Minnesota is 51-60, fourth in the AL Central, 8 games behind Detroit. The Twins have lost one game in a row and are 4-6 in their last ten games.
Rochester is 44-67, sixth in the IL North, 19 games behind Lehigh Valley. The Red Wings have lost one game in a row and are 6-4 in their last ten games.
New Britain is 55-56, fourth in the EL East, 7 games behind New Hampshire. The Rock Cats have lost five games in a row and are 3-7 in their last ten games.
Ft. Myers is 15-25 in the second half, sixth in the FSL South, 9 games behind Bradenton. The Miracle has lost four games in a row and is 1-9 in its last ten games.
Beloit is 17-22 in the second half, tied for fourth in the ML West, 7 games behind Kane County and Quad Cities. The Snappers have lost five games in a row and are 3-7 in their last ten games.
Elizabethton is 23-20, second in the AL West, 5 games behind Johnson City. The Twins have lost one game in a row and are 4-6 in their last ten games.
The GCL Twins are 19-21, tied for second in the GCL South, 5 games behind the GCL Orioles. The Twins have won one game in a row and are 3-7 in their last ten games.
The DSL Twins are 31-22, third in the B. C. B. C., 4.5 games behind the DSL Orioles. The Twins have lost two games in a row and are 4-6 in their last ten games.
Luke Hughes was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester.
Denard Span was activated from the disabled list by Minnesota.
Mike Hollimon was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Jeff Manship was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester with a back strain.
Kyle Gibson was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester.
Carlos Gutierrez was activated by the disabled list by Rochester.
Justin Morneau was sent to Rochester on a rehab assignment.
Bruce Pugh was sent from New Britain to Ft. Myers.
Andrew Albers was promoted from Ft. Myers to New Britain.
Steven Liddle was activated from the disabled list by Ft. Myers.
Matthew Tomshaw was sent from Ft. Myers to the GCL Twins.
Tyler Grimes was activated from the disabled list by Beloit.
Pedro Guerra was promoted from Elizabethton to Beloit.
Ben Tootle was placed on the seven day disabled list by Beloit.
Tim Atherton was promoted from the GCL Twins to Elizabethton.
John Krogstad was released by the GCL Twins.
Cleveland trades Orlando Cabrera to San Francisco for Thomas Neal.
Houston organization (AAA Oklahoma City) releases Brad Hennessey.
Dodgers activate Casey Blake from the disabled list.
Oakland organization (AAA Sacramento) releases Willie Eyre.
Philadelphia organization promotes Steve Singleton from A Lakewood to AA Reading.
Toronto organization promotes Bobby Korecky from AA New Hampshire to AAA Las Vegas.
Norfolk 5, Rochester 4 in Norfolk. The Tides scored two in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie. Dustin Martin singled and doubled. Jeff Bailey and Chase Lambin each had two hits. Scott Diamond allowed all five runs on eight hits and no walks in six innings. Cole DeVries worked two perfect innings of relief.
Erie 12, New Britain 2 in Erie. The SeaWolves scored four in the second and four more in the fifth. Joe Benson hit his ninth home run. Blake Martin allowed six runs (four earned) on just three hits but eight walks in 3.1 innings. Twins pitchers combined to walk fourteen batters.
Bradenton 9, Ft. Myers 3 in Bradenton. The Marauders broke a 1-1 tie with seven in the sixth. Angel Morales had two doubles and a single. Danny Rohlfing singled and homered. Tom Stuifbergen threw five solid innings before the roof fell in. For the game he allowed six runs on ten hits and a walk in 5.1 innings.
Kane County 10, Beloit 4 in Beloit. The Cougars scored three in the first and three more in the fourth. Wang-wei Lin had two of the four Snappers hits. Sam Spangler lasted only four innings allowing six runs (four earned) on four hits and three walks.
Kingsport 6, Elizabethton 1 in Kingsport. The Mets scored three in the first. JaDamion Williams had two singles and a triple, raising his average to .360. Miguel Sano doubled and hit his ninth homer. David Hurlbut allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits and no walks in 5.2 innings.
GCL Twins 2, Orioles 1 at Orioles (16 innings). The Twins scored one in the seventh to tie and one in the sixteenth to win. Stephen Wickens and Phillip Chapman each had two hits. Starter Hein Robb gave up an unearned run on two hits and three walks in four innings. Five relief pitchers then held the Orioles scoreless: Gonzalo Sanudo pitched two innings, giving up a walk; Kyle Wahl pitched three innings, giving up three hits and striking out four; Marcus Limon pitched three innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out three; Luis Nunez pitched three innings, striking out five while giving up a hit and two walks to get the win; Markus Solbach pitched a perfect sixteenth, walking one to get the save.
DSL Twins at Orioles. Postponed for the third day in a row.
ANAHEIM 7, MINNESOTA 1
Record - 51-60 (4th in Central, 1.5 games out of 3rd, 8.0 games out of first)
Highest WPA - N/A
Lowest WPA - Liriano (5.0 IP, 7R, 10H, 2 BB) and the entire lineup (6 for 32, HR)
-------------------
Another frustrating game in a season that seems to be an exhaustive collection of frustrating games. Knowing the kind of year Dan Haren was having, it was difficult to be optimistic about the Twins chances, but Minnesota left no doubt as to the outcome of this one.
The infield of non-infielders (well, 50% non-infielders anyway) had a very difficult time turning balls in play into outs. Seeing as how this is kind of an important part of playing defense, it's not surprising things turned out poorly. No errors were awarded, but it sure seemed like the Angels got a lot of extra outs.
F-Bomb was not particularly great. Some of that was the defense behind him, some of it was his own fault.
In addition to the defense being subpar and the pitching being subpar, the offense was (say it with me) subpar. While the Angels were building a comfortable lead, the Twins sent 22 hitters to the plate to record the first 21 outs of the game. Jim Thome's 598th career HR leading off the 8th ruined the shutout, and seemed to open the floodgates as the next three hitters singled. Those three singles led to no runs, in fact they lead to an out as Danny Valencia slid into Jeff "The Wall" Mathis and still hasn't touched home plate. Add baserunning to the subpar side of the equation.
Add it all up and the Twins were well under par for the day. Maybe they should take up golf.
Spit yr wicked randomness.
Hiraoka Hiroshi (1856)
Pepper Bassett (1919)
Bill Pleis (1937)
Dwight Siebler (1937)
Tommie Aaron (1939)
Nelson Briles (1943)
Bernie Carbo (1947)
Rick Mahler (1953)
Dave Rozema (1956)
Steve Gasser (1967)
John Olerud (1968)
Carlos Pulido (1971)
John Wasdin (1972)
Bobby Kielty (1976)
Mark Mulder (1977)
Eric Hinske (1977)
Carl Crawford (1981)
Right-hander Steve Gasser did not play for the Twins, but was in their minor league system for four years before being traded to the Mets in the Wally Backman deal. A second round draft choice, he did not play in the major leagues.
You missed Thome's 598th, but that's definitely all you missed.
i need something to calm my nerves after a stressful road trip. how about some early 90s aussie alternative?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaLUMTY9tcI
(3 votes, average: 8.33 out of 10)
Loading...