Minor Details: Games of 7/24

The only Twins wins came in short-season leagues.  Kyle Gibson takes a step forward on his comeback.  Max Kepler keeps bringing the power.

SYRACUSE 6, ROCHESTER 1 IN ROCHESTER

Batting starBrian Dinkelman was 2-for-3 with a double, a home run (his third), and a walk.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Carlos Maldonado was 2-for-4.  Tanner Roark struck out nine in seven innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.

Key inning:  The fifth.  In a 1-1 tie, Josh Johnson delivered a two-out, two-run double to put the Chiefs in front for good.

OtherBrendan Wise was placed on the disabled list.  Recently signed free agent Eric Hurley will replace him on the roster.

BINGHAMTON 4, NEW BRITAIN 3 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting starsAaron Hicks and Deibinson Romero were each 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Pitching starMarty Popham struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Eric Campbell was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk.

Key inning:  The eighth.  Leading 3-1, Campbell’s homer put the Mets up 4-1.  In the bottom of the inning, Shawn Roof singled, Hicks doubled, and Joe Benson delivered a two-run double to cut the lead to 4-3 with one out.  Oswaldo Arcia followed with another double, but Benson only advanced to third.  A strikeout and a fly out ended the threat.

Other:  Binghamton starter Mark Cohoon gave up only one hit through the first six innings.

CHARLOTTE 6, FORT MYERS 5 IN FORT MYERS (11 INNINGS)

Batting starsKyle Knudson was 2-for-4 with a double.  Lance Ray was 2-for-4.  Anderson Hidalgo was 2-for-5.

Pitching starNelvin Fuentes allowed a run on a hit and two walks in 2.2 innings, striking out two.

Opposition stars:  Lucas Bailey was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Alex Koronis threw two scoreless innings.

Key inning:  The eleventh.  It was a 5-5 tie.  With one out, Cody Rogers reached on an error and scored on a double by Bailey to end the game.

Other:  According to the game report, Rogers fell down twice between third and home and still was able to score from first on the double.

ELIZABETHTON 12, KINGSPORT 5 IN KINGSPORT

Batting starsD. J. Hicks was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run (his third), scoring three times.  Jorge Polanco was 3-for-4 with a double.  Max Kepler hit a three-run homer, his fifth.

Pitching star:  Starter Corey Kimes worked three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Tomas Nido was 2-for-4.  Miller Diaz struck out six and walked none in four innings, allowing a run on two hits.

Key inning:  The first.  Candido Pimentel led off the game with a walk and stole second.  With two out, he was still on second.  Rory Rhodes walked and Hicks followed with a three-run homer to give the Twins an early lead.

Other:  The Twins scored ten runs in the first three innings, leading 10-0.

GCL TWINS 5, ORIOLES 4 AT TWINS (GAME 1—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting starsKelvin Ortiz was 3-for-3.  Bryan Haar and Javier Pimentel each hit their first homer of the season.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Derrick Bleeker was 2-for-3 with a triple.  Adrian Marin was 2-for-3.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The score was tied at three.  With two out and none on, Haar walked and Pimentel hit a two-run homer to give the Twins the lead.

Other:  The Orioles got the tying run into scoring position with two out in the seventh before the threat was extinguished.

GCL TWINS 6, ORIOLES 1 AT ORIOLES (GAME 2—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Batting starsZach Larson was 2-for-3 with a triple.  Joel Licon was 2-for-4.

Pitching starsKyle Gibson worked two perfect innings, striking out two.  Hung Yi Chen gave up two hits in two shutout innings, striking out two.

Opposition stars:  Tommy Richards was 2-for-3 with a double.  Duke Porter threw three shutout innings, allowing only two walks.

Key inning:  The fourth.  The Twins led 2-0.  Logan Wade scored on Larson’s triple.  A sacrifice fly made it 4-0.  Byron Buxton then doubled, followed by singles by Aderlin Mejia and Licon which put the Twins in front 6-0.

DSL ORIOLES 8, TWINS 4 AT ORIOLES

Batting starsRafael P. Valera and Luis Gonzalez were each 2-for-4.

Pitching starArgenis Silva threw three shutout innings despite giving up four hits and three walks.

Opposition stars:  Victor Medina was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Ronarsy Ledesma was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple.  Rafael Moreno struck out seven in six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and no walks.

Key inning:  The fourth.  Trailing 2-1, the Orioles put up a six-spot.  The runs were all charged to Reudis Reyes, who was brought in to start the inning.  The inning featured two hit batsmen, three walks, a wild pitch, three singles, a double, and a triple.

TODAY’S TILTS

9:30    DSL Cubs1 at Twins
11:00  GCL Twins at Rays
11:05  Binghamton at New Britain            Zach Wheeler v. B. J. Hermsen
5:30    Fort Myers at Charlotte                Matthew Hauser v. Enny Romero
6:05    Syracuse at Rochester                 TBA v. Esmerling Vasquez
6:30    Beloit at Burlington                      TBA v. Tanner Peters

2 thoughts on “Minor Details: Games of 7/24”

  1. If Javier ever makes it to the bigs, my nickname for him will be "The Scarlet Pimentel", and I will do my best to channel Daffy Duck's exasperated lisp.

    Way aside, but we just recently borrowed a Looney Tunes DVD collection from the library. CER and HPR were quoting "A Duck Amuck" to each other after two viewings.

  2. Minor Details may or may not appear tomorrow, and will almost certainly not appear Friday. If nothing unexpected happens, it will resume its regular schedule on Saturday.

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