Category Archives: Keeping Track

Where They Stand

Rochester is 25-37, tied for fifth in the IL North, fourteen games behind Lehigh Valley.  The Red Wings won their last game and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 34-30, fourth in the EL East, four and a half games behind New Hampshire.  The Rock Cats have lost their last two games and are 4-7 in their last ten games.

Ft. Myers is 33-34, second in the FSL South, two games behind St. Lucie.  The Miracle won its last game and is 4-6 in its last ten games.

Beloit is 36-31, fourth in the ML West, eight games behind Burlington.  The Snappers have won their last three games and are 8-2 in their last ten games.

The DSL Twins are 10-5, tied for first in the B. C. B. C. with the White Sox.  The Twins have won their last three and are 6-4 in their last ten games.

The Appalachian League and the Gulf Coast League will begin play next week.

This Week in Ex-Twins

Arizona organization (AAA Reno) places Kevin Mulvey on the seven day disabled list.
Baltimore names Terry Crowley interim bullpen coach.
Boston activates Darnell McDonald from the disabled list.
Detroit assigns Brad Thomas to Toledo (AAA).
Houston organization (AAA Oklahoma City) activates Ryan Rowland-Smith from the temporarily inactive list.
Dodgers organization (AAA Albuquerque) activates Juan Castro, then places him on the seven day disabled list.
Philadelphia designates J. C. Romero for assignment.
San Diego assigns Orlando Hudson to Lake Elsinore (A).
Seattle options Luis Rodriguez to Tacoma (AAA).
Yucatan of the Mexican League signs D’Angelo Jimenez.

He’s still around?  Well, not any more:  Ronnie Belliard retired from the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia organization).

Minor Details: Games of 6/16

Indianapolis at Rochester.  Postponed.  Will be made up as part of a doubleheader Saturday.

Altoona 3, New Britain 1 in Altoona.  The Curve took a 2-1 lead after one inning. Nate Hanson singled and homered.  Bobby Lanigan gave up three runs on nine hits in 7.1 innings, walking none.

Ft. Myers 4, Jupiter 1 in Jupiter.  The Miracle scored two in the second to take the lead.  Reggie Williams had two singles and a double.  Ricky Bowen struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  The win went to Matthew Tone, who allowed an unearned run on two hits and three walks in three innings.  Jhon Garcia pitched a scoreless ninth to get the save.

Beloit 7, Cedar Rapids 2 in Beloit.  The Snappers scored five in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.  Lance Ray had two singles and a double.  Wang-wei Lin and Michael Gonzales each singled and doubled.  Adrian Salcedo struck out seven in 6.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.  Clinton Dempster got the win with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief.

DSL Cubs1 at Twins.  Postponed.

Happy Birthday–June 17

Pete Browning (1861)
Joe Bowman (1910)
Ray Scott (1919)
Dave Concepcion (1948)
Joe Charboneau (1955)
Mike Magnante (1965)
Manny Lee (1965)

Ray Scott broadcast Minnesota Twins games from 1961-1966 and 1973-1975. However, there appear to be no players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.

Minor Details: Games of 6/15

Rochester—No games scheduled.

Altoona 11, New Britain 10 in Altoona (10 innings).  The Rock Cats led by 6-1, 8-5, and 10-8, but could not hold those leads.  The Curve scored three runs in the bottom of the tenth on one hit, three walks, a hit batsman, and two sacrifice flies to win the game.  Mark Dolenc had four hits.  Chris Herrmann and Nate Hanson each had two singles and a homer, with Herrmann driving in three.  Deibinson Romero had two singles and a double.  Chris Parmelee singled and doubled and Danny Rohlfing had two hits. Liam Hendriks allowed four runs on eight hits and a walk in five innings.  Tyler Robertson struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings of relief.  Blake Martin gave up a hit, two walks, and a hit batsman in a third of an inning to take the loss.  The Rock Cats made four errors.

Jupiter 3, Ft. Myers 2 in Jupiter.  Matt Hauser walked in the winning run in the ninth, one of three walks he issued in the inning.  Tom Stuifbergen went seven strong innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out six in seven innings.  Jon Goncalves had two hits.

Beloit 6, Cedar Rapids 5 in Beloit.  The Snappers led 6-1 after eight and held on for the win.  Jairo Perez singled and homered, raising his average to .308.  B. J. Hermsen got the win, giving up just one run on seven hits and no walks in seven innings.  Jose Gonzalez allowed two hits but no runs in two-thirds of an inning to get the save.

DSL Twins 6, Orioles 2 at Twins (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings).  A three-run third gave the Twins all the runs they needed.  Javier Pimentel homered to lead the Twins.  Yorman Landa allowed two unearned runs on two hits and a walk in four innings.  Francisco Nunez got the win with three perfect innings of relief, striking out seven of the nine batters he faced.  Nunez has yet to allow an earned run, striking out 21 in 12.2 innings this season.

DSL Twins 11, Orioles 1 at Orioles (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Twins scored seven in the second and four in the sixth.  They had only nine hits but received eleven walks.  Adonis Pacheco singled and tripled, driving in four.  Joel Polanco singled and doubled.  Melcaides De La Cruz gave up a run on four hits in four innings.  Jose Vasquez pitched two perfect innings and was credited with the win.

Happy Birthday–June 16

Lefty Phillips (1919)
Max Surkont (1922)
Ernie Johnson (1924)
Richard Jacobs (1925)
Bob Miller (1926)
Ken Johnson (1933)
Joe Decker (1947)
Ron LeFlore (1948)
Salome Barojas (1957)
Wally Joyner (1962)
Calvin Schiraldi (1962)
Kevin Young (1969)
Chris Gomez (1971)
Kerry Wood (1977)
Jonathan Broxton (1984)

The Bob Miller born today, although a pitcher, is not the Bob Miller who pitched for the Twins.

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

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Minor Details: Games of 6/14

Rochester 6, Toledo 1 in Toledo.  The Red Wings scored five in the seventh to take the victory.  Scott Diamond pitched six shutout innings, giving up six hits and no walks to get the win.  Glen Perkins worked two shutout innings of relief, giving up three hits and no walks.  Dustin Martin was 3-for-3 with two walks.  Mike Hollimon singled and doubled.  Tsuyoshi Nishioka was 0-for-4 with a walk.

New Britain 10, Altoona 4 in Altoona.  The Rock Cats built a 7-0 lead after two innings.  Evan Bigley had a double and two singles, driving in three.  Yangervis Solarte had two hits to raise his average to .326.  Chris Herrmann and Chris Parmelee each had two hits.  Steve Hirschfeld got the win, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk in five innings.  Tony Davis pitched two perfect innings of relief to drop his ERA to 1.38.  Deolis Guerra struck out three in one scoreless inning.

Jupiter 6, Ft. Myers 0 in Jupiter.  The Hammerheads scored in five of their eight times at bat.  Steve Liddle was 3-for-3 and Derek McCallum had two hits; no other Miracle player had a hit.  Kane Holbrooks took the loss, allowing four runs on eight hits and a walk in four innings.

Cedar Rapids 3, Beloit 1 in Beloit (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Kernels scored two in the third and it was all they needed.  The Snappers had only two hits.  Manuel Soliman gave up two runs on three hits and three walks in five innings.

Beloit 4, Cedar Rapids 0 in Beloit (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Snappers scored two in the fourth and two in the fifth.  Danny Ortiz had a pair of doubles.  Wang-wei Lin had two hits.  Ryan O’Rourke struck out eight in five innings, walking none while giving up three hits.  Clinton Dempster struck our four in two innings, walking one while giving up no hits.

DSL Twins 12, White Sox 6 at Twins.  The Twins scored five in the fourth to break a 4-4 tie.  The Twins had only eight hits, but drew eight walks and benefitted from four White Sox errors.  Javier Pimentel had three hits and drove in three.  Ernesto Ciprian had two hits.  Starter Randy Rosario pitched three innings, giving up a run on a hit and four walks.  Elias Villasana got the win; he worked 2.2 innings, giving up no hits but one run on five walks.  Carlos Suarez gave up a run on three hits and no walks in 2.2 innings to get the save.

Happy Birthday–June 15

Babe Dahlgren (1912)
Bernice Gera (1931)
Mario Cuomo (1932)
Billy Williams (1938)
Ty Cline (1939)
Bruce Dal Canton (1941)
Champ Summers (1946)
Ken Henderson (1946)
Dusty Baker (1949)
Lance Parrish (1956)
Brett Butler (1957)
Wade Boggs (1958)
Ramiro Mendoza (1972)
Tony Clark (1972)
Andy Pettitte (1972)
Tim Lincecum (1984)
Trevor Plouffe (1986)

Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo was an outfielder for the Brunswick Pirates of the Georgia-Florida League in 1952.

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Minor Details: Games of 6/13

Toledo 2, Rochester 1 in Toledo.  The Mud Hens scored two in the fourth and it was all they needed.  Tsuyoshi Nishioka had two of the four Red Wings hits.  Jeff Bailey had the other two, a single and a double.  Kyle Gibson took a tough loss, allowing two runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out six in six innings.  Carlos Gutierrez struck out two in two perfect innings.

New Britain.  No games scheduled.

Ft. Myers 5, Bradenton 3 in Ft. Myers.  The Miracle scored three in the first and never lost the lead.  Nick Romero singled and doubled, while Ramon Santana hit a home run.  Joe Mauer was 1-for-4 and scored once.  Logan Darnell got the win, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk in 5.2 innings.  Jhon Garcia struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits but no walks.  Matthew Tone walked one in a scoreless ninth to get the save.

Beloit.  No games scheduled.

DSL Diamondbacks 1, Twins 0 at Twins.  Two singles and an error led to a Diamondbacks run in the first inning and it was all they needed.  The Twins managed only three singles and one walk.  Jose Jimenez took the loss, giving up an unearned run on three hits while striking out four in four innings.  Yeison Florentino gave up two hits in three shutout innings and Ezequiel Zarzuela gave up one hit in two shutout innings.  Twins pitchers did not walk anyone in the game.