Twins Talk
Twins 6 (11-4) Indians 0
Indians 8 Twins 1 (11-5)
Twins 8 (12-5) Royals 3
Wednesday Night
- The Twins won their fifth series in a row to start the season with a dominating 6-0 victory over the Indians Wednesday Night. Francisco Liriano got the start for the Twins and was utterly dominant once again. After showing dominance in his last start against the Red Sox Liriano kept it going against the Indians. If the Twins can get this kind of performance consistantly out of Liriano the division race is over. In this one Liriano threw eight shutout innings on only six hits along with two walks and six strikeouts to lower his era on the year to 1.29 and picked up his 2nd win without a loss. In all Francisco Liriano has now thrown 15 consecutive scoreless innings spanning two starts. Jesse Crain then followed pitching a scoreless ninth inning on a hit and a strikeout to lower his era on the year to 9.00. It was a very important first step for Crain as he is trying to rebound from a few tough outings in a row so it was good to get back in it.
- The Twins continue to grind out pitchers as they got Indians starter David Huff out after six innings on six runs on six hits along with taking six walks. The Twins were led by Michael Cuddyer who went 2-4 at the plate with his 3rd homerun of the year along with his first triple and drove in three runs to bring his rbi total up to 13 and his average up to .344. Denard Span went 1-2 at the plate along with two walks and drove in two runs of his own to bring his total up to 6. Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, and Brendan Harris each contributed a base hit in the winning cause for the Twins.
Thursday Afternoon
- The Twins dropped the final game of the three game series with a 8-1 clunker to the Indians as the Twins were unable to complete the three game sweep. Scott Baker got the start for the Twins and really was not very good in this one. Baker lasted 5.2 innings and gave up 6 runs on 10 hits along with a walk and three strikeouts to raise his era on the year to 4.81 and drop his record to 2-2. Alex Burnett then came on and was a touch wild in this one. Burnett faced four batters and only retired one of them giving up two runs on a hit along with two walks and a strikeout to raise his era to 3.37. Alex Burnett is very talented, but he is also very young and will have stinkers like this as he gains more and more experience. The future is so bright for Burnett and I don't think people should get down on him as eventually he is going to be a lights out reliever. Ron Mahey then came on and pitched a scoreless inning along with a walk. Matt Guerrier followed and like usual pitched a perfect inning along with a strikeout. Jon Rauch pitched a perfect ninth along with a strikeout to lower his era to 1.29.
- The Twins were handcuffed in this one by Indians start Mitch Talbot as they were only able to score one run on only four hits along with taking three walks. Justin Morneau led the offense going 2-2 with a walk and his tenth rbi in addition to his third double of the year to bring his average up to .357. Denard Span and Drew Butera each added a base hit in the losing cause for the Twins. In fact Butera's hit was his first major league hit so congratulations on being a real major leaguer with an average Drew hopefully one of many in your career.
Friday Night
- The Twins got back on track last night with a nice 8-3 victory over the Royals as it was a good trend setter as the Twins begin a tough 9 game roadtrip from Kansas City to Detroit and finishing up in Cleveland. Carl Pavano got the start and rebounded from his last start that he got drilled in to put up quite a performance. Pavano went 7 strong innings and gave up two runs on four hits along with five strikeouts and a David Dejesus homerun to lower his era on the year to 4.24 and raised his record to 3-1 on the year. Matt Guerrier then came on and was not real sharp but avoided major damage as he gave up a run on a hit along with a walk, but got Billy Butler to fly out to preserve the lead with runners on base. With the one run it raised Guerriers era to an outstanding 0.96. Brian Duensing pitched a scoreless inning on one hit and a strikeout to lower his era to 2.16.
- The Twins continued grinding out pitcher as they had Royals starter Gil Meche out of the game in the fourth inning as they scored eight runs on eleven hits along with drawing seven walks. Orlando Hudson led the offense going 3-4 at the plate along with a walk to bring his average up to .281. Jim Thome went 2-5 with his 3rd homerun of the year and drove in three runs to bring his total up to 8. Witht he two hits Thomes average went up to .241. Michael Cuddyer went 1-4 at the plate with his 3rd double and drove in his 14th and 15 rbi's of the year. J.J. Hardy went 1-5 with his 3rd homerun and 8th rbi. Joe Mauer went 1-5 with his sixth double of the year. Denard Span, Justin Morneau, and Jason Kubel each contributed base hits in the winning cause for the Twins.
- Tonight, the Twins try to clinch their 6th straight series win as they send Nick Blackburn to the mound against Royals starter Luke Hochevar. Gametime is at 6:10 at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City.
Rochester Wrap
Rochester 6 (6-7) Buffalo 1
Buffalo 12 Rochester 3 (6-8)
Syracuse 8 Rochester 3 (6-9)
Wednesday
- The Red Wings finished off their series with Buffalo with a big 6-1 win with some good pitching and some timely hitting. Jeff Manship got the start for the Red Wings and pitched excellent pitching six shutout innings on only four hits along with two strikeouts to bring his era down to 3.07 and improved his record to 1-2. Matt Fox then came on and gave up a run on three hits along with two strikeouts in 2 innings of work to raise his era up to 2.70. Kyle Waldrop then came on and pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout to lower his era to 1.00.
- The Red Wings had a good night at the plate as they put up six runs on twelve hits along with taking two walks. The night could have gone even better if it were not for the seven guys they left on base. Trevor Plouffe led the Red Wings attack going 3-4 at the plate with his second homerun, first triple, and a single to be just a double short of the cycle in this one along with his 8th rbi. With the three hits Plouffe is now hitting .298. It was a bit of a surprise that Plouffe has started out so strong as usually he is a slow starter so it will be interesting to see if he can keep it going. Wilson Ramos went 2-3 at the plate with his second homerun and fourth rbi to bring his average up to .225. Jason Repko went 2-3 at the plate with his first triple of the year with his third rbi to bring his average up to .292 on the season. Matt Tolbert went 2-4 at the plate to bring his average up to .235. Luke Hughes, Danny Valencia, and Brock Peterson each contributed a hit in the winning cause for Rochester.
Thursday
- The Red Wings had a bad game in the pitching department as they gave up 12 runs on 15 hits along with walking three guys. Yoslan Herrera got the start and went the first five and did an alright job giving up 2 earned runs on 7 hits along with six strikeouts to raise his era to 3.29 and dropped his record to 0-1. Jose Lugo then came on and got rocked giving up five runs on five hits along with two walks and two strikeouts in only 2/3 of an inning to bring his era up to 9.72. Rob Delaney then came on and pitched 1.1 innings and gave up three runs on two hits along with a walk and a strikeout to raise his era to 5.87. Anthony Slama then came on and pitching a perfect eighth with a strikeout to lower his era to 2.00. Kyle Waldrop then finished the game giving up an unearned run in his inning to lower his era to 0.90.
- Offensively the Red Wings did not do much as they were only able to put up three runs on nine hits. The Red Wings were led by Jason Repko who went 2-4 at the plate to raise his average up to .321. Brian Dinkelman went 2-4 at the plate along with his fifth rbi of the year to bring his average up to .280. Erik Lis went 2-4 with his seventh rbi to raise his average up to .244. Luke Hughes went 1-4 with his eighth double of the year. Dustin Martin went 1-4 with his first double. Trevor Plouffe also added a base hit in the losing cause for Rochester.
Friday Night
- The Red Wings lost their second consecutive game to Syracuse with a tough 8-3 loss as they did not pitch very good or get many timely hits in the loss in Syracuse last night for Rochester. Mike Maroth got the start and only lasted four innings and gave up four runs on five hits along with four strikeout and a homerun to raise his era on the year to a still very good 1.64. Tim Lahey then came on and got drilled as he gave up three runs on four hits along with three walks in 2.1 innings of work to raise his era up to 5.68. Matt Fox finished the game going 1.2 innings and giving up an unearned run on three hits along with a walk and a strikeout to lower his era to 2.31 on the year.
- The Red Wings could not get much going offensively as they were only able to score three runs on four hits and drew one walk. Brian Dinkelman led the offense going 2-4 at the plate to raise his average up to .296. Trevor Plouffe went 1-4 at the plate with two rbi's to bring his season total up to 10. Brock Peterson also added a single in the losing cause for Rochester.
- Today, the Red Wings continue their series with Syracuse as Glen Perkins is scheduled to pitch for Rochester. Gametime is at 12:05 in Syracuse.
New Britain Business
Richmond 5 New Britain 4 (3-10)
New Britain 2 (4-10) Harrisburg 1
Harrisburg 2 New Britain 1 (4-11)
Wednesday
- The Rockcats lost a tough hardfought game in the conclusion to their series with Richmond by a score of 5-4 as Richmond scored two runs in the bottom of the 8th to take the win off reliever Cole Devries. Mike Mccardell got the start for the Rockcats and was ok going 6 innings and giving up three runs on 10 hits along with a strikeout and giving up a homerun to lower his era to 4.60. Cole Devries then came on and gave up two runs on three hits along with a walk and a strikeout in 1.1 innings of work to raise his era on the year to 3.48 and lower his record to 0-3. Chris Province then came on and got the last 2 outs to lower his era on the year to 5.79.
- Offensively, the Rockcats got quite a few hits, but were only able to turn that into four runs on 11 hits along with drawing four walks. The main problem is the Rockcats left 9 guys on base in this one. The Rockcats were led by Esterlin De Los Santos who is trying to come out of a slow start went 2-4 at the plate with 2 rbi's and brought his average up to .184 on the year. Whit Robbins went 2-4 at the plate to raise his average on the year .189. Steve Singleton went 2-4 at the plate to raise his average to .222. Yancarlos Ortiz went 2-4 to raise his average on the season to .357. Ben Revere went 2-5 to bring his average up to .243. Danny Lehman added a base hit in the losing cause for the Rockcats in this one.
Thursday
- The Rockcats got back on the winning side as they won a pitchers duel with Harrisburg as they got great pitching and just enough hitting to pull out a 2-1 win thanks to a Juan Portes rbi single in the bottom of the ninth to win the game. Deolis Guerra got the start for the Cats and was awesome once again going 7 strong innings and only giving up a run on only five hits along with 6 strikeouts to lower his era on the year to 3.50. Spencer Steedley then came on and pitched 1.2 scoreless innings on two hits along with two strikeouts to lower his era to 1.54. Chris Province got the last out in the ninth to pick up his first win in the Twins organization and lowered his era to 5.59.
- The Rockcats did not get a lot of offense in this one but just enough to pull off the win as they scored two runs on seven hits along with taking two walks in the win. Ben Revere led the offense going 3-4 at the plate with his first double to bring his average up to .293. Juan Portes went 2-4 at the plate with his sixth rbi to bring his average up to .167. Mark Dolenc went 1-4 at the plate with his first double of the year. Rene Tosoni also added a base hit in the victory for the Rockcats.
Friday
- The Rockcats came on the short end of a 2-1 decision on this day one day after coming up on top of an identical 2-1 score. David Bromberg got the start and was awesome in this one. Bromberg went 7 innings and gave up a run on 4 hits along with one walk and nine strikeouts to lower his era to 1.00. Santos Arias then came on and gave up a run on three hits along with a strikeout in two innings to raise his era to 2.08 and drop his record to 0-3 for the Rockcats.
- The Rockcats sure got good pitching in this one but they were unable to score more than one run in support on only four hits and drew three walks. TheRockcats were led by Rene Tosoni who went 2-3 at the plate with his fourth rbi to bring his average up to .365. Ben Revere and Esterlin De Los Santos each contributed a hit in the losing cause for the Rockcats.
- Tonight, the Rockcats continue their series with Harrisburg as Carlos Gutierrez gets the start for New Britain. Gametime is at 5:35pm in New Britain.
Fort Myers Minutes
Fort Myers 4 (4-8) Port Charlotte 2
Fort Myers 6 (5-8) Bradenton 3
Bradenton 3 Fort Myers 1 (5-9)
Wednesday
- The Miracle got a well pitched game from Bobby Lanigan and got just enough scoring to pull off a 4-2 victory. Bobby Lanigan got the start for Fort Myers and was good once again going 6.2 innings and gave up a run on seven hits along with a walk and five strikeouts to move his record on the year to 1-1 and lowered his era to 1.04. Tony Davis then came on and went 1.2 innings and gave up a run on four hits along with a walk to lower his era to 2.35. Billy Bulluck got the last two outs one of them on a strikeout to lower his era on the year to 3.68 and his second save of the year.
- The Miracle got out of their shell offensively in this one scoring four runs on an incredible 11 hits along with drawing a walk. The Miracle were led by Chris Hermann went 2-4 at the plate with his first stolen base to bring his average up to .258. Michael Harrington went 2-4 at the plate to bring his average up to .242. Deibinson Romero went 2-4 at the plate with his first double of the year to bring his average up to .118. Evan Bigley went 1-4 with his third double of the year. Ramon Santana went 1-4 at the plate with his fourth double and had two rbi's to bring his season total up to 5. Nick Romero, Jair Fernandez, and Chris Cates each contributed a hit in the winning cause.
Thursday
- The Miracle won their second straight and got their first win of the year against Bradenton with a 6-3 victory over the Marauders. Brad Tippett got the start and went four effective innings and allowed an unearned run on two hits along with three walks and four strikeouts. Matt Williams then came on and gave up a run on four hits along with a walk and three strikeouts in 3.1 innings to lower his era to 1.17 and pick up his first win of the year. Blake Martin finished the game and worked 1.2 innings and gave up a run on three hits along with a stikeout to lower his era to 6.00.
- The Miracle kept their offensive pace going in this one scoring 6 runs on 8 hits along with taking three walks. The Miracle were led by Evan Bigley who went 2-5 with his fourth and fifth doubles of the year along with an rbi to bring his season total up to 2. Chris Hermann went 2-5 at the plate with his 3rd double to bring his average up to .278. Drew Thompson, Michael Harrington, Nick Romero, and Deibinson Romero each contributed a hit in the winning cause for the Miracle.
Friday
- The Miracle had their two game winning streak come to an end with a hard fought 3-1 loss to Bradenton last night. Bruce Pugh got the start and was much better than he had been as of late. Pugh went 6 innings and gave up three runs on seven hits along with three walks and three strikeouts to lower his record to 0-3 and his era down to 7.24. Shooter Hunt then came on and continued his strong performance as of late. In his last two outings he has thrown 5 shutout innings with zero walks and 9 strikeouts. So hopefully this is the start of big things. In this one Hunt went 2 scoreless innings with no walks and three strikeouts to lower his era to 6.48.
- The Miracle could not get much going offensively as they were only able to score one run on only four hits in this one. The Miracle were led by Chris Hermann in this one goiing 1-2 with two walks in this one along with his fourth double of the year. Evan Bigley went 1-4 at the plate with his first stolen base. Brandon Roberts on a rehab assignment went 1-3 at the plate with his first stolen base. Dan Rohlfing went 1-4 with his third double of the year.
- Tonight, the Miracle begin a weekend series with Palm Beach as staff ace Kyle Gibson gets the start for Fort Myers. Gametime is at 6:05 at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers.
Beloit Beat
Quad Cities 10 Beloit 9 (7-7)
Beloit 6 (8-7) Quad Cities 3
Beloit 7 (9-7) Wisconsin 2
- The Snappers suffered a heartbreaking loss to Quad Cities in this game losing 10-9 especially heartbreaking after battling back to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth. Brad Stillings got the start and was not good, but his defense did not help him at all as the Snappers committed two errors which led to 6 unearned runs. Stillings gave up 8 runs on 10 hits although only 2 were earned along with 2 walks and two strikeouts to raise his era to 2.08. Edgar Ibarra then came on and pitched 2.2 perfect innings along with four strikeouts to lower his era to 3.86. Peter Kennelly then came on and gave up two runs on one hit along with a walk on two strikeouts to lower his record to 0-1 and his era went up to 5.19. Steve Blevins then came on and got the last out on one hit to lower his era to 1.35 on the year.
- The Snappers offense really did their part in this one as they put up 9 runs on 15 hits along with taking three walks. The Snappers were led by Danny Rams who went 3-5 at the plate with his 5th and 6th double of the year to bring his average up to .209. Steve Liddle went 3-5 with his 3rd double and his 6th rbi to bring his average up to .327. Angel Morales went 2-5 with his fourth double and his 7th rbi to bring his average up to .267. Aaron Hicks, Brian Dozier, Michael Gonzalez, Reggie Williams, and James Beresford each contributed a base hit in the losing cause for the Snappers.
Thursday
- The Snappers got back on the winning side of things with a nice 6-3 win over division leading Quad Cities. Tom Stuifbergen got the start for Beloit and was good once again going 6 innings and only giving up three runs on six hits along with two walks and three strikeouts to raise his era on the year to 1.42 and improved his record to 2-0. Matt Tone then came on and pitched 1.2 scoreless innings on three hits along with a strikeout to lower his era to 3.72. Dakota Watts then came on and worked the last 1.1 innings to pick up his first save of the year along with 2 walks and three strikeouts to lower his era on the year to 2.45.
- The Snappers did not have quite as much offense as the night before, but still did enough to pick up the win as they scored 6 runs on 11 hits along with working out 2 walks in the game. The Snappers were led by Aaron Hicks who continued his revival going 3-3 at the plate with his 2nd double and his 4th rbi to bring his average up to .208. Brian Dozier went 2-4 at the plate with his second double and his fifth rbi to bring his average up to .360 on the year. Angel Morales went 2-4 at the plate with 2 rbi's to bring his season total up to 9 and his average up to .286. Danny Rams went 1-4 at the plate with his seventh double of the year. James Beresford went 1-3 at the plate with his first double of the year for the Snappers. Steve Liddle and Lin each contributed a base hit in the winning cause for the Snappers.
Friday
- The Snappers extended their winning streak to two games with a hard fought 7-2 victory over Wisconsin as they used good pitching and good hitting to the win. Liam Hendriks got the start for the Snappers and had his 18 inning scoreless streak come to an end, but another very good start for him. Hendriks went 5 innings and allowed one run on one hit along with a walk and six strikeouts to bring his era up to 0.41. Ben Tootle then came on and pitched two innings and gave up a run on two hits along with a walk and two strikeouts to lower his era on the year to 9.45. Kane Holbrooks finished the game with 2 scoreless innings of relief along with a walk and two strikeouts.
- The Snappers got enough offense in this one to get another win as they scored seven runs on nine hits along with taking five walks. The Snappers were led offensively by Reggie Williams who went 2-3 at the plate with his first double and had 4 rbi's to bring his season total to 4 to bring his average up to .154. Brian Dozier went 2-5 at the plate to bring his average up to .364. Steve Liddle went 1-4 at the plate with his fourth double and his 8th and 9th rbi's. Aaron Hicks, Lin, and James Beresford each contributed a base hit in the winning cause for the Snappers.
- Today, the Snappers continue their series with Wisconsin as Dan Osterbrock gets the start for Beloit. Gametime is at 12:05 in Appleton
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