Monthly Archives: May 2023

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 17

CLIPPERS 4, SAINTS 3 IN COLUMBUS

Columbus built a 3-0 lead after three and never trailed.

Mark Contreras was 2-for-4 with a double.
Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Jose Miranda was 2-for-5.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched five innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on six hits and four walks and striking out three.
Connor Sadzeck pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Josh Winder pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk and striking out one.

TRAVELERS 2, WIND SURGE 1 IN WICHITA

Connor Hoover hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give Arkansas a 2-1 lead.

Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fifth.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Wichita had nine hits.

Carlos Luna pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on two hits  and two walks and striking out four.
Alex Scherff struck out four in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Michael Boyle pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits.

CHIEFS 6, KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Peoria led 5-0 after three.  Cedar Rapids scored all their runsin the fifth.

Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double.
Kyler Fedco hit a two-run homer.

Pierson Ohl pitched four innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits and striking out five.
John Stankiewicz pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Niklas Rimmel struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

FLYING TIGERS 7, MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN LAKELAND

Lakeland scored five in the second and led 7-0 after three.

No Fort Myers batter had more than one hit.  They had five total.

Starter Develson Aria pitched 1.2 innings, allowing five runs on three hits and two walks and striking out five.
Danny Moreno pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out two.
Juan Mendez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (C. J. Culpepper, 1-2, 3.09) at Lakeland
6:05  St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 1-0, 5.06) at Columbus
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Jaylin Nowlin, 1-3, 3.96)
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Blayne Enlow, 0-1, 3.56)

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–May 18

Babe Adams (1882)
Arndt Jorgens (1905)
Gil Coan (1922)
Jack Sanford (1929)
Carroll Hardy (1933)
Brooks Robinson (1937)
Reggie Jackson (1946)
Osamu Higashio (1950)
Eric Gregg (1951)
Jim Sundberg (1951)
Andre David (1958)
Jim Bowden (1961)
Erik Hanson (1965)
Eric Young (1967)
Rich Garces (1971)
Joakim Soria (1984)
Randy Rosario (1994)

Pitcher Osamu Higashio is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.

Eric Gregg was a National League umpire from 1975-1999.

Jim Bowden was the general manager of Cincinnati and of Washington and is currently a broadcaster for MLB Network Radio.

Two players who share a name with Minnesota Twins players, Scott Baker (1970) and Roy Smith (1976), were also born on this day.

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2023 Twins Game Logs

2023 Game 44: Minnesota Twins at Los Angeles Dodgers

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Sonny Gray
vs
Dustin May

West Coast day game!

That battle of the 'ays today and final game against the Dodgers this season. It's been a competitive series so far, at least per the results for someone not willing to stay up past midnight on the opposite coast.

That figures to continue with Gray pitching today. He's been absolutely excellent this year. His May hasn't been as strong but now is a good time to improve his May stats versus a May.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 16

SAINTS 6, CLIPPERS 5 IN COLUMBUS (10 INNINGS)

Andrew Stevenson singled home the go-ahead run.

Royce Lewis was 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs in his season debut.
Stevenson was 2-for-4.

Randy Dobnak pitched three innings, giving up three unearned runs on four hits and a walk and striking out three.
Cody Laweryson struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two walks.
Patrick Murphy pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Oliver Ortega pitched a perfect inning.

WIND SURGE 6, TRAVELERS 4 IN WICHITA

Brooks Lee hit a two-run homer to give Wichita a 5-4 lead in the fifth.

Lee was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer (his third) and two runs.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4.
Alex Isola hit a two-run homer, his fourth.

Travis Adams pitched 3.2 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks and striking out one.
Osiris German retired the only man he faced.
Jordan Brink retired all five men he faced, striking out one.

KERNELS 6, CHIEFS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored four in the seventh to take a 6-1 lead.  Peoria had the tying run on third when the game ended.

Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), a walk, and three RBIs.
Misael Urbina was 2-for-4.
Noah Miller hit a home run, his second.

Orlando Rodriguez pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.
Mike Paredes pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, FLYING TIGERS 5 IN LAKELAND

Fort Myers scored three in the third and led the rest of the way.  Lakeland had the tying run on second when the game ended.

Dylan Neuse was 3-for-4.
Alec Sayre was 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs.

Christian MacLeod struck out seven in four innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 0-3, 7.17) at Columbus
12:05  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Pierson Ohl, 2-2, 2.77)
5:30  Fort Myers (Develson Aria, 1-0, 3.38) at Lakeland
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Carlos Luna, 0-1, 5.64)

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–May 17

Hal Carlson (1892)
Del Webb (1899)
Cool Papa Bell (1903)
Ace Parker (1912)
Billy Hoeft (1932)
Ozzie Virgil (1932)
Dan Monzon (1946)
Carlos May (1948)
Pascual Perez (1957)
Greg Mathews (1962)
Jose Guillen (1976)
Carlos Pena (1978)

Del Webb was an owner of the New York Yankees from 1945-1964.

As you probably know, James "Cool Papa" Bell was a star in the Negro Leagues.  It was said that he was so fast he could turn out the light and be in bed before the room got dark.

Ace Parker is a member of both the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fame.  He was an infielder for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1937-1938.

Left-hander Greg Mathews was drafted by Minnesota in the ninth round of the January draft in 1982, but did not sign.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Philosofer.

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2023 Twins Game Logs

2023 Game Log 43 – Twins at Dodgers

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So an up and down night at Chavez Ravine Monday with poor starting pitching, a Twins team that battled back to take a late lead, crappy umpiring, and then a bullpen implosion. Hollywood is just down the way from the ballpark, it should take notes on the drama and villains from last night. Now the Twins have to bounce back with a depleted bullpen and a shot at Clayton Kershaw. Hopefully, Phil Cuzzi is no longer behind the plate and along the 3rd baseline where he belongs. (Narrator: Cuzzi in fact should not be along the 3rd base line either).

Bailey Ober on the mound for the Twins and he's done really well and making a case for staying up in the bigs. Thing I learned today: Bailey Ober is tall! He's listed at 6'9". Unfortunately for the Twins, Clayton Kershaw putting up great regular season numbers again. Perhaps we can use some Hollywood CGI magic and convince him today's outing is a playoff game.

First pitch at 9:10p Central and looks like a glorious night for baseball out in southern California.