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Minor Details: Games of May 9

SAINTS 11, INDIANS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Michael Helman hit a three-run homer in the third to give St. Paul a 4-0 lead and they added four in the fourth.

Helman was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth), a double, two runs, and five RBIs.
Edouard Julien was 2-for-2 with two walks and three runs.
Chris Williams was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his third) and two runs.
Trevor Larnach was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.
Mark Contreras was 2-for-5.

Jordan Balazovic struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Patrick Murphy pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Oliver Ortega pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 5, ROUGHRIDERS 4 IN FRISCO (10 INNINGS)

An infield groundout scored the go-ahead run in the tenth.

Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with a double.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5.
Pat Winkel hit a two-run homer, his second.

Aaron Rozek pitched 4.1 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits and striking out four.
Tyler Beck struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Jordan Brink struck out three in two perfect innings.

KERNELS 7, RIVER BANDITS 3 IN QUAD CITIES

Jeferson Morales and Keoni Cavaco hit back-to-back homers in the fourth to give Cedar Rapids a 5-2 lead.

Misael Urbina was 3-for-5.
Morales' home run was his second.
Cavaco's home run was his first.

Alejandro Hidalgo pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks and striking out two.
Niklas Rimmel struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
John Stankiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.
Regi Grace pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, TARPONS 7 IN FORT MYERS

Trailing 7-6, Fort Myers scored two in the eighth.  The winning run scored on a wild pitch.

Jorel Ortega was 4-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and four runs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Ricardo Oliver was 2-for-4.

Jose Olivares pitched four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks and striking out two.
Gabriel Yanez pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and striking out three.
Zach Veen pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Wichita (Chad Donato, 0-3, 12.79) at Frisco
6:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Orlando Rodriguez, 3-1, 1.10)
6:37  Indianapolis at St. Paul (TBD)

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Happy Birthday–May 10

Chippy McGarr (1863)
Ed Barrow (1868)
Klondike Douglass (1872)
Harry Salsinger (1885)
Allan Roth (1917)
Hideo Fujimoto (1918)
John McMullen (1918)
Herb Carneal (1923)
Jim Hickman (1937)
Ken Berry (1941)
John Cumberland (1947)
Chris Berman (1955)
Joey Meyer (1962)
Robby Thompson (1962)
Pete Schourek (1969)
Edward Mujica (1984)
Salvador Perez (1990)

Ed Barrow was the manager of the Boston Red Sox from 1918-1920, and is credited with making the decision to make Babe Ruth and outfielder, rather than a pitcher.  He was then general manager of the New York Yankees from 1921-1944.

Harry Salsinger was the sports editor of the Detroit News for forty-nine years.

Allan Roth was the first full-time statistician employed by a major league team, being hired by Branch Rickey in 1947.  He is credited with promoting the idea that on-base percentage is more valuable than batting average and with providing the first evidence that right-handed batters hit better against left-handed pitchers and vice versa.

Hideo Fujimoto holds the Japanese records for lowest career ERA and lowest one-season ERA.

John McMullen was the owner of the Houston Astros from 1979-1992.

With all due respect to John Gordon and Cory Provus, some of us will always consider Herb Carneal to be the Voice of the Twins.

It is rumored that Chris Berman has also been a baseball broadcaster, but no evidence supporting this rumor could be discovered.

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2023 Twins Game Logs

2023 Game Log 36 – Padres at Twins

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San Diego Padres and their $250 million dollar payroll come into town for a rare series against the Twins. Even with elite hitters such as Manny Machado, Juan Soto, and Fernando Tatis, Jr., the Padres have been about as ass-batty as the Twins, with near league lows in average and runs scored.

Extremely tall Iowa native Michael Wacha on the mound for the Padres. He was very good last year for Red Sox against the Twins so we will see if that success continues. Louie Varland has pitched ok with no decisions since being called up so it would be nice to seem him get settled and pitch a good game.

Thing I Learned Today: Nelson Cruz plays for the Padres.

Game time 6:40 with decent temps and a slight chance for rain.

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Minor Details: Where They Stand: May 9

The St. Paul Saints are 18-13, in third place in the International League West, one game behind first-place Memphis.  They are a half-game behind second-place Iowa.

The Wichita Wind Surge is 10-17, in fifth (last) place in the Texas League North, seven games behind first-place Tulsa.  They are three games behind fourth-place Springfield.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 13-13, in fourth place in the Midwest League West, three games behind first-place Beloit.  They are 1.5 games behind second-place Peoria and South Bend.

The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 13-14, in fourth place in the Florida State League West, eight games behind first-place Clearwater.  They are two games behind first-place Dunedin.

This weeks schedule:

Indianapolis (15-17) at St. Paul
Wichita at Frisco (13-14)
Cedar Rapids at Quad Cities (10-16)
Tampa (11-16) at Fort Myers

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Happy Birthday–May 9

Frank Bancroft (1846)
Tommy Clarke (1888)
Neck Stanley (1905)
Billy Jurges (1908)
Tony Bartirome (1932)
Ron Jackson (1953)
Tom Chism (1954)
Tony Gwynn (1960)
Aaron Harang (1978)
Prince Fielder (1984)
Chase Headley (1984)
Buddy Boshers (1988)
Jace Peterson (1990)
Oswaldo Arcia (1991)

Frank Bancroft managed seven teams in nine different seasons over the period of 1880-1902.

Infielder Tony Bartirome is better known as an athletic trainer, working for Pittsburgh from 1967-1985 and for Atlanta from 1986-1988.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to UncleWalt’s youngest child and to Philosofer's third child.

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Happy Birthday–May 8

Due to personal time constraints, this is a reprint from last year which has not been updated.

Dan Brouthers (1858)
Edd Roush (1893)
Turkey Stearnes (1901)
Mike Cuellar (1937)
Steve Braun (1948)
Dennis Leonard (1961)
Orestes Destrade (1962)
Todd Greene (1971)
John Maine (1981)
Adrian Gonzalez (1982)
Wily Peralta (1989)
Sean Gilmartin (1990)

I could not find out why Edd Roush's first name was spelled with two d's.  I did find out, however, that he had a twin brother whose name was Fred, not Fredd.

Outfielder Turkey Stearns was a star in the Negro Leagues from 1923-1940, posting a slugging percentage of .619.

Mike Cuellar pitched in AAA in the Twins’ organization in 1961.  He does not seem to have belonged to the Twins, however.  It may be that he was temporarily loaned to them, a practice which was not uncommon in the 1960s.

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