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Minor Details: Games of 6/23 – 6/27

ROCHESTER

Thursday—Rochester 7, Charlotte 2 in Rochester.  Dustin Martin singled and homered.  Eric Hacker struck out six in six innings.

Friday—Syracuse 10, Rochester 3 in Syracuse.  Trevor Plouffe had two singles, a double, and a homer, driving in three.  Jake Stevens pitched two shutout innings.

Saturday—Rochester 6, Syracuse 2 in Syracuse.  Dustin Martin had three hits and scored three times.  Kyle Gibson gave up two runs on six hits and a walk in five innings.

Sunday—Syracuse 9, Rochester 2 in Rochester. Toby Gardenhire singled and doubled. Carlos Gutierrez struck out three in two shutout innings.

Monday--Syracuse 11, Rochester 2 in Rochester.  Aaron Bates singled and doubled to raise his average to .321. Anthony Slama struck out four in 1.2 scoreless innings.

NEW BRITAIN

Thursday—Bowie at New Britain.  Postponed.

Friday—New Britain 3, Trenton 2 in New Britain.  Deibinson Romero had two hits.  Bobby Lanigan struck out nine in eight innings, giving up a run on five hits.

Saturday—Trenton 12, New Britain 5 in New Britain.  Mark Dolenc had three hits. Chris Parmelee singled and tripled.

Sunday—Trenton 6, New Britain 2 in New Britain.  Yangervis Solarte singled and doubled, raising his average to .322.  Tony Davis pitched two shutout innings.

Monday--New Britain 15, Portland 5 in Portland. Brian Dozier had two singles, a double, and a triple.  Evan Bigley had two singles and a double.  Deibinson Romero had three hits.

FT. MYERS

Thursday—Bradenton 6, Ft. Myers 5 in Ft. Myers (14 innings).  Nick Romero had two hits.  Matthew Tone struck out three in two shutout innings.

Friday—Bradenton 16, Ft. Myers 5 in Bradenton.  Aaron Hicks had two doubles. Steve Liddle finished the game on the mound and went 1.1 scoreless innings.

Saturday--Bradenton 7, Ft. Myers 5 in Bradenton. Jamaal Hawkins singled and doubled, driving in two.  Kevin Slowey gave up two runs on three hits in two innings, striking out four.

Sunday--Charlotte 3, Ft. Myers 1 in Charlotte. The Miracle had just two hits.  Matt Schuld allowed a run on three hits in four innings.

Monday--Ft. Myers 4, Charlotte 0 in Ft. Myers.  Tom Stuifbergen allowed six hits and no walks in seven innings.  Aaron Hicks and Jamaal Hawkins each singled and doubled.

BELOIT

Thursday--No games scheduled.

Friday--Beloit 3, Cedar Rapids 2 in Beloit. Nate Roberts singled and homered.  Ryan O’Rourke struck out nine in five innings, giving up a run on four hits.

Saturday--Beloit 8, Cedar Rapids 7 in Beloit (10 innings). Adam Bryant doubled twice, driving in four.  Michael Gonzales homered.  Michael Tonkin pitched two shutout innings.

Sunday--Beloit 8, Cedar Rapids 5 in Beloit.  Lance Ray had three hits.  Pat Dean gave up two runs on six hits and a walk in six innings.  Ben Tootle pitched two shutout innings.

Monday--Beloit 9, Clinton 2 in Clinton. Jairo Perez doubled and homered to raise his average to .364. Tobias Streich had two doubles. Andrei Lobanov pitched two shutout innings.

ELIZABETHTON

Thursday--Elizabethton 6, Bluefield 5 in Elizabethton.  Jhonatan Arias singled and homered.  Sam Spangler pitched 2.1 shutout innings.

Friday--Elizabethton 8, Burlington 7 in Elizabethton (10 innings). Matej Hejma had three hits.  Steven Evans gave up an unearned run on no hits and two walks.

Saturday--Elizabethton 3, Burlington 1 in Elizabethton.  Rory Rhodes singled and doubled.  Sam Spangler struck out four in two shutout innings.  Madison Boer struck out the side in the ninth.

Sunday--Elizabethton 12, Burlington 7 in Elizabethton.  Eddie Rosario had two doubles and a home run, scoring three times and driving in five.  Nick Lockwood had three hits.

Monday--Johnson City 10, Elizabethton 5 in Johnson City. Eddie Rosario and Miguel Sano each singled and homered. Pedro Guerra gave up a run and struck out four in 4.1 innings.

GCL TWINS

Thursday--Rays 9, Twins 2 at Twins. Brandon Roberts and Aderlin Mejia had two hits each.  Shay Crawford struck out three in one inning.

Friday--Twins 10, Red Sox 1 at Twins. Oswaldo Arcia had two singles and a triple. Hung Yi Chen struck out six in four shutout innings.

Saturday--Red Sox 5, Twins 4 at Red Sox.  Wander Guillen had two hits. Tim Atherton struck out six in 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on a hit and two walks.

Sunday--No game scheduled.

Monday--Twins 4, Orioles 1 at Orioles.  Jacob Younis was 4-for-4.  Wander Guillen singled and tripled.  Jeff Manship gave up one hit and struck out two in three shutout innings.

DSL TWINS

Thursday--Orioles 7, Twins 4 at Twins.  Dubal Baez had two hits.  Carlos Martinez drove in three runs. Carlos Suarez pitched two scoreless innings.

Friday--Twins 8, Cubs1 3 at Twins (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings). Ronald Jimenez singled and doubled.  Ezequiel Zarzuela struck out four in two shutout innings.

Cubs1 3, Twins 1 at Cubs1 (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings). Jose Ramirez had two hits.  Javier Vargas allowed an unearned run on four hits and three walks in four innings.

Saturday--Rockies 11, Twins 5 at Twins. Adonis Pacheco had three hits. Javier Pimentel singled and tripled. Joel Polanco singled and doubled.

Sunday--No game scheduled.

Monday--Twins 13, Reds 2 at Reds.  Javier Pimentel had two doubles and a single, scoring three times and driving in five.  Junior Subero struck out four and gave up two hits in four shutout innings.

Happy Birthday–June 28

Spider Baum (1882)
Ken Williams (1890)
Haruyasu Nakajima (1910)
A. Ray Smith (1915)
Fred Gladding (1936)
Ron Luciano (1937)
Fred Talbot (1941)
Al Downing (1941)
Don Baylor (1949)
Chris Speier (1950)
Joe Sambito (1952)
John Elway (1960)
Jay Schroeder (1961)
Mark Grace (1964)
Ron Mahay (1971)
Corey Koskie (1973)
Richard Hidalgo (1975)

NFL quarterbacks John Elway and Jay Schroeder each played minor league baseball.  Elway hit .318 in 151 at-bats as an outfielder for Class A Oneonta in 1982.  Schroeder was primarily an outfielder for four years in the Toronto system, never getting higher than Class A.  He hit .213 with 36 homers in 1,304 minor league at-bats.

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Happy Birthday–June 25

Joe Kuhel (1906)
Don Demeter (1935)
Dick Drago (1945)
Clay Kirby (1948)
Bob Shirley (1954)
Alejandro Pena (1959)
Mike Stanley (1963)
Aaron Sele (1970)
Michael Tucker (1971)
Carlos Delgado (1972)
Javier Vazquez (1976)
Aramis Ramirez (1978)
Paul Maholm (1982)

First baseman Joe Kuhel played for the franchise for several years while it was in Washington, and later managed the team there.  However, there do not appear to be any players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.

Minor Details: Games of 6/21 and 6/22

ROCHESTER

Tuesday—Rochester 5, Charlotte 4 in Rochester (10 innings)Trevor Plouffe had four hits including a double and a home run.  Jeff Bailey had two singles and a double.  Joe Nathan pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit.  Anthony Slama struck out five in two shutout innings.

Wednesday—Charlotte 8, Rochester 7 in Rochester Aaron Bates had two doubles to raise his average to .340.  Dustin Martin had two hits.  Joe Nathan allowed an unearned run in one inning, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out three.

NEW BRITAIN

Tuesday—New Britain 6, Bowie 5 in New BritainYangervis Solarte had two doubles to raise his average to .325.  Brian Dozier had two hits to raise his average to .333.  Liam Hendriks gave up two runs (one earned) on eight hits and a walk while striking out six in seven innings.

Wednesday—New Britain at Bowie.  Postponed.

FT. MYERS

Tuesday—Palm Beach 5, Ft. Myers 0 in Palm Beach Reggie Williams singled and doubled.  Jhon Garcia allowed four runs on four hits and two walks in 3.2 innings.

Wednesday—Palm Beach 6, Ft. Myers 5 (10 innings)Aaron Hicks singled, doubled, and tripled.  James Beresford and Steven Liddle each singled and doubled.  Reggie Williams had two hits.  Tom Stuifbergen allowed two unearned runs on four hits and two walks in five innings.

BELOIT

Tuesday—West 8, East 3Michael Gonzales was 1-for-2.  Danny Ortiz was 0-for-5.  Adrian Salcedo allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits in two-thirds of an inning.

Wednesday—No games scheduled.

ELIZABETHTON

Tuesday—Bluefield 6, Elizabethton 5 in Elizabethton (13 innings) Nick Lockwood had three hits.  Kennys Vargas and Niko Goodrum each singled and homered.  Randy Rhodes singled and doubled.  Eddy Rosario and Miguel Sano each singled and doubled.  Derek Christensen gave up a run on three hits in four innings, striking out five.

Wednesday—Bluefield 4, Elizabethton 3 in ElizabethtonKennys Vargas singled and homered.  Pedro Guerra struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

GCL TWINS

Tuesday—Twins 4, Orioles 0 at OriolesJorge Polanco singled and doubled.  Candido Pimentel and Aderlin Mejia each had two hits.  Angel Mata pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Wednesday—Rays 5, Twins 1 at RaysHein Robb allowed four runs on six hits and two walks in 1.1 innings.  The Twins had only four hits.

DSL TWINS

Tuesday—Twins 5, Diamondbacks 4 at Diamondbacks.  Erick Gonzalez singled and tripled.  Junior Subero struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks.

Wednesday—Twins 7, White Sox 5 at White SoxJhon Silva had two hits.  Yorman Landa struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up a run on two hits and two walks.