Well thank goodness we're done with those dominant Rangers, and can move on to the Tigers in our battle for last place. Lucky for the Twins, they're pitching Matt Shoemaker, so that should give them a great advantage in losing ground to the Tigers.
I'm having trouble thinking of anything to write that isn't even more negative than that opening paragraph, so maybe we'll just let this sit here for bit...
Go Twins!
And we're back. This is, obviously, going to be a long post, but it's the first time I've had the time to do some write-ups.
Tuesday
OMAHA 8, ST. PAUL 2 IN OMAHA
The Storm Chasers scored four in the second to take a 5-0 lead and eventually led 8-0 before the Saints scored two in the seventh.
Batting stars: Ryan Jeffers was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer. Zander Weil was 2-for-4.
Pitching star: Andrew Vasquez struck out three in two perfect innings.
Opposition stars: Edward Olivares was 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, two runs, and three RBIs. Jackson Kowar struck out nine in 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Saints starter Andrew Albers pitched four innings, allowing seven runs on eight hits and no walks and striking out six.
Wednesday
ST. PAUL 10, OMAHA 4 IN OMAHA
The Saints scored three in the second to take a 4-2 lead and put it out of reach with four in the fourth.
Batting stars: Rob Refsnyder was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs. J. T. Riddle was 2-for-4 with two runs. Tomas Telis was 2-for-4 with two runs. Trevor Larnach was 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and two runs. Brent Rooker was 2-for-5 with a home run.
Pitching stars: Juan Minaya struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk. Shaun Anderson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Ian Gibaut struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition stars: Edward Olivares was 3-for-3 with a walk. Jace Vines pitched two perfect innings and struck out one.
Saints starter Charlie Barnes pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and no walks and striking out two.
Thursday
OMAHA 4, ST. PAUL 3 IN OMAHA (11 INNINGS)
It was 2-2 after nine. Each team scored one in the tenth, but the Storm Chasers scored in the eleventh and the Saints did not.
Batting stars: Tomas Telis was 2-for-5. Keon Broxton was 2-for-5. Rob Refsnyder was 2-for-6 with a home run, his second. Trevor Larnach was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second), a walk, and two runs.
Pitching stars: Randy Dobnak struck out five in four innings, giving up two hits and no walks. Derek Law struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Ian Hamilton pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Edward Olivares was 2-for-4 with a walk. Anderson Miller was 2-for-5 with a home run. Scott Blewett struck out eight in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks.
Tuesday
WICHITA 2, SPRINGFIELD 0 IN SPRINGFIELD
The Wind Surge scored both of their runs in the eighth inning.
Batting stars: Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-4. Mark Contreras was 1-for-2 with two walks.
Pitching stars: Josh Winder struck out six in 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and a walk. Jovani Moran retired all four men he faced, striking out three. Tom Hackimer struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Yennier Cano struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Nick Plummer was 2-for-3. Delvin Perez was 2-for-4. Domingo Robles struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Wednesday
WICHITA 5, SPRINGFIELD 4 IN SPRINGFIELD
Trailing 4-3, the Wind Surge scored two in the seventh. Aaron Whitefield tripled home the tying run and scored on a wild pitch to give Wichita the lead.
Batting stars: Whitefield was 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk, and two runs. Ernie De La Trinidad was 2-for-4 with a walk. Jose Miranda was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk.
Pitching stars: Hector Lujan struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and two walks. Ryan Mason retired all four men he faced, striking out three.
Opposition stars: Juan Yepez was 2-for-3.
Thursday
SPRINGFIELD 7, WICHITA 6 IN SPRINGFIELD
Each team scored five in the seventh, leaving the score 6-5 Cardinals. Damek Tomscha doubled home a run to tie it in the top of the eighth, but Juan Yepez homered in the bottom of the eighth to put Springfield back in front.
Batting stars: Caleb Hamilton was 3-for-4 with two doubles. Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-4 with a grand slam and a walk.
Pitching star: Cole Sands pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks and striking out three.
Opposition stars: Ivan Herrera was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Justin Toerner was 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks. Yepez was 1-for-4 with a home run.
Tuesday
CEDAR RAPIDS 7, PEORIA 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
The Kernels scored three in the first and had all of their runs in the first four innings.
Batting star: Spencer Steer was 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base, and two runs.
Pitching stars: Kody Funderburk pitched three shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks and striking out two. Andrew Cabezas pitched four shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two. Melvi Acosta struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition star: Evan Sisk struck out three in two perfect innings.
Wednesday
CEDAR RAPIDS 7, PEORIA 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Gabe Snyder doubled home the deciding run with two out in the ninth inning.
Batting stars: Matt Wallner was 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs. Spencer Steer was 3-for-5. Snyder was 2-for-5 with a double.
Pitching star: Tyler Palm pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and five walks (!) and striking out two.
Opposition stars: Alec Burleson was 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs. Zade Richardson was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs. Jack Ralston struck out four in 3.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and two walks.
Kernels starter Ben Gross struck out four in 2.2 innings, giving up three unearned runs on four hits and two walks.
Thursday
PEORIA 11, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Already leading 4-2, the Chiefs scored seven in the ninth to put it out of reach.
Batting stars: Matt Wallner was 2-for-2 with a triple, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch. Yeltsin Encarnacion was 2-for-4.
Pitching star: Zach Featherstone pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and two walks and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Alec Burleson was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second), a walk, two runs, and two RBIs. Chandler Redmond was 3-for-4 with a home run and a walk. Mac Lardner pitched four shutout innings, giving up a hit and three walks and striking out two.
Kernels starter Blayne Enlow struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks.
Tuesday
FORT MYERS 6, BRADENTON 3 IN BRADENTON
Trailing 3-2 after eight, the Mighty Mussels scored four in the ninth. The runs scored on a wild pitch, a bases-loaded walk, and a two-run single by Edouard Julien.
Batting stars: Julien was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs. Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 1-for-3 with a home run, two walks, and two runs.
Pitching stars: Regi Grace struck out six in 4.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk. Louie Varland struck out ten in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk.
Opposition stars: Endy Rodriguez was 2-for-4. Alexander Mojica was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer. J. C. Flowers struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Wednesday
FORT MYERS 13, BRADENTON 4 IN BRADENTON
The Mighty Mussels scored five in the first and four in the second to take control.
Batting stars: Keoni Cavaco was 3-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two runs. Yunior Severino was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. Max Smith was 1-for-5 with a grand slam, a walk, two runs, and five RBIs. Will Holland was 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk.
Pitching star: Hunter McMahon struck out six in 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Opposition stars: Will Matthiessen was 3-for-5. Endy Rodriguez was 1-for-2 with a home run, a walk, and two runs. Logan Hoffman struck out seven in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Mighty Mussels starter Casey Legumina struck out six in 3.1 innings, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks.
Thursday
BRADENTON 3, FORT MYERS 1 IN BRADENTON
The Marauders scored two in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead. The lone Mighty Mussels run came on a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Batting star: Edouard Julien was 1-for-3 with a walk. The Mighty Mussels had just two hits.
Pitching stars: Osiris German struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two walks. Denny Bentley struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Eli Wilson was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk. Santiago Flores struck out seven in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks. Steven Jennings struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.
Mighty Mussels starter Sean Mooney struck out five in 2.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit.
5:05 Fort Myers at Bradenton
6:35 Peoria at Cedar Rapids
7:05 St. Paul at Omaha
7:05 Wichita at Springfield
Might as well get the full boygenius crew in this week.
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Loading... On day 3 of no kitchen with work being done. It's harder than I thought it would be.
Mickey Doolin (1880)
Tom Zachary (1896)
Dick Williams (1929)
Claude Raymond (1937)
Steve Whitaker (1943)
Manny Hernandez (1961)
Brook Fordyce (1970)
James Loney (1984)
Sam Dyson (1988)
Keon Broxton (1990)
Game Time - 12:10 p.m. CDT
Ass-bats and ass-arms. Either the Twins are a better team than their record indicates, or this isn't going to be the team I thought it was going to be. But it's still early and I take solace in the conventional wisdom that the front office has two months to figure out what's broke and two months to fix it. I'd suggest, though, that they don't need another month of figuring and can move directly on to the fixing at this point.
Big Mike starts off the slinging for the Twins today, he's 2-1 with a 2.30 ERA and 27 strikeouts in five starts and you can't ask for much more than that. Jordan Lyles takes the mound for the Rangers in the matinee sporting a 1-2 record with a 7.39 ERA. He was roughed up to the tune of five runs over four innings by the Red Sox in his last start and he's given up 12 over his last two, so there may be opportunity to put some crooked numbers on the board. Play ball!
Hey, citizens. Make sure you don't get creamed by any plummeting space junk over the next couple days.
Due to personal time constraints, this is a reprint from last year which has not been updated.
Bonesetter Reese (1855)
Walton Cruise (1890)
Mike McCormick (1917)
Willie Mays (1931)
Russ Gibson (1939)
Bill Hands (1940)
Masanori Murakami (1944)
Steve Staggs (1951)
Larry Andersen (1953)
Al Williams (1954)
Gerardo Parra (1987)
Jose Altuve (1990)
John “Bonesetter” Reese worked with many baseball players and other famous people in the first part of the twentieth century. Today we might call him a physical therapist, although he did not have a formal degree. “Bonesetting” is a Welsh term for the treatment of muscle and tendon strains.
Masanori Murakami was the first Japanese-born player in the major leagues.
Infielder Steve Staggs was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1970, but did not sign.
2021 is also new Lucy Dacus SZN let's gooooo
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Thorpe
Praying for a real game today. The Twins are good at those.
Lineup:
Buxton - CF
Donaldson - 3B
Cruz - DH
Garlick - LF
Garver - C
Polanco - 2B
Kepler - RF
Sanó - 1B
Simmons - SS
