TWINS 5, ROCKIES 5
Willians Astudillo walked on four pitches in the first inning for Minnesota, marking his only free pass or strikeout of the exhibition season. An oddball in an age when baseball teams prioritize on-base percentage and don’t mind high strikeout totals, the highly aggressive, contact-oriented Astudillo put the ball in play in all but two of his 54 spring plate appearances – the exceptions were a hit-by-pitch and Tuesday’s walk. Nelson Cruz and C.J. Cron each homered for Minnesota, and Michael Pineda struck out seven in five innings.
Jon Gray allowed both homers, giving up three runs in three innings. Nolan Arenado and Daniel Murphy each went deep.
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