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Keeping Track

FCL Twins: Team Leaders

BATTING

GAMES

Jayson Bass, 51
Yasser Mercedes, 51
Hendry Chivilli, 46

AT-BATS

Mercedes, 169
Bass, 156
Chivilli, 135

RUNS

Mercedes, 34
Bass, 25
Dameury Pena, 25

HITS

Mercedes, 56
Bass, 43
Pena, 33

DOUBLES

Mercedes, 18
Chivilli, 10
Ricardo Pena, 8

TRIPLES

Bass, 2
Mercedes, 2
Anderson Nova, 2

HOME RUNS

Mercedes, 6
Ariel Castro, 4
Pena, 3

RBIs

Bass, 26
Castro, 25
Mercedes, 24

WALKS

Yilber Herrera, 31
Bryan Acuna, 27
Mercedes, 24

STRIKEOUTS

Chivilli, 48
Castro, 41
Mercedes, 39

STOLEN BASES

Mercedes, 18
Chivilli, 15
Bass, 8

AVERAGE

R Pena, .360
Mercedes, .331
Amilcar Vasquez, .317

ON-BASE

R Pena, .481
Acuna, .423
Mercedes, .421

SLUGGING

Mercedes, .568
R Pena, .488
D Pena, .410

OPS

Mercedes, .989
R Pena, .969
D Pena, .796

PITCHERS

WINS

Eleven tied at 2

ERA

Matthew Helwig, 0.00
Yency De Jesus, 1.08
Joel Garcia, 1.50

GAMES

Alejandro Crisostomo, 14
Cleiber Maldonado, 14
Ezequiel Ventura, 14

STARTS

Dylan Questad, 9
Adrian Bohorquez, 7
Juan Cota, 6
Anthony Narvaez, 6

SAVES

Maldonado, 5
Devin Kirby, 3
Wilker Reyes, 3

INNINGS

Narvaez, 39.1
Bohorquez, 36.2
Ventura, 32

STRIKEOUTS

Bohorquez, 41
Narvaez, 41
Questad, 39

WHIP

Helwig, 0.60
Garcia, .072
Maldonado, 1.08

AVERAGE AGAINST

Helwig, .108
Bohorquez, .174
De Jesus, .177

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 22

FCL PIRATES 6, FCL TWINS 0 AT PIRATES

The Pirates scored three in the second and three in the fourth.

Multi-hit games:  None.  The Twins had two hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Matthew Helwig pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Anthony Narvaez (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Clevari Tejada pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out four.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 26-31, in fourth place, eight games behind the FCL Pirates, the FCL Rays, and the FCL Red Sox.

DSL TWINS AT DSL NYY YANKEES

The game was suspended in the third inning with the NYY Yankees leading 2-0.  It is scheduled to be completed August 10.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL Twins at DSL Rangers Red--doubleheader
11:00  FCL Orioles at FCL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-3, 6.35) at Dunedin
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Ty Langeberg, 3-0, 4.39) at Quad Cities
7:05  Wichita (Jaylin Nowlin, 5-4, 4.30) at Amarillo
7:07  Omaha at St. Paul (Louie Varland, 3-7, 5.91)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 18

FCL PIRATES 6, FCL TWINS 5 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Twins led 4-3, but the Pirates scored three in the fourth to go ahead to stay.

Mulit-hit games:  Yilber Herrera was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Dameury Pena was 2-for-4.  Amilcar Vasquez was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Herrera 2 (14).

Stolen bases:  Hendry Chivilli 2 (15).

Pitching prowess:  Matthew Helwig retired all seven men he faced, striking out two.  Cleiber Maldonado struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Eduardo Soriano (1-5).

Opposition standout:  Carlos Caro was 3-for-3 with a walk.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 25-29, in fourth place, seven games behind the FCL Red Sox.

DSL MIAMI 7, DSL TWINS 5 AT MIAMI (7 INNINGS)

Miami scored two in the sixth to break a 5-5 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Irvin Nunez (2).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Alver Medina 2 (7).

Pitching prowess:  Manuel Compres struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.

Loss:  Neftali Rodriguez (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Fraylin Suriel struck out all three men he faced.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 16-16, in fifth place, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL Rangers Red at DSL Twins (completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game)
11:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers (Ricky Castro, 3-2, 4.50) at Clearwater
6:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak. 7-5. 3.80) at Toledo
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 3-1, 2.95)
7:05  Frisco at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-2, 5.40)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 9

LOUISVILLE BATS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN LOUISVILLE (5 INNINGS--RAIN)

Louisville scored four in the first and three in the second.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Edouard Julien (4).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Brock Stewart pitched a scoreless inning, walking two and striking out one.

Loss:  Caleb Boushley (8-4).

Opposition standout:  Randy Wynne pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits.

Record:  St. Paul is 6-7, tied for fifth with Gwinnett, Omaha, and Toledo, one game behind Iowa, Memphis, and Nashville.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 6 IN SPRINGFIELD (10 INNINGS)

Wichita led 4-0 and 5-1, but Springfield tied it in the sixth and the deciding run scored on a sacrifice fly.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5 with a home run.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Home runs:  Keaschall (3).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Taylor Floyd struck out two in two perfect innings.  Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in 1.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit.

Loss:  Rodriguez (1-6).

Opposition standout:  Benito Garcia pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk and striking out two.

Record:  Wichita is 4-9, in fifth (last) place, five games behind Tulsa.

BELOIT SKY CARP 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN BELOIT

Johnny Olmstead homered in the fifth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-3 with a double.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Loss:  Jordan Carr (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Sam Praytor was 2-for-4 with a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-5, in first place, one game ahead of Wisconsin.

DAYTONA TORTUGAS 9, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Daytona scored three in the first and three in the third.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Fort Myers had two hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Angel Del Rosario (14).

Pitching prowess:  Samuel Perez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Cesar Lares (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Ariel Almonte was 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 11-4, in first place, two games ahead of Dunedin.

FCL TWINS 9, FCL RAYS 8 AT TWINS

The Twins trailed 7-0 but scored four in the fourth and three in the fifth to tie it.  The Rays went up 8-7 in the top of the seventh, but scored two in the bottom of the seventh to go ahead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  Javier Roman was 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs.  Amilcar Vasquez was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Yilber Herrera (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Herrera 4 (11); Vasquez 3 (4).

Stolen bases:  Hendry Chivilli (10).

Pitching prowess:  Juan Cota pitched three innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks and striking out two.  Matthew Helwig pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Win:  Miguel Cordero (1-2).

Save:  Helwig (1).

Opposition standout:  Larry Martinez was 3-for-4.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 23-25, in fourth place, five games behind the FCL Red Sox.

DSL TWINS AT DSL CARDINALS

Cancelled due to lightning.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Rangers Red
11:05  Daytona at Fort Myers (Ricky Castro, 3-1, 4.29)
5:35  St. Paul (David Festa, 3-2, 3.77) at Louisville
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Mike Paredes, 1-0, 2.70) at Beloit
7:05  Wichita (Kyle Jones, 0-0, 0.00) at Springfield

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 6

GWINNETT STRIPERS 4, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN ST. PAUL

It was 1-1 after three, but Gwinnett scored single runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth.

Multi-hit games:  None.  The Saints had two hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen struck out two and walked three in two shutout innings.

Loss:  Aaron Rozek (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Drake Baldwin was 2-for-5 with a home run.

Record:  St. Paul is 5-6, tied for sixth with Gwinnett and Indianapolis, 1.5 games behind Iowa and Memphis.

TULSA DRILLERS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN TULSA

Tulsa scored four in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with a home run.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-5.

McCusker has had at least two hits in seven of his last nine games.

Home runs:  McCusker (7); Morales (5); Jorel Ortega (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Morales 2 (38).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.  Regi Grace struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit.

Loss:  Cody Laweryson (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Kendall Williams pitched six innings, giving up one run on six hits and three walks and striking out two.

Record:  Wichita is 4-8, in fifth (last) place, four games behind Tulsa.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Leading 3-1, Cedar Rapids scored three in the fourth on a Kevin Maitan three-run homer.

Multi-hit games:  Rayne Doncon was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Tyler Dearden was 3-for-4.  Maitan was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs.  Misael Urbina was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  Maitan (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Maitan 3 (20).

Stolen bases:  Gabriel Gonzalez (3).

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks and striking out four.  Juan Mendez pitched a perfect inning.  Juan Mercedes struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Win:  MacLeod (3-1).

Opposition standout:  None.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-4, in first place, two games ahead of Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Leading 3-1, Fort Myers scored two in the sixth, their only multi-run inning.

Multi-hit games:  Dameury Pena was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Ryan McCarthy was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Pena (2).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Tanner Hall struck out seven in three innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and two walks.  Jack Noble pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Zack Weiss pitched two shutout innings, walking one.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Noble (4-2).

Save:  Pasqualotto (2).

Opposition standout:  None.

Record:  Fort Myers is 11-3, in first place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

FCL TWINS 4, FCL RED SOX 3 AT TWINS (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME--7 INNINGS)

The deciding run scored on a passed ball in the seventh inning.

Multi-hit games:  Anderson Nova was 2-for-3.  Javier Roman was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Miguel Cordero pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Matthew Helwig pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Win:  Helwig (2-0).

Opposition standout:  Kleyver Salazar was 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBIs.

FCL TWINS 11, FCL RED SOX 7 AT RED SOX (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)

Yasser Mercedes hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a 5-5 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Mercedes was 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Mercedes 2 (6).

Multi-RBI games:  Mercedes 5 (19); Rodriguez 2 (2).

Stolen bases:  Hendry Chivilli  (8); Amilcar Vasquez (1).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Win:  Devin Kirby (3-0).

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

Record:  The FCL Twins are 22-24, in fourth place, 6.5 games behind the FCL Rays.

DSL TWINS 6, DSL ARIZONA BLACK 3 AT ARIZONA BLACK

The Twins scored three in the ninth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Alver Medina was 3-for-5.  Victor Leal was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Ricardo Paez was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Leal (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Paez 2 (7); Ruben Velasquez 2 (5).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Cristian Hernandez struck out eight in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.  Jose Vasquez struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.  Sebastian Pulido retired all five men he faced, striking out two.

Win:  Pulido (2-0).

Opposition standout:  Luis Carrasco pitched three shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out one.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 14-10, in third place, six games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

2:07  Gwinnett at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 6-5, 4.05)

Oddly, most of the minor leagues are taking today off.  There's probably a reason, but we have no idea what it is.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of June 27

IOWA CUBS 11, ST. PAUL SAINTS 9 IN IOWA

St. Paul led 5-0 and 9-5, but Iowa scores six in the seventh to take the game.  Cole Roederer hit a three-run homer to give Iowa the lead.

Multi-hit games:  Brooks Lee was 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  Matt Wallner (19); Yunior Severino (15); Chris Williams (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Wallner (52); Severino (45); Tony Kemp (25); Williams (13).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr (17); Diego Castillo (7); Wallner (4).

Pitching prowess:  Randy Dobnak struck out six in five innings, giving up three unearned runs on six hits and a walk.

Loss:  Nick Wittgren (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Jack Reinheimer was 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 2-1, tied for second with Memphis, a half game behind Toledo.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN WICHITA (10 INNINGS)

Northwest Arkansas scored five in the tenth to win it.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Ben Ross (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Ross 2 (16).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Zebby Matthews pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out five.  Cody Laweryson retired all seven men he faced, striking out one.

Loss:  Jared Solomon (2-4).

Opposition standout:  Tyler Tolbert was 2-for-5 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 1-2, tied for fourth with Springfield, one game behind Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas, and Tulsa.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, BELOIT SKY CARP 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Agustin Ruiz opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the second and Cedar Rapids led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Jose Salas was 2-for-4 with a double.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Ruiz (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Ruiz (30).

Stolen bases:  Payton Eeles (5); Jay Harry (5).

Pitching prowess:  Jeremy Lee pitched six innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and striking out three.  Kyle Bischoff struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.  Ricardo Velez struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Win:  Lee (1-3).

Save:  Velez (7).

Opposition standout:  Josh Ekness struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 4-2, tied for first with Beloit and South Bend.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, TAMPA TARPONS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Nick Lucky hit a three-run homer in the second and Fort Myers led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Lucky (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Lucky 3 (4).

Stolen bases:  Byron Chourio 2 (14); Isaac Pena 2 (8); Yohander Martinez (5).

Pitching prowess:  Kyle Jones struck out four in three perfect innings.  Spencer Bengard struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk.  Xander Hamilton pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

Win:  Bengard (5-1).

Opposition standout:  Osiel Rodriguez struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  Fort Myers is 5-1, tied for first with Bradenton.

FCL BRAVES 5, FCL TWINS 0 AT BRAVES (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The FCL Braves scored four in the first and were in control.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Ariel Castro (2).

Pitching prowess:  Eduardo Soriano struck out eight and walked three in 2.2 scoreless innings.  Matthew Helwig pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking two.

Loss:  Dylan Questad (2-4).

Opposition standout:  J. R. Ritchie struck out three and walked two in three shutout innings.

FCL BRAVES 3, FCL TWINS 2 AT TWINS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Ariel Castro hit a two-run homer in the first, but the FCL Braves came back with three in the second.  The game was played at the Braves' park, but the FCL Twins were designated as the home team.

Multi-hit games:  Jayson Bass was 2-for-2 with two walks.  Anderson Nova was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  Castro (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Castro 2 (20).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out five in 4.1 innings, giving up three unearned runs on two hits and five walks.  Yency De Jesus pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one.

Loss:  Bohorquez (1-2).

Opposition standout:  Carter Rees struck out two and walked three in 1.2 scoreless innings.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 18-20, in fourth place, 6.5 games behind the FCL Rays.

DSL TWINS 9, DSL PHILLIES RED 5 AT PHILLIES RED (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored three in the third to take a 4-1 lead.  It was 9-1 before the Phillies scored four in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Victor Leal 3 (5); Alver Medina 2 (5).

Stolen bases:  Merphy Hernandez 3 (13); Leal (2); Guillermo Sosa (1).

Pitching prowess:  Melvin Rodriguez struck out five in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.

Win:  Jose Vasquez (3-0).

Opposition standout:  Maylerson Casanova was 1-for-3 with a walk.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 9-9, tied for third with the DSL Tigers 2, five games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Nationals
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
6:05  Tampa at Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-2, 5.94)
6:35  Beloit at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 2-0, 4.50)
7:05  Northwest Arkansas at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-1, 4.78)
7:08  St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 8-1, 3.52) at Iowa