FORT MYERS, Fla. — Bailey Ober surrendered three runs Saturday, the first time he's been scored upon this spring, and finished what he fears is a fruitless campaign to make the Twins' Opening Day roster as Minnesota fell to the Braves, 9-4 at Hammond Stadium.
At CoolToday Park in North Port, a team of mostly Twins bench players and minor leaguers also lost to Atlanta by the same score, 9-4.
Ober, who had yet to allow even a hit in three previous Grapefruit League starts, surrendered a double to the game's first batter, Kevin Pillar, on a catchable but wind-blown fly ball that fooled Trevor Larnach.