Thursday, June
4, 2009
Thursday Game
Updates
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Justin Murphy
writes for seamheads.com, but he
also writes for the Twins page of
BaseballDigest.com. He was at all three games of the Cleveland series,
and posted his Game Recaps. Here is his
recap of the Twins 11-3 win on Thursday afternoon. Then to top off his
week, he joined me as the co-host of last
night’s MNGameNight.com podcast, so be sure to listen in to that as you
have time.
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Just a few notes:
o
I didn’t realize
what a slump Jason Kubel
had been in. In his previous six games, he went 1-17 which dropped his batting
average from .340 to .311. He also had not homered since May 13th
and that was his only home run in his previous 30 games, since he hit two home
runs against Cleveland on April 25th.
o
The 2-3-4 hitters
came through big time in this game. Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Jason
Kubel combined to go 9-11 with four walks, a
double, three home runs, nine runs scored and nine RBI. I have not received
confirmation yet that they also picked up all the groceries in the morning and
made everyone pancakes, eggs, hash browns and various juices for breakfast, or
that they piloted the team charter to Seattle after the game.
o
Scott Baker
earned his third win with seven solid innings. He gave up three runs (2 earned)
over seven innings. He had excellent control and movement. He struck out ten
hitters. He did not allow a hit until the fifth inning.
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Alright, I now
need to finish up my Top 50 Twins Prospects ranking by posting my Top 10. So
please check back in a little bit to see how they rank.
Here are the minor league game
notes for Thursday:
MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
Thursday -
SethSpeaks.net Hitter of the Day – Brock Peterson, Rochester Red Wings
Thursday -
SethSpeaks.net Pitcher of the Day – Armando Gabino, Rochester
Red Wings
RETIREMENT – I heard from Nick Papasan
on Thursday afternoon. He was the Twins 24th round pick in 2006
out of Granbury (TX) high school. He fell in the draft because many teams
believed he was headed to Texas A&M. He signed
with the Twins, and when he was able to play, he could certainly hit.
Unfortunately, he has fought injuries since signing. The most recent was a hand
injury that kept him from being able to grip a bat. He told me that he suffered
yet another injury on Thursday and decided to pull the plug. I’m sure he was
very frustrated by the injuries. Obviously we with Nick the best in his future
endeavors, whatever they may be.
ROCHESTER REPORT
Thursday –Rochester 5, Gwinnett 12 – Jason Jones had his worst start yet. In just three innings, he
gave up eight runs (7 earned) on 11 hits and two walks. He didn’t strike anyone
out. Armando Gabino
continued to pitch well. He gave up just one run on one hit over four relief
innings. Juan Morillo
came in and gave up three runs on two hits and two walks in an inning. He did
strikeout three. Finally, Rob Delaney
pitched a scoreless inning in his AAA debut. Brock Peterson went 3-4 with his fifth double. Steve Tolleson
hit his first AAA home run.
ROCKCAT RECAP
Thursday – New Britain 4, Connecticut 8 – In a game that started in the morning, the Rockcats fell 8-4 to Connecticut. Jay Rainville started and gave up four
runs (3 earned) on seven hits and a walk. Zach
Ward came in and gave up two runs on three hits in 1.1 innings. Frank Mata gave up two unearned runs on
two hits in an inning. Yohan Pino threw a
shutout inning. Rene Tosoni
went 2-3 with a walk and his ninth double. Wilson
Ramos was 2-4. Juan Portes went 1-3 with a walk and his second home run, a
two run shot that tied the game in the middle innings.
MIRACLE MEMOS
Thursday – Ft. Myers 9, Clearwater 8 (10 innings) – Glen Perkins made
his first rehab appearance. He was on a 70 pitch limit. In four innings, he
gave up five runs (3 earned) on six hits and a walk. He struck out five. After
the game, he told me that his arm felt good, but he was a “little rusty.” He
will likely make at least one more rehab start before getting back with the Twins.
Steve Hirschfeld
threw two scoreless innings. Santos
Arias gave up a run to blow the save, but he went 2.2 innings and that was
the only run he gave up, so when the Twins scored in the bottom of the tenth,
he got the win. Deibinson Romero went 3-5 with his 12th
double. Evan Bigley
was 3-5 with his second double. Chris
Cates was 3-5. Nick Romero and Rene Leveret were each 2-5.
SNAPPERS SNIPPETS
Thursday – Beloit 1, Peoria 4 –
Another game and the Snappers bats managed just four hits. Ramon Santana hit his first triple. Brad Tippett started and gave up four
runs on seven hits and two walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out four. Blake Martin came in and struck out the
two batters he faced. Steve Blevins
and Bruce Pugh each gave up two hits
in a shutout inning.
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