Weekend Twins Links
The
Twins and Red Sox played a full nine-inning game despite a rain delay that
exceeded two hours. It wasn’t a good day for the Twins. The offense managed
just three hits. Michael Cuddyer had two of them.
Brian Duensing gave up a run in his two innings before
the delay. Kevin Slowey came in and gave up one run
in 4.1 innings before Glen Perkins got the Twins out of the 7th
inning. Alex Burnett gave up two runs on three hits and a walk in 2/3 of a the bottom of the 8th inning.
The
two teams play again on Sunday afternoon with Carl Pavano
and Daisuke Matsuzaka on the mound.
With
that, here is a look at some Twins-related blogs from the past week:
·
Be
sure to always check out Twinkie Town on Saturday mornings
for Roger’s
Minor League Report.
·
My Twins
Minor League Weekly co-host Travis Aune has
one more week left of school, but he posted two blogs today at Travis Twins Talk, a look
at the April
Players of the Month and a terrific Stream
of Consciousness blog that Twins fans should be sure to read.
·
In
his most recent three-bagger
blog, Nick Nelson writes about Danny Valencia, Austin Jackson, Rene
Rivera, Trevor Plouffe and Ben Revere.
·
The
Twins have kept K-Bro’s Paper Doll factory busy this season, and on Wednesday,
they had to unfortunately make two
more paper dolls.
·
The Twins lost on Saturday, so someone had to
be blamed. It may surprise you to know that, at least in part, Fanatic
Jack is choosing to blame someone other than the manager.
·
The
Baseball Outsider
posted a couple of Pics of the Week. They’re pretty much opposite
sides of the spectrum.
·
Off
the Mark asked, Where’s The Speed?
·
Jim
Crikket, from Knuckleballs, was at the Snappers
game at Cedar Rapids last night. Click
here for his thoughts.
·
NodakTwinsFan asks if
Jason Kubel can be an All-Star.
Minor League Notes
It
wasn’t a very good day for most of the Twins minor league pitchers.
According
to Sloane, the Rochester Baseball Observer, the Twins have
signed Aaron Bates, a 1B/OF that was released by the Red Sox after
spring training. With Brandon Roberts unable to play with an oblique injury, he
will likely go to the DL to make room. Bates is 27 years old and spent all of
the 2010 season with the Red Sox AAA affiliate in Pawtucket. In 2009, he went
4-11 (.364) in a short stint with the Red Sox. He was the Red Sox 3rd
round pick in 2006 out of North Carolina State.
Also,
Matt Parker, a catcher from San Diego State University, has been promoted from
Extended Spring Training to the Beloit Snappers. Another defense-first catcher,
he never hit above .263 in college, but does a good job behind the plate. Of
course, he caught Stephen Strasburg in college.
Saturday SethSpeaks.net Minor League Hitter of the Day– James
Beresford, Ft. Myers Miracle
Saturday SethSpeaks.net Minor League Pitcher of the
Day – Kyle Gibson, Rochester Red Wings
Red Wings Ramblings
Saturday
– Red Wings 3, Gwinnett 6 – Kyle
Gibson posted another Quality Start. In six innings, he gave up three runs on
six hits. He walked one and struck out six. Carlos Gutierrez came in and gave
up an unearned run on two hits to take the loss. Kyle Waldrop got two outs in
the 9th but gave up two runs on one hit and one walk. Chuck James
came in and got the final out, but not before giving up two hits. The Red Wins
managed just three hits. Brian Dinkelman and Stevce Holm each had a double.
At noon today, Scott Diamond will take the
mound against Gwinnett.
Rock Cats Report
Saturday
– Rock Cats 7, Portland 15 – Yet another
rough start for Deolis Guerra. The right-hander gave
up ten runs on eight hits (including three home runs), three walks and a hit
batter in just 1.2 innings. Santos Arias came in and gave up five runs (4
earned) on six hits and a walk in 2.1 innings. Mike Tarsi threw two shutout
innings. Jake Stevens struck out two in his two shutout innings. Evan Bigley went 2-3 with a walk, his first home runs and two
RBI. Chris Parmelee went 2-5 with his ninth double.
Joe Benson was 1-3 with a walk and his third home run. Mark Dolenc
hit his second double and drove in two.
Bobby Lanigan will
take the mound for the Rock Cats against Portland.
Miracle Matters
Saturday
– Miracle 2, Jupiter 20 – As you
would guess by the score, this wasn’t a great pitching performance for the
Miracle. Tom Stuifbergen made his first start since
his return from his shoulder injury. He was limited to 45 pitches. He gave up
five runs (1 earned) on five hits and a walk. Shooter Hunt came in and gave up
six earned runs on five hits, three walks and a hit batter in two innings. Brad
Tippett came in and gave up four runs on three hits
and a walk in 0.2 innings. Blake Martin then gave up three runs on four hits
and two walks in 2.2 innings. Dakota Watts pitched the final two innings and
gave up two runs on three hits and two walks. James Beresford just continues to
hit. He went 3-4 and is now hitting .362. Brian Dozier went 2-4. Nick Romero
and Anderson Hidalgo each hit a double.
No game for the Miracle on this Mother’s Day.
Snappers Bites
Saturday
– Snappers 3, Cedar Rapids 5 – Last
year when BJ Hermsen returned home and started at
Cedar Rapids, he took a no-hitter into the 9th and ended with a
complete game shutout. In this game, he gave up five runs (4 earned) on ten
hits and a walk in six innings. He struck out five. Martire
Garcia walked two and gave up a hit in two scoreless innings. Wang-Wei Lin went
2-4 with his second stolen base. Michael Gonzales knocked his fifth home run
and drove in two.
At 1:05 today, Logan Darnell will face the
Cedar Rapids Kernels.
As
always, if you have any questions or
comments, please feel free to leave them below.
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