2012 Twins Game Log

2012 Game 112: Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins

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Assorted notes:

  • The Twins are 0.01 runs/game above league average on offense.
  • The Twins are 0.001 runs/game behind Cleveland for pitching. They have already given up five fewer runs than Cleveland, but played one less game. If they give up one less run than the Indians today, they will no longer be last in the league. It will be awhile until they can think about trying for 12th.
  • The Twins pitching trail the league in strikeouts, at 650 so far. They have 90 fewer than the next worse.
  • The Rays pitching lead the league in strikeouts, at 935.
  • The Twins offense is second best at avoiding the strikeout, with 712.
  • The Rays offense is third-worst at striking out, with 893.
Keeping Track

Where They Stand

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Minnesota is 49-62, fourth in the AL Central, 11.5 games behind Chicago.  The Twins have lost one consecutive game and are 6-4 in their last ten games.

Rochester is 60-59, fourth in the IL North, 5.5 games behind Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.  The Red Wings have won one consecutive game and are 7-3 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 63-55, third in the EL East, 7.5 games behind Trenton.  The Rock Cats have lost two consecutive games and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

Fort Myers is 51-64 overall, 23-25 in the second half, tied for fourth in the FSL South, 1 game behind Bradenton.  The Miracle has won three consecutive games and is 4-6 in its last ten games.

Beloit is 63-53 overall, 24-22 in the second half, tied for second in the ML Western, 5 games behind Clinton.  The Snappers have won five consecutive games and are 8-2 in their last ten games.

Elizabethton is 31-15, first in the AL West, 6.5 games ahead of Johnson City.  The Twins have won two consecutive games and are 6-4 in their last ten games.

The GCL Twins are 26-20, first in the GCL South, one game ahead of the Red Sox.  The Twins have lost two consecutive games and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

The DSL Twins are 26-31, sixth in the B. C. B. C., 7.5 games behind the Rockies.  The Twins have lost three consecutive games and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 10

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Jim Clinton (1850)
Odell Hale (1908)
Willie Wells (1908)
Taffy Wright (1911)
Buddy Lewis (1916)
Bob Porterfield (1923)
Rocky Colavito (1933)
Tom Brookens (1953)
Tim Brookens (1953)
Jerald Clark (1963)
Andy Stankiewicz (1964)
Gerald Williams (1966)
Sal Fasano (1971)
Brandon Lyon (1979)
Wilson Ramos (1987)

Tim Brookens is the twin brother of Tom Brookens and played four years in the minors, reaching AA.

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