It’s been cool off and on for a few weeks up here in the Great White North, but the last few evenings have been downright chilly. Brisk enough to remind me that brainS and meat have spent much of the past year filling my mind with glorious Crock Pot ambitions. An uncluttered Sunday morning (rare with a newborn) provided ample opportunity to get after it…so I did.
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Aragua 10, La Guaira 8 in Aragua. The Tigres lost a 5-1 lead but came back to win. Luis Hernandez led the way with two singles and a double. Luis Maza singled and tripled, Hector Gimenez singled and doubled, and Lastings Milledge had two hits. Joe Benson was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Rich Rundles (St. Louis) gave up a hit but struck out three in a scoreless inning to get the win. Francisco Butto pitched a perfect ninth to get the save.
Magallanes 6, Caracas 5 in Caracas (12 innings). The Navagantes scored in the twelfth to win a see-saw game which featured eleven errors. Bryan LaHair (Cubs) led the way with two doubles and a single, driving in three. Kole Calhoun (Angels) had two singles and a double. Ezequiel Carrera (Cleveland) singled and doubled, and Jose Altuve (Houston) and Luis Landaeta each had two hits. Deolis Guerra did not give up a run in two-thirds of an inning for Magallanes despite allowing a hit and two walks. Clevelan Santeliz retired all four batters he faced, two by strikeout, to get the win. Pedro Guerra struck out one in a perfect twelfth to get the save.
In games in which no Twins played, Caribes defeated Lara 5-0 and Margarita trounced Zulia 13-2. Today, Aragua is at La Guaira, Lara at Anzoategui, Caracas at Magallanes, and Zulia at Margarita.
Mesa scored two in the fifth to break a 5-5 tie on the way to an 8-5 win over Peoria in Mesa.
Josh Vitters (Cubs) had two singles and a homer to lead the Solar Sox. Robbie Grossman (Pittsburgh) singled and doubled, Xavier Avery (Baltimore) had two hits, and Junior Lake (Cubs) hit a home run. Aaron Hicks was 0-for-4. Marcus Hatley (Cubs) worked 1.2 innings to get the win, giving up a run on a hit. Brandon Kloess (White Sox) pitched a perfect ninth to get the save.
For the Javelinas, Juan Lagares (Mets) and Adam Moore (Seattle) each singled and doubled. Zelous Wheeler (Milwaukee) had two hits. The loss went to Erik Turgeon (Mets), who allowed two runs on two hits in 1.2 innings.
Mesa is off today. The Solar Sox travel to Phoenix Monday.
Ed Delahanty (1867)
Buck Freeman (1871)
Charlie Deal (1891)
Clyde Manion (1896)
Bill Terry (1898)
Dave Barnhill (1914)
Leon Day (1916)
Bobby Bragan (1917)
Joe Adcock (1927)
Jim Perry (1935)
Bruce Gardner (1938)
Jim Ray Hart (1941)
Houston Jimenez (1957)
Dave Leeper (1959)
Dave Valle (1960)
Lee Tunnell (1960)
Gerald Perry (1960)
Scott Garrelts (1961)
Danny Tartabull (1962)
Mark Portugal (1962)
Marco Scutaro (1975)
Jason Bartlett (1979)
Dave Leeper was drafted by Minnesota in the third round in 1978, but did not sign.
Last night was the Halloween party for my daughters' school. Sour Cream gets compliments on her cuteness everywhere she goes, but I never, ever get sick of it. That will come when she's 16.
Tomorrow is Halloween and tonight is another episode of The Walking Dead. Yet somehow, I just can't seem to get enough zombies.
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Loading... Sounds like Harding in net against the Wings again (he's got 2 starts this season, both vs. Detroit). If you're around, settle in for a long night of getting out-shot.
TUESDAY
Caracas 7, Aragua 2. Joe Benson was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk. Oswaldo Arcia pinch-hit and struck out.
Lara 7, La Guaira 2. Rene Tosoni was 0-for-3.
WEDNESDAY
Magallanes 8, Aragua 1. Joe Benson was 0-for-5. Josmil Pinto was used as a substitute but did not bat. Oswaldo Arcia pinch-hit and was 0-for-1.
LaGuaira 5, Lara 3. Rene Tosoni was 0-for-4.
THURSDAY
Neither Aragua nor Lara played. No Twins players appeared in any of the other games.
FRIDAY
Aragua 3, Magallanes 1. Joe Benson was 1-for-2 with a triple and a walk, scoring once.
Anzoategui 9, Lara 2. Jairo Perez was 1-for-3. Andrew Baldwin got the win for Anzoategui, going seven innings and giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk.
TUESDAY
Surprise 8, Mesa 6 in Surprise (10 innings). Chris Herrmann was 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBIs. Aaron Hicks was 1-for-4 and scored once. Brian Dozier was 1-for-5. Bruce Pugh allowed a run on two hits and a walk in one inning, striking out two. Brett Jacobson took the loss, allowing two runs on a hit and a walk in a third of an inning.
WEDNESDAY
Mesa 10. Scottsdale 5 in Mesa. Aaron Hicks was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third). He also walked, scored twice, and drove in three. No other Twins appeared in the game.
THURSDAY
Scottsdale 8, Mesa 7 in Scottsdale. Aaron Hicks was 3-for-4 with two doubles. He scored three times and drove in two. Brian Dozier was 1-for-5 with an RBI. Cole DeVries started and worked three innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on five hits. Dakota Watts pitched a scoreless inning, allowing two walks.
FRIDAY
Mesa 10, Peoria 3 in Peoria. Aaron Hicks was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in two. Brian Dozier was 2-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two. Chris Herrmann was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run. Brett Jacobson pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. Bruce Pugh allowed a run on a hit and three walks in 1.2 innings.
Will Pujols and LaRussa be back, or is this the end of the Cardinals as they're currently defined?