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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 24

SAINTS 10, STORM CHASERS 7 IN OMAHA

St. Paul scored three in the second and five in the third to take an 8-0 lead.

Hernan Perez was 5-for-5 with four RBIs.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, four runs, and three RBIs.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Tony Wolters was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.
Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-5 with a walk.
Kyle Garlick was 2-for-6.

It was the second consecutive day a St. Paul player went 5-for-5.

Brent Headrick pitched four innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on three hits and a walk and striking out six.
Michael Boyle struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits.
Jovani Moran walked two and struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings.

WIND SURGE 4, TRAVELERS 1 IN ARKANSAS

Wichita scored all of their runs in the first inning.

Jake Rucker was 3-for-4.
Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a double.

Jaylin Nowlin pitched 5.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and a walk and striking out four.
Regi Grace struck out three in 2.1 innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Hunter McMahon pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

KERNELS 14, CUBS 8 IN SOUTH BEND

Cedar Rapids scored six runs in the third to take a 7-2 lead.

Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with two home runs (his fifth and sixth) and four RBIs.
Noah Miller was 2-for-5 with a home run (his eighth), a triple, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.
Ben Ross was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Cory Lewis pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks and striking out seven.
Mike Paredes struck out three in 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits.
A. J. Labas struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 2, TORTUGAS 1 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)

A sacrifice fly brought home the deciding run.

Danny De Andrade hit a home run, his eleventh.

Miguelangel Boadas pitched 4.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and striking out three.
Wilker Reyes struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Ricardo Velez struck out five in three perfect innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Daytona at Fort Myers (John Klein, 1-1, 4.67)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 2-0, 2.81) at South Bend
6:35  St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 4-6, 5.44) at Omaha
7:05  Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-3, 9.60) at Arkansas

Cup of Coffee

August 25, 2023: Golden Years

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I got an email from the AARP asking me to set up a membership. I was confused why I'd be receiving this, but then remembered I often enter birthdates far older than my actual age for websites/signups where my actual birthday is not essential. For example, I'm something like 83 in the eyes of the BoF. They must have pulled data from one of those sources.

2023 Twins Game Logs

2023 Game 128: Rangers at Twins

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So, Gleeman has probably been the most vocal among the chattering class when it comes to the Twins failing to beef up the bullpen at the trade deadline. That decision to stand pat on the bullpen is looking worse in the rearview mirror all the time. The only pitcher we got was Floro, and we've seen how much help he's been.  And can we talk about Carlos Correa? I've reached a point where I dread seeing him come to bat with runners on base because I just can't bear to watch him get paid another $58,000 to ground into another rally-killing double play. Honestly, I've secretly started hoping he'll just strike out in those situations instead.

Pablo Lopez is back on the mound for the Twins today. As frustrating as the bullpen has been lately, the rotation is turning in one solid performance after another (with the occasional outlier).  Pablo's got a 9-6 record, a 3.51 ERA, and 187 strikeouts on the season. The Rangers counter with southpaw Andrew Heaney, and we all know about our struggles with lefthanders. He's also 9-6 with a 4.27 ERA and 122 strikeouts. Hopefully the boys are all rehydrated and ready to go after yesterday's matinee in the sauna.

Play ball!

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 23

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SAINTS 6, STORM CHASERS 4 IN OMAHA

St. Paul scored two in the ninth to break a 4-4 tie.

Kyle Garlick was 5-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
Andrew Stevenson was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs.
Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Brooks Lee was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Blayne Enlow struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Patrick Murphy struck out nine in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits.

WIND SURGE 5, TRAVELERS 1 IN ARKANSAS

Leading 3-1, Wichita scored two in the ninth.

Alex Isola was 3-for-5 with three RBIs.
Seth Gray was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Jake Rucker was 2-for-5.

David Festa struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on two hits.
Aaron Rozek struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Taylor Floyd retired all four men he faced, striking out two.
Alex Scherff retired all four men he faced, striking out three.

KERNELS 8, CUBS 4 IN SOUTH BEND

Cedar Rapids scored two in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead.  They added one in the sixth and three in the eighth.

Jose Salas was 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.
Kyler Fedco was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.
Noah Miller was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.

Andrew Morris pitched five innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and a walk and striking out two.
Jordan Carr struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits.
John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

TORTUGAS 3, MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Daytona scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to break a 1-1 tie.

Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4.
Rafael Cruz was 2-for-4.

Jack Noble pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks and striking out two.
Samuel Perez struck out three in two perfect innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Daytona at Fort Myers (Miguelangel Boadas, 0-2, 9.72)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis, 4-1, 2.42) at South Bend
6:35  St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 4-2, 5.01) at Omaha
6:35  Wichita  (Jaylin Nowlin, 2-0, 2.08) at Arkansas

2023 Twins Game Logs

2023 Game 127: Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers

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Kenta Maeda
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I'm convinced the Twins cannot be more than six games above .500. If they win a bunch, then they will need to lose a bunch to never be too far above .500. They're back to +4 games so a win is again safe.

The extremely short "road" trip ends today. Texas is next on the schedule so they can bank some losses before the Guardians visit.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 22

STORM CHASERS 14, SAINTS 4 IN OMAHA

Omaha scored five in the second to take a 5-2 lead.  They also had four two-run innings.

Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Austin Martin was 2-for-5 with a home run, his fifth.
Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-5 with a home run (his sixteenth) and a double.

Louie Varland pitched four innings, allowing seven runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks and striking out three.

TRAVELERS 5, WIND SURGE 0 IN ARKANSAS

Leading 2-0, Arkansas scored three runs in the eighth.

Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4.
Seth Gray was 2-for-4.

Travis Adams struck out five in 4.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.
Curtis Taylor retired all five men he faced, striking out two.

CUBS 6, KERNELS 3 IN SOUTH BEND

South Bend scored two in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead and led the rest of the way.

Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4.
Misael Urbina hit a home run, his fourth.

Christian MacLeod pitched five innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four.
Malik Barrington struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 7, TORTUGAS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Rubel Cespedes homered in a three-run first that gave Fort Myers all the runs they needed.

Luke Keaschall was 2-for-2 with a triple, a double, two walks, and three runs.
Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a home run (his eleventh) and four RBIs.
Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-3 with a double, three runs, and two RBIs.
Alec Sayre was 2-for-4.

Ben Ethridge pitched five innings, giving up one run on six hits and four walks and striking out three.
Sean Mooney struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.
Danny Moreno struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Zach Veen pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

FCL TWINS 3, FCL ORIOLES 1 AT TWINS

The Twins scored all three of their runs in the fourth.

The Twins had just four hits and drew seven walks.

Eduardo Soriano pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out two.
Julio Bonilla pitched 2.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks and striking out two.
Jeferson Lopez pitched a perfect inning.

This ends the Florida Complex League season.  The FCL Twins finish with a record of 25-29, tied for fourth with the Rays in the FCL South, 6.5 games behind the Pirates.

DSL TWINS AT DSL ANGELS

Rained out.  This ends the Dominican Summer League season.  The DSL Twins finish with a record of 14-37, in eighth place in the DSL South, twenty-six games behind the Phillies White.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Daytona at Fort Myers (Jack Noble, 0-2, 3.15)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Andrew Morris, 3-1, 2.57) at South Bend
6:35  St. Paul (Blayne Enlow, 2-5, 9,20) at Omaha
6:35  Wichita (David Festa, 2-3, 4.56) at Arkansas