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Solar Sox Summary

Mesa scored two in the fifth to break a 5-5 tie on the way to an 8-5 win over Peoria in Mesa.

Josh Vitters (Cubs) had two singles and a homer to lead the Solar Sox.  Robbie Grossman (Pittsburgh) singled and doubled, Xavier Avery (Baltimore) had two hits, and Junior Lake (Cubs) hit a home run.  Aaron Hicks was 0-for-4.  Marcus Hatley (Cubs) worked 1.2 innings to get the win, giving up a run on a hit.  Brandon Kloess (White Sox) pitched a perfect ninth to get the save.

For the Javelinas, Juan Lagares (Mets) and Adam Moore (Seattle) each singled and doubled.  Zelous Wheeler (Milwaukee) had two hits.  The loss went to Erik Turgeon (Mets), who allowed two runs on two hits in 1.2 innings.

Mesa is off today.  The Solar Sox travel to Phoenix Monday.

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Happy Birthday–October 30

Ed Delahanty (1867)
Buck Freeman (1871)
Charlie Deal (1891)
Clyde Manion (1896)
Bill Terry (1898)
Dave Barnhill (1914)
Leon Day (1916)
Bobby Bragan (1917)
Joe Adcock (1927)
Jim Perry (1935)
Bruce Gardner (1938)
Jim Ray Hart (1941)
Houston Jimenez (1957)
Dave Leeper (1959)
Dave Valle (1960)
Lee Tunnell (1960)
Gerald Perry (1960)
Scott Garrelts (1961)
Danny Tartabull (1962)
Mark Portugal (1962)
Marco Scutaro (1975)
Jason Bartlett (1979)

Dave Leeper was drafted by Minnesota in the third round in 1978, but did not sign.

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Venezuelan View

TUESDAY

Caracas 7, Aragua 2.  Joe Benson was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Oswaldo Arcia pinch-hit and struck out.

Lara 7, La Guaira 2.  Rene Tosoni was 0-for-3. 

WEDNESDAY

Magallanes 8, Aragua 1.  Joe Benson was 0-for-5.  Josmil Pinto was used as a substitute but did not bat.  Oswaldo Arcia pinch-hit and was 0-for-1.

LaGuaira 5, Lara 3.  Rene Tosoni was 0-for-4. 

THURSDAY

Neither Aragua nor Lara played.  No Twins players appeared in any of the other games.

FRIDAY

Aragua 3, Magallanes 1.  Joe Benson was 1-for-2 with a triple and a walk, scoring once.

Anzoategui 9, Lara 2.  Jairo Perez was 1-for-3.  Andrew Baldwin got the win for Anzoategui, going seven innings and giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk.

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Solar Sox Summary

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TUESDAY

Surprise 8, Mesa 6 in Surprise (10 innings).  Chris Herrmann  was 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBIs.  Aaron Hicks was 1-for-4 and scored once.  Brian Dozier was 1-for-5.  Bruce Pugh allowed a run on two hits and a walk in one inning, striking out two.  Brett Jacobson took the loss, allowing two runs on a hit and a walk in a third of an inning.

WEDNESDAY

Mesa 10. Scottsdale 5 in Mesa.  Aaron Hicks was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third).  He also walked, scored twice, and drove in three.  No other Twins appeared in the game.

THURSDAY

Scottsdale 8, Mesa 7 in Scottsdale.  Aaron Hicks was 3-for-4 with two doubles.  He scored three times and drove in two.  Brian Dozier was 1-for-5 with an RBI.  Cole DeVries started and worked three innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on five hits.  Dakota Watts pitched a scoreless inning, allowing two walks.

FRIDAY

Mesa 10, Peoria 3 in Peoria.  Aaron Hicks was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Brian Dozier was 2-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Chris Herrmann was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Brett Jacobson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.  Bruce Pugh allowed a run on a hit and three walks in 1.2 innings.

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Happy Birthday–October 28

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Tommy Tucker (1863)
Frank Smith (1879)
Doc Lavan (1890)
Johnny Neun (1900)
Joe Page (1917)
Bob Veale (1935)
Sammy Stewart (1954)
Bob Melvin (1961)
Lenny Harris (1964)
Larry Casian (1965)
Juan Guzman (1966)
Braden Looper (1974)

Twenty-two years ago today, the most wonderful woman in the world became my wife.

Johnny Neun managed two major league teams, the Yankees in 1946 and Cincinnati from 1947-1948. Each time, he was replaced by someone who was nicknamed “Bucky”.

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Happy Birthday–October 27

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Joe Mulvey (1858)
Patsy Dougherty (1867)
Shad Berry (1878)
Ralph Kiner (1922)
Del Rice (1922)
Pumpsie Green (1933)
Lee Stange (1936)
Mike Lum (1945)
Pete Vuckovich (1952)
U. L. Washington (1953)
Barry Bonnell (1953)
Tom Nieto (1960)
Bill Swift (1961)
Bip Roberts (1963)
Brad Radke (1972)
Jason Johnson (1973)
Kyle Waldrop (1985)

Bill Swift was drafted by Minnesota in the second round in 1983, but he did not sign.

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Happy Birthday–October 26

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Frank Selee (1859)
Kid Gleason (1866)
Lee Tannehill (1880)
Dick Hoblitzel (1888)
Tommy Griffith (1889)
Snuffy Stirnweiss (1918)
Bud Byerly (1920)
Toby Harrah (1948)
Mike Hargrove (1949)
Steve Rogers (1949)
Dave Coleman (1950)
Harry Chappas (1957)
Gil Heredia (1965)
Mark Sweeney (1969)
Francisco Liriano (1983)

We would like to wish a very happy birthday to UncleWalt’s wife.

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Weekly Winterball Whiparound

Who's hot:  Andrew Baldwin is 1-0, 2.31, 0.69 WHIP in 11.2 innings (2 starts).  Cesar Ciurcina is 0-0, 0.00, 0.30 WHIP in 3.1 innings (2 appearances).  Deolis Guerra is 1-0, 3.86, 1.29 WHIP in 4.2 innings (3 appearances).  Pedro Guerra is 0-0, 3.00, 0.83 WHIP in 8 innings (2 appearances, 1 start). 

Who's in the middle:  Joe Benson is hitting .240/.424/.360 in 25 at-bats.  Jairo Perez is hitting .250/.400/.300 in 20 at-bats.

Who's cold:  Rene Tosoni is hitting .235/.333/.235 in 34 at-bats.

Who's barely played:  Josmil Pinton is hitting .000/1.000/.000 in 0 at-bats (walked in only plate appearance).  Manuel Soliman is 0-0, 0.00, 2.00 WHIP in 1 inning (1 appearance).  Junior Subero is 0-0, 9.00, 3.00 in 1 inning (1 appearance).

Magallanes is in first place in the VWL.  La Guaira is second a half game out; Caracas is third, two back; Aragua is fourth, 2.5 games behind; Anzoategui is fifth, four games out; Lara is sixth, 4.5 games back; Zulia is seventh, five games behind; and Margarita is eighth, 5.5 games out of first.

The Tigres host Caracas tonight.

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Solar Sox Summary

Surprise scored two in the fifth to break a 3-3 tie and added three in the ninth to beat Mesa 8-3 in Mesa.

The Saguaros were led by Wil Myers (Kansas City), who drove in three with two singles and a double.  Joe Terdoslavich (Atlanta) singled and homered, and Tim Beckham (Tampa Bay) singled and doubled.  Miguel De Los Santos (Texas) got the win despite allowing all three runs on five hits and two walks in four innings.  He did strike out five.  Dan Jennings (Florida) and Evan Reed (Florida) each worked two shutout innings.

For the Solar Sox, Robbie Grossman (Pittsburgh) had three hits.  Joe Mahoney (Baltimore) and Brian Ward (Baltimore) each had two hits.  Brian Dozier was 0-for-4 with an RBI and Aaron Hicks was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.  The loss went to Nathan Baker (Pittsburgh), who allowed two runs on three hits in one inning.  Dakota Watts surrendered the three ninth-inning runs on two hits and three walks.

Mesa travels to Surprise this afternoon.