center.
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Nice pitch. Fooled Berkman big time.
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Berkman k's swinging.
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Craig k's looking. Volstad threw some nice pitches that inning. Not a biased opinion. Go ask Berkman.
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LoMo single to center.
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Buck lines out to left.
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The Comtigency walks.
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That's supposed to be Contigency.
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Dominguez RBI single back up the middle. LoMo scores. Helms to second. 1-0 Fish.
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Capozzi just pointed out that this was off a AA pitcher.

Cousins sac bunt. Runners at 2nd and 3rd.
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CC walks. Bases juiced.
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Infante lines out to short. 1-0 Fish after 2.
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Just FYI, I have to leave in about an hour.
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Schumaker grounds out to first.0
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Laird singles to left.
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Greene flies out to right.
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Theriot first pitch pop up to second.

That'll do it for Volstad. 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. Great way to send me home!
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Hanley flies to center.

Dunn up in pen (courtesy of Festa who is in the left field bleachers).
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Gaby doubles to left. Looks like he just missed a homer.
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LoMo walks.

FYI, Franklin is pitching for the Cards.
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Buck long lazy fly to right. No lie, I don't think Buck has even reached base in any game I have seen.

RBI single by Helms. 2-0 Fish.
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LoMo on third.
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Dominguez high pop foul into the marlins bullpen. Caught for an out. 2-0 Fish after 3. Dunn in.
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I seriously think I'm allergic to the sunscreen I've been using. I have rashes on both arms and legs where I put it.
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JoeFrisaro: #Marlins Volstad, very impressive. 35 pitches, 24 strikes

/Twitter
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Jay singled to center. Pujols flies out to center. Jay caught stealing.
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Berkman reaches on an E6 by Hanley.
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Correction, that was Holliday. Holliday to second on a wild pitch.
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Berkman grounds out to short. Fielded by Dominguez. Still 2-0 Fish.

Webb up in the pen.
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Cousins pops to shallow center. Fielded by the shortstop.
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CC walks.
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CC picked off first.
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Infante pops out into foul territory by first base. 2-0 Fish after 4.
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Webb pitching.
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Craig grounds out to short on the first pitch.

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Schumaker singles under Hanley's glove into left.
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Laird drops one into left center. Schumaker to 2nd.
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FYI, Wise in now in center. Not Cc
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Gaby fields a ball and is charged with a throwing error trying to turn two. Schumaker scores. Runners on second and third.

Theriot weak little hit to Gaby on the middle of the first base line. Jay flies put to center.

2-1 Fish. Bottom 5.
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Mott pitching for the Cardinals.
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Hanley high pop up to shallow right. Fielded by the second baseman.
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Gaby drops a little blooper into shallow right.
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LoMo lines into the gap in rightcenter but is held to a single. Gaby to 3rd.
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OMG, Buck hit the ball. RBI single to center. Gaby scores. LoMo to third. 3-1 Fish. Davis running for Buck.
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Helms hit in the left arm. Bases juiced.
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Dominguez singles to left. LoMo scores. 4-1. Bases still loaded. Boner running for Dominguez.
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This is going to be my last inning. Just FYI.
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Cousins k's swinging.
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Wise clears the bases. RBI triple into left center. 7-1 Fish!
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Thurston flies to right. 7-1 Fish through 5.

I gotta go but this is a good way to leave.

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Game called after the top of the 8th due to rain. According to Gameday, Brian Sanches gave up a solo homer. Fish won 7-2.

[Miamarlin21]

Great stuff Mibs. Thanks for doing the play-by-play while you were there. I really enjoyed it.

[Omar]

Have to say that Volstad looked really good yesterday. If he pitches like that even just 75% of the time, he'll be the best #5 in baseball.

[Ramp]

That's exciting stuff and would really be for me