Although he walked four, Cody Ponce recorded six outs without allowing a run Friday against the Twins.
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Although he walked four, Cody Ponce recorded six outs without allowing a run Friday against the Twins.With his pitch count up, Ponce was lifted with the bases loaded and two out in the first. Michael Plassmeyer then retired Ryan Kreidler. Ponce came back out for the second and walked two more in a scoreless frame. In the third, he retired Brooks Lee and gave up a double to Matt Wallner before being lifted again. In all, Ponce threw 31 of his 59 pitches for strikes. The bullpen then followed his lead the rest of the way, and the Jays won the game 6-1 despite walking 10 batters in all.
Orlando Arcia hit a two-run homer Thursday in the Twins' 8-5 win over the Red Sox.Arcia is 5-for-20 with four extra-base hits this spring. Last year, he totaled 11 extra-base hits in 203 at-bats for the Braves and Rockies. The Twins could pick him over Gio Urshela, Ryan Kreidler and Tristan Gray for their vacant utility role, though unlike Kreidler and Gray, he's not on the 40-man.