Monthly Archives: August 2023

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 7

FCL TWINS 9, FCL RAYS 7 AT RAYS

Walker Jenkins hit a grand slam in the third and the Twins added four in the fourth to take an 8-0 lead.  The Rays closed to 8-6 in the seventh and each team scored once in the ninth.

Isaac Pena was 2-for-3 with a triple.
Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double.
Jenkins was 2-for-5 with a grand slam and a walk.

Jacob Wosinski struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.
Yon Landaeta pitched 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and two walks and striking out two.

DSL TWINS AT DSL PHILLIES WHITE

The game was suspended in the second inning with the Twins lead 1-0.  It will be completed August 14.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Giants Orange at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Pirates at FCL Twins
6:00  Bradenton at Fort Myers (Jose Olivares, 2-3, 5.86
6:30  Quad Cities (Zebby Matthews, 3-1, 4.81) at Quad Cities
7:05  Wichita (TBD) at Northwest Arkansas
7:07  Louisville at St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 3-5, 5.62)

WHERE THEY STAND

The St. Paul Saints are 18-15, in second place in the International League West, one game behind Louisville.
The Wichita Wind Surge is 15-18, in fourth place in the Texas League North, 2.5 games behind Northwest Arkansas, a half game behind third-place Arkansas.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 23-13, in first place in the Midwest League West, two games ahead of Peoria.
The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 15-21, tied for fifth in the Florida State League West with Dunedin, ten games behind first-place Lakeland
The FCL Twins are 18-25, in sixth (last) place in the FCL South, 9.5 games behind the Pirates, a half game behind the fourth-place Orioles and Rays.
The DSL Twins are 9-32, in ninth (last) place in the DSL South, 24.5 games behind the Phillies White, one game behind the eighth-place Nationals.

2023 Twins Game Logs

2023 Game Log 114: Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers

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After a sweet sweep of the D-backs, the Twins hit the road for four games in Detroit. Hopefully the streak continues. Games are going to start a little early this series so all you old timers should be able to make your bedtimes.

Twins are in the middle of a busy schedule, playing 16 games in 17 days. 13 of those games have been/will be on the road (though let's all forget about that series in KC). After Detroit we head to Philly, but then the schedule eases back a bit with a chunk of home games and a bit more rest.

Tonight, Pablo López takes the mound for the Twins following a couple decent performances (including one I got to see in person at Busch). Joey Wentz, recently called back up from Triple A, will start for the Tigers. He hasn't had much luck this year as a starter, including against the Twins when he was in the rotation earlier this year. It sounds like he was being used for long relief in the minors, so he might not go too long in this game no matter what, but let's try to force the issue.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 6

CLIPPERS 2, SAINTS 0 IN COLUMBUS

Columbus scored single runs in the third and sixth.

Trevor Larnach was 2-for-4.

Kody Funderburk struck out four in 2.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.
Ronny Henriquez retired all five men he faced, striking out three.
Andrew Bechtold pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.
Patrick Murphy struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

WIND SURGE 10, DRILLERS 9 IN WICHITA

Tulsa led 5-1, Wichita led 6-5, and Tulsa led 9-6.  Dalton Shuffield hit a three-run homer in the seventh to tie it and Aaron Sabato doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth.

Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-4 with a home run (his sixth), a double, two runs, and two RBIs.
Shuffield hit a three-run homer, his third.

Chad Donato pitched three innings, allowing eight runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out one.
David Festa struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Francis Peguero pitched a perfect inning.
Hunter McMahon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

LUGNUTS 2, KERNELS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Lansing scored single runs in the sixth and seventh to take a 2-0 lead.  Cedar Rapids did not get the tying run on base.

Noah Miller was 2-for-4 with a home run, his sixth.

Cory Lewis pitched six innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out five.
A. J. Labas struck out two in a perfect inning.

BLUE JAYS 11, MIGHTY MUSSELS 9 IN DUNEDIN

Trailing 9-3, Fort Myers scored six in the eighth to tie it, but Dunedin scored two in the bottom of the eighth to go into the lead to stay.

Kamron Willman was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two RBIs.
Kyle Schmidt hit a home run, his second.
Rafael Cruz hit a three-run homer, his eighth.

Fort Myers had only five hits, but drew nine walks and had a hit batsman.

Miguelangel Boadas pitched 2.1 innings, allowing four runs on five hits and striking out four.
Jackson Hicks retired all four men he faced, striking out three.
Ricardo Velez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Phillies White
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Rays

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 7

Adonis Terry (1864)
Joe Hewitt (1885)
Bill McKechnie (1886)
Rocky Bridges (1927)
Art Houtteman (1927)
Don Larsen (1929)
Ron Henry (1936)
Jerry McNertney (1936)
Gary Dotter (1942)
Mike Poepping (1950)
Steve Kemp (1954)
Jason Grimsley (1967)
Danny Graves (1973)
Edgar Renteria (1976)
Wade LeBlanc (1984)
Ryan Lavarnway (1987)
Brock Stassi (1989)
Tony Zych (1990)
Mike Trout (1991)
Jose De Leon (1992)

Tony Zych broke Dutch Zwilling's record for last in alphabetical order for major league baseball players.

There are three people named "Josh Smith" who have played major league baseball.  Two of them were born on this day.

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