Was great to see the Twins have a pretty good all around day of baseball. Felt nice. Wouldn't mind seeing it again.
The Cars – Let’s Go
That's quite a doo on Orr.
(using the 80's tags even though this is '79)
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Happy Birthday–April 14
Cannonball Redding (1890)
Marvin Miller (1917)
Gordon Gillespie (1926)
Don Mueller (1927)
Marty Keough (1934)
Pete Rose (1941)
Joe Lahoud (1947)
Ron Schueler (1948)
David Justice (1966)
Greg Maddux (1966)
Greg Myers (1966)
Mike Trombley (1967)
Brad Ausmus (1969)
Steve Avery (1970)
Gregg Zaun (1971)
Kyle Farnsworth (1976)
Cory Gearrin (1986)
Cannonball Redding was a star pitcher in the Negro Leagues.
Marvin Miller was the head of the Major League Baseball Players association from 1966-1983.
Gordon Gillespie holds the record for most wins by a college baseball coach.
It must be kind of a bummer for a big league ballplayer to not only not be the best player born on the day and year he was born, but to not even be the best player with his first name born on the day and year he was born.
Game Logs 12 & 13: Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers – DOUBLE TROUBLE
Nice day for a ball games.
April 13, 2024: Itsy Bitsy
Switch game chips are annoyingly small, especially if your children are terrible at returning them to their cases.
Minor Details: Games of April 12
IOWA CUBS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN ST. PAUL
Matt Mervis hit a two-run homer in the first and Iowa led all the way.
Multi-hit games: Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-4.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Josh Staumont struck out the side in a perfect inning.
Opposition standout: Mervis was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 6-6, tied for fourth with Indianapolis and Toledo, 1.5 games behind Iowa and Omaha.
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN SPRINGFIELD (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Noah Mendlinger hit a two-run double in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Marco Raya struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on four hits. Scott Engler struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition standout: Nathan Church was 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 10, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN SPRINGFIELD (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)
Springfield scored six runs in the third to take a 6-2 lead.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: Emmanuel Rodriguez (3).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: None.
Opposition standout: Ian Bedell struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks.
Record: Wichita is 1-6, in fifth (last) place, six games behind Springfield.
DAYTON DRAGONS 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Cam Collier hit a three-run homer in the ninth to give Dayton a 5-3 lead.
Multi-hit games: Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Home runs: Ricardo Olivar (1), Willie Joe Garry, Jr. (1).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Jose Salas (2).
Pitching prowess: John Klein pitched three innings, giving up one run on two hits and four walks and striking out one. Jacob Wosinski struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Opposition standout: Rhett Lowder struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 2-4, in fifth place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.
CLEARWATER THRESHERS 3, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN CLEARWATER
Clearwater scored one in the fifth and two in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Angel Del Rosario, 2 (5); Brandon Winokur (3).
Pitching prowess: Jeremy Lee struck out seven in 4.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.
Opposition standout: George Klassen struck out eight in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Record: Fort Myers is 3-4, in fourth place, three games behind Dunedin.
TODAY'S TILTS
1:05 Dayton at Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, no record)
2:07 Iowa at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, no record)
5:30 Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-0, 6.00) at Clearwater
6:05 Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 0-0, 3.60) at Springfield
Ducks Ltd. – Train Full of Gasoline
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Happy Birthday–April 13
Herman Long (1866)
Kid Elberfeld (1875)
Jake Stahl (1879)
Claude Hendrix (1889)
Dewey Creasy (1900)
Ben Cantwell (1902)
Pete Quesada (1904)
Roxie Lawson (1906)
Bill Deegan (1935)
John Stephenson (1941)
Jeff Bittiger (1962)
Mark Leiter (1963)
Doug Strange (1964)
Ricardo Rincon (1970)
Kevin Ohme (1971)
Steve Pearce (1983)
Hunter Pence (1983)
Lorenzo Cain (1986)
Air Force General Pete Quesada was one of the original owners of the expansion Washington Senators. He also was the first head of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Bill Deegan was an American League umpire from 1971-1980.
2024 Game 11: Twins at Tigers
Pablo Lopez gets to pitch again. Unfortunately our batters get to hit again... and against Skubal, who is apparently very good too.
It's okay though, I'm just glad they're playing again.
Minor Details: Games of April 11
ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, IOWA CUBS 2, IN ST. PAUL
Diego Castillo hit a three-run homer in the sixth to give St. Paul a 3-1 lead.
Multi-hit games: Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a walk. DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a home run.
Home runs: Castillo (1), Keirsey, Jr. (2).
Multi-RBI games: Castillo (3).
Stolen bases: Michael Helman, 2 (4).
Pitching prowess: Jordan Balazovic retired all seven men he faced, striking out four. Scott Blewett struck out the side in a perfect inning. Hobie Harris pitched a perfect inning.
Opposition standout: Chris Clarke pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, despite giving up three hits and five walks. He struck out one.
Record: St. Paul is 6-5, tied for third with Indianapolis, 1.5 games behind Omaha.
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 6 IN SPRINGFIELD (10 INNINGS)
Wichita scored single runs in the seventh, eighth, and ninth to tie it 6-6, but Chandler Redmond singled home the winning run with one out in the tenth.
Multi-hit games: Andrew Cossetti was 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs. Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, and three runs. Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Cossetti (1), Noah Cardenas (2), Rodriguez (2).
Multi-RBI games: Cossetti, 3.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Alex Whorff pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks. John Stankiewiez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one. Hunter McMahon pitched two perfect innings.
Opposition standout: Nathan Church was 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.
Record: Wichita is 1-4, in fifth (last) place, four games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, DAYTON DRAGONS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Keoni Cavaco hit a two-run double to break a 4-4 tie in a four-run eighth.
Multi-hit games: Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and three RBIs. Jose Salas was 2-for-5.
Home runs: Keaschall (1).
Mulit-RBI games: Keaschall, 3; Cavaco, 2.
Stolen bases: Keaschall (1).
Pitching prowess: Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up one run on three hits. Kyle Bischoff struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition standout: Kevin Abel struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 2-3, tied for third with Peoria and Quad Cities, two games behind Wisconsin.
CLEARWATER THRESHERS 10, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN CLEARWATER
Trailing 5-4, Clearwater scored four runs in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Trevor Larnach was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Larnach, 2; Rafael Cruz, 2.
Stolen bases: Angel Del Rosario (3).
Pitching prowess: Ross Dunn struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.
Opposition standout: Otto Kemp was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, two walks, three runs, and two RBIs.
Record: Fort Myers is 3-3, in fourth place, two games behind Dunedin.
TODAY'S TILTS
5:05 Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 3.00) and Travis Adams, 1-0, 0.00) at Springfield (doubleheader)
5:30 Fort Myers (Jeremy Lee, 1-0, 2.25) at Clearwater
6:35 Dayton at Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 0-0, 0.00)
6:37 Iowa at St. Paul (Joe Gunkel, 0-0, 7.71)