Relevant EPL Results
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Minor Details: Games of 8/20 & 8/21
ROCHESTER
Saturday--Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6, Rochester 4 in Rochester. Dustin Martin singled and doubled. Brandon Roberts, Brian Dinkelman, and Chase Lambin each had two hits. Scott Diamond allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits and no walks in five innings. Lester Oliveros struck out three in two shutout innings.
Sunday--Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 0, Rochester 0 in Rochester (Suspended in top of third). Liam Hendriks worked 2.2 innings, giving up one hit.
NEW BRITIAN
Saturday--New Britain 5, New Hampshire 4 in New Britain. The Rock Cats scored four in the sixth to overcome a 4-1 deficit. Brian Dozier hit two home runs and raised his average to .320. Joe Benson had two hits. Dakota Watts got the win in relief, giving up one run on two hits in three innings.
Sunday--New Britain 8, New Hampshire 5 in New Britain. Brian Dozier and Deibinson Romero each hit two doubles, with Dozier raising his average to .321. Danny Lehmann singled and doubled. Joe Benson homered, his fourteenth. Matt Schuld got the win in relief despite allowing two runs on three hits and a walk in two innings. The Rock Cats are a game out of the last playoff spot.
FT. MYERS
Saturday--Charlotte 6, Ft. Myers 2 in Charlotte. Pat Dean surrendered six runs on ten hits and a walk in four innings. Ricky Bowen struck out two in two shutout innings.
Sunday--Ft. Myers 1, Charlotte 1 in Charlotte (suspended in bottom of seventh). Daniel Rohlfing had three hits. Tom Stuifbergen gave up one run on three hits and a walk in 5.2 innings.
BELOIT
Saturday--Beloit 7, Quad Cities 5 in Quad Cities. Tobias Streich had three hits. Tyler Grimes hit two homer runs and drove in three. Jairo Perez singled and hit his fourteenth homer, raising his average to .338. Blayne Weller got the win, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk in 5.1 innings.
Sunday--Quad Cities 4, Beloit 3 in Quad Cities. The River Bandits scored one in the seventh to tie and one in the eighth to win. Jon Goncalves and Daniel Ortiz each singled and doubled. Pedro Guerra struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks. Nelvin Fuentes pitched the eighth and took the loss.
ELIZABETHTON
Saturday--Greeneville 6, Elizabethton 0 in Greeneville. Niko Goodrum had two hits. David Hurlbut took the loss, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk in four innings.
Sunday--Elizabethton 14, Greeneville 3 in Greeneville. The Twins trailed 3-2 after six. Eddie Rosario had two singles and his sixteenth homer, driving in three. Adam Pettersen and Matt Parker each had three hits. Tim Shibuya got the win, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and no walks, striking out seven in seven innings. The Twins are one game ahead of Kingsport for the last playoff spot.
GCL TWINS
Saturday--Twins 5, Red Sox 4 at Red Sox. Joshua Hendricks singled and tripled. Phillip Chapman singled and doubled. Aderlin Mejia and Candido Pimentel each had two hits. Tyler Herr worked two shutout innings to get the win.
Sunday--No game scheduled.
DSL Twins
Saturday--Twins at Orioles. Cancelled.
The DSL Season has come to an end. The Twins finished 42-26, second in the B. C. B. C., three games behind the Orioles, and did not make the playoffs.
Brew Day Melee – American Amber Ale
For the second installment of the Brew Day Melee, I decided to make an American Amber Ale. I'm running low with both my kegs, so I'll need something that can be turned around fairly quickly to get one filled back up. It will serve a far greater purpose as I plan to wash its yeast after primary fermentation for use in this year's barleywine.
I'll get to the recipe after the jump...
August 22, 2011: The Good News
No more Yankees for 2011, unless you watch all of the playoffs. Like I do. Sigh.
Happy Birthday–August 22
Ned Hanlon (1857)
Howie Camnitz (1881)
Wally Schang (1889)
Urban Shocker (1890)
Happy Felsch (1891)
Carl Yastrzemski (1939)
Doug Bair (1949)
Ray Burris (1950)
Paul Molitor (1956)
Darrin Jackson (1962)
Mike Everitt (1964)
Gary Scott (1968)
Hipolito Pichardo (1969)
Steve Kline (1972)
Jeff Weaver (1976)
Randy Wolf (1976)
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Grandma and Grandpa S.
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – One Night Only
Per request from our pal, Mags.
httpv://youtu.be/1qlYIQgvC-k
This kid was born in 1986. Today, we can all feel old. Thanks a lot, Mags.
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Loading... Game #126: Yankees 3, Twins 0
Twins record: 55-71
Fangraphs
MLB Game Wrap
Hitter of the Week: Jim Thome
Pitcher of the Week: Anthony Swarzak
Game 126: Yankees at Twins
The good news is the Twins have a chance today to avoid losing a series to the Yankees for the first time since Aug. 11-13, 2008.
The bad news is the Twins are sending Nick Blackburn to the hill, who is going through a bad stretch. He has given up at least four runs in four of his last five starts, although his one good start came against the Red Sox, the one team with a better offense than the Yankees. So, you never know.
Since the Delmon Young trade, the Twins are averaging 5 runs per game and that stretch includes facing Justin Verlander and C.C. Sabathia. Hopefully, they can do better than that against Ivan Nova. They'll most likely need it. GO TWINS!!
Happy Birthday–August 21
Frank Isbell (1875)
Murray Dickson (1916)
Jerry Staley (1920)
Jim Beauchamp (1939)
Felix Millan (1943)
John Ellis (1948)
John Stearns (1951)
Frank Pastore (1957)
John Wetteland (1966)
Mike Misuraca (1968)
Craig Counsell (1970)
Ismael Valdez (1973)
Akili Smith (1975)
Jason Marquis (1978)
Akili Smith, better known as an NFL quarterback, played for three seasons in the Pittsburgh organization, reaching AA.
August 21, 2011: Afterglow
The season's lost, but beating the Yankees by a lot is its own reward.