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Minor Details: Games of June 13

ST. PAUL SAINTS 18, LOUISVILLE BATS 4 IN LOUISVILLE

St. Paul scored six in the first.  They hit eight home runs in the game.

Multi-hit games:  Michael Helman was 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double, a walk, five runs, and three RBIs.  Matt Wallner was 4-for-6 with two home runs, four runs, and three RBIs.  Yunior Severino was 3-for-5 with two home runs, a walk, three runs, and four RBIs.  Tony Kemp was 3-for-5.  Brooks Lee was 3-for-6 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs.  Jair Camargo was 2-for-6 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.

Home runs:  Wallner 2 (13); Helman 2 (12); Severino 2 (12); Camargo (4); Lee (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 4 (35); Camargo 4 (17); Wallner 3 (38); Helman 3 (35); Lee 2 (4).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Scott Blewett struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Jordan Balazovic struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on one hit.

Opposition standout:  Rece Hinds was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 30-35, in seventh place, fourteen games behind Omaha.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 5 IN WICHITA

Wichita led 4-1 and 5-4, but Midland scored two in the eighth and two in the ninth to take the game.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two runs.  Jake Rucker was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Wichita had only two other hits.

Home runs:  Keaschall (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 2 (35).

Stolen bases:  Jeferson Morales (3).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Opposition standout:  Jeisson Rosario was 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 24-36, in fifth (last) place, nine games behind Springfield.

LANSING LUGNUTS 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN LANSING

Three Lansing pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter.  Lansing scored four in the fifth to take a 4-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jacob Wosinski pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Jake Garland struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 34-25, in second place, 3.5 games behind Wisconsin.

LAKELAND AT FORT MYERS (DOUBLEHEADER)

Rained out.  One game will be made up today.  The other game will not be made up.

FCL TWINS 2, FCL PIRATES 0 AT PIRATES (GAME 1--8 INNINGS)

I assume it was scheduled for seven innings, but it was scoreless until Jayson Bass hit a two-run homer in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Bass (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Bass 2 (13).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Adrian Bohorquez pitched four perfect innings, striking out three.  Yency De Jesus struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Wilker Reyes struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Carlos Mateo struck out six in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and four walks.

FCL PIRATES 9, FCL TWINS 2 AT PIRATES (GAME 2--7 INNINGS) (PLAYED AT THE PIRATES STADIUM, BUT THE TWINS WERE DESIGNATED THE HOME TEAM)

The FCL Pirates scored two in the first and built a 7-0 lead after three.

Multi-hit games:  None.  The Twins had only five hits in the doubleheader.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Yasser Mercedes 2 (15); Jayson Bass (4).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Opposition standout:  Zander Mueth struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 15-13, in third place, three games behind the FCL Rays.

DSL TWINS 7, DSL NYY YANKEES 2 AT YANKEES

Leading 2-1, the Twins scored five in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  None.  The Yankees made three errors and all but one of the Twins' runs was unearned.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Luis Fragoza (4).

Pitching prowess:  Melvin Rodriguez struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Jose Vasquez struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Gabriel Lara was 2-for-3 with two runs.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 4-3, in third place, 2.5 games behind DSL Miami.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Angels
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
3:30  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-2, 7.31 and TBD)--doubleheader
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Jeremy Lee, 0-2, 9.39) at Lansing
6:15  St. Paul (David Festa, 1-2, 3.56) at Louisville
7:05  Midland at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-2, 4.99)

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Happy Birthday–June 14

Charlie Buffinton (1861)
Harvey Watkins (1869)
Charles Barrett (1871)
Don Newcombe (1926)
Jim Constable (1933)
Bill Fahey (1950)
Greg Brock (1957)
Mike Laga (1960)
George Tsamis (1967)
Peter Munro (1975)
Michael Hollimon (1982)
Hector Neris (1989)

I wonder if Charlie Buffinton had a similar problem to Ty Wigginton, with people constantly calling him "Buffington".

 Harvey Watkins managed the New York Giants for 35 games in 1895.  Most of his career was spent managing the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show.

Charles Barrett was a long-time scout, mostly working for whatever team was employing Branch Rickey.

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Minor Details: Games of June 12

ST. PAUL SAINTS 7, LOUISVILLE BATS 2 IN LOUISVILLE

Leading 3-1, St. Paul scored four in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Tony Kemp was 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Matt Wallner 3 (35); Kemp 2 (17).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Adam Plutko pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and striking out five.  Ryan Jensen pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out one.  Josh Winder pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Edwin Rios was 3-for-4 with a home run.

Record:  St. Paul is 29-35, in seventh place, 14.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 10, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 5 IN WICHITA

Jorel Ortega hit a two-run homer in the fifth to break a 2-2 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Ben Ross was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two runs.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Ortega was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Ross (4); Ortega (3); Kyler Fedco (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Ortega 2 (17); Fedco 2 (13); Keaschall 2 (5).

Stolen bases:  Keaschall (2); Fedco (1).

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 24-35, in fifth (last) place, nine games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, LANSING LUGNUTS 3 IN LANSING

Jay Harry opened the game with a home run. and Cedar Rapids led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  Agustin Ruiz was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, and four RBIs.  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Kyle Hess was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Home runs:  Harry (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Ruiz 4 (26).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod struck out six in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks.  A. J. Labas retired all four men he faced, striking out one.  Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 34-24, in second place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.

LAKELAND AT FORT MYERS (2)

Rained out.  The teams will play a doubleheader today and another doubleheader Saturday.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins at FCL Pirates--doubleheader
10:00  DSL NYY Yankees at DSL Twins
3:35  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 2-2, 3.02 and TBD)--doubleheader
5:35  St. Paul (Scott Blewett, 3-2, 2.64) at Louisville
6:05  Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Lansing
7:05  Midland at Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 3-4, 4.99)

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Happy Birthday–June 13

Jim Mutrie (1851)
Bill Bergen (1878)
Gene Desautels (1907)
Mel Parnell (1922)
Dave Rosenfield (1931)
Tom Cheek (1939)
Marcel Lachemann (1941)
Antonio Pulido (1951)
Ernie Whitt (1952)
Darrell May (1972)
Pedro Strop (1985)
Jonathan Lucroy (1986)
Drew Smyly (1989)
James McCann (1990)

Jim Mutrie managed teams in New York for nine years.  He has been called the founding father of baseball in New York City.  He is the one who gave the Giants their nickname.  The story is that whenever he was credited for the team's success, he would say, "It was my boys--my giants!--who did it."

Catcher Bill Bergen spent eleven seasons in the majors.  He appeared in 947 games and had 3,028 at-bats.  His lifetime batting stats are .170/.194/.201.  Everything you read about him says he was a tremendous defensive catcher, and one assumes he must have been.

Dave Rosenfield was the general manager of the Tidewater/Norfolk Tides for over forty-five years.

Tom Cheek was the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977-2004.

Antonio Pulido was a closer in the Mexican League for many years, getting 197 saves.  He also had 70 saves in the Mexican Pacific League.

We would like to wish a happy birthday to rpz.

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Minor Details: Games of June 11

ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, LOUISVILLE BATS 2 IN LOUISVILLE

Austin Martin's RBI single in the seventh broke a 2-2 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Yunior Severino was 2-for-2 with two walks and two runs.  Brooks Lee was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Martin was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Martin (4).

Pitching prowess:  Ronny Henriquez pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and striking out two.  Kody Funderburk struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Nick Martini was 4-for-5 with a double.

Record:  St. Paul is 28-35, in eighth place, 14.5 games behind Omaha.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 4, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN WICHITA

Midland led 4-0 before Wichita scored two in the eighth.  They left the bases loaded in that inning.

Multi-hit games:  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams struck out eight in 5.1 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks.  Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Scott Engler pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Jack Cushing pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 23-35, in fifth (last) place, ten games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 15, LANSING LUGNUTS 7 IN LANSING

Cedar Rapids scored seven in the third to take a 7-3 lead.  Lansing cut it to 7-6, but the Kernels got three more in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Ricardo Olivar was 4-for-6 with a home run, three runs, and two RBIs.  Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.  Jay Harry was 3-for-6 with two runs and two RBIs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs.  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-6 with two runs.

Home runs:  Olivar (9); Shuffield (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Cespedes 2 (43);  Olivar 2 (26); Harry 2 (25); Agustin Ruiz 2 (22); Nate Baez 2 (13); Doncon 2 (9).

Stolen bases:  Jose Salas (11).

Pitching prowess:  Gabriel Yanez pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 33-24, in second place, 3.5 games behind Wisconsin.

LAKELAND AT FORT MYERS

Rained out.  Will be made up as part of a doubleheader today.

FCL PIRATES AT FCL TWINS

Rained out.  Will be made up as part of a doubleheader tomorrow.

DSL TWINS 11, DSL PHILLIES WHITE 2 AT PHILLIES WHITE (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored seven in the second and four in the fifth.  The Phillies White made four errors and issued eight walks.  The Twins did not have an extra-base hit.

Multi-hit games:  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.  Yandro Hernandez was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Fragoza 2 (5); Yandro Hernandez 2 (4).

Stolen bases:  Yandro Hernandez 3 (4); Fragoza (3).  Merphy Hernandez (1).

Pitching prowess:  Yoel Roque pitched four innings, giving up two unearned runs on two hits and four walks and striking out three.  Fabian Herrera struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Cristian Diaz struck out seven in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 3-3, tied for third with the DSL Rockies, 2.5 games behind DSL Miami.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  St. Paul (Adam Plutko, 0-1, 5.59) at Louisville
3:30  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Tanner Hall, 0-0, 3.72 and TBD)--doubleheader
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 3.38) at Lansing
7:05  Midland at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 2-3, 1.48)

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Happy Birthday–June 12

Joe Hornung (1857)
Sol White (1868)
Red Dooin (1879)
Matty McIntyre (1880)
Otto Knabe (1884)
Bill Foster (1904)
Dutch Rennert (1930)
Gerry Arrigo (1941)
Jim Strickland (1946)
Scott Aldred (1968)
Damon Buford (1970)
Ryan Klesko (1971)
Damon Hollins (1974)
Hideki Matsui (1974)
Avisail Garcia (1991)

Sol White was a Negro League player, manager, and executive.  He wrote the first history of African-American baseball, "Sol White's History of Colored Baseball", in 1907.

Bill Foster was a star pitcher in the Negro Leagues.  He was the stepbrother of Rube Foster.

Dutch Rennert was a National League umpire from 1974-1992.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Eric B. B.  Wherever he may b.

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Minor Details: Games of June 10

FCL BRAVES AT FCL TWINS

Rained out.  Will be made up June 25.

DSL TWINS 12, DSL PHILLIES RED 11 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

Trailing 11-8, the Twins scored four in the seventh to win it.  Daiber De Los Santos singled in the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Ramiro Dominguez was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.  Carlos Silva was 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.  De Los Santos was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Fragoza 3 (3).

Stolen bases:  Yandro Hernandez (1).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Opposition standout:  Adrian Garcia was 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk, and three RBIs.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 2-3, tied for third with the DSL Mets Orange and the DSL Rockies, 2.5 games behind DSL Miami.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Phillies White
11:00  FCL Pirates at FCL Twins
5:35  St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 6-1, 3.86) at Louisville
6:05  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 4-1, 3.83) at Lansing
6:05  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Ricky Castro, 1-0, 0.00)
7:05  Midland at Wichita (TBD)

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Happy Birthday–June 11

Roger Bresnahan (1879)
Ernie Nevers (1902)
Dan Topping (1912)
Frank Thomas (1929)
Jimmy Stewart (1939)
Danny Morris (1946)
Dave Cash (1948)
Tom Austin (1951)
Mike Fuentes (1958)
Brian Gorman (1959)
Mike Davis (1959)
Odalis Perez (1978)
Bobby Keppel (1982)
Jose Reyes (1983)
Brock Holt (1988)

Football great Ernie Nevers, born in Willow River, Minnesota, pitched for the St. Louis Browns for parts of three seasons (1926-1928).

Dan Topping was part-owner of the New York Yankees from 1945-1966.

Tom Austin is a long-time college baseball coach at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Outfielder Mike Fuentes was drafted by Minnesota in the fifth round in 1980, but did not sign.

Brian Gorman was a major league umpire from 1993-2021.

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

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Minor Details: Games of June 9

SYRACUSE METS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Yolmer Sanchez hit a three-run homer to give the Mets a 5-3 lead i the fourth.

Multi-hit games:  Michael Helman was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and three RBIs.  Yunior Severino was 3-for-5 with a home run.  Will Holland was 2-for-3 with a double.

Home runs:  Helman (10); Severino (10).

Multi-RBI games:  Helman 3 (31).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jeff Brigham pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Kody Funderburk struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Rylan Bannon was 3-for-5 with a double.

Record:  St. Paul is 27-35, in eighth place, 15.5 games behind Omaha.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

It was scoreless through seven.  Each team scored two in the eighth and Shervyen Newton singled home the deciding run in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk.

Home runs:  Morales (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Morales 2 (21).

Stolen bases:  Kala'i Rosario (3); Aaron Sabato (3).

Pitching prowess:  Zebby Matthews struck out eight in seven shutout innings, giving up three hits.

Opposition standout:  Luinder Avila struck out six in 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and four walks.

Record:  Wichita is 23-34, in fifth (last) place, ten games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 9, GREAT LAKES LOONS 6 IN GREAT LAKES

Trailing 6-3, Cedar Rapids scored five runs in the eighth.  Nate Baez hit a two-run double to give the Kernels the lead.

Multi-hit games:  Rayne Doncon was 4-for-5 with a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  Baez was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and four RBIs.  Jose Salas was 3-for-5.  Agustin Ruiz was 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs.

Home runs:  Baez (4); Ruiz (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Baez 4 (11); Doncon 3 (7).

Stolen bases:  Salas (10).

Pitching prowess:  Mike Paredes struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Sam Mongelli was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 32-24, in second place, 3.5 games behind Wisconsin.

TAMPA TARPONS 8, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN TAMPA

Tampa scored two in the second and two in the third to build a 4-0 lead.  Fort Myers never got closer than two runs.

Multi-hit games:  Brandon Winokur was 3-for-4 with a home run and a walk.

Home runs:  Winokur (5).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Carlos Aguiar (3).

Pitching prowess:  Danny Moreno pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Cade Smith struck out eleven in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.

Record:  Fort Myers is 28-29, in fourth place, nine games behind Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Phillies Red at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Braves at FCL Twins

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Happy Birthday–June 10

Jack Graney (1886)
Garland Braxton (1900)
Danny McFayden (1905)
Vic Harris (1905)
Mike Kreevich (1908)
Frank Demaree (1910)
Chuck Thompson (1921)
Hank Foiles (1929)
Carmen Cozza (1930)
Ed Palmquist (1933)
Kazuhisa Inao (1937)
Johnny Edwards (1938)
Ken Singleton (1947)
Elias Sosa (1950)
Gerry Hunsicker (1950)
Francisco Barrios (1953)
Floyd Bannister (1955)
Scott Ullger (1955)
Pokey Reese (1973)
Al Alburquerque (1986)
Patrick Murphy (1995)

Jack Graney had a few unusual "firsts".  He was the first major leaguer to bat against Babe Ruth.  He was the first player to wear a number on his uniform.  He as also the first player to become a broadcaster.

Outfielder Vic Harris was a long-time Negro League player and manager, leading the Homestead Grays to nine Negro National League pennants.

Chuck Thompson was a long-time broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles.

Outfielder Carmen Cozza played in the low minors in 1952-1953, batting .242.  He later became a college football coach, most notably at Yale.  Upon his retirement in 1996, he held the record for most coaching victories in the Ivy League (179) and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Kazuhisa Inao is one of the greatest pitchers in Japanese baseball history.

Gerry Hunsicker is a long-time baseball executive, working for the Mets, the Astros, and the Rays.

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