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Minor Details: Games of 5/9

Rochester 7, Louisville 6 in Rochester. (18 innings).  Matt Brown homered in the eighth to tie the game, then there was no more scoring until the eighteenth, when two-out singles by Dustin Martin, Toby Gardenhire, Brian Dinkelman, and Ray Chang brought in the winning run.  Brown also doubled and singled, scoring three times.  Dinkelman and Martin each had three hits, Chang had two, and Jeff Bailey singled and tripled.  Starter Andrew Baldwin went 5.1 innings, giving up four runs (all in the first) on nine hits.  Carlos Gutierrez pitched three shutout innings and Anthony Slama, Dusty Hughes, and Yorman Bazardo each pitched two.  Chuck James worked a perfect eighteenth for the win.  It was the longest game in the history of Frontier Field.

New Britain 8, Binghamton 5 in Binghamton.  The Rock Cats scored five in the fifth to take a 7-2 lead.  Chris Parmelee and Deibinson Romero each had three hits.  Evan Bigley singled and doubled.  Brett Jacobson pitched four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.  Spencer Steedley got the win, allowing a run on four hits in three innings.  Cole DeVries gave up two runs in two innings, raising his ERA to 0.87.

Ft. Myers 5, Jupiter 3 in Jupiter.  The Miracle built a 5-0 lead after four.  Aaron Hicks singled and doubled and Nick Romero had two hits.  Matt Schuld got the win with five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Dakota Watts came in with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth and got the only man he faced to hit into a double play.

Beloit 5, Cedar Rapids 4 in Beloit (10 innings).  The Snappers led 4-0 after six, but the Kernels scored four in the seventh to tie.  Nate Roberts and Wang-Wei Lin each had three hits and Michael Gonzales and Lance Ray each had two.  Adrian Salcedo pitched six shutout innings before tiring in the seventh; for the game his line was four runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk in 6.1 innings.  Clinton Dempster worked 2.2 scoreless innings for the win and Matt Hauser pitched the tenth for the save.

Minor Details: Games of 5/8

Gwinnett 5, Rochester 1 in Rochester.  The Braves scored four in the third and were never threatened.  Toby Gardenhire had two hits.  Scott Diamond lasted 3.2 innings, surrendering five runs on eight hits and a walk.  Jeff Manship pitched two scoreless innings.

New Britain 4, Portland 1 in Portland.  The Rock Cats scored three in the sixth to overcome a 1-0 deficit.  Joe Benson singled and doubled and Danny Rohlfing has two hits.  Bobby Lanigan got the win, giving up a run on six hits and a walk in six innings, striking out five.  Tyler Robertson threw three shutout innings to get the save.

Ft. Myers—No game scheduled.

Cedar Rapids 9, Beloit 2 in Cedar Rapids.  The Kernels scored three in the fourth, two in the sixth, and two in the seventh.  Gunner Glad hit a home run.  Logan Darnell allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits and four walks in 4.2 innings.

Minor Details: Games of 5/7

Gwinnett 6, Rochester 3 in Rochester.  The Braves scored once in the eighth and twice in the ninth to break a 3-3 tie.  The Red Wings had only three hits in the game.  Kyle Gibson allowed three runs on six hits and a walk in six innings, striking out six.  Kyle Waldrop surrendered two runs on a hit and a walk in two-thirds of an inning.

Portland 15, New Britain 7 in Portland.  The Sea Dogs scored five runs in each of the first two innings.  Deolis Guerra surrendered ten runs on eight hits and three walks in just 1.2 innings.  Michael Tarsi and Jake Stevens each threw two shutout innings of relief.  Evan Bigley singled and homered and Chris Parmelee singled and doubled.

Jupiter 20, Ft. Myers 2 in Ft. Myers.  The Hammerheads scored five in the second, six in the fourth, and seven in the fifth.  They hammered five Miracle pitchers:  Tom Stuifbergen allowed five runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk in 1.2 innings; Shooter Hunt gave up six runs on five hits and three walks in two innings; Brad Tippett surrendered four runs on three hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning; Blake Martin allowed three runs on four hits and two walks in 2.2 innings; and Dakota Watts gave up two runs on three hits and two walks in two innings.  James Beresford had three hits and Brian Dozier had two.

Cedar Rapids 5, Beloit 3 in Cedar Rapids.  The Kernels scored three in the fifth to overcome a 3-2 Snapper lead.  Wang-Wei Lin had two hits.  Michael Gonzales hit a two-run homer.  B. J. Hermsen allowed five runs (four earned) on ten hits and a walk in six innings, striking out five.  Martire Garcia pitched two shutout innings.

Happy Birthday–May 8

Dan Brouthers (1858)
Edd Roush (1893)
Turkey Stearnes (1901)
Mike Cuellar (1937)
Steve Braun (1948)
Orestes Destrade (1962)
Todd Greene (1971)
John Maine (1981)

Mike Cuellar pitched in AAA in the Twins’ organization in 1961.  He does not seem to have belonged to the Twins, however.  It may be that he was temporarily loaned to them, a practice which was not uncommon in the 1960s.

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Minor Details: Games of 5/6

Rochester 7, Gwinnett 5 in Rochester.  Steve Singleton hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.  It was Singleton’s second homer of the game; he also singled, scoring three times.  Ray Chang singled and doubled.  Eric Hacker gave up one run on four hits and two walk in 4.1 innings.  Anthony Slama gave up two unearned runs in the ninth to blow the save and get the win.

New Britain 10, Portland 7 in Portland.  The Rock Cats scored two in the eighth and five in the ninth to overcome a 7-3 deficit.  Chris Parmelee had two singles and a homer, driving in four.  Chris Herrmann had two doubles.  Evan Bigley doubled and singled.  Mike Hollimon had two hits and scored three times.  Daniel Osterbrock surrendered seven runs on eight hits and two walk in just 3.1 innings.  Brett Jacobson worked 2.1 scoreless innings of relief.  Michael Tarsi pitched a scoreless eighth for the win and Cole DeVries had a scoreless ninth for the save.

Ft. Myers 4, Jupiter 3 in Ft. Myers (10 innings).  Ramon Santana singled in Anderson Hidalgo with the winning run.  Hidalgo had three hits, and Santana and James Beresford each had two.  All twelve Miracle hits were singles.  Andrew Albers allowed three runs on six hits and two walks in four innings.  Matt Tone and Bruce Pugh each threw three shutout innings, with Pugh striking out four and getting the win.

Wisconsin 4, Beloit 3 in Beloit.  The Timber Rattlers scored single runs in the seventh and eighth for the win.  No Snapper had more than one hit.  Manuel Soliman struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs on five hits.  Matt Hauser struck out three in 1.2 innings.  Both the tying run and the winning run were unearned.

This Week in Ex-Twins

Arizona organization (AAA Reno) places David Winfree on the seven day disabled list.
Atlanta organization promotes Eliecer Cardenas from Lynchburg (A) to Mississippi (AA).
Colorado organization (AAA Colorado Springs) activates Matt Macri from the temporarily inactive list.
Dodgers place Casey Blake on the fifteen day disabled list.
Milwaukee organization (AA Huntsville) releases Yancarlos Ortiz.
Philadelphia sends J. C. Romero to Lakewood (A) on a rehab assignment.
Philadelphia activates J. C. Romero from the disabled list.
Philadelphia organization (A Lakewood) places Jeff Lanning on the seven day disabled list.
San Diego places Orlando Hudson on the fifteen day disabled list.
Yankees assign Luis Ayala to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA).
Yankees assign Carlos Silva to Tampa (A).
Toronto organization activates Bobby Korecky from the disabled list.

Minor Details: Games of 5/5

Rochester 3, Gwinnett 2 in Rochester.  Ray Chang singled in Danny Lehmann in the bottom of the ninth to win the game.  Chang also doubled.  Brian Dinkelman had two hits.  Anthony Swarzak struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks.  Anthony Slama struck out two in a scoreless ninth to get the win.

New Britain 2, Richmond 1 in New Britain (Game 1—scheduled 7 innings).  The Rock Cats scored both of their runs in the third.  Evan Bigley doubled and tripled.  Steve Hirschfeld gave up just one run on three hits and no walks in six innings to get the win.  Cole DeVries pitched a scoreless seventh for the save.

Richmond 7, New Britain 4 in New Britain (Game 2—10 innings—scheduled 7 innings).  The Rock Cats scored two in the seventh to tie it, but could not push the winning run across.  Evan Bigley doubled and tripled, Deibinson Romero doubled and singled, and Yangervis Solarte had two hits.  Liam Hendriks struck out eight in six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.  Tyler Robertson surrendered all three tenth-inning runs in his third inning of work.

Ft. Myers 6, Palm Beach 5 in Ft. Myers.  Josmil Pinto’s RBI double tied the game in the eighth and James Beresford singled in the winning run in the ninth.  Beresford had three hits.  Pinto also singled.  Jon Goncalves singled and doubled and Reggie Williams had two hits.  Starter Edgar Ibarra allowed all five runs on six hits and a walk in just four innings.  Brad Tippett and Jhon Garcia each pitched two shutout innings, with Garcia retiring all six batters he faced, four by strikeout.  Dakota Watts worked a perfect ninth for the win.

Beloit 10, Wisconsin 5 in Beloit.  The Snappers scored eight runs in the fifth.  Andy Leer and Tobias Streich each singled and homered, with Leer driving in three.  Jamaal Hawkins, Nate Roberts, Danny Ortiz, and Gunner Glad each singled and doubled.  Wang-Wei Lin had two hits.  Starter Andrei Lobanov gave up two runs on six hits and two walks in only 4.1 innings.  Blayne Weller allowed his first earned run of the season on two hits in 1.2 innings but got the win.  Jose Gonzalez threw two scoreless innings.

Happy Birthday–May 6

Bonesetter Reese (1855)
Walton Cruise (1890)
Mike McCormick (1917)
Willie Mays (1931)
Russ Gibson (1939)
Bill Hands (1940)
Masanori Murakami (1944)
Steve Staggs (1951)
Larry Andersen (1953)
Al Williams (1954)

John “Bonesetter” Reese worked with many baseball players and other famous people in the first part of the twentieth century.  “Bonesetting” is a Welsh term for the treatment of muscle and tendon strains.

Infielder Steve Staggs was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1970, but did not sign.

This is also the birthday of Twins’ farmhand Wilson Sanchez (1991).

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