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Minor Details: Games of 5/11

Louisville 7, Rochester 3 in Rochester.  A three-run Bats fifth broke a 2-2 tie.  Chase Lambin singled and doubled.  Eric Hacker gave up five runs on eight hits and no walks in 6.2 innings.

New Britain 10, Binghamton 8 in Binghamton.  The Rock Cats scored six in the second and built a 10-3 lead after four before the Mets scored five in the seventh to get back into the game.  Chris Herrmann had a triple, a double, and two singles, driving in three.  Deibinson Romero had a double and two singles.  Yangervis Solarte had three hits, Chris Parmelee and Daniel Rohlfing each had two, and Joe Benson hit a home run.  Liam Hendriks gave up seven hits and four walks in five innings, but only allowed three runs and got the win.  Tyler Robertson struck out four in two scoreless innings to get the save.

Dunedin 7, Ft. Myers 1 in Ft. Myers.  The Miracle scored in the first, but that was where the good news ended.  Josmil Pinto singled and doubled, getting two of the three Ft. Myers hits.  Edgar Ibarra surrendered five runs on six hits and four walks in 4.2 innings.

Kane County 8, Beloit 2 in Kane County.  The Cougars scored six in the second and the game was pretty much over.  Lance Ray was 2-for-2 with two walks and Tobias Streich had two hits.  Manuel Soliman surrendered all eight runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk in 3.1 innings.  Three relief pitchers held Kane County scoreless the rest of the way, with Ryan O’Rourke pitching 1.2 innings, Blayne Weller two, and Jose Gonzalez one.

Happy Birthday–May 12

Chicken Wolf (1862)
Lave Cross (1866)
Jumping Joe Dugan (1897)
Hank Borowy (1916)
Ed Runge (1918)
Yogi Berra (1925)
Felipe Alou (1935)
Ted Kubiak (1942)
Vic Albury (1947)
Bob Heise (1947)
Joe Nolan (1951)
Lou Whitaker (1957)
Kevin Bass (1959)
Willie Lozado (1959)
Mark Clark (1968)
Wes Helms (1976)
Felipe Lopez (1980)
Evan Meek (1983)

Infielder Willie Lozado was drafted by Minnesota in the third round of the January Secondary draft in 1978, but did not sign.

This is also the birthday of Twins’ farmhands Melciades De La Cruz (1993), Aderlin Mejia (1992), and Hein Robb (1992).

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Red Wings Report

Where they stand:  Rochester is 14-16, fourth in the IL North, 3.5 games behind Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Who’s hotBrian Dinkelman is 9-28.  On the season he is .283/.382/.327 in 113 at-bats.  Danny Lehmann is 3-11.  On the season he is .286/.342/.400 in 35 at-bats.  Anthony Swarzak has allowed three runs on fourteen hits and only one walk with eleven strikeouts in twelve innings (two starts).  He is 2-1, 3.90, 1.30 WHIP with 25 strikeouts in 32.1 innings (six starts).  Chuck James has allowed no runs on five hits and one walk with six strikeouts in 6.2 innings (five appearances).  He is 1-1, 2.50, 1.00 WHIP with 23 strikeouts in 18 innings (13 appearances).

Who’s cold:  Chase Lambin is 4-28.  On the season he is .212/.297/.303 in 99 at-bats.  Matt Brown is 5-31.  On the season he is .228/.311/.391 in 92 at-bats.  Kyle Waldrop has allowed seven runs (five earned) on nine hits and two walks in 8.2 innings (six appearances).  He is 1-3, 6.06, 1.71 WHIP in 16.1 innings (12 appearances).  Andrew Baldwin has allowed seven runs on fourteen hits and a walk in 11.1 innings (two starts).  He is 2-2, 7.16, 1.45 WHIP in 27.2 innings (five starts).

Coming and going:  Since last report, Jim Hoey was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota, Jeff Manship was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester, Eric Hacker was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota and sent back to Rochester again, Alex Burnett was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester and brought back to Minnesota again, Anthony Swarzak was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota and sent back to Rochester again, Rene Tosoni was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota, Trevor Plouffe was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota, Ben Revere was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota, Steve Singleton was promoted from New Britain to Rochester, Ray Chang was promoted from New Britain to Rochester, Steve Holm was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester, Rene Rivera was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota, Dusty Hughes was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester, Aaron Bates was signed and assigned to Rochester, and Brandon Roberts was placed on the seven day disabled list with a sore right oblique.

Coming up next:  The Red Wings have two more home games against Louisville.  They then go on the road for four in Charlotte and four in Gwinnett.

Minor Details: Games of 5/10

Rochester 8, Louisville 1 in Rochester.  The Red Wings scored seven runs in the third through fifth innings.  Aaron Bates had two singles and a homer, scoring three times.  Danny Lehmann had three hits.  Anthony Swarzak worked 6.2 innings, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk, striking out five.  Jeff Manship pitched 2.a scoreless innings of relief.

Binghamton 5, New Britain 2 in Binghamton.  The Rock Cats led 2-0 after six, but the Mets got two in the seventh and three in the eighth.  Steve Hirschfeld pitched six shutout innings before tiring; for the game he gave up two runs on just two hits in 6.2 innings, although he walked four.  Jake Stevens allowed the three eighth-inning runs on four hits.

Dunedin 6, Ft. Myers 2 in Ft. Myers.  The Blue Jays scored two in the eighth and one in the ninth to put the game away.  Danny Rams singled and homered, Brian Dozier singled and doubled, and Aaron Hicks had two hits.  Kane Holbrooks took the loss, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and three walks in five innings.  Blake Martin pitched two shutout innings.

Kane County 8, Beloit 4 in Kane County.  The Cougars scored in each of the first five innings.  Danny Ortiz had two singles and a home run.  Andrei Lobanov surrendered six runs (three earned) on nine hits and a walk in 3.2 innings.  Michael Tonkin struck out three of the four batters he faced in 1.1 innings.

Happy Birthday–May 11

Charlie Gehringer (1903)
Rip Sewell (1907)
Eddie Chiles (1910)
Jack Lang (1921)
Nestor Chylak (1922)
Vern Rapp (1928)
Milt Pappas (1939)
Frank Quilici (1939)
Jerry Martin (1949)
Dane Iorg (1950)
Mark Huismann (1958)
Walt Terrell (1958)
Trent Hubbard (1964)
Bobby Witt (1964)
Kerry Ligtenberg (1971)
Francisco Cordero (1975)

This is also the birthday of Twins’ farmhand Miguel Sano (1993).

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Happy Birthday–May 10

Chippy McGarr (1863)
Ed Barrow (1868)
Klondike Douglass (1872)
Harry Salsinger (1885)
Allan Roth (1917)
Hideo Fujimoto (1918)
John McMullen (1918)
Herb Carneal (1923)
Jim Hickman (1937)
Ken Berry (1941)
John Cumberland (1947)
Chris Berman (1955)
Joey Meyer (1962)
Robby Thompson (1962)
Pete Schourek (1969)

A great baseball broadcaster was born on this day, and it ain’t Chris Berman.  To some of us, Herb Carneal will always be the Voice of the Twins.

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Minor Details: Games of 5/9

Rochester 7, Louisville 6 in Rochester. (18 innings).  Matt Brown homered in the eighth to tie the game, then there was no more scoring until the eighteenth, when two-out singles by Dustin Martin, Toby Gardenhire, Brian Dinkelman, and Ray Chang brought in the winning run.  Brown also doubled and singled, scoring three times.  Dinkelman and Martin each had three hits, Chang had two, and Jeff Bailey singled and tripled.  Starter Andrew Baldwin went 5.1 innings, giving up four runs (all in the first) on nine hits.  Carlos Gutierrez pitched three shutout innings and Anthony Slama, Dusty Hughes, and Yorman Bazardo each pitched two.  Chuck James worked a perfect eighteenth for the win.  It was the longest game in the history of Frontier Field.

New Britain 8, Binghamton 5 in Binghamton.  The Rock Cats scored five in the fifth to take a 7-2 lead.  Chris Parmelee and Deibinson Romero each had three hits.  Evan Bigley singled and doubled.  Brett Jacobson pitched four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.  Spencer Steedley got the win, allowing a run on four hits in three innings.  Cole DeVries gave up two runs in two innings, raising his ERA to 0.87.

Ft. Myers 5, Jupiter 3 in Jupiter.  The Miracle built a 5-0 lead after four.  Aaron Hicks singled and doubled and Nick Romero had two hits.  Matt Schuld got the win with five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Dakota Watts came in with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth and got the only man he faced to hit into a double play.

Beloit 5, Cedar Rapids 4 in Beloit (10 innings).  The Snappers led 4-0 after six, but the Kernels scored four in the seventh to tie.  Nate Roberts and Wang-Wei Lin each had three hits and Michael Gonzales and Lance Ray each had two.  Adrian Salcedo pitched six shutout innings before tiring in the seventh; for the game his line was four runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk in 6.1 innings.  Clinton Dempster worked 2.2 scoreless innings for the win and Matt Hauser pitched the tenth for the save.

Minor Details: Games of 5/8

Gwinnett 5, Rochester 1 in Rochester.  The Braves scored four in the third and were never threatened.  Toby Gardenhire had two hits.  Scott Diamond lasted 3.2 innings, surrendering five runs on eight hits and a walk.  Jeff Manship pitched two scoreless innings.

New Britain 4, Portland 1 in Portland.  The Rock Cats scored three in the sixth to overcome a 1-0 deficit.  Joe Benson singled and doubled and Danny Rohlfing has two hits.  Bobby Lanigan got the win, giving up a run on six hits and a walk in six innings, striking out five.  Tyler Robertson threw three shutout innings to get the save.

Ft. Myers—No game scheduled.

Cedar Rapids 9, Beloit 2 in Cedar Rapids.  The Kernels scored three in the fourth, two in the sixth, and two in the seventh.  Gunner Glad hit a home run.  Logan Darnell allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits and four walks in 4.2 innings.

Minor Details: Games of 5/7

Gwinnett 6, Rochester 3 in Rochester.  The Braves scored once in the eighth and twice in the ninth to break a 3-3 tie.  The Red Wings had only three hits in the game.  Kyle Gibson allowed three runs on six hits and a walk in six innings, striking out six.  Kyle Waldrop surrendered two runs on a hit and a walk in two-thirds of an inning.

Portland 15, New Britain 7 in Portland.  The Sea Dogs scored five runs in each of the first two innings.  Deolis Guerra surrendered ten runs on eight hits and three walks in just 1.2 innings.  Michael Tarsi and Jake Stevens each threw two shutout innings of relief.  Evan Bigley singled and homered and Chris Parmelee singled and doubled.

Jupiter 20, Ft. Myers 2 in Ft. Myers.  The Hammerheads scored five in the second, six in the fourth, and seven in the fifth.  They hammered five Miracle pitchers:  Tom Stuifbergen allowed five runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk in 1.2 innings; Shooter Hunt gave up six runs on five hits and three walks in two innings; Brad Tippett surrendered four runs on three hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning; Blake Martin allowed three runs on four hits and two walks in 2.2 innings; and Dakota Watts gave up two runs on three hits and two walks in two innings.  James Beresford had three hits and Brian Dozier had two.

Cedar Rapids 5, Beloit 3 in Cedar Rapids.  The Kernels scored three in the fifth to overcome a 3-2 Snapper lead.  Wang-Wei Lin had two hits.  Michael Gonzales hit a two-run homer.  B. J. Hermsen allowed five runs (four earned) on ten hits and a walk in six innings, striking out five.  Martire Garcia pitched two shutout innings.