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Minor Details: Games of 8/28

Buffalo 3, Rochester 1 in Buffalo.  The Bisons scored in the fourth, fifth, and sixth.  Brandon Roberts and Chase Lambin each had two hits.  Deinys Suarez gave up three runs on six hits and two walks in seven innings.  Carlos Gutierrez struck out two in a perfect eighth.

New Britain.  No game scheduled.  The Rock Cats lead Reading by a half game for the last playoff spot.

Charlotte 7, Ft. Myers 0 in Ft. Myers.  The Stone Crabs scored four in the seventh to take a 6-0 lead.  Nick Romero had two doubles.  Starter Alex Wimmers went 6.2 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks.

Clinton 5, Beloit 2 in Clinton.  The LumberKings scored three in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.  Lance Ray hit a home run, his fifteenth.  Manuel Soliman took the loss, giving up four runs (two earned) on four hits and two walks while striking out six in six innings. 

Elizabethton 8, Princeton 2 in Elizabethton.  The Twins scored three in the third and three in the fourth.  Eddie Rosario singled, tripled, and homered, driving in three and raising his average to .330.  The home run was his twentieth.  Tyler Koelling had three hits.  Matthew Koch singled and doubled.  Tim Atherton worked six shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.  Cesar Ciurcina was credited with a save despite allowing two runs three hits and a walk in three innings.  He did strike out four.  The win clinches a playoff spot for Elizabethton.  The regular season ends tomorrow.

Minor Details: Games of 8/27

Syracuse 4, Rochester 3 in Syracuse.  The Chiefs led 4-1 after seven.  Ray Chang had three hits and Toby Gardenhire had two.  Andrew Baldwin took a tough loss, giving up just two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out six in six innings.

New Britain 7, Trenton 4 in Trenton (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings).  Chris Parmelee's bases loaded single in the seventh led to three runs scoring (an error helped) to give the Rock Cats the victory.  Chris Herrmann had two hits.  Joe Benson hit a home run, his fifteenth.  Matt Schuld lasted only four innings, allowing four runs on five hits.  Brett Jacobson got the win with two shutout innings, giving up only two walks.  Dakota Watts pitched a perfect seventh for the save. 

New Britain at Trenton (Game 2).  Postponed.  The Rock Cats lead Reading by a half game for the last playoff spot.

Ft. Myers 3, Charlotte 0 in Charlotte (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Miracle scored in the third, fourth, and sixth.  Angel Morales singled and doubled.  Anderson Hidalgo hit a home run.  Edgar Ibarra gave up four hits and two walks while striking out five in five innings.  Matt Hauser got his seventh save with two shutout innings, striking out three and giving up one hit.

Ft. Myers 6, Charlotte 1 in Charlotte (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Miracle jumped to a 5-0 lead after two innings.  Danny Rohlfing singled and homered.  Aaron Hicks, James Beresford, and Reggie Williams each had two hits.  Starter Caleb Thielbar pitched two innings, giving up a hit and three walks but no runs.  Clint Dempster got the win, allowing one run on four hits in two innings.  Shooter Hunt picked up his first save, giving up no hits but walking four and striking out four in three innings.

Clinton 6, Beloit 2 in Clinton.  The LumberKings got a single run in each of innings three through six, then scored two in the seventh to put it away.  Jairo Perez and Lance Ray each had two hits, with Perez raising his average to .340.  Ryan O'Rourke struck out nine in six innings, but allowed four runs on eight hits. 

Elizabethton 5, Bluefield 3 in Bluefield.  The Twins scored three in the first and never trailed.  Eddie Rosario had two singles and a triple, scoring three times.  Miguel Sano singled and homered, driving in four.   The home run was his eighteenth.  Max Kepler had two hits.  Derek Christensen gave up a run on three hits and three walks in six innings.  Matthew Summers pitched a scoreless ninth to get the save.  The Twins lead Kingsport by three games for the last playoff spot.

GCL Twins 3, Red Sox 2.  The Twins scored two in the ninth to get a win in their last game of the season.  Fittingly for a GCL game, the winning rally consisted of a walk, an error, a hit batsman, another walk, and another error.  Angel Mata threw four shutout innings, striking out five while giving up two hits and two walks.  Kyle Wahl pitched the last three innings and got the win, giving up a run on three his and a walk while striking out three.  The Twins finished 31-29.  The were second in the GCL South, seven games out of first and three games out of the wild card.

Happy Birthday–August 28

Joe Yeager (1875)
Dode Paskert (1881)
Aaron Ward (1896)
Charlie Grimm (1898)
Paul Bowa (1918)
Tony Gonzalez (1936)
Tom Satriano (1940)
Lou Piniella (1943)
Mike Torrez (1946)
Ron Guidry (1950)
Joel Youngblood (1951)
Darren Lewis (1967)
Jay Witasick (1972)
Tom Shearn (1977)
Carlos Quentin (1982)

Paul Bowa is the father of Larry Bowa and the grandfather of Nick Johnson.  He was a minor league infielder who reached as high as AAA, and later became a minor league manager in the St.  Louis Cardinals' organization.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to bhiggum.

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Minor Details: Games of 8/26

Rochester 2, Syracuse 0 in Syracuse (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings).  Aaron Bates hit a two run homer in the fifth for the only runs of the game.  Liam Hendriks worked six innings, giving up five hits and no walks while striking out five.  Jim Hoey pitched a perfect seventh for his eighth save.

Rochester 3, Syracsue 2 in Syracuse (Game 2-- Scheduled 7 innings).  The Red Wings overcame a 2-0 deficit with a three-run third.  Jair Fernandez singled and doubled.  Jeff Bailey had two hits.  Tom Stuifbergen gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and no walks, striking out five in five innings.  Chuck James threw two hitless innings, walking three and striking out four, to get his first save.

New Britain 4, Trenton 2 in Trenton.  The Rock Cats trailed 2-1 after eight before scoring three in the ninth to win.  Joe Benson's two-run triple brought in the tying and winning runs.  Brian Dozier had three hits and Yangervis Solarte had two, with each raising his average to .319.  Andrew Albers went six innings, giving up a run seven hits and no walks.  Deolis Guerra got the win with three innings of work, striking out six while giving up a run on a hit and two walks.  The win moved the Rock Cats to a tie with Reading for the last playoff spot.

Charlotte 2, Ft. Myers 1 in Charlotte (Game 1--8 innings--Scheduled 7 innings).  Omar Luna opened the eighth with a single, went to second on a wild pitch, stole third, and scored on a single to win the game for the Stone Crabs.  Danny Rohlfing had three hits.  This was the completion of a suspended game, so Tom Stuifbergen, who was the starter of game 2 in Rochester, was the starter in this game as well.  He gave up one run on three hits and a walk in 5.2 innings.  Matthew Tone took over the pitching and took the loss, allowing a run on two hits and three walks while striking  out three in 1.2 innings.

Ft. Myers 6, Charlotte 3 in Charlotte (Game 2--Scheduled 9 innings).  The Miracle scored three in the fourth to take a 4-0 lead.  Oswaldo Arcia had two hits.  Angel Morales homered.  Danny Rams drove in three.  Pat Dean pitched seven strong innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks.

Beloit 6, Burlington 3 in Beloit.  The Snappers scored in five of the eight innings in which they batted.  Lance Ray had two doubles.  Nate Roberts and Andy Leer each homered.  Pedro Guerra got the win, giving up an unearned run on four hits and two walks while striking out eleven in five innings.  Bart Carter worked two perfect innings of relief, striking out two, and Jose Gonzalez gave up a hit and struck out three in a scoreless inning.

Elizabethton 11, Bluefield 4 in Bluefield.  The Twins broke a 4-4 tie with seven in the eighth.  Nick Lockwood had two doubles and a single.  Jairo Rodriguez had three hits.  Miguel Sano tripled and homered, driving in five; the home run was his seventeenth.  JaDamion Williams and Niko Goodrum each singled and doubled, with Williams raising his average to .333.  Max Kepler had two hits.  Tim Shibuya pitched six innings, giving up a run on three hits and a walk.  Steven Gruver was awarded the win despite surrendering three runs on four hits and two walks in 1.2 innings.  The win gave the Twins a three game lead over Kingsport for the last playoff spot.

GCL Red Sox 6, Twins 1 at Red Sox.  The Red Sox scored four in the second to take a 5-0 lead.  Dereck Rodriguez had two hits.  Hung Yi Chen yielded five runs (four earned) on seven hits in just 1.2 innings.  Nick Cicio threw three shutout innings, giving up just one hit.

Where They Stand

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.

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.

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.