2013 Twins Game Log

Game 130: If it weren’t for the White Sox…

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Sheilds (8-8, 3.22 ERA) vs. Correia (8-10, 4.52 ERA)

We've come back around to play the Royals again at the friendly confines of the heat soaked Target Field. I expect big things, really. Fortunately, the White Sox exist, as even with a recent hot streak, they've kept a few games back of the Twins, preventing the dread "last in the crappy AL Central" title to be bestowed upon the Minnesotans. I'm also told that Joe Mauer is eligible to come off the DL from his concussion, but won't be back just yet. So, things are looking level!

Anyway, I haven't really been able to pay a whole lot of attention the past few days. The good news is that the bauble got out of the PICU yesterday and has been steadily getting better. Hopefully he can come home in a few days and I can keep closer tabs on the race to the bottom.

 

Keeping Track

Players of the Week

Rochester:  Jermaine Mitchell was 10-for-18 with a double and a stolen base.  For the season, he is hitting .300/.349/.408 in 120 at-bats.

New Britain:  Eddie Rosario was 13-for-30 with four doubles, a home run, and a stolen base.  For the season, he is hitting .293/.343/.434 in 256 at-bats.  Pedro Hernandez was 1-0, 0.82, 1.09 WHIP in 11 innings.  Those are his season numbers in New Britain.

Fort Myers:  Byron Buxton was 8-for-17 with two triples, eight walks, and three stolen bases.  For the season, he is hitting .328/.420/.495 in 192 at-bats.  Taylor Rogers was 1-1, 0.64, 1.00 WHIP in 14 innings.  For the season, he is 11-6, 2.63, 1.18 WHIP in 126.2 innings.

Cedar Rapids:  Bo Altobelli was 4-for-20 with two doubles.  For the season, he is hitting .295/.333/.341 in 44 at-bats.  Tim Shibuya was 2-0, 0.60, 0.60 WHIP in 15 innings.  For the season, he is 3-0, 1.26, 0.77 WHIP in 28.2 innings.

Elizabethton:  Rory Rhodes was 4-for-13 with a double, three walks, and a stolen base.  For the season, he is hitting .232/.308/.350 in 177 at-bats.

GCL Twins:  Brian Navarreto was 6-for-17 with two doubles, a walk, and two stolen bases.  For the season, he is hitting .230/.333/.377 in 122 at-bats.  Lewis Thorpe was 1-0, 0.00, 0.27 WHIP with 15 strikeouts in 7.1 innings.  For the season, he is 4-1, 2.05, 0.86 WHIP with 64 strikeouts in 44 innings.

DSL Twins:  Rafael P. Valera was 5-for-8 with four walks and three stolen bases.  For the season, he hit .257/.417/.310 in 171 at-bats.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 26

Chick Fraser (1873)
Jesse Barnes (1892)
Sparky Adams (1894)
Gene Moore (1909)
Alex Kellner (1924)
Alex Trevino (1957)
Jeff Parrett (1961)
Angel Hernandez (1961)
Chad Kreuter (1964)
Ricky Bottalico (1969)
Brendan Harris (1980)
Eric Fryer (1985)
Darin Mastroianni (1987)

It is reported that Angel Hernandez has been a major league umpire since 1993.  We continue to search for evidence of this.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to spookymilk’s sister and to Can of Corn's little Kernel.

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2013 Twins Game Log

2013 Game 129: Twins at Indians

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Scott Kazmir, still kind of serviceable, faces Mike Pelfrey, still kind of not. The Twins need to go 16-18 to reach my preseason hopes of going 73-89. There's really not much left to see this season outside of September callups and the bizarre and fantastic (though likely temporary) comeback of Justin Morneau, but I'm off today, so I may as well see what the Twins are up to. I'll probably favor playoff-implicating games before long, though.

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.