Well, if you're looking for any silver linings, almost the entire Wolves team played like ass last night but it somehow stayed surprisingly close through the end of the game.
Minor Details: Games of May 12
ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, TOLEDO MUD HENS 4 IN TOLEDO
St. Paul scored four in the sixth to take a 5-1 lead. Toledo had the tying run on base in both the eighth and ninth.
Multi-hit games: Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Tony Kemp was 2-for-4 with a double. Michael Helman was 2-for-5 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Winkel 2; Yunior Severino 2.
Stolen bases: Matt Wallner (1); DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (10).
Pitching prowess: Joe Gunkel pitched 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out two. Ronny Henriquez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Gio Urshela was 3-for-3.
Record: St. Paul is 16-21. in ninth place, 8.5 games behind Omaha.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 1 IN WICHITA
Leading 4-1, Wichita scored five in the fourth.
Multi-hit games: Jake Rucker was 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Jorel Ortega was 2-for-5 with a double. Aaron Sabato was 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Rucker 3; Alerick Soularie 2.
Stolen bases: Soularie 2 (9); Tanner Schobel (3).
Pitching prowess: Jarret Whorff struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks. Scott Engler pitched two perfect innings, striking out one. Regi Grace pitched a perfect inning. John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning, striking out one. Taylor Floyd pitched a perfect inning, striking out one. Jared Solomon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition standout: Grant Witherspoon was 1-for-3 with a home run.
Record: Wichita is 13-19, in fifth place, seven games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, SOUTH BEND CUBS 2 IN SOUTH BEND
Cedar Rapids scored three in the tenth to break a 1-1 tie. Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run triple.
Multi-hit games: Olivar was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and two RBIs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Olivar 2.
Stolen bases: Danny De Andrade (5), Olivar (1), Jay Harry (1).
Pitching prowess: Jordan Carr pitched 3.2 scoreless innings of relief, giving up a hit and two walks and striking out two. Jacob Wosinski pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, striking out one and walking one. Ricardo Velez struck out four in three scoreless innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and no walks.
Opposition standout: Tyler Schlaffer pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 18-14, in third place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.
DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS
A sacrifice fly in the ninth broke a 3-3 tie.
Multi-hit games: Rayne Doncon was 3-for-4 with a walk. Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Ross Dunn pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Arjun Nimmala was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.
Record: Fort Myers is 13-20, in fifth place, nine games behind Clearwater and Lakeland.
TODAY'S TILT
11:00 FCL Twins at FCL Orioles
Happy Birthday–May 13
Jimmy Archer (1883)
Larry Gardner (1886)
Babe Dye (1898)
Leroy Morney (1909)
Bill McKinley (1910)
Bill Kinnamon (1919)
Dusty Rhodes (1927)
Johnny Roseboro (1933)
Leon Wagner (1934)
Juan Beniquez (1950)
Bobby Valentine (1950)
Lenny Faedo (1960)
Sean McDonough (1962)
Jose Rijo (1965)
Jack Cressend (1975)
Trajan Langdon (1976)
Barry Zito (1978)
David Hernandez (1985)
John Ryan Murphy (1991)
Hockey Hall of Famer Babe Dye was a minor league outfielder from 1919-1926, spending much of his career in the American Association. In 811 games, he hit .311, slugged .443, and stole 118 bases.
Bill McKinley was an American League umpire from 1946-65.
Bill Kinnamon was an American League umpire from 1960-69.
Sean McDonough has been a baseball broadcaster since 1988.
College basketball star Trajan Langdon was a third baseman in the low minors for three seasons.
Mdou Moctar – Sousoume Tamacheq
WgOmRDLE et al. Results: 05/13 – 06/09
Here we come a-Wordling
Among the leaves so green;
Here we come a-Wordle'ring
So fair to be seen.
2024 Game Log XL – Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays
Ober had to use a lot of pitches, but gets out of the first no problem. Manoah on the mound for the Jays. Hopefully he continues to be disappointing.
May 12, 2024: Take Two
All right, Wolves, let's try this again, but not bad this time.
Happy Birthday–May 12
Chicken Wolf (1862)
Lave Cross (1866)
Jumping Joe Dugan (1897)
Hank Borowy (1916)
Ed Runge (1918)
Yogi Berra (1925)
Felipe Alou (1935)
Ted Kubiak (1942)
Vic Albury (1947)
Bob Heise (1947)
Joe Nolan (1951)
Lou Whitaker (1957)
Kevin Bass (1959)
Willie Lozado (1959)
Mark Clark (1968)
Wes Helms (1976)
Felipe Lopez (1980)
Evan Meek (1983)
Lance Lynn (1987)
Terrin Vavra (1997)
Ed Runge was an American League umpire from 1954-1970. His son Paul and his grandson Brian have also been major league umpires.
Infielder Willie Lozado was drafted by Minnesota in the third round of the January Secondary draft in 1978, but did not sign.
Terrin Vavra is the son of former Twins coach Joe Vavra.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to MagUidhir’s sister.
Ella Fitzgerald & Mel Torme – What Jazz Is
I'm not sure if that's the actually title for this as I don't recognize the song. If you have a better idea, let me know.
May 11, 2024: Official
Bow down to your new flag overlord!