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TUESDAY

Caracas 7, Aragua 2.  Joe Benson was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Oswaldo Arcia pinch-hit and struck out.

Lara 7, La Guaira 2.  Rene Tosoni was 0-for-3. 

WEDNESDAY

Magallanes 8, Aragua 1.  Joe Benson was 0-for-5.  Josmil Pinto was used as a substitute but did not bat.  Oswaldo Arcia pinch-hit and was 0-for-1.

LaGuaira 5, Lara 3.  Rene Tosoni was 0-for-4. 

THURSDAY

Neither Aragua nor Lara played.  No Twins players appeared in any of the other games.

FRIDAY

Aragua 3, Magallanes 1.  Joe Benson was 1-for-2 with a triple and a walk, scoring once.

Anzoategui 9, Lara 2.  Jairo Perez was 1-for-3.  Andrew Baldwin got the win for Anzoategui, going seven innings and giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk.

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Solar Sox Summary

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TUESDAY

Surprise 8, Mesa 6 in Surprise (10 innings).  Chris Herrmann  was 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBIs.  Aaron Hicks was 1-for-4 and scored once.  Brian Dozier was 1-for-5.  Bruce Pugh allowed a run on two hits and a walk in one inning, striking out two.  Brett Jacobson took the loss, allowing two runs on a hit and a walk in a third of an inning.

WEDNESDAY

Mesa 10. Scottsdale 5 in Mesa.  Aaron Hicks was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third).  He also walked, scored twice, and drove in three.  No other Twins appeared in the game.

THURSDAY

Scottsdale 8, Mesa 7 in Scottsdale.  Aaron Hicks was 3-for-4 with two doubles.  He scored three times and drove in two.  Brian Dozier was 1-for-5 with an RBI.  Cole DeVries started and worked three innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on five hits.  Dakota Watts pitched a scoreless inning, allowing two walks.

FRIDAY

Mesa 10, Peoria 3 in Peoria.  Aaron Hicks was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Brian Dozier was 2-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Chris Herrmann was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Brett Jacobson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Bruce Pugh allowed a run on a hit and three walks in 1.2 innings.

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Happy Birthday–October 28

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Tommy Tucker (1863)
Frank Smith (1879)
Doc Lavan (1890)
Johnny Neun (1900)
Joe Page (1917)
Bob Veale (1935)
Sammy Stewart (1954)
Bob Melvin (1961)
Lenny Harris (1964)
Larry Casian (1965)
Juan Guzman (1966)
Braden Looper (1974)

Twenty-two years ago today, the most wonderful woman in the world became my wife.

Johnny Neun managed two major league teams, the Yankees in 1946 and Cincinnati from 1947-1948. Each time, he was replaced by someone who was nicknamed “Bucky”.

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Happy Birthday–October 27

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Joe Mulvey (1858)
Patsy Dougherty (1867)
Shad Berry (1878)
Ralph Kiner (1922)
Del Rice (1922)
Pumpsie Green (1933)
Lee Stange (1936)
Mike Lum (1945)
Pete Vuckovich (1952)
U. L. Washington (1953)
Barry Bonnell (1953)
Tom Nieto (1960)
Bill Swift (1961)
Bip Roberts (1963)
Brad Radke (1972)
Jason Johnson (1973)
Kyle Waldrop (1985)

Bill Swift was drafted by Minnesota in the second round in 1983, but he did not sign.

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Happy Birthday–October 26

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Frank Selee (1859)
Kid Gleason (1866)
Lee Tannehill (1880)
Dick Hoblitzel (1888)
Tommy Griffith (1889)
Snuffy Stirnweiss (1918)
Bud Byerly (1920)
Toby Harrah (1948)
Mike Hargrove (1949)
Steve Rogers (1949)
Dave Coleman (1950)
Harry Chappas (1957)
Gil Heredia (1965)
Mark Sweeney (1969)
Francisco Liriano (1983)

We would like to wish a very happy birthday to UncleWalt’s wife.

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Weekly Winterball Whiparound

Who's hot:  Andrew Baldwin is 1-0, 2.31, 0.69 WHIP in 11.2 innings (2 starts).  Cesar Ciurcina is 0-0, 0.00, 0.30 WHIP in 3.1 innings (2 appearances).  Deolis Guerra is 1-0, 3.86, 1.29 WHIP in 4.2 innings (3 appearances).  Pedro Guerra is 0-0, 3.00, 0.83 WHIP in 8 innings (2 appearances, 1 start). 

Who's in the middle:  Joe Benson is hitting .240/.424/.360 in 25 at-bats.  Jairo Perez is hitting .250/.400/.300 in 20 at-bats.

Who's cold:  Rene Tosoni is hitting .235/.333/.235 in 34 at-bats.

Who's barely played:  Josmil Pinton is hitting .000/1.000/.000 in 0 at-bats (walked in only plate appearance).  Manuel Soliman is 0-0, 0.00, 2.00 WHIP in 1 inning (1 appearance).  Junior Subero is 0-0, 9.00, 3.00 in 1 inning (1 appearance).

Magallanes is in first place in the VWL.  La Guaira is second a half game out; Caracas is third, two back; Aragua is fourth, 2.5 games behind; Anzoategui is fifth, four games out; Lara is sixth, 4.5 games back; Zulia is seventh, five games behind; and Margarita is eighth, 5.5 games out of first.

The Tigres host Caracas tonight.

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Solar Sox Summary

Surprise scored two in the fifth to break a 3-3 tie and added three in the ninth to beat Mesa 8-3 in Mesa.

The Saguaros were led by Wil Myers (Kansas City), who drove in three with two singles and a double.  Joe Terdoslavich (Atlanta) singled and homered, and Tim Beckham (Tampa Bay) singled and doubled.  Miguel De Los Santos (Texas) got the win despite allowing all three runs on five hits and two walks in four innings.  He did strike out five.  Dan Jennings (Florida) and Evan Reed (Florida) each worked two shutout innings.

For the Solar Sox, Robbie Grossman (Pittsburgh) had three hits.  Joe Mahoney (Baltimore) and Brian Ward (Baltimore) each had two hits.  Brian Dozier was 0-for-4 with an RBI and Aaron Hicks was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.  The loss went to Nathan Baker (Pittsburgh), who allowed two runs on three hits in one inning.  Dakota Watts surrendered the three ninth-inning runs on two hits and three walks.

Mesa travels to Surprise this afternoon.

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Happy Birthday–October 25

Jack Doyle (1869)
Smoky Joe Wood (1889)
Jack Kent Cooke (1912)
Lee McPhail (1917)
Russ Meyer (1923)
Bobby Thomson (1923)
Bobby Brown (1924)
Roy Hartsfield (1925)
Chuck Schilling (1937)
Al Cowens (1951)
Roy Smalley (1952)
Rowland Office (1952)
Tito Landrum (1954)
Danny Darwin (1955)
Andy McGaffigan (1956)
Steve Decker (1965)
Keith Garagozzo (1969)
Pedro Martinez (1971)

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Tigres Tales

Magallanes scored two in the ninth to defeat Aragua 2-1 in Aragua.

Each team had only three hits.  Adonis Garcia hit a home run for the Navegantes.  Starter Jose Sanchez worked five innings, giving up a run on three hits and a walk.  Robert Coello (Cubs) struck out four in two perfect innings of relief.  Lino Urdaneta pitched a perfect eighth to get the win.  Jean Machi (San Francisco) walked one in a scoreless ninth for the save.

Joe Benson was 0-for-2 with 2 walks for the Tigres.  Sergio Perez (Houston) struck out nine in five shutout innings, giving up no hits but walking three.  The no-hitter lasted through four pitchers and eight innings.  In the ninth, however, Francisco Butto allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits in one-third of an inning to take the loss.

Around the league, Jairo Perez was 0-for-2 as a substitute as Lara lost to Caracas 10-5.  Andrew Baldwin started and worked six innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks as Anzoategui lost to Zulia 8-6.

The Tigres are off today.  They will host Caracas tomorrow night.