Minor Details: Games of August 1

CLIPPERS 15, SAINTS 7 IN COLUMBUS

Columbus scored eight in the fifth to break a 2-2 tie.  St. Paul scored five in the ninth to make the final score look a little better.

Trevor Larnach was 2-for-5.
Andrew Stevenson hit a home run, his thirteenth.
Jair Camargo hit a home run, his fifteenth.

Brent Headrick pitched four innings, allowing seven runs (six earned) on eight hits and three walks and striking out three.
Austin Schulfer pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 3, DRILLERS 1 IN WICHITA

Yoyner Fajardo hit a two-run homer in the second to give Wichita a 3-0 lead.

Fajardo was 2-for-2 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and a walk.

David Festa struck out six in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Isaac Mattson struck out two and walked one in 1.2 scoreless innings.
Regi Grace pitched 1.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk and striking out one.
Denny Bentley struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Francis Peguero pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

KERNELS 12, LUGNUTS 9 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored six in the second to take an 8-1 lead.  Ben Ross hit a two-run triple and Jorel Ortega hit a two-run homer in the inning.

Ortega was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fifth), a double, two walks, and four RBIs.
Noah Miller was 2-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs.
Misael Urbina was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and three runs.

C. J. Culpepper pitched four innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits and three walks and striking out four.
Miguel Rodriguez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

BULE JAYS 4, MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN DUNEDIN

J. C. Masson singled home the deciding run in the ninth.

Luke Keaschall was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Jose Olivares pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk and striking out four.

FCL ORIOLES 6, FCL TWINS 4 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Orioles scored four in the fourth and led the rest of the way.  They had one hit, two walks, two errors, and five stolen bases in the inning.

Andres Centeno was 2-for-2 with two walks.
Daniel Pena was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Eduardo Soriano pitched 4.1 innings, giving up six runs (three earned) on one hit and four walks and striking out six.
Kyle Bischoff struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Miguel Olivares pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

DSL PHILLIES RED 6, DSL TWINS 2 AT PHILLIES (7 INNINGS)

The Phillies scored two in the first and led all the way.

Dameury Pena was 2-for-2.

Adrian Bohorquez started and pitched one innings, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk.
Luis Rincon struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL Orioles Orange at DSL Twins (completion of suspended game from July 17)
12:05  Lansing at Cedar Rapids (Zebby Matthews, 3-1, 4.74)
5:30  Fort Myers (Jarret Whorff, 2-2, 2.93) at Dunedin
6:05  St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 3-3, 5.93) at Columbus
7:05  Tulsa at Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 2-3, 4.50)

Happy Birthday–August 2

Dummy Kihm (1873)
Pop Kelchner (1875)
War Sanders (1877)
Red Ames (1882)
John F. Kieran (1892)
Fuzzy Hufft (1901)
Tom Burgmeier (1943)
Bombo Rivera (1952)
Danny Sheaffer (1961)
Tim Wakefield (1966)
Matt Guerrier (1978)
Colby Lewis (1979)
Humberto Quintero (1979)
Grady Sizemore (1982)
Huston Street (1983)
Luke Hughes (1984)

A deaf mute, Dummy Kihm had 2,245 hits in seventeen minor league seasons.

Pop Kelchner was a scout for fifty years, most of them for the St. Louis Cardinals.

What was War good for?  Absolutely nothing, at least in a baseball sense.  In twelve games, War Sanders was 2-8, 5.64, 1.61 WHIP.  He also was 1-for-21 at the plate.

John F. Kieran was a long-time sportswriter in New York and was a panelist on the quiz show "Information, Please".

Fuzzy Hufft had 1,400 hits over seven seasons in the Pacific Coast League and served honorably in both World Wars.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to UncleWalt’s youngest child.

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2023 Game Log 108 – Twins at Cardinals

That was a rough week with the Twins losing five straight, including being swept by the lowly Royals. Fans are cranky because the Twins should be running away with the Central Division but are only one game up on the clearly packing it in Guardians. Pitching has regressed to the mean while the hitting has yet to do the same in the opposite direction. Two of the Twins more exciting players -- Alex Kirilloff and Royce Lewis -- are on the Injured List. Fun time!!

What a great time to head to St. Louis and have to face the wrath of the best fans in baseball(tm). Thankfully the Cardinals are lousy this year as well so hopefully the Twins can right the ship in St. Louis before heading back up the Mississippi. Also trade deadline is approximately 2 hours before the game so both teams will know what kind of team they will have for the remaining 50 some games of the season.

First pitch at 6:45 and it has been reported that a number of WGOM Citizens will be at the game. Let's all wish them a good time and something to cheer for. Meet up photos in the comments please.

Minor Details: Games of July 31

FCL TWINS 11, FCL ORIOLES 8 AT ORIOLES (8 INNINGS)

It was 8-8 after seven, and I assume the eighth was an extra inning.  The Twins scored three in the eighth on two singles, a walk, two hit batsmen, and an error.

Brandon Winkour was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.
Byron Chourio was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.
Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Jay Harry was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Jose Rodriguez hit a two-run homer, his fifth.

Cesar Lares pitched four innings, giving up three runs on six hits and striking out four.

DSL TWINS 8, DSL MARINERS 7 AT TWINS

Junior Del Valle singled home the deciding run in the ninth.

Del Valle was 2-for-2.
Ariel Castro was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.
Hendry Chivilli was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Juan Cota pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and two walks and striking out three.
Jose Ojo struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Phillies Red
11:00  FCL Orioles at FCL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers (TBD) at Dunedin
6:05  St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 3-1, 4.13) at Columbus
6:35  Lansing at Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 2-0, 1.56)
7:05  Tulsa at Wichita (David Festa, 2-3, 5.15)

Happy Birthday–August 1

Frank Grant (1865)
Joe Shaute (1899)
George Sisler, Jr. (1917)
George Bamberger (1923)
Masaichi Kaneda (1933)
Pedro Cisneros (1939)
Tony Muser (1947)
Milt May (1950)
Pete Mackanin (1951)
Greg Gross (1952)
Dave Anderson (1960)
Gregg Jefferies (1967)
Brian Bohanon (1968)
Shigetoshi Hasegawa (1968)
Kevin Jarvis (1969)
Brandon Kintzler (1984)

Adam Jones (1985)
Madison Bumgarner (1989)
Kennys Vargas (1990)

Infielder Ulysses Franklin "Frank" Grant is considered one of the best African-American baseball players of the nineteenth century.

The son of the Hall of Famer, George Sisler, Jr. was a long-time minor league executive, winning the Minor League Executive of the Year award three times.  He served as International League president from 1965-1976 and is a member of the International League Hall of Fame.

Masaichi Kaneda won four hundred games over a twenty-year career in Japan.

Pedro Cisneros was commissioner of the Mexican League from 1982-99 and was the editor of the first Mexican League Encyclopedia.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to brianS' sister-in-law.

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