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Where They Stand

Minnesota is 50-56, fourth in the AL Central, 6 games behind Detroit.  The Twins are on a one game winning streak and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

Rochester is 41-65, sixth in the IL North, 20.5 games behind Lehigh Valley.  The Red Wings are on a one game losing streak and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 55-51, fourth in the EL East, 2.5 games behind New Hampshire.  The Rock Cats are on a two game winning streak and are 6-4 in their last ten games.

Ft. Myers is 14-21 in the second half, sixth in the FSL South, 5.5 games behind St. Lucie and Bradenton.  The Miracle is on a nine game losing streak and, of course, is 1-9 in its last ten games.

Beloit is 16-17 in the second half, fourth in the ML West, 4 games behind Kane County and Quad Cities.  The Snappers are on a one game losing streak and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

Elizabethton is 20-17, second in the AL West, 4 games behind Johnson City.  The Twins are on a two game losing streak and are 2-8 in their last ten games.

GCL Twins are 17-17, second in the GCL South, 4 games behind the GCL Orioles.  The Twins are on a one game losing streak and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

DSL Twins are 31-21, tied for second in the B. C. B. C., 3 games behind the DSL Orioles.  The Twins are on a one game losing streak and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

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This Week in Twins Transactions

Jason Kubel was activated from the disabled list by Minnesota.
Scott Diamond was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester.
Luke Hughes was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester, then was recalled from Rochester to Minnesota.
Scott Baker was activated from the disabled list by Minnesota.
Matt Tolbert was recalled from Rochester to Minnesota.
Chuck James was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester.
Alexi Casilla was placed on the fifteen day disabled list.
Kevin Slowey was activated from the disabled list and optioned to Rochester.
Thomas Diamond was released by Rochester.
Danny Lehmann was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester with an ankle injury.
Andrew Albers was sent from New Britain to Ft. Myers.
David Bromberg was activated from the disabled list by New Britain.
Bruce Pugh was promoted from Ft. Myers to New Britain.
Ramon Santana was released by Ft. Myers.
Angel Morales was activated from the disabled list by Ft. Myers.
Kane Holbrooks was placed on the restricted list by Ft. Myers.
Miguel Munoz was activated from the disabled list by Ft. Myers, then was placed back on the seven day disabled list.
Jonathan Goncalves was activated from the disabled list by Ft. Myers.
Steven Liddle was placed on the seven day disabled list by Ft. Myers.
Matthew Tomshaw was promoted from the GCL Twins to Ft. Myers.
Andy Leer was activated from the disabled list by Beloit.
Corey Williams was assigned to Elizabethton.
Jose Montanez was assigned to the GCL Twins.

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Happy Birthday–July 30

Casey Stengel (1890)
Frankie Pytlak (1908)
Tony Lucadello (1912)
Joe Coleman (1922)
Paul Minner (1923)
Joe Nuxhall (1928)
Gus Triandos (1930)
Bud Selig (1934)
Bob Barton (1941)
Pat Kelly (1944)
Doug Rader (1944)
Jim Spencer (1946)
Ellis Valentine (1954)
Clint Hurdle (1957)
Steve Trout (1957)
Scott Fletcher (1958)
Tom Pagnozzi (1962)
Scott Diamond (1986)

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Happy Birthday–July 26

Sam Breadon (1876)
Sad Sam Jones (1892)
Brick Eldred (1892)
Larry Woodall (1894)
Paul Gallico (1897)
Freddie Fitzsimmons (1901)
Alex Radcliffe (1905)
Sam Leslie (1905)
Ellis Kinder (1914)
Jimmy Bloodworth (1917)
Sibby Sisti (1920)
Hoyt Wilhelm (1922)
Norm Siebern (1933)
Pete Ward (1937)
Ken Kaiser (1945)
Jody Reed (1962)
Greg Colbrunn (1969)
Alex Burnett (1987)

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2011 Twins Game Logs

2011 Game 99: Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins

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Max Scherzer vs Brian Duensing

I was hoping to be able to write about the Twins tying the White Sox for third place, but that is going to have to wait until tomorrow. Instead, let's investigate the non-Verlander pitchers. Verlander is 13-5 for the season, but the Tigers are 14-8 in games started by him. Makes sense. Especially since he has yet to throw fewer than 100 pitches in a game this year. He only had three last year and five the year before.

Anyway, that leaves the rest of the Tiger staff at 38-38. Tonight's starter, Scherzer, is only 10-5 but the Tigers are 13-7 in his starts despite his mediocre 4.53 ERA. The offense has also scored 5.2 runs/game for him. Note to Duensing: don't let the Tigers score that many runs. Note to Twins offense: despite Scherzer's ERA, he has a decent FIP and pretty good xFIP, so practice some patience.

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Where They Stand

Minnesota is 46-52, fourth in the AL Central, 6 games behind Detroit.  The Twins lost their last game and are 6-4 in their last ten games.
Rochester is 37-61, sixth in the IL North, 19.5 games behind Lehigh Valley.  The Red Wings have lost two consecutive games and are 3-7 in their last ten games.
New Britain is 49-47, fourth in the EL East, 4.5 games behind New Hampshire.  The Rock Cats have lost three consecutive games and are 4-6 in their last ten games.
Ft. Myers is 14-13 in the second half, fourth in the FSL South, 3.5 games behind St. Lucie.  The Miracle lost its last game and is 5-5 in its last ten games.
Beloit is 14-12 in the second half, third in the ML West, 2 games behind Kane County.  The Snappers have lost two consecutive games and are 5-5 in their last ten games.
Elizabethton is 18-12, second in the AL West, 2 games behind Johnson City.  The Twins have lost three consecutive games and are 7-3 in their last ten games.
The GCL Twins are 15-13, second in the GCL South, 1 game behind the Orioles.  The Twins have won three consecutive games and are 5-5 in their last ten games.
The DSL Twins are 29-17, second in the B. C. B. C., 2 games behind the Orioles.  The Twins won their last game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.

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This Week in Twins Transactions

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Scott Baker was placed on the fifteen day disabled list by Minnesota.
Matt Tolbert was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester.
Chuck James was recalled from Rochester to Minnesota.
Scott Diamond had his contract selected from Rochester by Minnesota, then was optioned back to Rochester.
Kevin Slowey was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester.
Steve Singleton was released by Rochester.
Denard Span was assigned to Rochester on a rehab assignment.
Jason Kubel was assigned to Rochester on a rehab assignment.
Liam Hendriks was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Tony Davis was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain with left elbow discomfort.
Reggie Williams was sent from Ft. Myers to Beloit.
Alex Wimmers was activated from the disabled list by Ft. Myers.
Jon Goncalves was placed on the seven day disabled list by Ft. Myers.
Matthew Tone was activated from the disabled list by Ft. Myers.
Cole Johnson was promoted from the GCL Twins to Elizabethton.
David Bromberg was sent to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment.
Angel Morales was sent to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment.

2011 Twins Game Recaps

Game 98 Recap: Tigers 6, Twins 2

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DETROIT 6, MINNESOTA 2
Record - 46-52 (4th in Central, 1.0 game out of 3rd, 6.0 games out of first)
Highest WPA - Cuddyer and Mauer (both 2 for 4) were the only positive WPA Twins
Lowest WPA - Jim Thome (0 for 3, BB, 3 SO) - Only one true outcome short of the complete set.
NOTES - Twins are 0-6 against Detroit this year.
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Not exactly the start to the series that the Twins were looking for.  Verlander was pretty good, and he dialed it up a bit after Cuddyer's leadoff triple in the second inning.  Strikeouts of Thome and Valencia along with a Delmon groundout to second (BOOM BITCH!) got him off the hook and kept the game scoreless.

Then it was a matter of Pavano trying to keep it close.  After a frightening 4th inning (bases loaded, one out) was defused by a double play, it seemed like a one-run deficit could be overcome.  Then a 2-run Brennan Boesch homer in the 5th extended the Tiger lead.  3 runs against Verlander seemed a tall order, but the Tiger bullpen has been pretty bad and my friend who is a Tiger fan wouldn't admit victory.

The sixth inning saw the Twins score on a string of 2 out hits, but the top of the inning had already yielded two more Tiger runs, so the deficit was only narrowed to four.

Beating Verlander is always a tall order, and it was one the Twins weren't up to last night.  Fortunately, there are three more games in the series, and no more Verlanders in the Tigers' rotation.