Minor Details: Games of 7/11

Matt Capps, Joe Benson, and Rene Tosoni all continue rehab assignments.  The GCL Twins sweep a doubleheader.  The DSL Twins have a game where they only walk one and make no errors.

FORT MYERS 6, CLEARWATER 5 IN CLEARWATER

Batting starDaniel Santana was 2-for-4 with a double.  Anderson Hidalgo was 1-for-2 with two walks and a three-run homer, his second.

Pitching starTom Stuifbergen gave up just one hit in four innings, striking out three and walking none.

Opposition stars:  Carlos Alonso was 2-for-4 with a double.  Zach Collier was 2-for-4.

Key inning:  The eighth.  Leading 5-1, the Miracle scored when Michael Gonzales doubled and scored on a Santana double.  They needed the run, as the Threshers came up with four in the bottom of the inning.  They had two out and none on when they got a hit batsman, doubles by Alonso and Peter Lavin, and a two-run homer by Jim Murphy to cut the lead to 6-5.  Miracle pitchers retired the next four batters to close out the game.

OtherMatt Capps pitched one inning, allowing an unearned run on one hit.  Joe Benson was 1-for-5 with a double.

FORT WAYNE 6, BELOIT 3 IN FORT WAYNE

Batting starMiguel Sano was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, driving in two.

Pitching starCole Johnson worked 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit.

Opposition stars:  Austin Hedges was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs.  Tyler Stubblefield was 2-for-3.  Yeison Asencio was 2-for-4 with a double.

Key inning:  The fourth.  Leading 3-2, the TinCaps scored twice.  A walk, a double, and a single drove in the runs.

GREENEVILLE 7, ELIZABETHTON 4 IN GREENEVILLE

Batting starsJhonatan Arias was 3-for-4.  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Pitching starBrett Lee threw two shutout innings, giving up three hits.

Opposition stars:  Brian Blasik was 2-for-3 with a triple, driving in four.  Angel Ibanez was 2-for-4.  Adrian Houser struck out eight in six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and four walks.

Key inning:  The third.  Max Kepler’s RBI single tied the score at one.  The Astros came back with five in the bottom of the inning.  The key hit was a bases-loaded triple by Blasik.

GCL TWINS 6, ORIOLES 1 AT TWINS (GAME 1—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting starsRene Tosoni was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Pitching starsJosue Montanez struck out five in five innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and no walks.  Jose Berrios struck out three in two perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  None.

Key inning:  The third.  The Twins led 1-0.  With runners on first and second with two out, Bryan Haar singled in one and John Murphy singled in two, putting the Twins up 4-0.

GCL TWINS 5, ORIOLES 2 AT TWINS (GAME 2—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting starsJohn Murphy was 2-for-4 with a double.  Joel Licon was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

Pitching starsFelix Jorge struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and walking none.  Alexander Muren threw two perfect innings.

Opposition star:  Janser Severino allowed one run on one hit and one walk while striking out six in five innings.

Key inning:  The seventh.  The Twins led 2-0 and had two out with none on.  Will Hurt walked, stole second, and scored on Murphy’s double.  Aderlin Mejia delivered an RBI single, stole second, and scored on a single by Licon, making the score 5-0.  The runs were important, as the Orioles scored twice on three singles in the bottom of the inning.

DSL TWINS 6, WHITE SOX 1 AT WHITE SOX

Batting starsErnesto Ciprian was 3-for-4 with a triple.  Victor Arias was 3-for-4.  Engelb Vielma was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Pitching starsJunior Subero struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks.  Jose Jimenez worked two shutout innings, allowing three hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Ifran Becerra was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Vladimir Santana was 2-for-4.  Wilce Nieves threw three shutout innings.

Key inning:  The first.  The Twins loaded the bases with one out.  Joel Polanco singled in a run and Ciprian drove in another with a sacrifice fly for the Twins to take a 2-0 lead.  The White Sox opened the bottom of the first with a pair of singles, but had a runner thrown out at the plate and never seriously threatened the lead again.

Other:  The White Sox got nine hits, but received only one walk and did not get the benefit of any Twins errors.

TODAY’S TILTS

9:30    DSL Twins at Reds
11:00  GCL Twins at Orioles
6:00    Fort Myers at Clearwater            Madison Boer v. TBA
6:00    Elizabethton at Greeneville          TBA v. Richard Rodriguez
6:05    Beloit at Fort Wayne                  Jason Wheeler v. Adys Portillo
6:05    Trenton at New Britain               Dellin Betances v. Aaron Thompson
6:05    Toledo at Rochester                  Andrew Oliver v. Jeff Manship