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Bad baseball

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Todd Williams was charged with two runs in the fifth, giving the Twins a 7-1 lead. But Brian Roberts allowed leadoff hitter Jason Kubel to reach on his error, as the Orioles continue to play perhaps their sloppiest game of the spring.

The Twins have 11 hits. They haven't all been clean. Jason Bartlett's run-scoring single in the fifth could have been ruled an error on third baseman Melvin Mora, who failed to backhand the ball. And that's just one example. There's no shortage.

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The Orioles are playing like a team that doesn't want to be out there. I'm not saying that's the case, but that's definitely the appearance they're giving.

As for Steve Trachsel, I don't see manager Sam Perlozzo yanking him from the rotation based on his spring numbers. But that doesn't mean a change won't occur a few months into the season if this continues.


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