Monthly Archives: August 2023

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 23

George Davis (1870)
Guy Bush (1901)
Lonny Frey (1910)
Nels Potter (1911)
Carl Pohlad (1915)
Dale Mitchell (1921)
George Kell (1922)
Sherm Lollar (1924)
Harry Dalton (1928)
John Romano (1934)
Marty Martinez (1941)
Ron Blomberg (1948)
Jerry White (1952)
Mike Boddicker (1957)
Julio Franco (1958)
Randy St. Claire (1960)
Casey Blake (1973)
Mark Bellhorn (1974)
Mike Yastrzemski (1990)

Carl Pohlad, of course, was the owner of the Twins from 1984 until his death in 2009.

Harry Dalton was the general manager of the Baltimore Orioles, the California Angels, and the Milwaukee Brewers.

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2023 Twins Game Logs

2023 Game Log 126 – Twins and Brewers

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The second two-game, mid-week series of the season against the Brewers starts today in Milwaukee in what used to be called Miller Park. Although the temps seem to be moderate, Milwaukee is still under a heat warning (humidity?) so I am sure the roof will be closed.

Bailey Ober up for the Twins. I really like the season he is having, especially his 1k per inning stat and the fact that he throws one walk for every five strikeouts. I doubt he will start a playoff game, but could see him in a high leverage relief effort there. (I know I'm getting ahead of myself). Wade Miley on for the Brewers and he's not a high strikeout pitcher but I am sure the Twins will help him there.

Brewers having a nice little season this year with a lead in the NL Central. Should be a fun two games.

First pitch at 7:10.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 21

FCL TWINS 10, FCL ORIOLES 7 AT ORIOLES

The Twins scored two in the fifth to go up 7-5 and they led the rest of the way.

Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Anderson Nova was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his fourth and fifth) and five RBIs.
Cole Elvis was 2-for-5.

Jacob Wosinski pitched three innings, allowing four runs on six hits and five walks and striking out four.
Yon Landaeta struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.

DSL NYY BOMBERS 8, DSL TWINS 7 AT BOMBERS

The Twins trailed 8-1 through five, then scored four in the sixth and two in the eighth.  They did not get the tying run on base.

Ewing Matos was 3-for-4.
Ariel Castro was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fourth) and three RBIs.

Juan Cota pitched four innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk and striking out seven.
Jose Vasquez struck out five and walked one in three shutout innings.

WHERE THEY STAND

The St. Paul Saints are 26-19, in first place in the International League West,  a half-game ahead of Iowa.
The Wichita Wind Surge is 24-21, in first place in the Texas League North, a half-game ahead of Northwest Arkansas.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 31-17, in first place in the Midwest League West, four games ahead of Peoria.
The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 22-26, in fifth place in the Florida State League West, nine games behind Lakeland.  They are two games behind fourth-place Tampa.
The FCL Twins are 24-29, tied for fourth in the FCL South with the Rays, 6.5 games behind the Pirates.
The DSL Twins are 14-37, in eighth place in the DSL South, twenty-six games behind the Phillies White, two games behind the seventh place Cardinals.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Angels
6:00  Daytona at Fort Myers (Ben Ethridge, 2-5, 2.89)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 4-1, 4.39) at South Bend
6:35  St. Paul (Louie Varland, 7-0, 3.79) at Omaha
6:35  Wichita (Travis Adams, 3-8, 5.86) at Arkansas

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Happy Birthday–August 22

Ned Hanlon (1857)
Howie Camnitz (1881)
Wally Schang (1889)
Happy Felsch (1891)
Carl Yastrzemski (1939)
Bill Burbach (1947)
Doug Bair (1949)
Ray Burris (1950)
Paul Molitor (1956)
Darrin Jackson (1962)
Mike Everitt (1964)
Gary Scott (1968)
Hipolito Pichardo (1969)
Steve Kline (1972)
Jeff Weaver (1976)
Randy Wolf (1976)
Alan Busenitz (1990)

Mike Everitt was a major league umpire from 1996-2019.

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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 20

SAINTS 7, INDIANS 6 IN ST. PAUL

Trailing 5-3, St. Paul scored four in the sixth.  They hit two triples in the inning.

Yunior Severino was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his third and fourth), three runs, and three RBIs.

Randy Dobnak pitched 2.1 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks and striking out three.
Austin Schulfer struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Andrew Bechtold pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Kody Funderburk retired all four men he faced, striking out one.

WIND SURGE 12, CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored five in the third and three in the fourth to take an 8-1 lead.

Alex Isola was 3-for-4 with a walk, three runs, and two RBIs.
Ernie Yake was 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.
Jake Rucker was 3-for-5 with a home run (his eighth), two doubles, and four RBIs.
David Banuelos was 2-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs.
Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Pierson Ohl pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out three.
Regi Grace pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.
Isaac Mattson struck out two in a perfect inning.
Hunter McMahon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Alex Scherff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

KERNELS 4, TIMBER RATTLERS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Kala'i Rosario hit a three-run homer in a four-run third that gave Cedar Rapids all the runs they needed.

Noah Miller was 2-for-4.
Rosario hit a three-run homer, his eighteenth.

Zebby Matthews struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.
Mike Paredes retired all seven men he faced, striking out one.
Matthew Swain pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 13, CARDINALS 8 IN PALM BEACH

Fort Myers scored four in the seventh to take a 9-4 lead.

Alec Sayre was 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.
Jay Harry was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.
Yohander Martinez was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Maddux Houghton was 2-for-5 with a double.
Danny De Andrade hit a home run, his tenth.

Jose Olivares pitched 1.1 innings, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks and striking out two.
Jackson Hicks struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Matt Gabbert pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out three.
Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.
Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL NYY Bombers
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Orioles