Minnesota Twins Daily Morning Dip for August 5th, 2017

Minnesota Twins Daily Dip, August 4th, 2017

Welcome to the August 4th edition of the Daily Dip, your daily piece of news and notes here on Puckett’s Pond. You’ll find the scores and a quick summary of every level of the Minnesota Twins organization and links to any information you need to know to follow the Minnesota Twins here every morning!

We’ll start with the news and notes portions and work our way through each level of the system!

News and Notes

• Gibson returning to rotation
• Sano leaves game with contusion after being hit by pitch

Minnesota Twins 8, Texas Rangers 4

The Twins got a complete game from Bartolo Colon and posted a 4-run 1st inning and didn’t look back. Bartolo had everyone’s number except for Elvis Andrus, who had three doubles off of him. Colon went 9 innings, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits and a walk, striking out 5. Brian Dozier had a pair of home runs and a single. Robbie Grossman had a home run and a double. Miguel Sano had a double and a single. Chris Gimenez and Eddie Rosario each had a pair of singles.

August 5th Probable Starter: Kyle Gibson vs. Texas, 6:10PM CT

Syracuse Chiefs 2, Rochester Red Wings 1 (game 1); Rochester Red Wings 3, Syracuse Chiefs 2 (game 2)

Rochester split a pair of one-run games in a double-header on Friday. In game 1, Syracuse put up 2 runs in the 2nd inning and held on for the win. Dietrich Enns made the first start of his Twins career, pitching 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4. Niko Goodrum had a double and a walk. Daniel Palka had a single and a walk. Matt Hague had a single and was hit by pitch. Engelb Vielma had a double.

Rochester scored in the top of the 7th to break a 2-2 tie to win the second game. Nik Turley made the start, going 3 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and no walks, striking out 3. Mitch Garver and Leonardo Reginatto each had a double and a single. J.B. Shuck and Byung Ho Park each had a single and a walk.

August 5th Probable Starter: David Hurlbut @ Syracuse, 6:05PM CT

Chattanooga Lookouts 3, Jackson Generals 1

Chattanooga followed a pair of home runs and a strong pitching performance to a Saturday victory. Stephen Gonsalves had an excellent start, going 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4. T.J. White had a home run, a double, and 2 walks. Max Murphy had a pair of singles. Nick Gordon had a home run, a walk, and a stolen base. Levi Michael and Jonathan Rodriguez each had a pair of walks.

August 5th Probable Starter: TBD vs. Jackson, 6:15PM CT

Fort Myers Miracle 4, Jupiter Hammerheads 3

Fort Myers got a tremendous pitching performance from their whole staff. Lewis Thorpe made the start, going 5 innings, allowing 2 hits and 3 walks, striking out 9. Overall, the three pitchers for the Miracle struck out 16 Hammerheads hitters. Kevin Garcia had a pair of single. Tanner English had a double and was hit by pitch. Brandon Lopez and Nelson Molina each had a single and a walk.

August 5th Probable Starter: Anthony McIver vs. Jupiter, 5:05PM CT

Kane County Cougars 2, Cedar Rapids Kernels 0 (10)

A scoreless game into the 10th inning went Kane County’s way with a pair in the top of the 10th inning. Clark Beeker had an impressive start, going 8 2/3 innings, allowing 4 hits and no walks, striking out 7. Jordan Gore had a pair of singles. Ben Rortvedt had a single and two walks. Lewin Diaz had a double.

August 5th Probable Starter: Anthony Marzi @ Wisconsin, 6:35PM CT

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Elizabethton Twins 10, Burlington Royals 5

The Twins and Royals took a tight game through 5 1/2 innings and saw the offenses score 10 runs over the last 3 1/2 innings. Brusdar Graterol got the start and went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, striking out 3. Akil Baddoo had a pair of singles and two walks. Robert Molina had a double and two singles. Ariel Montesino had a pair of singles and a walk. J.J. Robinson had a double and a single. Shane Carrier had a pair of singles. T.J. Dixon had a single and a walk. Wander Javier had a double. Mark Contreras had a walk and was hit by pitch.

August 5th Probable Starter: Bailey Ober vs. Burlington, 5:00 PM CT

GCL Twins 9, GCL Red Sox 8

The Red Sox scored with a fury to end the game, but came up just short as the Twins squeaked out the victory. Carlos Suniaga made the start, going 5 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits and a walk, striking out 2. Jean Carlos Arias had a double, two singles, and a walk. Emmanuel Morel and Jared Akins had a double, single, walk, and a stolen base. Benjamin Rodriguez had a double, single, and a walk. Royce Lewis walked three times and stole a base. Colton Burns had a single, a walk, and was hit by pitch. Alex Robles had a pair of singles and a stolen base. Victor Tademo had a stolen base.

August 5th Opponent: vs GCL Red Sox, 9:00AM CT

DSL Twins 12, DSL Cardinals 10 (10)

The Twins scored 2 in the top of the 8th in a back and forth game that led to 4 runs scored in the 10th inning before all was said and done on the day. Luis Gil opened the game with 3 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and a walk, striking out 3. Yeremi De La Cruz had a triple and two singles. Francisco Martinez had a double and two singles. Victor Heredia had three singles. Wander Valdez had two singles and a walk. Yeltsin Encarnacion had a pair of singles. Cesar Salazar had a single, walk, and a stolen base. Felix Reyes had a double and was hit by pitch.

August 5th Opponent: vs DSL Cardinals, 9:30AM CT

Minor League Pitcher/Hitter Of The Day

Pitcher: Clark Beeker, Cedar Rapids – 8 2/3 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 7 strikeouts
Hitter: T.J. White, Chattanooga – 2-2, run, double, home run, RBI, 2 walks

Next: Appreciating an underrated Twin

One Last Thing

Bartolo Colon’s complete game Friday was the fourth complete game that he’s thrown in his 40’s. That puts Colon in a fairly elite class in the wild card era. Only 3 pitchers have thrown more complete games in their 40’s in that era – Randy Johnson with 13, Dennis Martinez with 10, and Jamie Moyer with 8. Colon’s 4th ties him with Tim Wakefield and David Wells. In all, 59 complete games have been thrown by pitchers 40+ in the wild card era by 18 different pitchers.