As the season rolls on, the Twins are getting more players who are not playing in either Venezuela or Arizona. Here's what they did yesterday:
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Cibao 3, Escogido 1 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI for Cibao. Estarlin De Los Santos was 0-for-2 with the same club.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Carolina 7, Caguas 6 in Caguas. Aaron Bates was used as a reserve for Caguas but did not bat.
Ponce 4, Mayaguez 1 in Mayaguez. Angel Morales was 0-for-1 as a reserve for Ponce. Deinys Suarez started and pitched four shutout innings, giving up four hits, for the same club.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Brisbane 7, Canberra 4 in Canberra (Game 1). Rory Rhodes was 0-for-4 for Brisbane but walked once and scored twice.
Canberra 5, Brisbane 4 in Canberra (Game 2). Rory Rhodes was 1-for-4 and scored once.
Sydney 8, Melbourne 6 in Syndey (Game 1). Jacob Younis was 1-for-3 for Syndey, driving in a run.
Melbourne 13, Syndey 9 in Synden (Game 2). Joshua Hendricks was 0-for-1 with a walk and a run for Melbourne. Jacob Younis was 1-for-5 with a run.
I am open to a better name for this feature; I just couldn't think of one this morning.
Winterball Whangdoodle?
Heh.
"Winterball Words" would be simple and direct. Or "Winterball Wisdom"