Wednesday, May
6, 2009
That Was Ugly…
But a Good Day in
the Minors
It was a brutal game for Twins
fans to watch, but if you’re tired of hearing the “It’s a 162 game season” cliché,
then too bad because really, that’s all we’ve got today. Well, not quite all.
Be sure to check out the scores of the Twins affiliates from last night because
they uncharacteristically each scored a ton of runs!
TWINS 0, TIGERS 9
Last night’s game was a
horrible display of baseball by our favorite team, the Minnesota Twins. Nothing
went well. The corner outfielders each let balls get by them, at least once.
The 2B had a few more mental mistakes, and the fact that after the game Ron Gardenhire
was more than happy to talk about the, LaVelle is making an assumption that by the time
the Twins get to Baltimore Matt Tolbert
will be with the team, and Mr. Casilla will be on his way to Rochester. Nick Blackburn didn’t pitch as bad as
his line score would indicate. He gave up nine runs in just 3.1 innings. Just
six of the runs were earned. But he still gave up eight hits and
uncharacteristically walked three batters. It was just a horrible game that I
don’t think we should spend too much time dwelling upon. Rick Porcello looks pretty solid too. The
Twins, as is characteristic, did a good job of making a pitcher they’ve never
seen before look really good. If you
would like more thoughts on the Twins and some of the things that happened
during the game, click
here to read the transcript of last night’s Live Game Chat. On the
positive side, Jason Kubel
had three of the Twins five hits. R.A.
Dickey did a very nice job in the role that he was actually brought in to
fill, long reliever. He gave up just two hits in 2.2 shutout innings. It was
also good to see Jesse Crain come in
and work a perfect inning after not throwing for more than two weeks. Craig Breslow
then got into a low leverage situation in the 9th and was able to strike
out two batters. Of course, he had to get one walk in there too.
MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
SethSpeaks.net Hitter
of the Day – Joe Benson, Ft. Myers Miracle & Evan Bigley, Beloit Snappers & Luke Hughes, Rochester Red
Wings
SethSpeaks.net Pitcher
of the Day – Carlos Gutierrez, Ft. Myers Miracle
ROCHESTER REPORT
Tuesday –Rochester 13, Louisville 9 – Matt Tolbert may be headed up to Minnesota as you read this. He
went 3-6 with two RBI. He was 7-12 in the last two games. Luke Hughes had a big day. He was 3-5 with a walk, his sixth double
and fourth home run. Jose Morales
was back in the Red Wings lineup and he went 2-4 with a walk. Jason Pridie
extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a 2-6 day. Reid Santos started and gave up two runs on five hits and a walk in
4.1 innings. Juan Morillo
went the next 2.2 innings. He gave up three runs on four hits and struck out
five. You notice I didn’t mention how many walks he had? That’s because he had
none. Armando Gabino
gave up two hits and a walk, got just one out and gave up a run. In the final
1.2 innings, Ben Julianel
gave up three runs on one hit and two walks.
ROCKCAT
RECAP
Tuesday – New Britain, New Hampshire – Game postponed by rain. Doubleheader scheduled for today.
MIRACLE MEMOS
Tuesday –Ft. Myers 10, Sarasota 3 – Carlos Gutierrez has been impressive so far this season. He is, like Ben Revere a year earlier, proving that sometimes we should trust the Twins scouts and that Baseball America isn’t always perfect. In this game, he got his first win of the season by going seven innings. He gave up three runs on six hits and a walk (two of the runs came in the 7th). His ERA actually jumped to 1.50 with this start. Spencer Steedley and Henry Arias each pitched a scoreless inning. Hey Joe Benson, have a day! Benson had been really struggling of late, but he busted out with a great game. He went 3-5 with two home runs and four RBI. Steve Singleton was 2-4 with a walk, his sixth double and his third triple. Deibinson Romero went 2-5 with his ninth double. Ben Revere went 2-4 with his 13th stolen base. Danny Berg went 2-5. Chris Parmelee was 1-2 with two walks. Juan Richardson was in the lineup as the team’s DH. He went 0-4. To make room for him on the roster, the team put Yangervis Solarte on the Disabled List. He is likely out for much of the season with a shoulder injury.
SNAPPERS SNIPPETS
Tuesday – Beloit 9, West Michigan 3 – Evan Bigley
was the big bat in this game. The OF went 3-5 with his sixth double, his second
home run and five RBI. Drew Thompson
went 1-2 with two walks, a triple and three RBI. Michael Allen made the start. He gave up two runs on seven hits and
two walks in 4.1 innings. He did strikeout five. Bruce Pugh picked up the Win. He gave up only an unearned run on
one hits and one walk in 2.1 innings. Steve
Blevins then threw 2.1 scoreless, one-hit innings.
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Tuesday, May
5, 2009
SethSpeaks Live Game Chat at 6!
The Twins will play their second
of two games in Detroit tonight at 6:00 central time. As I did last Tuesday, I
will be hosting a live chat throughout the game. I will open up the chat room
about 15-20 minutes before 6:00.
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the live chat, or to read the transcript after the fact.