2011 Twins Game Logs

Game 69: Padres at Mauers

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Back in game log 35, I made the statement "when the major leaguers on this team outnumber the minor leaguers, they might grab my interest again." In fairness, the scrubs started playing pretty well the last couple of weeks. It seemed for a little while there that I was marveling at the sheer wretchedness of that night's lineup every night, only to have them score a buttload of runs for our suddenly-rock-solid starting pitching staff.

That's all well and good, but now that things are gradually swinging back to "Minnesota Twins" rather than "Minnesota Red Wings", I'm finding myself genuinely excited by the team. Sure, we still have one too many players on the team named "Butera", and Jim Hoey is inexplicably still employed by a major league ballclub, but Tolbert is back to his rightful position as backup utility infielder! Dusty Hughes is elsewhere! Joe Mauer played in a major league game last night.

For all our pessimism earlier this season, we were still invested in just about every game. It looks like the Twins are ready to reward us.

Scott "All Star" Baker vs. Tim "Don't Look At My Record, Either" Stauffer

I expect Baker to have a very good game today, as he builds towards his All-Star resume (in vain, of course). I do not expect the same for his counterpart.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of 6/17

Rochester 7, Indianapolis 4 in Rochester.  The Red Wings scored two in the first and five in the sixth.  Aaron Bates had two doubles and a single to raise his average to .359.  Chase Lambin was 2-for-2 and was hit by the pitch twice.  Andrew Baldwin got the win, giving up a run on five hits and two walks in six innings.  Anthony Slama got the last out to get a save.

New Britain 6, Reading 0 in Reading.  A three-run fourth was the big inning for the Rock Cats.  Brett Jacobson pitched a nine-inning complete game, striking out eight while giving up just three hits and a walk.  Mark Dolenc had three hits.  Nate Hanson and Deibinson Romero each singled and doubled.

Ft. Myers.  No games scheduled.

Burlington 5, Beloit 4 in Burlington (11 innings).  The Snappers led 4-1 after four but never scored again.  Tony Thompson led off the eleventh with a walk-off homer.  Kyle Knudson singled and doubled.  Wang-wei Lin and Jairo Perez each had two hits, with Perez raising his average to .333.  Pat Dean had another solid outing, giving up two runs on five hits in six innings, striking out six and walking none.  Blayne Weller came in to start the eleventh and took the loss.

DSL Rockies 6, Twins 0 at Rockies.  The Twins had only one hit, a single by Dubal Baez to lead off the sixth inning.  Junior Subero struck out five in four innings, giving up only an unearned run on one hit while walking none to take a tough loss.  Jose Abreu struck out four in three innings, but gave up two runs on three hits, also walking none.

2011 Twins Game Logs

2011 Game 68: San Diego Padres at Minnesota Twins

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Clayton Richard vs Brian Duensing

Jake Peavy with White Sox: 3.3 fWAR for $25.067 million, with $21 million more guaranteed.
Clayton Richard with Padres: 2.8 fWAR for $0.746 million.
I hear Peavy did quite well in his last rehab start though.

The Padres rank dead last in runs scored per game. The Twins next stop, the Giants, rank second to last, a smidgen less than the Mariners. Both have good pitching, although it's helped one more than the other.

Playing well over last two weeks: check
Playing a weaker league: check
Time to take back first place move above .500!

Keeping Track

This Week in Twins Transactions

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Joe Mauer was activated from the disabled list.
Tsuyoshi Nishioka was activated from the disabled list.
Glen Perkins was activated from the disabled list.
Yorman Bazardo was activated from the disabled list by Rochester.
Brian Dinkelman was outrighted to Rochester.
Dusty Hughes was outrighted to Rochester.
Chuck James was optioned to Rochester.
Jeremy Reed was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester with a sore back.
Nick Romero was promoted from Ft. Myers to Rochester.
Brian Dozier was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain
Nate Hanson was promoted from Ft. Myers to New Britain.
Michael Tarsi was sent from Rochester to New Britain.
Ricky Bowen was activated from the temporarily inactive list by Ft. Myers.
Jamaal Hawkins was promoted from Beloit to Ft. Myers.
Brad Stillings was placed on the seven day disabled list by Ft. Myers.
Adam Bryant was assigned to Beloit, then was assigned to Elizabethton by Minnesota.
Tyler Grimes was assigned to Beloit by Minnesota.
Angel Mata was promoted from the DSL Twins to the GCL Twins.
Aderlin Mejia was promoted from the DSL Twins to the GCL Twins.

The GCL Twins placed the following players on the reserve list:  Bart Carter, Derek Christensen, Cesar Ciurcina, Niko Goodrum, Matej Hejma, Joshua Hendricks, Kevin Mention, Justin Parker, Rory Rhodes, Eddy Rosario, Miguel Sano, Kennys Vargas, and JaDamion Williams.  They later activated Joshua Hendricks.

The following players were assigned to the GCL Twins:  Tim Atherton, Philip Chapman, Nick Cicio, Garrett Jewell, Cole Johnson, Drew Leachman, Marcus Limon, Bobby O’Neill, Tim Shibuya, Marcus Solbach, Matthew Tomshaw, Kyle Wahl, and Stephen Wickens.

The Twins organization has also signed the following players:  Steven Evans, Steve Gruver, David Hurlbut, Corey Kimes, Tyler Koelling, and A. J. Petterson.

Keeping Track

Where They Stand

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Rochester is 25-37, tied for fifth in the IL North, fourteen games behind Lehigh Valley.  The Red Wings won their last game and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 34-30, fourth in the EL East, four and a half games behind New Hampshire.  The Rock Cats have lost their last two games and are 4-7 in their last ten games.

Ft. Myers is 33-34, second in the FSL South, two games behind St. Lucie.  The Miracle won its last game and is 4-6 in its last ten games.

Beloit is 36-31, fourth in the ML West, eight games behind Burlington.  The Snappers have won their last three games and are 8-2 in their last ten games.

The DSL Twins are 10-5, tied for first in the B. C. B. C. with the White Sox.  The Twins have won their last three and are 6-4 in their last ten games.

The Appalachian League and the Gulf Coast League will begin play next week.

Keeping Track

This Week in Ex-Twins

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Arizona organization (AAA Reno) places Kevin Mulvey on the seven day disabled list.
Baltimore names Terry Crowley interim bullpen coach.
Boston activates Darnell McDonald from the disabled list.
Detroit assigns Brad Thomas to Toledo (AAA).
Houston organization (AAA Oklahoma City) activates Ryan Rowland-Smith from the temporarily inactive list.
Dodgers organization (AAA Albuquerque) activates Juan Castro, then places him on the seven day disabled list.
Philadelphia designates J. C. Romero for assignment.
San Diego assigns Orlando Hudson to Lake Elsinore (A).
Seattle options Luis Rodriguez to Tacoma (AAA).
Yucatan of the Mexican League signs D’Angelo Jimenez.

He’s still around?  Well, not any more:  Ronnie Belliard retired from the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia organization).

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.