This Week in Twins Transactions

Rene Rivera was outrighted to Rochester.
Matt Tolbert was outrighted to Rochester.
Jason Repko was outrighted to Rochester.
Anthony Slama was outrighted to Rochester.
Nick Blackburn was reinstated from the disabled list.
Alexi Casilla was reinstated from the disabled list.
Brian Dinkelman was outrighted to Rochester.
Phil Dumatrait was outrighted to Rochester.
Jeremy Reed elected free agency.

Tigres Tales

La Guaira broke a 4-4 tie with three in the fourth, then broke the game open with five in the fifth on the way to a 15-6 victory over Aragua in La Guaira.

Terry Tiffee led the way for the Tiburones, pounding out four hits including a double.  Ehire Adrianza (San Francisco) had three hits including a double.  Luis Rodriguez (Seattle) and Cesar Suarez each singled and doubled, with Rodriguez driving in four.  Rafael Suarez (Colorado) got the win with 1.2 scoreless innings of relief, giving up just one hit.

Aragua was led by Alex Nunez, who had two singles and a double.  Joe Benson was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.  Raul Chavez (Mets) also had two hits.  Josmil Pinto was used as a substitute and walked in his only at-bat.  The loss went to Scott Drucker, who surrendered seven runs (six earned) on five hits and five walks in 3.1 innings.

Around the league, Rene Tosoni was 0-for-3 with a walk as Lara fell to Magallanes 5-0.  Margarita defeated Caracas 1-0, and Anzoategui beat Zulia 3-0.

In one we missed, over in the Dominican Winter League Manuel Soliman made his debut Wednesday, walking two but pitching a scoreless inning as Escogido defeated Aguilas 13-3.

Aragua travels to Caracas this evening.

Solar Sox Summary

Mesa made it three wins in a row, scoring four in the fifth to defeat Phoenix 5-1 in Mesa.

Junior Lake (Cubs) and D. J. LeMahieu (Cubs) each singled and doubled to lead the Solar Sox.  Brian Dozier was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI.  Chris Herrmann was 1-for-3 and scored once.  Aaron Hicks was 0-for-2 with a walk.  Cole DeVries started and got the win, throwing four shutout innings while allowing just two hits and no walks.

For the Desert Dogs, Cody Puckett (Cincinnati) singled and tripled and Ronnie Mustelier (Yankees) had two hits.  The loss went to Murphy Smith (Oakland), who allowed all five runs on eight hits and a walk in 4.2 innings.

Mesa travels to Salt River this afternoon.

Happy Birthday–October 22

Kid Carsey (1870)
Bill Carrigan (1883)
Johnny Morrison (1895)
Jumbo Elliott (1900)
Jimmie Foxx (1907)
Harry Walker (1916)
Wilbur Wood (1941)
Jamie Quirk (1954)
Frank DiPino (1956)
Keith Osik (1968)
Hector Carrasco (1969)
Ichiro Suzuki (1973)
Michael Barrett (1976)
Brad Thomas (1977)
Eli Whiteside (1979)
Robinson Cano (1982)

We would like to wish Big Mak a very happy anniversary.

Continue reading Happy Birthday–October 22

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.