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Minor Details: Games of 6/29

Pawtucket 4, Rochester 1 in Pawtucket.  The Red Sox scored three in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  The Red Wings had only two hits in the game, both singles, and struck out fourteen times.  Eric Hacker gave up two runs on eight hits and a walk in 5.2 innings to take the loss.

Portland 4, New Britain 3 in Portland.  The Sea Dogs’ Alex Hassan led off the bottom of the ninth with a walk-off homer off Bruce Pugh.  Five Rock Cats had one hit each.  Bobby Lanigan gave up three runs on six hits and three walks in six innings.  Tony Davis pitched 1.2 scoreless innings despite giving up a hit and four walks.

St. Lucie at Ft. Myers.  Postponed.  Game will be made up as part of a doubleheader this evening.

Beloit 14, Clinton 5 in Clinton.  The Snappers scored eight runs in the third.  Michael Gonzales hit two homers and a single, driving in five and raising his average to .305.  Jairo Perez had a homer and two singles, raising his average to .406 in 64 at-bats.  Daniel Santana had two singles and a double, Wang-wei Lin singled and doubled, and Nate Roberts had two hits.  Ryan O’Rourke got the win, striking out six in five innings while giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.

Elizabethton 4, Johnson City 3 in Johnson City.  The Twins scored two in the eighth to take a 4-1 lead, then hung on.  Eddie Rosario hit two solo homers to raise his average to .395 in 38 at-bats.  Matej Hejma hit a two-run homer in the eighth.  David Hurlbut was the winner, giving up a run on five hits in five innings.  Bart Carter struck out four in two shutout innings.  Madison Boer pitched the final 1.1 innings, giving up a hit and striking out two for the save.

GCL Rays 2, Twins 0 at Twins.  The Twins out-hit the Rays 7-4.  Phillip Chapman and Kelly Cross each had two hits.  Hein Robb struck out six in four hitless innings, walking two.  Cole Johnson pitched two shutout innings.  Mark Trau took the loss, giving up a run on a hit and two walks.

DSL Twins 5, Diamondbacks 2 at Twins.  The Twins scored three in the first and two in the seventh.  Ernesto Ciprian had a triple and two singles, driving in three.  Ronald Jimenez had two hits.  Jose Abreu pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Felix Jorge and Elias Villasana each pitched two shutout innings, with Jorge striking out four.  Yeison Florentino retired the final two batters of the game to get the save.

Minor Details: Games of 6/28

Pawtucket 8, Rochester 6 in Pawtucket.  The Red Wings led 6-0 after three and a half innings.  Steve Singleton singled and tripled.  Dustin Martin singled and doubled.  Aaron Bates had two hits, raising his average to .333.  Andrew Baldwin allowed six runs on seven hits in six innings.  He struck out seven and walked none.  Cole DeVries allowed two runs on four hits and a walk in two innings to take the loss.

New Britain 2, Portland 1 in Portland (Game 1—9 innings—Scheduled 7 innings).  Deibinson Romero homered to lead off the top of the ninth.  Brian Dozier had two doubles and a single.  Liam Hendriks gave up one run on seven hits and a walk in six innings.  Deolis Guerra struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and getting the win.  Tyler Robertson gave up one hit in a scoreless ninth to get the save.

Portland 12, New Britain 5 in Portland (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Sea Dogs scored seven in the sixth to break a 5-5 tie.  Yangervis Solarte singled and doubled, raising his average to .330.  Chris Parmelee also singled and doubled.  Mark Dolenc had two hits.  Each of the three Rock Cats pitchers surrendered four runs, with Blake Martin giving up four hits and a walk in two innings, Jake Stevens six hits and two walks in three innings, and Michael Tarsi four hits and a walk in one inning.

Ft. Myers 9, Charlotte 8 in Ft. Myers.  The Stone Crabs scored seven in the eighth to overcome a 7-1 deficit, but the Miracle got two in the ninth to win.  Ramon Santana singled to drive in the tying run and scored on a Jon Goncalves double.  Oswaldo Arcia had two doubles.  Aaron Hicks, Nick Romero, and Jamaal Hawkins each had two hits.  Logan Darnell gave up just an unearned run on eight hits and a walk in six innings.  Matt Hauser surrendered two runs on three hits and a walk in 1.2 innings and was credited with the win.

Clinton 4, Beloit 3 in Clinton (12 innings).  Jairo Perez had two singles and a double to raise his average to .390.  Daniel Ortiz singled and tripled.  Adrian Salcedo gave up two runs on five hits and a walk in 6.2 innings.  Clinton Dempster struck out four in two hitless innings, walking two.  Nelvin Fuentes allowed an unearned run on a hit and a walk to take the loss.

Johnson City 8, Elizabethton 7 in Johnson City.  The Cardinals scored in the bottom of the eighth to break a 7-7 tie.  Miguel Sano hit a home run, two doubles, and a single.  Eddie Rosario hit a two-run homer.  Cesar Ciurcina surrendered five runs (three earned) on four hits and two walks in two innings.  Derek Christensen gave up an unearned run on three hits, striking out three in three innings to take the loss.  The Twins made seven errors.

GCL Orioles at Twins.  Postponed.

DSL Twins 5, Padres 3 at Padres.  The Twins scored three in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.  Erick Gonzalez doubled and tripled, driving in three.  Melciades De La Cruz pitched four hitless innings, giving up a walk and striking out seven.  Francisco Nunez gave up a run on two hits in 1.1 innings to get the win.  Edgar Martinez worked a perfect ninth for the save.

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.