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Minor Details: Games of 8/22

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 11, Rochester 2 in Rochester (completion of suspended game).  The Yankees scored five in the third and five in the fifth.  Brandon Roberts singled and doubled.  Chase Lambin and Aaron Bates each had two hits.  Jason Repko hit a two-run homer for the only Red Wings runs.  Jake Stevens took over the pitching and surrendered nine runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks in 2.1 innings, striking out four.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 9, Rochester 4 in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (seven innings--regularly scheduled game).  The Yankees scored six in the fourth.  Rene Rivera had two doubles.  Jason Repko and Aaron Bates each singled and doubled, with Bates raising his average to .311.  Andrew Baldwin yielded six runs on nine hits in 3.1 innings.

Reading 7, New Britain 3 in New Britain.  The Phillies scored four in the first and it was all they needed.  Chris Herrmann singled and doubled.  Evan Bigley and Mark Dolenc each had two hits.  Blake Martin surrendered six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks in 2.2 innings.  Matt Schuld worked 3.1 scoreless innings, giving  up two hits and a walk, and Steve Hirschfeld threw two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.  The loss drops the Rock Cats to two games out of the last playoff spot.

Ft. Myers.  No games scheduled.

Quad Cities 5, Beloit 4 in Quad Cities (12 innings).  The Snappers led 4-3 after three; the River Bandits scored in the eighth to tie it and in the twelfth to win it.  Cody Stanley homered off Bart Carter to end the game.  Adam Bryant singled and doubled.  Wang-wei Lin, Tyler Grimes, and Jhonatan Arias each had two hits.  Lance Ray hit a two-run homer, his fourteenth.  Ryan O'Rourke allowed three runs on eight hits and a walk in five innings.  Jose Gonzalez gave up one hit in 2.2 scoreless innings.  Carter gave up the game-ending homer in his second inning of work.

Bristol 5, Elizabethton 4 in Bristol.  The Twins were down 4-0 after three, tied it with a three-run seventh, and lost in the bottom of the ninth.  Jairo Rodriguez had three hits.  JaDamion Williams, Rory Rhodes, and Niko Goodrum each had two hits.  Derek Christensen allowed four runs on three hits and a walk in four innings, striking out five.  Corey Williams took the loss, giving up a run on a hit and two walks in 2.1 innings.

GCL Twins 12, Rays 3 at Rays.  The Twins scored three in the second and five in the third to take an 8-0 lead.  Phillip Chapman had three singles and a double, raising his average to .326.  Javier Pimentel had two singles and a homer, driving in four.  Jorge Polanco had two singles and a triple.  Drew Leachman had two doubles.  Stephen Wickens singled and doubled.  Joshua Hendricks had two hits.  Starter Angel Mata pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Nick Cicio got the win with two perfect innings, striking out two.

Happy Birthday–August 23

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.

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Minor Details: Games of 8/20 & 8/21

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.

Happy Birthday–August 22

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.

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Happy Birthday–August 21

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.

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Minor Details: Games of 8/19

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.

Where They Stand

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.

This Week in Twins Transactions

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.

This Week in Ex-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.