Category Archives: Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of 6/18

Indianapolis 7, Rochester 5 in Rochester (Game 1).  The Indians scored four in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie.  Chase Lambin had three hits.  Trevor Plouffe doubled and homered.  Steve Holm had two doubles.  Dustin Martin doubled and singled.  Mike Hollimon had two hits.  Eric Hacker pitched five innings, allowing five runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks.  Chuck James threw two shutout innings.  The Red Wings made three errors.

Rochester 12, Indianapolis 7 in Rochester (Game 2).  The Red Wings scored five in the second and ten in the first four innings.  Trevor Plouffe doubled, tripled, and homered, scoring three times and driving in three.  Steve Holm singled and homered.  Brian Dinkelman and Steve Singleton each had two hits.  Jeff Bailey hit a three-run homer.  Cole DeVries got the win with 3.1 innings of relief, giving up a run on five hits, walking none, and striking out three.

New Britain 2, Reading 1 in Reading.  Dennis Suarez got the win with six shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk.  Deolis Guerra struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up just one hit and walking none.  Bruce Pugh came in with the tying run on second and struck out the only man he faced for the save.  Deibinson Romero had two doubles.  Chris Parmelee and Yangervis Solarte each had two hits, with Solarte raising his average to .320.  Evan Bigley hit a home run.

FSL All-star Game.  North 5, South 3.  Danny Rams struck out in his only at-bat.  Dakota Watts retired both men he faced, striking out one.

Beloit 7, Burlington 4 in Burlington.  The Snappers scored all their runs in the second inning.  Michael Gonzales had four hits to raise his average to .307.  Wang-wei Lin and Jairo Perez each had two hits, with Perez raising his average to .342.  Andrew Achter pitched seven strong innings, giving up a run on four hits and two walks.  Michael Tonkin worked a scoreless ninth for the save.

DSL Twins 3, Reds 1.  The Twins scored single runs in the third, fourth, and seventh.  They had only four hits in the game.  Jose Jimenez pitched the first three innings, giving up a run on three hits and a walk.  Javier Vargas struck out four in two shutout innings to get the win.  Edgar Martinez struck out three in three shutout innings, and Francisco Nunez pitched a perfect ninth to get the save.

Minor Details: Games of 6/17

Rochester 7, Indianapolis 4 in Rochester.  The Red Wings scored two in the first and five in the sixth.  Aaron Bates had two doubles and a single to raise his average to .359.  Chase Lambin was 2-for-2 and was hit by the pitch twice.  Andrew Baldwin got the win, giving up a run on five hits and two walks in six innings.  Anthony Slama got the last out to get a save.

New Britain 6, Reading 0 in Reading.  A three-run fourth was the big inning for the Rock Cats.  Brett Jacobson pitched a nine-inning complete game, striking out eight while giving up just three hits and a walk.  Mark Dolenc had three hits.  Nate Hanson and Deibinson Romero each singled and doubled.

Ft. Myers.  No games scheduled.

Burlington 5, Beloit 4 in Burlington (11 innings).  The Snappers led 4-1 after four but never scored again.  Tony Thompson led off the eleventh with a walk-off homer.  Kyle Knudson singled and doubled.  Wang-wei Lin and Jairo Perez each had two hits, with Perez raising his average to .333.  Pat Dean had another solid outing, giving up two runs on five hits in six innings, striking out six and walking none.  Blayne Weller came in to start the eleventh and took the loss.

DSL Rockies 6, Twins 0 at Rockies.  The Twins had only one hit, a single by Dubal Baez to lead off the sixth inning.  Junior Subero struck out five in four innings, giving up only an unearned run on one hit while walking none to take a tough loss.  Jose Abreu struck out four in three innings, but gave up two runs on three hits, also walking none.

This Week in Twins Transactions

Joe Mauer was activated from the disabled list.
Tsuyoshi Nishioka was activated from the disabled list.
Glen Perkins was activated from the disabled list.
Yorman Bazardo was activated from the disabled list by Rochester.
Brian Dinkelman was outrighted to Rochester.
Dusty Hughes was outrighted to Rochester.
Chuck James was optioned to Rochester.
Jeremy Reed was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester with a sore back.
Nick Romero was promoted from Ft. Myers to Rochester.
Brian Dozier was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain
Nate Hanson was promoted from Ft. Myers to New Britain.
Michael Tarsi was sent from Rochester to New Britain.
Ricky Bowen was activated from the temporarily inactive list by Ft. Myers.
Jamaal Hawkins was promoted from Beloit to Ft. Myers.
Brad Stillings was placed on the seven day disabled list by Ft. Myers.
Adam Bryant was assigned to Beloit, then was assigned to Elizabethton by Minnesota.
Tyler Grimes was assigned to Beloit by Minnesota.
Angel Mata was promoted from the DSL Twins to the GCL Twins.
Aderlin Mejia was promoted from the DSL Twins to the GCL Twins.

The GCL Twins placed the following players on the reserve list:  Bart Carter, Derek Christensen, Cesar Ciurcina, Niko Goodrum, Matej Hejma, Joshua Hendricks, Kevin Mention, Justin Parker, Rory Rhodes, Eddy Rosario, Miguel Sano, Kennys Vargas, and JaDamion Williams.  They later activated Joshua Hendricks.

The following players were assigned to the GCL Twins:  Tim Atherton, Philip Chapman, Nick Cicio, Garrett Jewell, Cole Johnson, Drew Leachman, Marcus Limon, Bobby O’Neill, Tim Shibuya, Marcus Solbach, Matthew Tomshaw, Kyle Wahl, and Stephen Wickens.

The Twins organization has also signed the following players:  Steven Evans, Steve Gruver, David Hurlbut, Corey Kimes, Tyler Koelling, and A. J. Petterson.

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.