Minnesota Twins Daily Morning Dip for August 14th, 2017
Minnesota Twins Daily Dip, August 14th, 2017
Welcome to the August 14th 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
Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 4
The Twins hit big home runs early and Byron Buxton provided the game-clinching RBIs in the 8th as the Twins took the series finale with the Tigers on Sunday. Ervin Santana started the game, going 5 innings, allowing 4 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits and 2 walks, striking out 6. Trevor Hildenberger earned his first save with 1 1/3 scoreless relief innings, allowing 1 hit and striking out 3. Brian Dozier led off the game with a home run and had a single. Miguel Sano hit a home run. Eddie Rosario had a pair of singles and a walk. Byron Buxton had a single, walk, and a stolen base. Ehire Adrianza had a single and a walk. Chris Gimenez had a pair of walks.
August 14th Probable Starter: Bartolo Colon vs. Cleveland, 7:10PM CT
Rochester Red Wings 4, Norfolk Tides 3
Rochester responded to Norfolk putting up 2 runs in the 4th by putting up 3 over the 5th and 6th innings to take the victory. Tim Melville went 6 2/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks, striking out 6. Niko Goodrum had a home run. Anthony Recker and Engelb Vielma each had a double.
August 14th Probable Starter: Off day
Birmingham Barons 7, Chattanooga Lookouts 4
The Barons were able to strike on Lookouts pitching really for the first time in the series as the Lookouts lost the series finale. Felix Jorge made the start, going 4 2/3 innings, allowing 4 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits and 3 walks, striking out 6. Nick Gordon had a double, single, and two walks. Carlos Paulino had a pair of singles and a walk. Edgar Corcino had a pair of singles. Alex Perez had a pair of walks. LaMonte Wade had a single and a walk. Max Murphy had a double.
August 14th Probable Starter: Fernando Romero @ Birmingham, 7:05PM CT
Fort Myers Miracle 11, Dunedin Blue Jays 7
The Miracle dominated the Blue Jays on Sunday, with a 5-run Blue Jay 9th inning making the score appear better than it was. Brady Anderson went 5 innings, allowing a run on 4 hits and a walk, striking out 1. Tanner English had a pair of doubles and a pair of singles. Zander Wiel had a triple, a double, a single, and a walk. Brandon Lopez had three walks. Jermaine Palacios and Nelson Molina each had a pair of singles. Brent Rooker had a double.
August 14th Probable Starter: Lewis Thorpe vs. Lakeland, 6:05PM CT
Cedar Rapids Kernels 7, Quad Cities River Bandits 6
In a crazy game highlighted by big innings, the Kernels had the final big inning, scoring 4 in the bottom of the 9th to defeat the River Bandits in a walk off. Charlie Barnes had a rough start, going 3 innings, allowing 6 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks, striking out 1. Evan Sanders went 3 scoreless, hitless innings, allowing 2 walks, striking out 1. Patrick McGuff went 3 scoreless innings, allowing a hit and a walk, striking out 1. Caleb Hamilton had a single and two walks. Shane Carrier had a double and a single. Trey Cabbage had a pair of walks. Lewin Diaz had a single and a hit by pitch. Aaron Whitefield had a home run.
August 14th Probable Starter: Tyler Beardsley @ Burlington, 6:30PM CT
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Elizabethton Twins 12, Johnson City Cardinal 1
Johnson City scored in the first, but everything else went the Twins way on Sunday in a blowout win. Melvi Acosta went 7 innings, allowing a run on 6 hits and 2 walks. Jovani Moran had 2 scoreless relief innings, allowing 2 hits and striking out 5. Andrew Bechtold had a pair of doubles and a walk. Mark Contreras had a home run and a double. Kolton Kendrick had a double and a single. Matt Albanese had a pair of singles. Wander Javier had a pair of walks.
August 14th Probable Starter: Nick Brown @ Johnson City, 6:00PM CT
GCL Twins had the day off
August 14th Opponent: vs. GCL Rays, 11:00AM CT
DSL Twins had the day off
August 14th Opponent: vs. DSL Nationals, 9:30AM CT
Minor League Pitcher/Hitter Of The Day
Pitcher: Melvi Acosta, Elizabethton – 7 innings, 6 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 0 strikeouts
Hitter: Zander Wiel, Fort Myers – 3-4, 2 runs, double, triple, RBI, walk
Next: Top draft pick Lewis promoted
One Last Thing
Eddie Rosario’s 2-3 day on Sunday brought his August stats up to .356/.388/.756/1.143 with 5 home runs and 12 RBI. Of those players who have played at least 10 August games, that ranks Rosario 11th in all of baseball in OPS (Giancarlo Stanton has a 1.442 OPS to lead), 22nd in batting average (Tim Beckham is hitting .491 on the month to lead baseball), and 9th in slugging percentage (Giancarlo Stanton is leading on the month with 1.022).
What’s more interesting is the lines of the following Twins who are also hitting extremely well in August:
Brian Dozier .340/.375/.736/1.111, 13 R, 6 HR, 13 RBI
Jorge Polanco .436/.463/.590/1.053, 4 doubles, triple
Byron Buxton .317/.370/.415/.784, 4 SB
Others on the month’s leaderboard:
Runs: Brian Dozier 4th (tied), Eddie Rosario 10th (tied)
Doubles: Jorge Polanco 14th (tied)
Home Runs: Brian Dozier 4th (tied), Eddie Rosario 8th (tied), Max Kepler 14th (tied)
RBI: Brian Dozier 10th (tied), Eddie Rosario 12th (tied), Joe Mauer 21st (tied)
SB: Byron Buxton 8th (tied)
BA: Jorge Polanco 2nd, Brian Dozier 28th
OBP: Jorge Polanco 9th
SLG: Brian Dozier 11th