Category Archives: Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of 7/18 – 7/19

ROCHESTER

Monday—Durham 4, Rochester 1 in Rochester.  Chase Lambin had two singles and a double.  Eric Hacker gave up two runs on six hits and two walks in six innings.  Denard Span was 0-for-3 and Jason Kubel was 0-for-4.

Tuesday—Rochester 3, Durham 2 in Rochester.  Rene Tosoni had two hits and drove in three.  Liam Hendriks made his AAA debut, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks in 6.2 innings.  Denard Span was 1-for-3 and Jason Kubel was 1-for-2 with two walks.

NEW BRITAIN

Monday—New Britain 11, Richmond 6 in New Britain.  Chris Parmelee had three doubles.  Tyler Robertson got the win in relief, giving up a run on three hits and no walks while striking out three in four innings.

Tuesday—Richmond 7, New Britain 5 in New Britain.  Deibinson Romero singled and homered.  Steve Hirschfeld allowed five runs (four earned) on nine hits and a walk in 6.1 innings.

FT. MYERS

Monday—Dunedin 9, Ft. Myers 2 in Dunedin.  Aaron Hicks had two doubles.  Pat Dean gave up three runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks in five innings.

Tuesday—Ft. Myers 8, Dunedin 5 in Dunedin.  Ramon Santana, Aaron Hicks, and James Beresford each had three hits, with Santana hitting two doubles and Hicks one.  Tom Stuifbergen allowed four runs (two earned) on nine hits and no walks while striking out seven in six innings.

BELOIT

Monday—Beloit 16, West Michigan 3 in Beloit.  Adam Bryant had two singles, a double, and a homer, scoring four times and driving in four.  Wang-wei Lin had three singles and a double, scoring three times.  B. J. Hermsen gave up a run on five hits and two walks, striking out five in seven innings.

Tuesday—No game scheduled.

ELIZABETHTON

Monday—Elizabethton 4, Bristol 1 in Elizabethton.  Miguel Sano had two doubles.  Pedro Guerra gave up a run on two hits and no walks, striking out five in seven innings.

Tuesday—Bristol 18, Elizabethton 4 in Elizabethton.  Miguel Sano had two homers and a single.  Justin Parker had three hits.

GCL TWINS

Monday—Orioles 4, Twins 1 at Twins.  Michael Quesada hit a home run.  Starter Hung Yi Chen worked three shutout innings, striking out three while giving up two hits and a walk.

Tuesday—Twins 4, Orioles 2 at Orioles.  Romy Trinidad singled and doubled.  Starter Ricardo Arevalo struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.

DSL TWINS

Monday—Orioles 2, Twins 0 at Orioles.  Starter Melcaides De La Cruz pitched four shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks.  Yorman Landa gave up no hits in three shutout innings, walking four and striking out three.

Tuesday—Twins 11, Cubs1 2 at Twins (5 ½ innings—rain).  The Twins had six hits but drew eight walks.  Felix Martinez drove in three.  Jose Abreu worked 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out four.

Minor Details: Games of 7/17

Buffalo 13, Rochester 4 in Rochester.  The Red Wings scored two in the first, but Buffalo came back with six in the third and the game was never close again.  Rene Rivera had two hits.  Jeff Bailey homered, his seventh.  Denard Span was 0-for-3.  Jason Kubel was 1-for-4 with a double.  Kyle Gibson surrendered nine runs (seven earned) on eight hits in four innings.  He walked none and struck out four.  Jake Stevens struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

New Britain 9, Portland 7 in Portland.  The Rock Cats held leads of 5-0 and 7-1, but needed two in the ninth to break a 7-7 tie.  Nate Hanson had two singles and a triple.  Jair Fernandez had two singles and a double.  Brian Dozier singled and hit a three-run homer.  Bobby Lanigan lasted five innings, allowing four runs on eight hits and a walk.  Andrew Albers worked three shutout innings, giving up just one hit, to get the win.

Ft. Myers 4, Dunedin 3 in Dunedin.  A three-run fourth gave the Miracle a lead it never relinquished.  Josmil Pinto was 4-for-4 with a home run. Kane Holbrooks got the win with six strong innings, giving up a run on six hits and a walk.  Alex Wimmers pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.  Bruce Pugh allowed two runs on three hits and a walk in two innings but was still credited with a save, his eleventh.

Beloit 3, West Michigan 2 in Beloit.  The Snappers trailed 2-0 after an inning and a half, but scored single runs in the second, fifth, and seventh.  Wang-wei Lin had two hits.  A. J. Achter got the win with seven solid innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk.  Jose Gonzalez worked two shutout innings of relief to get his ninth save, allowing no hits and no walks.

Elizabethton 8, Greeneville 5 in Greeneville.  The Twins trailed 5-1 after three, but a five-run seventh propelled them to victory.  The Twins had only six hits, but received seven walks and were aided by three Astros errors.  Rory Rhodes hit a home run.  Starter Todd Van Steensel allowed five runs on six hits and two walks in 4.2 innings.  Derek Christensen struck out three in 2.1 innings, allowing just a walk to get the win.  Steven Evans and Matthew Summers each worked a perfect inning and each struck out two, with Summers working the ninth to get the save.

GCL Twins.  No game scheduled.

DSL Twins.  No game scheduled.

Minor Details: Games of 7/16

Rochester 4, Buffalo 2 in Rochester.  The Red Wings scored two in the first and two in the third.  Dustin Martin singled, tripled, and homered, his ninth homer of the year.  Andy Baldwin pitched six strong innings, giving up a run on five hits while walking none.  Jim Hoey worked a perfect ninth for his fourth save.

New Britain 5, Portland 4 in Portland.  The Rock Cats had led 3-0 and 4-2, but needed a run in the ninth to break a 4-4 tie.  Nate Hanson and Evan Bigley each singled and doubled.  Mark Dolenc had two hits.  Deinys Suarez worked 6.2 innings, allowing four runs on five hits while walking none.  Spencer Steedley got the win, striking out two and giving up a hit in 1.1 innings.  Matt Schuld got the save, walking one and striking out three in the ninth.

Daytona 7, Ft. Myers 4 in Ft. Myers.  The Miracle led 3-1 after four, but a four run seventh lifted the Cubs to victory.  Steven Liddle singled and homered, his first.  Nick Romero singled and doubled.  Jhon Garcia allowed five runs (four earned) on ten hits and two walks in 6.2 innings.

West Michigan 5, Beloit 2 in Beloit.  The Whitecaps trailed 2-0 after four but scored four in the fifth.  Daniel Ortiz singled and doubled.  Manuel Soliman allowed all five runs (two earned) on eight hits, striking out five and walking none in six innings.  Sam Spangler struck out three in two perfect innings.  Michael Tonkin struck out three while giving up one hit in the ninth.

Elizabethton 6, Greeneville 0 in Greeneville.  Three Twins pitchers combined for a no-hitter.  Three errors and a hit batsman prevented it from being a perfect game, as Twins pitchers also did not allow a walk.  Tim Shibuya worked seven innings to get the win, striking out six.  Garrett Jewell and Steven Gruver each pitched one inning, with Gruver fanning two.  Miguel Sano singled and tripled.

GCL Red Sox 5, Twins 3 at Red Sox (completion of suspended game).  The Red Sox scored two in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie.  The Twins had only four hits.  Bobby O’Neill pitched the first three innings (prior to the suspension of the game), allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits, walking none and striking out three.  Marcus Limon struck out four in 2.2 innings, but gave up two runs on two hits and a walk to take the loss.  Cole Johnson struck out three in two shutout innings.

GCL Twins 1, Red Sox 0 at Twins (Scheduled 7 innings).  Drew Leachman singled home Stephen Wickens in the third with the game’s only run.  Aderlin Mejia had two hits.  Starter Angel Mata went four hitless innings, walking one and striking out three.  Bobby O’Neill worked the final three innings, giving up two hits.

DSL Twins 13, White Sox 3 at Twins.  The Twins scored multiple runs in four innings.  Jose Ramirez had three hits and drove in three.  Wander Guillen doubled twice.  Victor Arias singled and tripled, driving in three.  Ronald Jimenez and Carlos Martinez each had two hits.  Jonatan Ynojoso walked twice and scored three times.  Ezequiel Zoquiel gave up just an unearned run on three hits and a walk in four innings.  Junior Subero struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks while lowering his ERA to 0.99.  Yeison Florentino worked two perfect innings.

Happy Birthday–July 17

Hugh "One Arm" Daily (1847)
Ernest Barnard (1874)
Judge Emil Fuchs (1878)
Lou Boudreau (1917)
Roy McMillan (1929)
Jerry Lynch (1930)
Toni Stone (1931)
Deron Johnson (1938)
Don Kessinger (1942)
Charley Steiner (1949)
Pete Ladd (1956)
Bobby Thigpen (1963)
Jason Jennings (1978)

No players with connections to the Minnesota Twins appear to have been born on this day.  However, the original WGOM was born on this day.

Minor Details: Games of 7/15

Buffalo 8, Rochester 4 in Buffalo.  The Bisons scored three in the first and never trailed.  The Red Wings out-hit the Bisons 14-13.  Jeff Bailey had two singles and a double.  Rene Tosoni had three hits.  Chase Lambin and Toby Gardenhire each singled and doubled.  Starter Kevin Slowey gave up the first-inning runs but then pitched pretty well, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk while striking out three in 4.2 innings.

Portland 10, New Britain 6 in Portland.  The Sea Dogs scored eight runs in the eighth to overcome a 5-2 deficit.  Deibinson Romero singled and homered.  Chris Cates singled and doubled.  Chris Herrmann hit a two-run homer.  Starter Brett Jacobson allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in 3.1 innings.  Blake Martin pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up only one hit but walking four.  Deolis Guerra and Tyler Robertson each surrendered four runs in the eighth, with Guerra taking the loss.

Ft. Myers 5, Daytona 4 in Ft. Myers.  The Miracle led 5-0 after six, then held on.  James Beresford singled and doubled.  Steven Liddle had two hits.  Aaron Hicks hit a home run, his fourth.  Logan Darnell pitched six shutout innings before tiring in the seventh; for the game he gave up three runs on seven hits in 6.2 innings, walking none and striking out seven.  Ricky Bowen struck out three in two shutout innings to get the save, giving up only a walk.

South Bend 10, Beloit 2 in Beloit.  The Silver Hawks scored in six of the nine innings.  Lance Ray doubled and homered, his ninth home run.  Daniel Ortiz and Daniel Santana each had two hits.  Starter Ryan O’Rourke took the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits and five walks while striking out four in four innings.

Elizabethton 7, Greeneville 0 in Greeneville.  The Twins scored three in the first and three in the ninth.  Miguel Sano singled and tripled, Nick Lockwood singled and doubled, and Max Kepler had two hits.  The star, though, was David Hurlbut, who pitched seven innings, giving up three hits and no walks while striking out five.  Nicholas Alloway worked the last two innings, allowing a hit and two walks.

GCL Rays 7, Twins 4 at Twins.  The Rays scored three in the third and never trailed again.  Jorge Polanco singled, doubled, and tripled.  Drew Leachman had three hits.  Dereck Rodriguez singled and doubled.  Starter Hein Robb took the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits and a walk while striking out five in 3.2 innings.  Mark Trau struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

DSL Twins 2, Diamondbacks 1 (14 innings).  Wander Guillen doubled with one out in the fourteenth, scoring Jose Rodriguez with the winning run.  Each team had only four hits.  Guillen had two of them, also getting a single.  Starter Edgar Martinez worked four shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Ezequiel Zarzuela then struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.  Francisco Nunez went the final four innings perfectly, striking out three to get the win to raise his record to 6-1 and lower his ERA to 0.29 in 31 innings (13 appearances).

Happy Birthday–July 16

Shoeless Joe Jackson (1889)
Doc Prothro (1893)
Jim Odom (1921)
Dr. Frank Jobe (1926)
Norm Sherry (1931)
Eddie Fisher (1936)
Lee Elia (1937)
Terry Pendleton (1960)
DeMarlo Hale (1961)
William VanLandingham (1970)
Kory DeHaan (1976)

Doc Prothro is the father of former NFL coach Tommy Prothro.  No players with connections to the Twins appear to have been born on this day.

Where They Stand

Minnesota is 42-48, fourth in the AL Central, six games behind Cleveland and Detroit.  The Twins have won two in a row and are 7-3 in their last ten games.
Rochester is 35-56, sixth (last) in the IL North, 18.5 games behind Lehigh Valley.  The Red Wings lost their last game and are 4-6 in their last ten games.
New Britain is 46-43, tied for third in the EL East, 5.5 games behind New Hampshire.  The Rock Cats won their last game and are 4-6 in their last ten games.
Ft. Myers is 10-10 in the second half, fifth in the FSL South, 2 games behind Charlotte.  The Miracle lost its last game and is 6-4 in its last ten games.
Beloit is 10-8 in the second half, tied for second in the ML West, 1 game behind Kane County.  The Snappers have won two in a row and are 5-5 in their last ten games.
Elizabethton is 14-9, second in the AL West, 3 games behind Johnson City.  The Twins have won five in a row and are 8-2 in their last ten games.
The GCL Twins are 11-10, second in the GCL South, 1.5 games behind the Orioles.  The Twins have lost two in a row and are 6-4 in their last ten games.
The DSL Twins are 25-15, tied for second in the B. C. B. C., 1.5 games behind the Orioles.  The Twins lost their last game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.