Kid Nichols (1869)
Jerry Doggett (1916)
Jerry Coleman (1924)
Jim Fanning (1927)
Stan Williams (1936)
Jerry Don Gleaton (1957)
Tim Wallach (1957)
Mike Durant (1969)
David Bell (1972)
Chad Bradford (1974)
Delmon Young (1985)
Derek Law (1990)
Andrew Vasquez (1993)
Jerry Doggett was a broadcaster for the Dodgers from 1956-1987.
Taj Bradley
vs
Dallas Keuchel
Another Wednesday, another day game.
Another surprisingly decent start by Keuchel against the Mets. Now he's facing an actually good team. This is also the final game the Twins have against a good team this season. Yes, it's only game 146. Next up is a road trip against the White Sox and Reds (75-71 right now). After that it's a gentle stretch into the postseason with the Angels and Athletics visiting before the final series in Denver.
Call me crazy, you guys, but I think the Twins could make the playoffs this year.
SAINTS 4, CUBS 1 IN IOWA
St. Paul scored one in the first and two in the second to build a 3-0 lead.
Trevor Larnach was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Yunior Severino hit a home run, his ninth.
Hunter McMahon struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Austin Brice struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Ronny Henriquez struck out two in two perfect innings.
Cole Sands struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.
ROCK HOUNDS 5, WIND SURGE 2 IN WICHITA
Jonny Butler hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give Midland a 4-0 lead.
Alex Isola was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Jake Rucker was 2-for-4.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-5.
Wichita had eleven hits, but all were singles. They stranded nine, going 2-for-10 with men in scoring position.
Chris Paddack struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on four hits.
Taylor Floyd struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Regi Grace struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.
Francis Peguero pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
CHIEFS 4, KERNELS 3 (GAME ONE)
Ramon Mendoza hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give Peoria a 4-1 lead. Kala'i Rosario hit a two-run homer in the eighth to make it 4-3 and Cedar Rapids had the bases loaded when the game ended.
Rosario hit a two-run homer.
Cedar Rapids had only four hits. They drew six walks but went 0-for-8 with men in scoring position.
Andrew Morris pitched five innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out five.
Mike Paredes struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning.
TODAY'S TILTS
12:08 St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 6-6, 5.07) at Iowa
7:05 Midland at Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 7-3, 2.87)
(2 votes, average: 7.50 out of 10)
Loading... Mike McNally (1893)
Dutch Reuther (1893)
Pat Collins (1896)
Eddie Rommel (1897)
Rabbit Warstler (1903)
Thornton Lee (1906)
Ed Sudol (1920)
Rick Wise (1945)
Rick Dempsey (1949)
Jim Obradovich (1949)
Mike Fischlin (1955)
Erik Bennett (1968)
Bernie Williams (1968)
Denny Neagle (1968)
Brent Brede (1971)
Armando Rios (1971)
Daisuke Matsuzaka (1980)
Rickie Weeks (1982)
Marcus Walden (1988)
Andy Wilkins (1988)
Ed Sudol was a minor league first baseman from 1940-1953, never getting higher than AA. He then became an umpire and was National League ump from 1957-1977.
I think eight is the most Twins we have born on one day.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Papa Beau.
Twins slow march to the Central Division title continues with a second game against the really good Tampa Bay Rays. Twins once again at 6 games over .500 after reaching a season high 8 games over on Saturday. Joe Ryan on the mound for the Twins. Former Twin Zach Little pitching for the Rays. My sources list Zach Little as a reliever so not sure if this is a bullpen game for the Rays. However, he did pitch 8 pretty solid innings last week so perhaps Little is being stretched out to be a starter.
Twins Magic Number now 11 for both Guardians and Tigers.
Game time 6:40.
The St. Paul Saints are 36-27, in first place in International League West, 1.5 games ahead of Nashville. However, they are four games behind Durham for best record in the league, which (if I'm reading it correctly) is what they would need to have to make the playoffs.
The Wichita Wind Surge is 34-29, in second place in the Texas League North, one game behind Springfield.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels finished their season 42-24, in first place in the Midwest League West, six games ahead of Peoria and Wisconsin. They will play Peoria in the first round of the Midwest League playoffs.
The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels finished their season 33-32, in fourth place in the Florida State League West, 10.5 games behind Lakeland, 2.5 games behind third-place Clearwater.
TODAY'S TILTS
6:35 Cedar Rapids (Andrew Morris) at Peoria*
6:38 St. Paul (Hunter McMahon, 0-1, 3.38) at Iowa
7:05 Midland at Wichita (Chris Paddack, no record)
*Game 1 of the best-of-three series.
(2 votes, average: 9.50 out of 10)Loading... I must admit, I really like Connections. It's a fun thing to think about through the day. Yesterday, I was thinking on it for awhile, then I glanced at it and figured out a group that had been eluding all day. Good times.
