Marcus Stroman
vs
Pablo López
López takes the mound to cleanse the palate of last night's Minnesota sports.
Opposite him is Stroman with an average ERA this season but a well below average FIP. He both walks too many and gives up too many home runs. Maybe the Twins can get a few of those in the right order and manage more than a single home run.
I wish I could elbow anyone in the chest in my life with impunity. Things would be a lot easier that way.
(But seriously, the Wolves stank out loud and Jokic is amazing no matter how much shit he gets away with.)
ST. PAUL SAINTS 13, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 7 IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul scored three in the sixth to take an 8-6 lead and put it out of reach with four in the eighth.
Multi-hit games: Diego Castillo was 4-for-4 with a double, a walk, three runs, and two RBIs. Michael Helman was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and four RBIs.
Home runs: Yunior Severino (6); Chris Williams (2); Alex Isola (4); Helman (4).
Multi-RBI games: Helman 4; Castillo 2; Dalton Shuffield 2.
Stolen bases: Anthony Prato 2 (4); Castillo (5).
Pitching prowess: Jorge Alcala struck out three and walked one in 1.2 scoreless innings. Diego Castillo struck out two in a perfect inning.
Opposition standout: John Rave was 2-for-5 with a double.
Record: St. Paul is 17-21. in ninth place, 7.5 games behind Omaha.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, TULSA DRILLERS 3 IN TULSA
Wichita scored three in the sixth to take a 5-0 lead.
Multi-hit games: Tanner Schobel was 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs. Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Schobel 2; Kala'i Rosario 2.
Stolen bases: Alerick Soularie 3 (12); Schobel 2 (5); Carson McCusker (2); Ross (6).
Pitching prowess: Pierson Ohl struck out ten in six shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk. Miguel Rodriguez retired all four men he faced.
Opposition standout: Diego Cartaya was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.
Record: Wichita is 14-19, in fourth place, six games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (10 INNINGS)
Quad Cities tied it with a run in the ninth, but Jay Harry delivered an RBI double in the tenth for the win.
Multi-hit games: Agustin Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Harry was 2-for-5 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Ruiz 2; Ricardo Olivar 2.
Stolen bases: Jose Salas (6); Ruiz (1).
Pitching prowess: Juan Mercedes pitched two perfect innings. A. J. Labas struck out two in a perfect inning.
Opposition standout: Jack Pineda was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 19-14, in second place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 11, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 8 IN LAKELAND
Lakeland led 6-0 after two, but Fort Myers closed to 6-5 after six and scored six runs in the seventh. Payton Eeles homered to tie it and Byron Chourio homered to give the Mighty Mussels the lead.
Multi-hit games: Kyle Hess was 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, two runs, and four RBIs. Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs. Chourio was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk.
Home runs: Hess (1); Eeles (1); Chourio (1).
Multi-RBI games: Hess 4; Maddux Houghton 3.
Stolen bases: Winokur 2 (9).
Pitching prowess: Spencer Bengard pitched 5.1 innings of relief, giving up one run on five hits and three walks and striking out five. Nolan Santos pitched two shutout innings, giving up four walks.
Opposition standout: Luis Santana was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Record: Fort Myers is 14-20, tied for fourth with Dunedin, nine games behind Clearwater.
FCL TWINS 10, FCL RAYS 3 AT RAYS
Leading 5-2, the Twins scored four in the eighth.
Multi-hit games: Omari Daniel was 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs, and three RBIs. Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two runs.
Home runs: Mercedes (2).
Multi-RBI games: Daniel 3; Harold Grant 2.
Stolen bases: Daniel 2 (2).
Pitching prowess: Adrian Bohorquez struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on a hit and a walk. Mitch Stone struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit. Alejandro Crisostomo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up three walks and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Jose Contreras was 2-for-4.
Record: The FCL Twins are 6-2, in first place, one game ahead of the FCL Rays and the FCL Red Sox.
TODAY'S TILTS
12:00 Wichita (Zebby Matthews, 0-0, 0.00) at Tulsa
12:05 Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Andrew Morris, 2-1, 2.64)
5:30 Fort Myers (Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 0-3, 4.67) at Lakeland
6:37 Omaha at St. Paul (TBD)
Tip O'Neill (1860)
Joe Evans (1895)
Jimmy Wasdell (1914)
Al McBean (1938)
Yukata Enatsu (1948)
Bill North (1948)
Rick Waits (1952)
George Brett (1953)
John Smoltz (1967)
Scott Watkins (1970)
A. J. Hinch (1974)
Josh Beckett (1980)
Justin Morneau (1981)
Brian Dozier (1987)
Michael Brantley (1987)
Yukata Enatsu was one of the first closers in Japan, recording 193 saves.
A. J. Hinch was drafted by Minnesota in the third round in 1995, but did not sign.
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Loading... We are one quarter of the way through the season and the Twins followed up a very disappointing 7-13 through 20 games with a sizzling 17-3 over the next 20 games. One only can wonder what the next 20 games will bring. More of the latter please.
What a better way to see where this season is going than by facing the Yankees at home. Adding Juan Soto has done wonders for a Yankees team that didn't even make the playoffs last year. Fortunately for the Twins, they had a late night game against the Phillies last night so probably got into town late. Couple that with the very pedestrian Carlos Rodon on the mound for the Yankees, and you gotta like the Twins chances tonight. Chris Paddock for the Twins and he's establishing himself quite nicely in the Twins stable of real decent starting pitchers.
Looks like a gorgeous night for baseball and if you can't get out to the game, it's actually broadcast on TBS tonight (Ugh in MLB's infinite wisdom, this game is blacked out locally). Timberwolves on at 9:30ish so the game can be a warm up for nail-biting NBA playoff action and this post can also act as a game log for that as well.
Freealonzo's "Take it to the Credit Union" surefire winner: Carlos Correa with 2 hits
Game time 6:40p
FCL TWINS 9, FCL ORIOLES 8 AT ORIOLES (7 INNINGS)
The Twins fell behind 8-0 after three, but scored five in the fourth, two in the fifth, and two in the seventh. Dameury Pena delivered a two-run single in the seventh for the tying and go-ahead runs.
Mutli-hit games: Yasser Mercedes was 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs. Pena was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.
Home runs: Mercedes (1).
Multi-RBI games: Mercedes 4; Pena 2; Ariel Castro 2.
Stolen bases: Pena (2); Mercedes 3 (5).
Pitching prowess: Eider Machuca struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Wilker Reyes pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Luis Almeyda was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Record: The FCL Twins are 5-2, tied for first with the FCL Rays.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 FCL Twins at FCL Rays
11:07 Omaha at St. Paul (TBD)
5:30 Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-2, 4.95) at Lakeland
6:35 Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (TBD)
7:00 Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 1-2, 4.35) at Tulsa
Oh man, there's another Wolves game tonight!? This is getting hard on the old ticker.
J. L. Wilkinson (1878)
Alex Pompez (1890)
Earle Combs (1899)
Bob Thurman (1917)
Les Moss (1925)
Dick Howser (1936)
Tony Perez (1942)
Dick Tidrow (1947)
Dave LaRoche (1948)
Dennis Martinez (1955)
Hosken Powell (1955)
Pat Borders (1963)
Joey Cora (1965)
Larry Sutton (1970)
Roy Halladay (1977)
Luke Gregerson (1984)
J. L. Wilkinson was the long-time owner of the Kansas City Monarchs.
Alex Pompez was the long-time owner of the New York Cubans.
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Lucy and SBG.
Strangely I just listened to "Tuesday Heartbreak" today. He played on a lot of songs that are burned into your brain.
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