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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 21

ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, BUFFALO BISONS 1 IN BUFFALO

Homers by Will Holland and Austin Martin in the fifth inning broke a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Holland (3); Martin (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (12); Holland (8).

Pitching prowess:  Louie Varland pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks and striking out three.

Opposition standout:  Hayden Juenger struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 19-25, in ninth place, 9.5 games behind Omaha.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN WICHITA

San Antonio scored in the first and led all the way.  Wichita had the bases loaded when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Aaron Sabato was 3-for-4.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3 with two walks.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Sabato (2).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and striking out three.

Opposition standout:  Jared Kollar pitched five innings, giving up one run on seven hits and striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 16-23, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, PEORIA CHIEFS 6 IN PEORIA (10 INNINGS)

Ricardo Olivar's RBI single brought home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Dalton Shuffield was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and four RBIs.

Home runs:  Shuffield (1).

Mutli-RBI games:  Shuffield 4.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  A. J. Labas struck out four in two perfect innings.  Ricardo Velez pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Leonardo Bernal was 2-for-4 with a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 25-14, in second place, a half game behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 7, DAYTONA TORTUGAS 4 IN DAYTONA

Fort Myers scored four in the second inning and led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle Hess was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Payton Eeles 2.

Stolen bases:  Hess 2 (3); Byron Chourio (6).

Pitching prowess:  Spencer Bengard struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on five hits.

Opposition standout:  Yassel Pino was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 17-23, tied for fourth with Bradenton, ten games behind Clearwater.

FCL BRAVES 13, FCL TWINS 4 AT BRAVES

Douglas Glod's two-run homer in the fourth gave the Braves a 3-1 lead and they scored in every inning after that.

Multi-hit games:  Yasser Mercedes was 3-for-4 with two triples and two runs.  Dameury Pena was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Pena 3.

Stolen bases:  Yilber Herrera (4); Omari Daniel (3).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Opposition standout:  Glod was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 8-4, in second place, a half game behind the FCL Pirates.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 3-3, 4.54 at Buffalo
5:35  Fort Myers (TBD) at Daytona
6:35  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 3-0, 3.03) at Peoria
7:05  San Antonio at Wichita (Zebby Matthews, 1-0, 0.77)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 3

ST. PAUL SAINTS 4, LOUISVILLE BATS 0 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored three in the sixth and one in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Matt Wallner was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk.

Home runs:  Wallner (3).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Louie Varland struck out eight in seven shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Justin Topa struck out two in a perfect inning.  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Levi Jordan was 2-for-3.

Record:  St. Paul is 12-17, in ninth place, 5.5 games behind Omaha.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 6 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Wichita led 6-2, but Northwest Arkansas scored two in the seventh and three in the eighth.  Leonel Valera's two-run single gave the Naturals the lead.

Multi-hit games:  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, and four RBIs.

Home runs:  Alerick Soularie (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Rosario 4.

Stolen bases:  Ben Ross (5), Soularie (5).

Opposition standout:  Gavin Cross was 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 8-17, in fifth (last) place, nine games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1, PEORIA CHIEFS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The game's lone run scored in the ninth on a hit batsman and an error.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Zebby Matthews struck out nine in seven shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Ricardo Velez struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 13-11, in fourth place, 2.5 games behind Quad Cities and Wisconsin.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN BRADENTON

Bradenton scored one in the fourth, two in the fifth, and one in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Byron Chourio (3).

Pitching prowess:  Nolan Santos pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Eddy Rodriguez was 3-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 9-16, in fourth place, eight games behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
2:07  Louisville at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 1-3, 5.96)
5:30  Fort Myers (Ty Langenberg, 0-2, 4.70) at Bradenton
6:05  Wichita (Nick Wittgren, 1-0, 4.50) at Northwest Arkansas
6: 35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 1-2, 5.84)

2024 Twins Game Logs

2024 Game Log 4 – Twins at Brewers

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I get my bi-annual "why does MLB schedule two close rivals for mid-week series rant" quite early in the season this year as the Twins travel to Milwaukee to play the 3-0 Brewers. I'm sure there will be a smattering of Twins fans there so way to go MLB!

Louis Varland up for the Twins, and after last year's late season and playoff bullpen success, fans are wondering if that can translate into a starter role. If not, the theme for this year's Twins starters could be "Pablo and Ryan and then we're dyin'." Someone called Jakob Junis up for the Brewers, his third team in four years. Looks like a pretty good definition of a 4th starter.

First Pitch: 3:10p from Milwaukee

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O/U on Varland innings pitched: 5.1

Twins Lineup
2B - Julien
DH - Kirilloff
CF - Buxton
RF - Kepler
SS - Correa
LF - Wallner
1B - Santana
3B - Castro
C - Vazquez

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–December 9

Joe Kelley (1871)
Cy Seymour (1872)
Adam Comorosky (1905)
Joe DeMaestri (1928)
Billy Klaus (1928)
Darold Knowles (1941)
Jim Merritt (1943)
Del Unser (1944)
Jerry Cram (1947)
Doc Medich (1948)
Steve Christmas (1957)
Ed Romero (1957)
Juan Samuel (1960)
Tony Tarasco (1970)
Todd Van Poppel (1971)
Tony Batista (1973)
Adam Wilk (1987)
Louie Varland (1997)

Outfielder Del Unser was drafted by Minnesota in the second round in 1965, but did not sign. Catcher Steve Christmas was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-third round in 1975, but did not sign.

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2023 Twins Game Logs

2023 Game 56: Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros

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Louie Varland
vs
Hunter Brown

Final game against the Astros this season. The Twins won the series at home in early April and today's rubber match would make it two series wins against a good team.

This is Hunter Brown's rookie season, but not his first season as he tossed 20 ⅓ innings last year across seven games. He earned Houston's sole win in the first series with seven innings, two hits, and a single unearned run. Here's hoping the Twins have figured out a better plan of attack for their hot-or-not batters.

2023 Twins Game Logs

2023 Game 31: Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox

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Louie Varland
vs
Dylan Cease

Overall good pitching last night. Not so much the same for the batting part. The White Sox, through yesterday, have averaged 6.17 runs allowed per game while the Twins have scored an average of 4.53 runs per game. Today is a good day to get closer to those averages. Cease strikes out a bunch and the Twins love strikeouts, ranking fifth in most batter strikeouts. I'd suggest stealing some bases as Cease also walks four per nine, but that's simply not happening with this team.