Minor Details: Games of 8/3

Rochester.  No game scheduled.

Erie 3, New Britain 2 in Erie.  Brent Wyatt hit a walk-off homer off Steve Hirschfeld leading off the bottom of the ninth.  Brian Dozier had two singles and a double, raising his average to .317.  David Bromberg pitched four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks, striking out five.

Bradenton 5, Ft. Myers 4 in Bradenton.  The Marauders tied it with a run in the six and won with one in the eighth.  Angel Morales and Josmil Pinto each singled and hit a two-run homer.  Pat Dean worked seven innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and two walks.  Matthew Tone allowed the eighth-inning run to take the loss.

Kane County 6, Beloit 1 in Beloit.  The Snappers led 1-0 after two, but it was all downhill after that.  Jairo Perez had two doubles and a single, bringing his average back to .360.  Andrew Achter allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks in six innings.

Elizabethton 6, Kingsport 5 in Kingsport.  The Twins lost a 5-2 lead, but scored in the ninth to win.  Kennys Vargas had two doubles and two singles, raising his average to .326.  Nick Lockwood had two singles and a homer.  Miguel Sano hit a three-run homer.  Pedro Guerra lasted five innings, giving up five runs on seven hits and three walks.  Steven Gruver worked two shutout innings, giving up just one hit.  Steven Evans got the win with a perfect eighth.  Madison Boer struck out two and allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth to get the save.

GCL Orioles 3, Twins 0 at Twins (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings).  Joshua Hendricks and Jorge Polanco each had half of the Twins four hits.  Bobby O'Neill struck out four in four innings, giving up a run on five hits.  Matthew Tomshaw struck out two in one perfect inning.

GCL Orioles 5, Twins 2 at Twins (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Orioles scored four in the fourth.  Candido Pimentel had two hits.  Ricardo Arevalo allowed four runs (three earned) on three hits and a walk in 3.1 innings. 

DSL White Sox at Twins.  Postponed.

Happy Birthday–August 4

Jake Beckley (1867)
Dolf Luque (1890)
Chick Galloway (1896)
Ski Melillo (1899)
Bill Hallahan (1902)
George Caster (1907)
Tuck Stainback (1911)
Luke Easter (1915)
Don Kolloway (1918)
Dallas Green (1934)
Frank Kostro (1937)
Ray Oyler (1938)
Cleon Jones (1942)
Johnny Grubb (1948)
Roger Clemens (1962)
B. J. Surhoff (1964)
Matt Merullo (1965)
Troy O'Leary (1969)
Bob Howry (1973)
Eric Milton (1975)
Scott Linebrink (1976)

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Game 109: Angels 5, Twins 1

Another game, another stellar start from a Twins starter who isn't Scott Baker. To be honest, I went to bed before the end of the game, but that didn't change the outcome. Before I fell asleep, I basically planned on posting a picture of Kevin Slowey and begging that he be called up, but my brain had other ideas.

So last night I had a dream about Kevin Slowey. I was in West Acres, which was a high school. I was high school aged, but I was the Zack I am today instead of the Zack I was in high school. Anyway, I had two random friends with me who don't actually exist, and we were all friends with Slowey.

I don't remember most of the dream, but what I remember is that at one point I got a song stuck in my head and started playing air guitar. I wasn't humming the song, but everyone kind of knew what the song was, and we were an "air band." Mr. Slowey was playing the air bass, and we were jamming out pretty good together. Every few moments, Mr. Slowey reached his hand into this cardboard locker we were standing next to and pulled out a joint which he took many drags off of.

This went on for a bit, and then I woke up. I decided I probably needed to share my dream with you all. I guess there are two morals to the story. First, I have very strange dreams. Secondly, Kevin Slowey needs to be in the rotation. Right now. Maybe I won't have any more weird dreams about him, then.

Minor Details: Games of 8/2

Rochester 7, Buffalo 3 in Rochester.  The Red Wings scored four in the first and cruised to the win.  Rene Tosoni had three singles and a double.  Toby Gardenhire had two hits and drove in four.  Eric Hacker lasted the necessary five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and five walks while striking out five.  Dusty Hughes struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Erie 6, New Britain 5 in Erie (12 innings).  Evan Bigley singled, doubled, and homered.  Brian Dozier had two singles and a double, driving in three and raising his average to .307.  Yangervis Solarte also had two singles and a double, raising his average to .329.  Bobby Lanigan worked 5.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks.  Tyler Robertson struck out two in two perfect innings.  Deolis Guerra struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit.  Spencer Steedley started the twelfth and retired neither man he faced, taking the loss.

Ft, Myers.  No game scheduled.

Kane County 6, Beloit 2 in Beloit.  The Cougars hit four home runs while the Snappers were held scoreless until the ninth.  Manuel Soliman allowed five runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out six in six innings.  Bart Carter allowed no hits and no walks, striking out two in two shutout innings.

Elizabethton 9, Johnson City 3 in Elizabethton.  The Twins scored seven in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.  Matt Parker and Max Kepler each singled and doubled.  Eddie Rosario had two hits.  Miguel Sano tripled and drove in three.  Todd Van Steensel struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks.  Cesar Ciurcina got his first win of the year, allowing an unearned run on three hits in two innings.

GCL Twins 4, Rays 3 at Twins.  The Rays scored three in the first, but the Twins got four in the fifth.  Jorge Polanco had four hits.  Drew Leachman had two hits.  Starter Nathan Fawbush allowed three runs on five hits and a walk, striking out three in three innings.  Kyle Wahl got the win, allowing just two walks while striking out two in two innings.  Markus Solbach and Luis Nunez each gave up two hits in two shutout innings, with Nunez getting the save.

DSL Diamondbacks at Twins.  Postponed.

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.