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Where They Stand

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Minnesota is 55-75, fourth in the AL Central, 16 games behind Detroit.  They have lost five consecutive games and are 2-8 in their last ten games.

Rochester is 48-85, sixth in the IL North, 26.5 games behind Pawtucket and Lehigh Valley.  They have lost six consecutive games and are 1-9 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 66-65, third in the EL East, 5 games behind New Hampshire.  They have won one consecutive game and are 6-4 in their last ten games.  They are 1 game behind Reading for the last playoff spot.

Ft. Myers is 22-35 in the second half, fifth in the FSL South, 14 games behind Bradenton.  They have lost two consecutive games and are 2-8 in their last ten games.

Beloit is 26-33 in the second half, fourth in the ML West, 9 games behind Quad Cities.  They have lost five consecutive games and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

Elizabethton is 37-26, second in the AL West, 5 games behind Johnson City.  They have won three consecutive games and are 8-2 in their last ten games.  The Appalachian League season ends August 30.

The GCL Twins are 30-28, second in the GCL South, 7 games behind the Orioles.  They have won seven consecutive games and are 9-1 in their last ten games.  The GCL season ends tomorrow.

The DSL Twins finished 42-26, second in the B. C. B. C., 3 games behind the Orioles.  They lost their last three games and were 6-4 in their last ten games.

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This Week in Twins Transactions

Nick Blackburn was placed on the fifteen day disabled list by Minnesota.
Lester Oliveros was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota.
A player to be named later was acquired from Cleveland for Jim Thome.
Francisco Liriano was placed on the fifteen day disabled list by Minnesota.
Scott Diamond was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota.
Jason Repko was assigned from Minnesota to Rochester.
Jair Fernandez was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Caleb Thielbar signed and was assigned to Ft. Myers.
Kyle Knudson was placed on the seven day disabled list by Beloit.
Michael Gonzales was activated from the disabled list by Beloit.
Nate Roberts was activated from the disabled list by Beloit.

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This Week in Ex-Twins

Arizona assigns Kevin Mulvey to AAA Reno.
Cubs promote Randy Bush from assistant general manager to interim general manager.
White Sox place Philip Humber on the fifteen day disabled list.
Cincinnati organization (AAA Louisville) places Corky Miller on the seven day disabled list.
Cleveland acquires Jim Thome for a player to be named later.
Dodgers organization (AAA Albuquerque) activates Randy Keisler from the seven day disabled list.
Yankees organization (AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre) releases Terry Tiffee.
Pittsburgh designates Joe Beimel for assignment.
San Diego options Pat Neshek to AAA Tucson.
San Francisco places Eli Whiteside on the fifteen day disabled list, then activates him again.
Toronto organization (AAA Las Vegas) activates Sean Henn from the disabled list.
Toronto sends Bobby Korecky from AAA Las Vegas to AA New Hampshire.

No ex-Twins, but this seemed worthy of note:  Houston recalls J. A. Happ and options J. B. Shuck.

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Minor Details: Games of 8/25

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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4, Rochester 1 in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.  The Yankees scored two in the first and two in the seventh.  Toby Gardenhire singled and doubled.  Rene Rivera had two hits.  Dusty Hughes came out of the bullpen to start and did okay, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out four in four innings.

New Britain 11, Trenton 8 in Trenton.  The Rock Cats trailed 2-0 after three, took a 9-2 lead after seven, then had the lead cut to 9-8 in the eighth before putting it away.  Chris Herrmann had two singles and a homer, driving in four.  Brian Dozier singled and homered, raising his average to .312.  Deibinson Romero singled and doubled.  Evan Bigley had two hits.  Starter Spencer Steedley got the win, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk in five innings.  Steve Hirschfeld struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Tyler Robertson got his sixteenth save with 1.1 scoreless innings, striking out three while giving up a hit and walking two.  The win pulled the Rock Cats back to within one game of Reading for the last playoff spot.

St. Lucie 4, Ft. Myers 1 in Ft. Myers.  The Mets broke a 1-1 tie with two in the eighth.  Angel Morales was 3-for-3 with a walk.  Daniel Rohlfing and Nick Romero each had two hits.  Matthew Tomshaw went seven strong innings, giving up a run on five hits.  Bruce Pugh surrendered three runs on four hits and two walks in two innings to take the loss.

Burlington 4, Beloit 0 in Beloit.  The Bees got three in the fifth to break a scoreless tie.  The Snappers had just two hits.  Blayne Weller allowed three runs on ten hits and no walks in 6.2 innings, striking out six.

Elizabethton 17, Bluefield 8 in Bluefield.  The Twins overcame a 4-2 deficit with eight in the third.  Eddie Rosario singled and hit two homers, his eighteenth and nineteenth.  He scored three times, drove in five, and raised his average to .319.  Matthew Koch hit two doubles and a homer, scoring three times and driving in four.  Niko Goodrum had three hits.  JaDamion Williams singled and homered, raising his average to .331.  Miguel Sano and Tyler Koelling had two hits.  Starter Tyler Jones surrendered six runs on eight hits and two walks in three innings.  David Hurlbut got the win with five innings of relief, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.  The win keeps Elizabethton two games ahead of Kingsport for the last playoff spot.

GCL Twins 12, Orioles 6 (11 innings).  The Twins scored three in the ninth to tie and six in the eleventh to win.  Kelvin Silvania had two doubles, a single, and a home run, driving in five.  Jorge Polanco had four hits.  Kelvin Ortiz singled and homered.  Stephen Wickens singled and doubled.  Aderlin Mejia had two hits and scored three times.  Starter Nathan Fawbush yielded five runs on five hits and four walks while striking out five in four innings.  Gonzalo Sanudo struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up just one hit.  Tyler Herr struck out three in three shutout innings to get the win.

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Minor Details: Games of 8/24

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 7, Rochester 1 in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.  The Yankees led 5-0 after three.  Aaron Bates had two singles and a double, raising his average to .315.  Jeff Bailey singled and doubled.  Dustin Martin hit his fifteenth home run.  Eric Hacker allowed six runs on eight hits and four walks in six innings.

Reading 4, New Britain 2 in New Britain.  The score was tied at two after seven, but the Phillies scored in the eighth and ninth.  Mark Dolenc hit a home run.  Bobby Lanigan worked six solid innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk.  Brett Jacobson took the loss, allowing a run on three hits in two innings.  The loss drops the Rock Cats to two games behind Reading for the last playoff spot.

Ft. Myers 3, St. Lucie 0 (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Miracle scored two in the first and one in the second.  The Miracle had only four hits but took advantage of three Mets errors, as all their runs were unearned.  B. J. Hermsen gave up just three hits and no walks in six innings.  Matt Hauser struck out three in a scoreless inning to get the save, giving up two hits.

St. Lucie 4, Ft. Myers 3 (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Mets got all their runs in the second inning.  Angel Morales had two hits.  Josmil Pinto hit a two-run homer.  Edgar Ibarra surrendered four runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks in two innings.  Caleb Thielbar and Cole Nelson each threw two perfect innings of relief.

Burlington 6, Beloit 1 in Beloit.  The Bees scored two in the third to break a scoreless tie.  Jairo Perez and Daniel Ortiz each singled and doubled, with Perez raising his average to .344.  Derek McCallum had two hits.  A. J. Achter allowed six runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out nine in six innings.  Adrian Salcedo pitched three shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out three.

Elizabethton 7, Bristol 3 in Bristol.  The Twins led 6-0 half-way through the game.  Matthew Koch had two doubles.  Eddie Rosario singled and homered, his seventeenth.  Nick Lockwood and Miguel Sano each singled and doubled.  Matt Parker hit a home run.  Marcus Limon went six innings, giving up just one run on three hits and no walks.  Matthew Summers retired both batters he faced to get the save.  The Twins are now two games ahead of Kingsport for the last playoff spot.

GCL Twins 1, Orioles 0 at Twins (Game 1--8 innings--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Twins had only two hits but one of them, a single by Drew Leachman, drove in the winning run.  Ricardo Arevalo started but went only 1.1 innings before being removed after a rain delay.  He gave up one hit.  Markus Solbach worked 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Nick Cicio threw two perfect innings to get the win.

GCL Twins 4, Orioles 2 at Orioles (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings).  All the runs of the game were scored in the second.  The Twins had only four hits, meaning they swept a doubleheader while getting just six hits in fifteen innings.  Bobby O'Neill went five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks.  Kyle Wahl pitched the final two shutout innings to get the save, giving up a hit and a walk.

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Minor Details: August 23

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5, Rochester 4 in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (12 innings).  The Red Wings led 4-1 after four, but never scored again as the Yankees tied it in the eighth and won it in the twelfth.  Chase Lambin and Toby Gardenhire each singled and doubled.  Dustin Martin and Rene Rivera each had two hits.  Deinys Suarez gave up two runs on five hits and two walks in 4.2 innings.  Chuck James worked 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  Kyle Waldrop took the loss in his third inning of work.

New Britain 4, Reading 3 in New Britain (12 innings).  The Rock Cats scored one in the ninth to tie and one in the twelfth to win.  Joe Benson had three hits.  Chris Parmelee and Mark Dolenc each had two hits.  Yangervis Solarte hit a home run.  Logan Darnell pitched seven strong innings, giving up two runs on six hits, walking none and striking out six.  Tyler Robertson threw two shutout innings to get the win, raising his record to 9-3.  The Rock Cats trail Reading by one game fo the last playoff spot.

Ft. Myers 2, St. Lucie 1 in Ft. Myers (5 innings--rain).  The Miracle broke a scoreless tie with two in the fourth.  Oswaldo Arcia singled and doubled.  Aaron Hicks had two hits.  Jhon Garcia pitched a scoreless first inning, then was removed following a lengthy rain delay.  Alex Wimmers went the rest of the way and got the win, giving up one run on two hits and no walks while striking out six in four innings.

Quad Cities 11, Beloit 3 in Quad Cities.  The River Bandits led 5-0 after three and were never threatened.  Each Snappers run came on a solo home run.  Jairo Perez had two singles and a home run, raising his average to .342.  Nate Roberts singled and homered, raising his average to .303.  Derek McCallum hit a home run.  Starter Manuel Soliman surrendered five runs on four hits and two walks in three innings.  Nelvin Fuentes worked two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Elizabethton 9, Bristol 0 in Bristol.  Niko Goodrum tripled and homered, driving in four.  JaDamion Williams had two hits, raising his average to .336.  Tim Atherton struck out nine in six innings, giving up three hits and no walks.  Nicholas Alloway struck out the side in his only inning.  The Twins lead Kingsport by two games for the last playoff spot.

GCL Twins 5, Rays 2 at Twins.  The Twins scored in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie, then got two insurance runs in the seventh.  Jorge Polanco doubled and tripled.  Javier Pimentel singled and doubled.  Joshua Hendricks had two hits.  Hein Robb went 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk.  Josue Montanez got the win with two shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Luis Nunez struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits, to get the save.

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Happy Birthday–August 24

Harry Hooper (1887)
Hank Gowdy (1889)
Hal Woodeshick (1932)
Tony Bernazard (1956)
Cal Ripken (1960)
Tim Salmon (1968)
Nick Adenhart (1986)

No major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins were born on this day.  We do come close, though, with Hal Woodeshick, who played for Washington in 1960, but then was chosen by the new Washington in the expansion draft in 1961.  We also come close with Reid Santos (1982), who pitched for Rochester in 2009 but did not make the big leagues.