A.J. Cole started strong but struggled in his second inning of work, giving up a total of four runs in 1 2⁄3 innings in what ended up a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins in Game 2 of the Washington Nationals’ Grapefruit League schedule. Michael A. Taylor scored the Nationals’ only run. Erick Fedde made his GL debut.
Here are the highlights from Fort Myers, Florida’s CenturyLink Sports Complex...
• A.J. Cole came out throwing heat in his first Spring Training outing this afternoon, though as usual, that has to be taken FWIW since radar guns in Grapefruit League games are often a little hot.