George Davis (1870)
Guy Bush (1901)
Lonny Frey (1910)
Nels Potter (1911)
Carl Pohlad (1915)
Dale Mitchell (1921)
George Kell (1922)
Sherm Lollar (1924)
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)
Carl Pohlad, of course, was the owner of the Twins for many years.
ROCHESTER
Saturday--Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6, Rochester 4 in Rochester. Dustin Martin singled and doubled. Brandon Roberts, Brian Dinkelman, and Chase Lambin each had two hits. Scott Diamond allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits and no walks in five innings. Lester Oliveros struck out three in two shutout innings.
Sunday--Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 0, Rochester 0 in Rochester (Suspended in top of third). Liam Hendriks worked 2.2 innings, giving up one hit.
NEW BRITIAN
Saturday--New Britain 5, New Hampshire 4 in New Britain. The Rock Cats scored four in the sixth to overcome a 4-1 deficit. Brian Dozier hit two home runs and raised his average to .320. Joe Benson had two hits. Dakota Watts got the win in relief, giving up one run on two hits in three innings.
Sunday--New Britain 8, New Hampshire 5 in New Britain. Brian Dozier and Deibinson Romero each hit two doubles, with Dozier raising his average to .321. Danny Lehmann singled and doubled. Joe Benson homered, his fourteenth. Matt Schuld got the win in relief despite allowing two runs on three hits and a walk in two innings. The Rock Cats are a game out of the last playoff spot.
FT. MYERS
Saturday--Charlotte 6, Ft. Myers 2 in Charlotte. Pat Dean surrendered six runs on ten hits and a walk in four innings. Ricky Bowen struck out two in two shutout innings.
Sunday--Ft. Myers 1, Charlotte 1 in Charlotte (suspended in bottom of seventh). Daniel Rohlfing had three hits. Tom Stuifbergen gave up one run on three hits and a walk in 5.2 innings.
BELOIT
Saturday--Beloit 7, Quad Cities 5 in Quad Cities. Tobias Streich had three hits. Tyler Grimes hit two homer runs and drove in three. Jairo Perez singled and hit his fourteenth homer, raising his average to .338. Blayne Weller got the win, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk in 5.1 innings.
Sunday--Quad Cities 4, Beloit 3 in Quad Cities. The River Bandits scored one in the seventh to tie and one in the eighth to win. Jon Goncalves and Daniel Ortiz each singled and doubled. Pedro Guerra struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks. Nelvin Fuentes pitched the eighth and took the loss.
ELIZABETHTON
Saturday--Greeneville 6, Elizabethton 0 in Greeneville. Niko Goodrum had two hits. David Hurlbut took the loss, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk in four innings.
Sunday--Elizabethton 14, Greeneville 3 in Greeneville. The Twins trailed 3-2 after six. Eddie Rosario had two singles and his sixteenth homer, driving in three. Adam Pettersen and Matt Parker each had three hits. Tim Shibuya got the win, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and no walks, striking out seven in seven innings. The Twins are one game ahead of Kingsport for the last playoff spot.
GCL TWINS
Saturday--Twins 5, Red Sox 4 at Red Sox. Joshua Hendricks singled and tripled. Phillip Chapman singled and doubled. Aderlin Mejia and Candido Pimentel each had two hits. Tyler Herr worked two shutout innings to get the win.
Sunday--No game scheduled.
DSL Twins
Saturday--Twins at Orioles. Cancelled.
The DSL Season has come to an end. The Twins finished 42-26, second in the B. C. B. C., three games behind the Orioles, and did not make the playoffs.
Ned Hanlon (1857)
Howie Camnitz (1881)
Wally Schang (1889)
Urban Shocker (1890)
Happy Felsch (1891)
Carl Yastrzemski (1939)
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)
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Grandma and Grandpa S.
Frank Isbell (1875)
Murray Dickson (1916)
Jerry Staley (1920)
Jim Beauchamp (1939)
Felix Millan (1943)
John Ellis (1948)
John Stearns (1951)
Frank Pastore (1957)
John Wetteland (1966)
Mike Misuraca (1968)
Craig Counsell (1970)
Ismael Valdez (1973)
Akili Smith (1975)
Jason Marquis (1978)
Akili Smith, better known as an NFL quarterback, played for three seasons in the Pittsburgh organization, reaching AA.
Rochester 8, Lehigh Valley 5 in Rochester. The Red Wings scored three in the third and never lost the lead. Brian Dinkelman had two singles and a homer. Dustin Martin hit a home run, his fourteenth. Eric Hacker got the win despite allowing four runs on eleven hits and a walk in 5.2 innings. Jim Hoey worked a perfect ninth for his seventh save.
New Britain 3, New Hampshire 1 in New Britain. The Rock Cats broke a scoreless tie with two in the third. Brian Dozier doubled and homered, raising his average to .315. Evan Bigley had two hits. Bobby Lanigan pitched seven shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks. Tyler Robertson allowed an unearned run on one hit while striking out three in two innings to get the save.
Ft. Myers at Charlotte. Postponed.
Beloit 7, Kane County 4 in Kane County. The Snappers scored five in the first. Adam Bryant had two doubles and a triple. Andy Leer singled and doubled. Jairo Perez had two hits to bring his average back to .333. A. J. Achter struck out thirteen in seven strong innings, giving up three runs on four hits and no walks. Madison Boer struck out both men he faced to get the save.
Elizabethton 12, Greeneville 7 in Greeneville. The Twins scored six in the fifth to take a 10-1 lead. Eddie Rosario had two homers and a single, driving in three. He now has fifteen homers. JaDamion Williams had two singles and a double, scoring three times. Nick Lockwood had three hits and drove in three. Miguel Sano hit a home run, his sixteenth. Marcus Limon got the win despite allowing three runs on seven hits and three walks in five innings.
GCL Twins 7, Red Sox 1 at Twins (8 innings--rain). The Twins scored in each of the first five innings, getting three in the fourth. Julio Torres and Jacob Younis each had two hits, with Younis driving in three. Starter Nathan Fawbush lasted just 4.2 innings, giving up a run on seven hits and two walks. Markus Solbach got the win with 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
DSL White Sox 4, Twins 0 at Twins (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings--played 5 1/2 innings--rain). The White Sox scored three in the third and one in the fifth. The Twins had three hits and made three errors. Sterling Bonilla pitched a six-inning complete game, allowing four runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk.
DSL White Sox at Twins (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings). Postponed.
Al Lopez (1908)
Fred Norman (1942)
Graig Nettles (1944)
Bobby Cuellar (1952)
Tom Brunansky (1960)
Mark Langston (1960)
Andy Benes (1967)
Todd Helton (1973)
Minnesota is 54-69, fourth in the AL Central, 11 games behind Detroit. The Twins have lost one consecutive game and are 3-7 in their last ten games.
Rochester is 47-79, sixth in the IL North, 24.5 games behind Pawtucket and Lehigh Valley. The Red Wings have lost three consecutive games and are 2-8 in their last ten games. They have been eliminated from the playoffs.
New Britain is 61-63, fourth in the EL East, 8 games behind New Hampshire. The Rock Cats have lost one consecutive game and are 5-5 in their last ten games. They are 1 game behind Reading and Trenton for the last playoff spot.
Ft. Myers is 20-32 in the second half, fifth in the FSL South, 13 games behind Bradenton. The Miracle has lost one consecutive game and is 4-6 in its last ten games. Their elimination number is 6.
Beloit is 24-28 in the second half, fourth in the ML West, 7 games behind Kane County. The Snappers have lost one consecutive game and are 5-5 in their last ten games. They are 4 games behind Clinton for the last playoff spot.
Elizabethton is 32-24, second in the AL West, 5 games behind Johnson City. The Twins have won three consecutive games and are 7-3 in their last ten games. They are 1 game ahead of Kingsport for the last playoff spot. The Appalachian League season ends August 30.
The GCL Twins are 23-28, third in the GCL South, 10 games behind the Orioles. The Twins have lost one consecutive game and are 4-6 in their last ten games. They have been eliminated from the playoffs. The Gulf Coast League season ends August 27.
The DSL Twins are 42-25, second in the B. C. B. C., 2 games behind the Orioles. The Twins have lost two consecutive games and are 7-3 in their last ten games. Their elimination number is 2. The DSL season ends tomorrow.
Justin Morneau was activated from the disabled list.
Alexi Casilla was activated from the disabled list, then was placed on the disabled list the next day.
Jason Repko was placed on the fifteen day disabled list.
Kevin Slowey was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota.
Trevor Plouffe was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester, then was recalled to Minnesota two days later.
Cole Nelson and Lester Oliveros were acquired from Detroit for Delmon Young. Nelson was sent to Ft. Myers and Oliveros was sent to Rochester.
Rene Tosoni was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota.
Luke Hughes was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota.
Denard Span was placed on the fifteen day disabled list.
Mike Hollimon was sent from Rochester to New Britain.
Ray Chang was activated from the disabled list by Rochester.
David Bromberg was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain with shoulder tendonitis.
Michael Tarsi was activated from the disabled list by New Britain.
Clint Dempster was placed on the seven day disabled list by Ft. Myers.
Jon Goncalves was sent from Ft. Myers to Beloit.
Daniel Santana was placed on the seven day disabled list by Beloit.
Nate Roberts was placed on the seven day disabled list by Beloit.
Tyler Jones signed and was assigned to Elizabethton.
Brett Lee signed and was assigned to the GCL Twins.
Arizona outrights Kevin Mulvey to AAA Reno.
Baltimore selects the contract of Willie Eyre from AAA Norfolk.
Boston organization (AAA Pawtucket) places Matt Fox on the seven day disabled list.
White Sox place A. J. Pierzynski on the fifteen day disabled list.
Colorado signs J. C. Romero, assigns him to AAA Colorado Springs, from Colorado Springs.
Detroit acquires Delmon Young from Minnesota for Cole Nelson and Lester Oliveros.
Florida places Randy Choate on the fifteen day disabled list.
Florida organization promotes Alex Romero from AA Jacksonville to AAA New Orleans.
Dodgers organization (AAA Albuquerque) places Randy Keisler on the seven day disabled list.
San Diego recalls Pat Neshek from AAA Tucson.
St. Louis organization (AAA Memphis) releases Ron Mahay.
Toronto places Jon Rauch on the fifteen day disabled list.
He’s still around? Atlanta signs Wes Helms and assigns him to AAA Gwinnett.
Lehigh Valley 11, Rochester 1 in Rochester. The IronPigs scored five in the third and it was over. No Red Wing had more than one hit. Deinys Suarez surrendered seven runs on seven hits and a walk in 3.2 innings. Chuck James pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing a hit and a walk.
Binghamton 8, New Britain 7 in Binghamton. The Rock Cats trailed 6-3 and 7-5, tied it with two in the eighth, but lost it in the ninth. Chris Parmelee had two singles and a homer, his thirteenth. Nathan Hanson singled and doubled. Evan Bigley had two hits. Logan Darnell yielded seven runs on ten hits and no walks in 5.2 innings. Steve Hirschfeld pitched the ninth and took the loss.
Jupiter 1, Ft. Myers 0 in Ft. Myers. Gregg Glime hit a home run in the seventh for the only run of the game. Reggie Williams singled and doubled. Matthew Tomshaw worked five shutout innings, giving up just one hit and two walks. Edgar Ibarra allowed the seventh-inning homer in three innings.
Kane County 2, Beloit 0 in Kane County. The Cougars scored single runs in the fourth and the seventh. The Snappers had four hits, all singles. Manuel Soliman took a tough loss, going seven strong innings and giving up two runs on six hits with no walks.
Elizabethton 13, Bristol 3 in Elizabethton. The Twins led 6-3 after seven, then scored seven in the eighth. Miguel Sano had two doubles and a single, driving in four. JaDamion Williams singled and doubled, raising his average to .328. Matej Hejma and Niko Goodrum each had two hits. Eddie Rosario hit a home run, his thirteenth, and scored three times. Tim Atherton got the win, going five innings while giving up two runs on five hits and two walks. He struck out five.
GCL Rays 4, Twins 0 (5 innings--rain). The Rays scored all their runs in the fourth. Joshua Hendricks got both Twins hits, a single and a double. Ricardo Arevalo allowed all four runs (three earned) on four hits in four innings.
DSL Twins 7, Diamondbacks 0 (4 innings--suspended). Ronald Jimenez has two singles and a triple. Erick Gonzalez, Adonis Pacheco, and Carlos Martinez each had two hits. Junior Subero worked four innings, giving up just one hit and no walks.