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Minor Details: Games of 7/6

Rochester 7, Lehigh Valley 0 in Rochester.  Four Red Wings pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter.  Jeff Manship pitched the first four innings, walking two and striking out four.  Jake Stevens worked the next three, walking one and striking out four.  Kyle Waldrop and Jim Hoey each pitched a perfect inning.  Stevens was credited with the win.  Dustin Martin doubled twice and scored three times.  Nate Roberts had two hits.  Chase Lambin drove in three runs.  Delmon Young hit a double in four at-bats.

New Britain 1, New Hampshire 0 in New Hampshire. (Game suspended in the bottom of the third).  The game will be completed before the regularly scheduled game this evening.  The Rock Cats do not have a hit yet; the run scored on a two-base error, a wild pitch, and a ground out.  Deinys Suarez did the pitching for the Rock Cats.

Ft. Myers 3, St. Lucie 2 in St. Lucie (11 innings).  The winning run scored on an error, a wild pitch, a fly out, and another error.  Derek McCallum had two hits.  Jhon Garcia worked six innings, giving up a run on six hits and two walks.  Matt Schuld got the win, giving up a run on five hits in four innings.  Matt Hauser pitced a perfect eleventh to get the save.

Peoria 3, Beloit 2 in Peoria.  The Snappers scored two in the top of the seventh to take a 2-1 lead, but the Chiefs got two in the bottom of the seventh to win.  Michael Gonzales singled and hit his twelfth homer of the year.  Andrew Achter gave up a run on four hits and a walk in six innings, striking out five.  Jose Gonzalez took the loss, allowing two runs on three hits in two innings.

Elizabethton 9, Kingsport 3 in Kingsport.  The Twins scored four in the first and four in the third.  Miguel Sano singled, doubled, and tripled, scoring three times to raise his average to .303.  Nick Lockwood singled and doubled.  Jairo Rodriguez had two hits.  Todd Van Steensel pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk.

GCL Orioles 5, Twins 3 at Twins (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Twins had five hits and made four errors.  Angel Mata allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out three in three innings.  Tyler Herr took the loss, surrendering three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk while striking out three in 2.1 innings.

GCL Orioles at Twins (Game 2).  Postponed.

DSL Twins 3, Padres 2 at Twins.  The Twins scored two in the eighth to overcome a 2-1 deficit.  The Twins had only three hits in the game while making three errors.  Starter Felix Jorge gave up two unearned runs on a hit and a walk while striking out three in three innings.  Jose Abreu pitched three hitless innings.  Melciades De La Cruz got the win with a scoreless eighth and Francisco Nunez got the save with a scoreless ninth.

Happy Birthday–July 7

George Moriarty (1885)
Double Duty Radcliffe (1902)
Satchel Paige (1906)
Billy Herman (1909)
Sammy White (1927)
John Gordon (1930)
Bill Melton (1945)
Tommy Moore (1948)
Dan Gladden (1957)
Tim Teufel (1958)
Dave Burba (1966)
Jeff Shaw (1966)
Chuck Knoblauch (1968)
Matt Mantei (1973)
John Buck (1980)

Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe played in the Negro Leagues for many years.  He got his nickname because he would sometimes catch one game of a doubleheader and pitch the other.  He played professionally until 1954, when he retired at age 52.  He is the oldest player to ever appear in a professional baseball game, throwing one pitch for the Schaumberg Flyers of the Northern League in 1999 when he was 96.

John Gordon, of course, has been a radio broadcaster for the Twins since 1987.

Tommy Moore was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-eighth round in 1966, but did not sign.

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Minor Details: Games of 7/5

Pawtucket 4, Rochester 2 in Rochester (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Red Sox scored all their runs in the first three innings.  Nate Roberts singled and homered.  Jeff Bailey had two hits.  Trevor Plouffe was hit his fifteenth homer and walked three times, raising his average to .308.  Delmon Young was 0-for-3.  Starter Cole DeVries surrendered four runs on eight hits and two walks in 2.2 innings.  Thomas Diamond pitched 2.2 scoreless innings despite giving up four hits and three walks.

 

New Hampshire 7, New Britain 2 in New Hampshire.  A four-run fifth put the game away for the Fisher Cats.  Chris Parmelee hit a home run, his seventh.  Brett Jacobson surrendered all seven runs on ten hits and two walks in five innings.  He struck out six.  Deolis Guerra struck out two in two shutout innings.

 

St. Lucie 9, Ft. Myers 2 in St. Lucie.  The Miracle tied the score with two in the sixth, but the Mets took the lead back with two in the bottom of the sixth and took command with five in the seventh.  The Miracle had only four hits.  Kane Holbrooks gave up two runs on nine hits and a walk in five innings.  Ricky Bowen took the loss, surrendering two runs on two hits and a walk in just one inning.

 

Wisconsin 8, Beloit 3 in Beloit.  The Snappers led 3-0 after two, but a four-run fifth gave the Timber Rattlers the lead for good.  Tyler Grimes continued his good start, hitting a homer and a single.  Adam Bryant had a single and a double.  Manuel Soliman allowed six runs on seven hits and a walk in 4.1 innings.

 

Elizabethton 6, Kingsport 4 in Kingsport.  The Twins scored two in the ninth to break a 4-4 tie.  Niko Goodrum had two hits and Miguel Sano hit a three-run homer, his third.  Tim Shibuya allowed four runs on six hits and two walks in four innings, striking out three, but the bullpen came through with five scoreless innings.  Derek Christensen worked two and Pedro Guerra, Madison Boer, and Matthew Summers worked one each.  Boer got the win and Summers the save.

 

GCL Twins 8, Rays 3 at Rays.  A three-run first propelled the Twins to victory.  Michael Quesada hit two home runs, his first two of the season, and drove in six.  Joshua Hendricks had two singles and a double to raise his average to .323.  Phillip Chapman had two doubles, raising his average to .381.  Starter Hein Robb pitched three shutout innings, with perfection being marred only by an error.  Matthew Tomshaw got the win despite allowing two runs (one earned) on a hit.  He struck out two.  Marcus Limon struck out three in three shutout innings.

 

DSL Reds at Twins.  Postponed.

Minor Details: Games of 7/4

Pawtucket 6, Rochester 3 in Rochester.  The Red Sox scored three in the first and three in the fourth.  Trevor Plouffe, Aaron Bates, and Chase Lambin each had two hits, with Bates raising his average to .333.  Delmon Young was 1-for-4 with a double.  Eric Hacker allowed all six runs on four hits and five walks in seven innings.

New Hampshire 11, New Britain 1 in New Hampshire.  The Fisher Cats took a commanding lead with four in the fourth and put it away with five in the eighth.  Mike Hollimon’s home run was the Rock Cats’ only run.  The Rock Cats made four errors.  Bobby Lanigan struck out seven in six innings, but gave up six runs (one earned) on nine hits and a walk.

Ft. Myers 9, St. Lucie 5 in St. Lucie.  The Miracle scored five in the third and never trailed.  Oswaldo Arcia had four hits including a double and drove in three.  James Beresford had three hits and scored three times.  Danny Rams singled and homered, driving in three.  Anderson Hidalgo had two hits to raise his average to .306.  Logan Darnell went seven innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and two walks.  Andrew Albers struck out three in two shutout innings to get the save.

Wisconsin 11, Beloit 8 in Beloit (11 innings).  The Snappers led 6-1 after three, but fell behind and needed a run in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings.  Jairo Perez singled and homered, driving in four but dropping his average to .410.  Daniel Ortiz singled and doubled.  Nate Roberts and Michael Gonzales each had two hits.  Ryan O’Rourke struck out eight in 5.2 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on eight hits with no walks.  Michael Tonkin took the loss, surrendering three runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk in 1.1 innings.  The Snappers made four errors.

Greeneville 6, Elizabethton 3 in Elizabethton.  The Astros scored four in the fifth.  The Twins had seven hits, but no Twin had more than one.  David Hurlbut allowed four runs on nine hits in four innings.  He did not walk anyone.

GCL Twins 3, Rays 2 at Twins (Game 1).  The Twins fell behind 2-0 after three, but scored single runs in the fourth, sixth, and seventh.  The Twins had six hits, but no Twin had more than one.  Ricardo Arevalo struck out five in three innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk.  Tyler Herr got the win with two shutout innings.  Kyle Wahl also pitched two shutout innings to get the save.

GCL Twins 6, Rays 2 at Rays (Game 2).  The Twins scored four in the eighth to overcome a 2-1 deficit.  Joshua Hendricks was 3-for-3 with two walks.  Michael Quesada singled and doubled, scoring three times.  Starter Angel Mata struck out five in three innings, giving up four hits and a walk.  The win went to Luis Nunez, who struck out nine in four hitless innings, walking two.  Nick Cicio struck out four in two perfect innings of relief.

DSL Twins at Rockies.  Postponed.

Minor Details: Games of 7/3

Lehigh Valley 3, Rochester 1 in Lehigh Valley.  The IronPigs scored single runs in the first, sixth, and eighth.  The Red Wings had only five hits.  Andrew Baldwin struck out seven in 6.1 innings, but gave up two runs on five hits and two walks to take the loss.

New Britain 9, Harrisburg 3 in New Britain.  The Rock Cats scored in six of the eight innings they batted.  Mike Hollimon doubled and homered.  Chris Parmelee singled and homered.  Danny Rohlfing singled and doubled, driving in three.  Yangervis Solarte and Mark Dolenc each had two hits, with Solarte raising his average to .332.  Liam Hendriks struck out seven in seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk to raise his record to 8-2.

Charlotte 6, Ft. Myers 0 in Ft. Myers.  The Miracle was out-hit 16-7.  James Beresford and Jamaal Hawkins each had two hits, with Hawkins raising his average to .321.  Tom Stuifbergen surrendered four runs on seven hits in just 2.2 innings to take the loss.  Matt Hauser pitched two shutout innings.

Wisconsin 5, Beloit 4 in Beloit.  The Snappers led 4-2 after seven, but the Timber Rattlers scored two in the eighth and one in the ninth.  Tyler Grimes had two hits.  Adrian Salcedo gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and two walks in 6.2 innings.  Jose Gonzalez struck out three in 1.1 innings, but allowed an unearned run on two hits and two walks.  Three of the five Timber Rattler runs were unearned.

Greeneville 3, Elizabethton 2 in Elizabethton.  The Astros scored three in the first and it was all they needed.  Max Kepler had two doubles and Miguel Sano singled and tripled.  Cesar Ciurcina gave up three runs on five hits, walking none and striking out four in five innings.  Bart Carter struck out six in three perfect innings.  Matthew Summers struck out the side in his only inning.

GCL Twins.  No game scheduled.

DSL Twins.  No game scheduled.

Happy Birthday–July 4

Yankee Doodle Dandies:

Mickey Welch (1859)
George Mullin (1880)
Abe Saperstein (1903)
Bill Tuttle (1929)
Chuck Tanner (1929)
Peter Angelos (1929)
George Steinbrenner (1930)
Hal Lanier (1942)
Wayne Nordhagen (1948)
Ed Armbrister (1948)
Jim Beattie (19540
Jose Oquendo (1963)
Vinny Castilla (1967)
Brendan Donnelly (1971)
Jay Canizaro (1973)
Jeff Harris (1974)

Best remembered as the founder of the Harlem Globetrotters, Abe Saperstein was a long-time executive in what were then known as the Negro Leagues.

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Minor Details: Games of 7/2

Lehigh Valley 1, Rochester 0 in Lehigh Valley.  The IronPigs scored the game’s lone run in the eighth.  Dustin Martin singled and doubled.  Scott Diamond took a complete game loss, giving up five hits, walking none, and striking out five.  The Red Wings stranded nine runners.

Harrisburg 11, New Britain 3 in New Britain (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Senators scored eight in the first two innings.  Brian Dozier doubled and tripled, raising his average to .368 in 61 at-bats.  Yangervis Solarte had two hits to raise his average to .324.  Starter Steve Hirschfeld lasted only 1.1 innings, surrendering eight runs on eight hits and three walks.

Harrisburg 9, New Britain 3 in New Britain (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings).  The Senators scored three in the third to take a lead they would never relinquish.  Yangervis Solarte had two singles and a double, raising his average to .330.  Evan Bigley singled and doubled.  Starter Blake Martin pitched just three innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on three hits and three walks while striking out three.

Ft. Myers 9, Charlotte 3 in Ft. Myers.  The Miracle scored five in the first.  Danny Rams singled and hit a three-run homer.  James Beresford singled and tripled.  Anderson Hidalgo singled and doubled.  Reggie Williams and Nick Romero each had two hits.  Oswaldo Arcia hit a two-run homer.  Aaron Hicks left the game in the first inning after drawing a walk—no reason was given.  Pat Dean got the win, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks in 5.1 innings.  Matt Schuld pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, striking out three.

Beloit 7, Kane County 2 in Kane County.  The Snappers scored three in the third and three more in the fifth.  Michael Gonzales singled and doubled.  Nate Roberts hit a solo homer and Daniel Santana hit a two-run homer.  B. J. Hermsen struck out ten in seven innings, giving up a run on four hits and two walks.

Kingsport 8, Elizabethton 6 in Elizabethton.  The Twins tied it with a run in the eighth, but the Mets scored two in the ninth to win.  Roy Larson had two doubles and a single.  Kennys Vargas hit a two-run homer.  Justin Parker allowed five runs (two earned) on five hits in 4.1 innings, walking none and striking out none.  Madison Boer pitched the ninth.

GCL Red Sox 3, Twins 1 at Twins.  The Red Sox broke a scoreless tie with three in the seventh.  Aderlin Mejia  and Joshua Hendricks each had two hits.  Starter Bobby O’Neill pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.  Marcus Limon followed with two shutout innings, striking out three.  Markus Solbach took the loss, allowing two runs (none earned) on a hit and a walk in 1.1 innings.

DSL Twins 4, Cubs1 3 at Twins.  Ronald Jimenez singled with two out in the ninth to drive in the winning run. Felix Gallardo had two hits.  Starter Reyson Zoquiel gave up two runs on four hits and three walks in four innings.  Edgar Martinez pitched three perfect innings to get the win.