2024 Twins Game Logs

2024 Game 56 – City of Fountains vs. Land O’ Lakes

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DAY GAME ALERT!
First pitch @ 12:10 p.m. CT

On the Twins website today, the top story is about Bailey Ober's complete futility against the Royals. Ober has a 7.71 ERA in nine career starts against KC, and a 3.36 ERA against everyone else. So Jeff A is not the only one to notice that the Royals just seem to own Ober.

Today Chris Paddack takes the mound for the Twins, countered by Brady Singer for the Royals. Paddack has been a fairly reliable mid-rotation starter this year, pitching to a 4.39 ERA in ten starts. Singer has been quite good this season, sporting a 2.63 ERA and a WHIP of just 1.12.

The ass bats were back on full display last night and the Twins futility at the plate was palpable. What was last year a weak division that we won fairly handily seems much more competitive this year. KC has been building up for a few years and looks like a real contender. But the team to beat to get to the top has to be Cleveland. They have been our closest competition in the division the last couple of years and this year they are playing like champions again. But there's lots of season left and we all know about the sudden reversals of fortune that can occur in sports. Hell, that's what makes it worth watching.

Play ball!

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 29

ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, ROCHESTER RED WINGS 0 IN ROCHESTER

Yunior Severino hit a three-run homer in the first inning and St. Paul led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  Severino was 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs.  Michael Helman was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Severino (8); Alex Isola (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 4 (27).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Adam Plutko struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Jeff Brigham pitched a perfect inning.  Ronny Henriquez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Scott Blewett pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Tim Cate pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Record:  St. Paul is 24-28, in eighth place, eleven games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 2 IN WICHITA

It was scoreless until the eighth, when Kala'i Rosario hit a grand slam.  Springfield scored two in the ninth and had men on second and third with one out.

Multi-hit games:  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-3 with a double.

Home runs:  Rosario (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Rosario 4 (26).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jaylin Nowlin pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out two.  Austin Brice struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Opposition standout:  Ian Bedell struck out nine in seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 19-27, in fifth place, seven games behind Arkansas.

LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Lake County scored two in the first and three in the third to take a 5-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Jay Harry was 2-for-4 with two runs.

Home runs:  Olivar (6); Dillon Tatum (2).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Harry (3).

Pitching prowess:  Rafael Marcano struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  A. J. Labas pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Austin Peterson struck out thirteen in seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 28-18, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS 3, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Braylon Bishop hit a three-run homer in the seventh to give Bradenton a 3-1 lead.  Fort Myers had the bases loaded with one out in the ninth, but a double play ended the game.

Multi-hit games:  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk.  Brooks Lee was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Eeles (2).

Multi-RBi games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Lee (1).

Pitching prowess:  Jose Olivares struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.  Samuel Perez struck out five in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Antwone Kelly pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 20-27, in fifth place, twelve games behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:05  St. Paul (Jordan Balazovic, 2-2, 5.40) at Rochester
11:00  FCL Orioles at FCL Twins
6:05  Bradenton at Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 1-1, 2.31)
6:35  Lake County at Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 0-0, 2.89)
7:05  Springfield at Wichita (Travis Adams, 2-3, 5.14)

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–May 30

Amos Rusie (1871)
Turkey Mike Donlin (1878)
Rube Oldring (1884)
Al Mamaux (1894)
Twink Twining (1894)
Laymon Yokely (1906)
Turk Lown (1924)
Mel Nelson (1936)
Mike Sadek (1946)
Dana DeMuth (1956)
Mike LaCoss (1956)
Mike Oquist (1968)
John Courtright (1970)
Scott Eyre (1972)
Manny Ramirez (1972)
Mark Kiger (1980)
Fernando Salas (1985)
Tony Watson (1985)
Zack Wheeler (1990)

Dana DeMuth was a major league umpire from 1983 to 2019.

Mark Kiger is the only player to have played in the major leagues in the post-season but never have played in a regular season game.  An infielder, he was added to the Oakland roster when Mark Ellis fractured a finger.  He appeared in two games in the 2006 ALCS but did not bat.

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2024 Twins Game Logs

2024 Game 55: Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins

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Seth Lugo
vs
Bailey Ober

30-24 in 54 games is a 90-72 team. That's three wins better than last season but I'm not sure that's enough to win the suddenly competitive division this season. The #1, #4, and #5 records, by winning percentage in the AL, are in the ALC right now. Expanded postseason gives the Twins the final wild card but it's a tenuous position.

Attempting to improve that situation is Ober who was knocked out in the second inning of his March 31 start against the Royals. Now two of his earned runs happened after he left but it was still 6-0 before that. His opponent, Lugo, was scoreless over his six innings the day before with the Twins scoring five after he left to get the win. While the result was good, the way to get there doesn't seem repeatable.

Cup of Coffee

May 29, 2024: Woof

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That was ugly, but I'll take it.

KAT and Ant definitely had good games and we wouldn't have won it without them, but my official shoutout goes to Jaden. The stat sheet will not show how important he was to that game. Also, Bite Bite was playing that game like he didn't want it to be his last, and was also huge.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 28

ROCHESTER RED WINGS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ROCHESTER (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Rochester scored single runs in the second, third, and fourth, then added three in the fifth to take a 6-0  lead.

Multi-hit games:  Austin Martin was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Hobie Harris pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Juan Yepez was 2-for-4 with a home run.

ST. PAUL SAINTS 4, ROCHESTER RED WINGS 1 IN ROCHESTER (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

St. Paul scored single runs in the first, third, fourth, and fifth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Matt Wallner (6).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Will Holland (9).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Boushley struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.  Josh Winder struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opposition standout:  Luis Reyes pitched two shutout innings, giving up two walks and striking out one.

Record:  St. Paul is 23-28, in eighth place, eleven games behind Omaha.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN WICHITA

Springfield scored two in the fifth to take a 2-1 lead and it held up.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with a double in his AA debut.  Wichita was 1-for-13 with men in scoring position.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Zebby Matthews pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out four.  Jarret Whorff struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and two walks.  John Stankiewicz pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Max Rajcic pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks and striking out two.

Record:  Wichita is 18-27, in fifth (last) place, 7.5 games behind Springfield.

LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Josh Devers hit a two-run homer in a three-run fifth that game Lake County a 6-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Agustin Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Misael Urbina (9).

Pitching prowess:  Juan Mendez pitched two shutout innings, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Devers was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 28-17, in second place, a half game behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored two in the first and two in the second to take a 4-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and three runs.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-4 with his Fort Myers debut.  Ryan McCarthy was 2-for-4 in his Fort Myers debut.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Winokur 2.

Stolen bases:  Eeles 2 (9); McCarthy (1).

Pitching prowess:  Ty Langenberg struck out eight in 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks.  Nolan Santos struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Hunter Furtado pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 20-26, tied for fourth place with Bradenton, twelve games behind Clearwater.

FCL ORIOLES 9, FCL TWINS 8 AT ORIOLES (7 INNINGS)

The FCL Orioles scored seven runs in the seventh to win it.  Miguel Rodriguez singled in the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Moises Lopez was 2-for-2 with a walk and four RBIs.  Harold Grant was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Ricardo Pena was 2-for-3 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Lopez 4; Walker Jenkins 2.

Stolen bases:  Yasser Mercedes (12); Omari Daniel (4).

Pitching prowess:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on three hits.

Opposition standout:  Rodriguez was 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 11-6, in second place, 1.5 games behind the FCL Pirates.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  Lake County at Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 2-0, 2.63)
5:05  St. Paul (Adam Plutko, 0-1, 11.57) at Rochester
6:05  Bradenton at Fort Myers (Jose Olivares, 0-0, 4.50)
7:05  Springfield at Wichita (Jaylin Nowlin, 3-2, 3.93)

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–May 29

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Bob Hope (1903)
George McQuinn (1910)
Loel Passe (1917)
Fred White (1936)
Fay Vincent (1938)
John Kennedy (1941)
Blue Moon Odom (1945)
Jamie Allen (1958)
Mike Stenhouse (1958)
Eric Davis (1962)
Charlie Hayes (1965)
Trever Miller (1973)
Jerry Hairston (1976)
Matt Macri (1982)
Steven Matz (1991)
Nick Wittgren (1991)
Patrick Bailey (1999)

Comedian and actor Bob Hope was a long-time part-owner of the Cleveland Indians and was on their Board of Directors.

Loel Passe broadcast Houston Astros games from the team’s inception through 1976.  Along the way, he worked with two Hall of Fame broadcasters, Gene Elston and Harry Kalas.

Fred White broadcast Kansas City Royals games from 1974-1998.

Fay Vincent was the commissioner of baseball from 1989-1992.

Third baseman Jamie Allen was drafted by Minnesota with the tenth pick of the 1976 draft, but did not sign.

Catcher Patrick Bailey was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-seventh round in 2017, but did not sign.

We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. brianS.

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2024 Twins Game Logs, Minnesota Timberwolves

2024 Game Log 54 – Royals at Twins (and Wolves Game Log)

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Game 54 meaning, the Twins are 1/3 through their 2024 MLB season. I guess we'd take 5 games over .500 at this point but it's been a roller coaster to get there with both winning and losing streaks dominating the season. Game two of a four game series and it really feels like the Twins need to win three of four to keep pace.

Cole Ragans on the mound for the Royals and he's a big strikeout guy, so I get nervous with Twins bats being shut down. Simeon Woods Richardson for the Twins and he's buttressed the bottom of the Twins starters and one of the reasons Twins fans haven't been as nervous about the pitching staff as it was coming into the season. Should be a fun game

Timberwolves-Mavs start about an hour after Twins game starts so we can use this post as a basketball game log as well.

First Pitch: 6:40

Tip Off: 7:30

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.