Minor Details: Games of 7/19

The Red Wings trail by five but come back to win by six.  New Britain and Elizabethton are suspended.  The Lugnuts are dejected and ejected during a doubleheader sweep by the Snappers.

ROCHESTER 14, NORFOLK 8 IN NORFOLK

Batting starsBrian Dinkelman was 4-for-6 with a double and a triple.  Evan Bigley was 3-for-4 with a double and drove in three.  Pedro Florimon was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Pitching starsDaniel Sattler worked 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Brendan Wise struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Brandon Waring was 3-for-5 with a home run.  Carlos R Reyes was 3-for-4.  Blake Davis was 2-for-5 with a double.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Red Wings trailed 7-2.  Ray Chang singled, Danny Lehmann doubled, and Dinkelman tripled to open the inning.  Matt Carson and Chris Parmelee followed with singles, making the score 7-5.  The next two batters went out, but Bigley and Florimon each singled to tie the game at seven.

NEW BRITAIN AT HARRISBURG

The game was suspended after 2 ½ innings with the Rock Cats leading 4-0.  Joe Benson hit a two-run triple.  The game will be completed prior to the regularly scheduled game tonight.

LAKELAND 4, FORT MYERS 3 IN LAKELAND

Batting starDaniel Santana was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitching starsJose Gonzalez struck out two in two innings, allowing one hit.  Michael Tonkin struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Dixon Machado was 2-for-3 with a double.  Daniel Fields was 2-for-4 with a double.  Luis Angel Sanz gave up one run on four hits and three walks while striking out five in six innings.

Key inning:  The seventh.  The Miracle trailed 4-1.  A hit batsman, a walk, and another hit batsman loaded the bases with one out.  Daniel Ortiz singled, scoring two and sending the tying run to third, but Ortiz was thrown out trying to go to second.  The baserunning out took Fort Myers out of the inning, as the next batter was retired to end the threat.

BELOIT 2, LANSING 1 IN BELOIT (GAME 1—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting starsDrew Leachman was 2-for-2 with a walk.  Stephen Wickens was 2-for-3.

Pitching starsJason Wheeler struck out six in six innings, allowing one run on five hits and three walks.  Corey Williams struck out two in one inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition star:  Carlos Perez was 2-for-2 with a double.

Key inning:  The second.  In a scoreless tie, the Lugnuts broke the ice when Gustavo Perez tripled and Kevin Patterson doubled him in.  In the bottom of the inning, singles by Leachman and Steven Liddle and a walk to Jairo Rodriguez loaded the bases with one out.  Wickens then came through with a two-run single to give the Snappers all the runs they would need.

Other:  Lugnuts manager Kenny Graham was ejected in the seventh following a Lansing runner being picked off by Williams.

BELOIT 7, LANSING 1 IN BELOIT (GAME 2—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting starsMiguel Sano was 3-for-4 with a home run, his twentieth.  He drove in four.  Steven Liddle was 2-for-3 with two doubles.  Drew Leachman was 2-for-3.

Pitching stars:  Starter Cole Johnson struck out six in three hitless innings, walking one.  Mason Melotakis struck out two in two shutout innings, allowing two hits.  Ryan O’Rourke struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  None.

Key inning:  The first.  Nate Roberts led off with a walk, took second on a passed ball, stole third, and scored on a Sano single.  Leachman then singled and Liddle hit a two-run double to put the Snappers up 3-0.

Other:  Normally a reliever, Johnson was making his first start of the season…Lansing pitching coach Vince Horsman was ejected in the bottom of the sixth.

JOHNSON CITY AT ELIZABETHTON

The game was suspended in the top of the second in a scoreless tie.  It will be finished as part of a doubleheader on Saturday.

GCL RAYS 4, TWINS 2 AT RAYS

Batting starJoel Licon was 1-for-2 with two walks.

Pitching starsChris Mazza threw three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Melciades De La Cruz struck out two in two shutout innings, walking two.

Opposition star:  Benjamin Kline was 2-for-4.

Key inning:  The sixth.  The score was tied at two.  Bryan Santy led off with a single.  An error on a Logan Wade bunt put runners on second and third.  A passed ball put the Twins ahead and a sacrifice fly gave them an insurance run.

DSL DIAMONDBACKS 10, TWINS 2 AT DIAMONDBACKS

Batting starsAdonis Pacheco was 3-for-4.  Joel Polanco was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitching starsJose Ramirez gave up three walks but no hits in 2.1 scoreless innings.

Opposition stars:  Yorman Garcia was 3-for-6 with a triple, scoring three times.  Jesse Liriano was 3-for-5.  Raul Garcia was 2-for-5 with a triple and drove in three.

Key inning:  The second.  Leading 1-0, the Diamondbacks scored five times.  Three singles, two walks, and Raul Garcia’s two-run triple produced the runs.

TODAY’S TILTS

9:30    DSL Padres at Twins
11:00  GCL Twins at Red Sox
4:00    New Britain at Harrisburg
New Britain at Harrisburg
6:00    Elizabethton at Johnson City                 TBA v. Zachary Petrick
6:05    Rochester at Durham                          TBA v. Lance Pendleton
6:11    Fort Myers at Lakeland                        Matthew Hauser v. Brian Stroud
7:00    Lansing at Beloit                                 Noah Syndergaard v. David Hurlbut

4 thoughts on “Minor Details: Games of 7/19”

  1. Adonis Pacheco was 3-for-4.

    I seem to remember this line in almost every update. The guy has to be hitting over .600.

    1. Not quite, but he's hitting .356/.448/.621, which is pretty darn good. He just turned 21, which appears to be somewhat old for that league. Still, I'd love to see someone named "Adonis Pacheco" playing for the Twins.

      1. sadly, this is his third go-around in the DSL (b-a puts this at his age-20 season). In 2010, he hit 214/311/266 in 181 PA. In 2011, 285/364/398 in 212 PA. I'd like to wish that he'd turned a corner, but the track record is not that encouraging.

        He must be pretty fast, however. 9 triples in 155 PA so far this year.

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