Guessing Ween wouldn't get away with this performance nowadays.
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Recap In last year's All-Star Game, the NL snapped a streak of nine AL wins in a row -- can the AL start a new streak? (Answer: d@mn straight)
Do You Remember? In 1993, the All-Star Game MVP was none other than Kirby Puckett. This was back when the Twins actually had players who got at bats in the game.
Where Are They Now? Tonight's drinking game! (compliments of Captain RE2PECT)
Middle of July already!?
FCL BRAVES 3, FCL TWINS 2 AT BRAVES (8 INNINGS)
Each team scored two in the fourth. The Twins loaded the bases with one out in the eighth but did not score. The deciding run came home on a wild pitch.
Multi-hit games: Hendry Chivilli was 3-for-3.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Yasser Mercedes (18); Bryan Acuna (5).
Pitching prowess: Anthony Narvaez pitched five innings, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk and striking out two. Devin Kirby pitched 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk and striking out two.
Loss: Kirby (2-1).
Opposition standout: Carlos Monteverde was 2-for-3 with a double.
Record: The FCL Twins are 25-27, in fourth place, 6.5 games behind the FCL Rays.
DSL METS ORANGE 9, DSL TWINS 4 AT METS ORANGE (7 INNINGS)
The Twins scored three in the sixth to tie it 4-4, but the Mets Orange scored five in the bottom of the sixth.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Merphy Hernandez (18).
Pitching prowess: Santiago Rojas pitched four innings, giving up two unearned runs on two hits and a walk and striking out two.
Loss: Anderson Ramos (2-2).
Opposition standout: Elwis Mijares struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.
Record: The DSL Twins are 15-14, tied for fourth with the DSL Rockies, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.
TODAY'S TILTS
10:00 DSL Marlins at DSL Twins
11:00 FCL Braves at FCL Twins
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1889)
Doc Prothro (1893)
Bill Woodson (1917)
Jim Odom (1921)
Norm Sherry (1931)
Eddie Fisher (1936)
Lee Elia (1937)
Terry Pendleton (1960)
DeMarlo Hale (1961)
William VanLandingham (1970)
Ildemaro Vargas (1991)
The father of former NFL coach Tommy Prothro, third baseman Doc Prothro played in the majors for parts of five seasons and had a lifetime batting average of .318.
Acclaimed voice actor Bill Woodson was the voice of the Twins' "Get to Know 'Em" advertising campaign in the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Jim Odom was an American League umpire from 1964-1974.
DeMarlo Hale was a minor league manager from 1993-2001 and has been a major league coach since 2002.
NSFW
(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 10)Loading... LOUISVILLE BATS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN LOUISVILLE
Louisville scored four in the fourth to take a 4-1 lead. St. Paul cut it to 4-3, but Louisville got five in the sixth.
Multi-hit games: Maddux Houghton was 2-for-3. Alex Isola was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Anthony Prato (2).
Multi-RBI games: Yunior Severino 2 (51).
Stolen bases: Payton Eeles 2 (4).
Pitching prowess: Aaron Rozek struck out five in three perfect innings. Ronny Henriquez struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. Caleb Baragar pitched a perfect inning.
Loss: Zack Weiss (0-1).
Opposition standout: Livan Soto was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 6-12, in tenth (last) place, five games behind Nashville.
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 16, WICHITA WIND SURGE 9 IN SPRINGFIELD
Wichita cut a 10-0 deficit to 10-9, but that was as good as it would get.
Multi-hit games: Ben Ross was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs. Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and four RBIs. Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a double.
Home runs: Carson McCusker (9); Shuffield (2).
Multi-RBI games: Shuffield 4 (9); McCusker 2 (43).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: None. Pitchers allowed sixteen hits and seven walks. They also weren't helped by five Wichita errors.
Loss: Andrew Morris (4-2).
Opposition standout: R. J. Yeager was 3-for-6 with a double, three runs, and three RBIs.
Record: Wichita is 5-13, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.
BELOIT SKY CARP 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN BELOIT
Cedar Rapids scored two in the first, but Beloit tied it in the fourth and Mark Coley II singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-4.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Jacob Wosinski struck out five in 2.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit and one walk. Gabriel Yanez struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Loss: Wosinski (2-3).
Opposition standout: Carlos Santiago was 2-for-2 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 13-8, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.
DAYTONA TORTUGAS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS
Leading 3-1, Daytona scored three in the sixth.
Multi-hit games: Yolander Martinez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. Walker Jenkins was 2-for-5 with a double.
Home runs: Agustin Ruiz (3).
Multi-RBI games: Ruiz 2 (33).
Stolen bases: Angel Del Rosario (15); Brandon Winokur (14).
Pitching prowess: Nolan Santos pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Samuel Perez pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Loss: Spencer Bengard (6-2).
Opposition standout: Sammy Stafura was 3-for-4 with a triple and a walk.
Record: Fort Myers is 12-7, in first place, one game ahead of Lakeland.
TODAY'S TILTS
10:00 DSL Twins at DSL Mets Orange
11:00 FCL Twins at FCL Braves
For various reasons, I don't need this week to go forward just at the moment.
John Clapp (1851)
Dan McGann (1871)
Bubbles Hargrave (1892)
Shirley Povich (1905)
Bill Byrd (1907)
Jake Powell (1908)
Red Kellett (1909)
Bruce Edwards (1923)
Donn Clendenon (1935)
Mike Shannon (1939)
Kirt Manwaring (1965)
Brett Merriman (1966)
James Baldwin (1971)
Miguel Olivo (1978)
Chris Denorfia (1980)
Sherman Johnson (1990)
Shirley Povich was a sportswriter for the Washington Post from 1923-1993. He continued to write for them for twenty-five years after he "retired".
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to brianS, kg2005, and Mom Beau.
Possibly while high!
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