Bailey Ober pitches for the Twins against Jose Urena.
Then the Wolves play. Go Minnesotas!
Bailey Ober pitches for the Twins against Jose Urena.
Then the Wolves play. Go Minnesotas!
All right, let's start over real quick here. Once more with feeling please.
ST. PAUL SAINTS 18, BUFFALO BISONS 3 IN BUFFALO (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)
Tony Kemp hit a three-run homer in the second and St. Paul added four in the fourth to take a commanding lead.
Multi-hit games: Yunior Severino was 4-for-6 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and five RBIs. DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 4-for-6 with a double, a walk, three runs, and four RBIs. Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a double, two walks, and four runs. Kemp was 2-for-6 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.
Home runs: Severino (7); Kemp (3).
Multi-RBI games: Severino 5; Keirsey, Jr. 4; Kemp 3; Matt Wallner 2.
Stolen bases: Keirsey, Jr. (13); Chris Williams (1).
Pitching prowess: Randy Dobnak struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Scott Blewett pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.
Opposition standout: Will Robertson was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
BUFFALO BISONS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN BUFFALO (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)
Orelvis Martinez hit a three-run homer in the first and that was all Buffalo would need.
Multi-hit games: Michael Helman was 2-for-3.
Home runs: Patrick Winkel (2).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (14); Helman (6).
Pitching prowess: None.
Opposition standout: Martinez was 2-for-2 with a home run, a double, a walk, and four RBis.
Record: St. Paul is 20-26, in ninth place, 10.5 games behind Omaha.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 8, SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 0 IN WICHITA
Wichita scored three in the first and led the rest of the way.
Multi-hit games: Emmanuel Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and three RBIs. Ben Ross was 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs. Jeferson Morales was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Home runs: Rodriguez (7); Ross (2).
Multi-RBI games: Rodriguez 3; Ross 2.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Jaylin Nowlin struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks. Austin Brice struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two hits. Jarret Whorff struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition standout: Clay Dungan was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Record: Wichita is 17-24, in fifth (last) place, six games behind Arkansas.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, PEORIA CHIEFS 5 IN PEORIA
Cedar Rapids scored two in the fifth, three in the sixth, and three in the seventh to build an 8-0 lead. Peoria scored all their runs in the ninth. Cedar Rapids had a combined perfect game going until the ninth.
Multi-hit games: Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Rayne Doncon was 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Jose Salas was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs. Jay Harry was 2-for-5 with a double. Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-5.
Home runs: Salas (2).
Multi-RBI games: Salas 3; Keaschall 2; Doncon 2.
Stolen bases: Keaschall (14); Salas (7); Dalton Shuffield (1).
Pitching prowess: C. J. Culpepper struck out eight in six perfect innings. Gabriel Yanez struck out two in two perfect innings.
Opposition standout: Dionys Rodriguez struck out five in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 26-15, in second place, a half game behind Wisconsin.
DAYTONA TORTUGAS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6 IN FORT MYERS
Fort Myers trailed 5-1 and 6-3 and tied it with a three-run eighth, but Ariel Almonte singled home the deciding run in the ninth.
Multi-hit games: Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and four RBIs. Kyle Hess was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Winokur (3).
Multi-RBI games: Winokur 4.
Stolen bases: Angel Del Rosario (13); Hess (4).
Pitching prowess: Jose Olivares struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up four hits. Tanner Hall struck out four in two innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit.
Opposition standout: Ricardo Cabrera was 3-for-5 with a triple.
Record: Fort Myers is 18-24, in fifth place, eleven games behind Clearwater.
FCL TWINS 4, FCL PIRATES 2 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)
Walker Jenkins hit a two-run triple in the second inning to give the Twins a 4-0 lead.
Multi-hit games: Jenkins was 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, a walk, and three RBIs. Brooks Lee was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Jenkins 3.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Joel Garcia struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit. Eduardo Soriano struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk. Miguel Cordero struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.
Opposition standout: Carlos Tirado was 2-for-3 with a double.
Record: The FCL Twins are 9-4, in first place, a half game ahead of the FCL Pirates.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
5:05 St. Paul (Caleb Baragar, 0-1, 2.45) at Buffalo
5:35 Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 1-0, 1.76) at Daytona
7:05 Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 2.84) at Peoria
7:05 San Antonio at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 4.98)
Fred Jacklitsch (1876)
Jack Pfiester (1878)
Joe Oeschger (1892)
Willy Miranda (1926)
Ellie Rodriguez (1946)
Rob Ducey (1965)
Carlos Hernandez (1967)
Todd Rizzo (1971)
Danny Bautista (1972)
Bartolo Colon (1973)
Brad Penny (1978)
Adam Conley (1990)
Adam Conley was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-second round in 2008 but did not sign.
I couldn't pay as much attention as I would have liked to that game, but I'm hoping there's a Grand Plan from on high about to kick in (I don't mean that heretically, just that I hope a solution appears).
Man, it was a close game and I was distracted from most it so I can't nitpick, but I hope they can figure it out. From what I saw though, it sure did look like McDaniels and KAT had themselves a game.
ST. PAUL SAINTS AT BUFFALO BISONS
The game was suspended in the top of the third with St. Paul leading 3-0. It will be completed as part of a doubleheader today.
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 4, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA (10 INNINGS)
San Antonio scored in the ninth on three walks and a hit batsman to tie it 3-3. Cole Cummings singled home the deciding run in the tenth.
Multi-hit games: Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a double. Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-5.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Noah Cardenas 2.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Zebby Matthews struck out eight in six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk. John Stankiewicz struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.
Opposition standout: Ex-Twin Bobby Milacki pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Record: Wichita is 16-24, in fifth (last) place, 6.5 games behind Springfield.
PEORIA CHIEFS 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN PEORIA
William Sullivan singled home the deciding run in the ninth.
Multi-hit games: Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a triple.
Home runs: Keaschall (6).
Multi-RBI games: Keaschall 2.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: John Klein pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out four. Jacob Wosinski retired all five men he faced, striking out one.
Opposition standout: Brody Moore was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 25-15, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2, DAYTONA TORTUGAS 1 IN DAYTONA
Fort Myers scored two in the first and made it hold up.
Multi-hit games: Payton Eeles was 3-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Eeles 3 (6); Byron Chourio 2 (8).
Pitching prowess: Ty Langenberg struck out nine in six innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk. Xander Hamilton struck out five in three perfect innings.
Opposition standout: Juan Martinez pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out four.
Record: Fort Myers is 18-23, tied for fourth place with Bradenton, ten games behind Clearwater.
TODAY'S TILTS
10:05 St. Paul (Adam Plutko, no record) at Buffalo--completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game
11:00 FCL Twins at FCL Pirates
5:35 Fort Myers (Tanner Hall, 0-0, 5.40) at Daytona
6:35 Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 1-0, 3.38) at Peoria
7:05 San Antonio at Wichita (Jaylin Nowlin, 2-2, 4.76)
Dummy Hoy (1862)
Deacon Phillippe (1872)
Zack Wheat (1888)
Halsey Hall (1898)
Arch McDonald (1901)
Willis Hudlin (1906)
Augie Galan (1912)
Lennie Pearson (1918)
Lawrence Ritter (1922)
Clyde King (1924)
Skip Bertman (1938)
Tom Penders (1945)
Reggie Cleveland (1948)
Buck Showalter (1956)
Ricky Gutierrez (1970)
Ramon Ortiz (1973)
Mike Gonzalez (1978)
Mike Dunn (1985)
Jordan Zimmerman (1986)
Kyle Barraclough (1990)
Cesar Hernandez (1990)
Deacon Phillippe was the winning pitcher in the first World Series game. He lived in what would become the state of South Dakota from 1875-1896, where his family farmed near the town of Athol.
Legendary sportswriter and broadcaster Halsey Hall broadcast Twins games from 1961-72.
Arch McDonald was an early baseball broadcaster known for his re-creations of games.
Author Lawrence Ritter wrote the excellent book, "The Glory of Their Times".
Skip Bertman was the head baseball coach at LSU from 1984-2001.
College basketball coach Tom Penders played minor league baseball for the Indians in 1968.
Simeon Woods Richardson
vs
Jake Irvin
Day game alert!
Skid over, helped in no small part by facing one of the worst starting pitchers. Irvin is not that as he's slightly above average in his second season. Nothing stands out about him so either the Twins are going to knock him around or he's going to pitch deep into the game.