Tuesday,
August 11, 2009
OUCH!
UPDATE – Glen Perkins is going on
the Disabled List with the shoulder strain. Gardy
says that they will be promoting someone tomorrow as that player has not yet
been notified and that they will notice the “AAA” team. SO, maybe not Slama, but I think we could be happy with Juan Morillo
or Rob Delaney. Armando Gabino could be but since he
threw 6.2 innings on Monday night, I don’t think he could help on Wednesday.
Delaney threw 2.2 innings on Monday. Morillo threw
tonight. If it would be Morillo, Delaney or Slama, they would have to make a 40 man roster move. Maybe
that’s why the mention of AAA, someone would maybe have to be DFAd. Maybe that is the notification. That would make Slama still an option. We shall see.
UPDATE 2 – OK, I want to throw one more long shot name into the picture. Because
I believe that the Twins need someone available tomorrow, and I think that
pitcher should be able to go at least five innings, if necessary (since we don’t
know what to expect from Liriano). Kevin Mulvey
pitched on Tuesday night. R.A. Dickey
got beat up on the mound on Monday night. Jeff
Manship is due to make his next start on
Wednesday. So, my long shot is Manship. The other way
outside chance could be lefty Reid Santos
who has been starting, and not that well, off and on for the Red Wings this
season. He is not on the 40 man roster, and he could be easily replaced on the
40 man roster by Delaney, Slama or Morillo on the 25 and 40 man rosters on Thursday or Friday.
Going into the home stand, many
said that the Twins needed to go 6-0 in it to have any chance to compete for
the division title. 5-1 was almost mandatory. It is hard to disagree. With
tonight’s rough, painful 14-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals, the Twins
probably now need to go 5-0 the rest of the way. Of course, they need to go 5-0
by taking it one game at a time.
Nick Blackburn got crushed
again. Joe Mauer
had a nice three hit game. Delmon Young and Brendan Harris both had long home runs.
This game is not worth dwelling on too much. Thankfully the Tigers and White
Sox both lost.
One thought that I had as
things were getting ugly was a needed change, so I took an educated guess and
posted the following on LaVelle’s very entertaining blog (by the way, be
sure to read
this blog entry. Thanks to LaVelle for the
mention!)
Here’s
the Out On A Limb Prediction of the Night -
1.) because of how tonight has gone
2.) because of lack of bullpen ready for tomorrow
3.) because of Glen
Perkins not being able to be used.
4.) because who knows what to expect from Francisco Liriano
tomorrow night.
5.) because the Twins top decision makers are in New
Britain…
Prediction
- after the game, the Twins will announce that Perkins is going on the DL and Anthony Slama
is coming up.
(Disclaimer - just a prediction. I know nothing)
Now I am posting this before
hearing Gardy’s post game comments, so if there is a
roster announcement, be sure to check back here for
updates.
MINOR LEAGUE REPORT
Tuesday -
SethSpeaks.net Hitter of the Day – Matt Tolbert, Rochester Red Wings
Tuesday -
SethSpeaks.net Pitcher of the Day – Steve Hirschfeld,
Ft. Myers Miracle
ROCHESTER REPORT
Tuesday – Rochester 8, Buffalo 6 – Kevin Mulvey gave up six runs on 11 hits and a walk in 5.2
innings, and got a win. Tim Lahey gave up two hits in an inning. Juan Morillo
came in and gave up just one hit and one walk over the final 2.1 innings for
his fifth save. Matt Tolbert went
3-5 with his second home run and fifth stolen base. Steve Tolleson was 2-4. Brock Peterson was 1-2 with two walks
and his sixth homer.
ROCKCAT RECAP
Tuesday – New Britain 3, Erie 5 – Erik Lis’s hot streak continues. In this game, he hit his 20th
double and 15th home run.
Rene Tosoni and Steve Singleton were each 2-4 while Yancarlos Ortiz was 2-3. Cole DeVries started
and went the first 5.2 innings. He gave up five runs on eight hits and a walk. Alex Burnett either wasn’t as hurt as
we thought or was pitching with a broken hand. He got four outs and struck out
two. Kyle Waldrop gave up no runs on
three hits and two walks in 1.2 innings.
Frank Mata got the final out.
MIRACLE MEMOS
Tuesday – Ft. Myers 5, Palm Beach 2 – Steve Hirschfeld
continues to pitch great and should not be under the radar at this point. In
this game, he threw six shutout innings. He gave up four hits, walked one and
struck out five. Matt Williams
pitched a perfect seventh inning. Michael
Allen got two outs in the 8th but gave up two runs on two hits
and two walks. Blair Erickson got
the final four outs for his 10th save.
SNAPPERS SNIPPETS
Tuesday – Beloit 7, Clinton 5 –
Danny Rams had another good day with
the bat. He went 2-3 with a walk, his seventh home run and three runs scored. Drew Thompson was 2-3. Ramon Santana had a big two-run, pinch
hit double. Liam Hendriks
started and gave up three runs on eight hits in 6.1 innings. He walked two and
struck out four. Winston Marquez
then gave up a run on three hits and a walk in 1.1 innings. He struck out two. Steve Blevins got the win. He struck
out two in 1.1 perfect innings.
E-TWINS EXTRAS
Tuesday – Elizabethton 12, Greeneville 3 – There was plenty of offense in this game, and Edgar Ibarra was the beneficiary. He
threw five shutout innings, allowing just four hits. He walked four though, and
struck out eight. Peter Kennelly
struck out five over the next two innings. Ramon
Acosta gave up three runs (2 earned) on three hits in the final two
innings. He struck out two. Anderson
Hidalgo hit his 7th and 8th
doubles. Jonathan Goncalves
hit his fourth and fifth doubles. Josmil Pinto was
2-5 with his eighth home run. Chris
Herrmann was 2-4 with a walk and his seventh home run. Dan Rohlfing was 2-4 with his sixth
double. Brian Dozier was 2-5.
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