E-Twins take series from K-Mets

Saturday: Elizabethton 5 at Kingsport 3

W: B. Lanigan (4-3, 3.74); L: G. Leduc (2-3, 5.27); SV: M. Hamburger (7)
HR: ELI: E. Bigley (9). KNG: J. Garber (1).

Bobby Lanigan worked 7 innings allowing 3 runs on 8 hits while fanning four to help the Elizabethton Twins to a 5-3 win over the Kingsport Mets.

The Twins took a liking to Mets starter Oscar Melendez. Nick Romero singled to lead off the Twins attack in the top of the 1st. Jon Waltenbury would reach on a fielding error by Kyle Suire and Evan Bigley singled out to left to score Romero for an early Twins lead.

Danny Rams would strike out, but would make it to first anyway on a wild pitch by Melendez. After Severino ground out, moving Rams to 2nd, Angel Morales would be plunked with a pitch. James Beresford then doubled in the pair of runners to make it 3-0 Twins.

The bottom of the 3rd would see Justin Garber go yard off Lanigan over the center field fence to give the K-Mets a run.

Waltenbury would double in the top of the fifth and Evan Bigley would take a walk, before Jorge Rodriguez came in to replace Melendez. Michael Harrington singled out to right to load up the bags, but Rams and Adan Severino would both go down on strikes to strand the runners.

Rodriguez would be replaced by Guillaume Leduc in the top of the sixth, but despite a Beresford single and a Dominic De La Osa double, the Twins would still come up empty.

With one out on the board in the bottom of the sixth, Doug McNulty would triple off Lanigan. Singles to Stefan Welch, Pedro Zapata and Michael Moras would score both McNulty and Welch to tie up the game before Jean Luc Blaquiere and Justin Garber would get called out on strikes.

It would not stay tied long however as Evan Bigly put a solo-shot home run over the left field fence in the top of the seventh to put the E-Twins on top again.

In the top of the ninth, Nick Romero singled and moved to second on a wild pitch. Waltenbury's fly out saw him to 3rd, and Bigley would sacrifice him in for the insurance run.

Mark Hamburger would allow a single to Moras in the bottom of the ninth, but got Blaquiere out on strikes, took Garber down on a line out and finished the game on a Rafael Fernandez fly out.

Bigley would end up 2-for-2 with a pair of walks, a run and 3 RBIs. Beresford was 2-for-3 with a double and a RBI, while Romero was 2-for-2 with a pair of runs. De La Osa (1-for-5) and Waltenbury (1-for-4) both added doubles, while Harrington chipped in a single to become the one hit wonder of the game.

Despite being O-fer at the plate, Rams (0-for-4) and Morales (0-for-3) both had runs in the contest.

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Sunday: Elizabethton 14 at Kingsport 9

W: D. Berlind (2-2, 11.83); L: M. Alvarez (0-4, 8.82)
HR: KNG: K. Suire (5).

It was only a matter of time, but Danny Berlind was finally moved back to the bullpen. He would pick up the win Sunday in 1.1 innings of relief however, allowing only 2 hits and striking out 2 as the Elizabethton Twins won a slug fest against the Kingsport Mets.

Elizabethton opened the scoring with Nick Romero taking a single off K-Mets starter Colin McHugh. Jon Waltenbury's fly ball single moved him to 2nd and following a fly out to Evan Bigley, Jeff Lanning doubled the pair in.

Kingsport answered back however when Brad Tippett plunked Kyle Suire with a pitch. Suire would move to 2nd on Wilmer Flores line drive and score on a fielding error by Elizabethton's Dominic De La Osa at second.

Adan Severino singled in the top of the 2nd, then stole second base. Angel Morales singled, but James Beresford hit into a force out that took Morales down at second. With men at the corners, De La Osa would knock a line drive to right to plate Severnio. Romero's grounder to right drove in Beresford before Waltenbury took a walk to load the bags. Bigley singled in De La Osa, but Lanning would line out and Alex Soto ground out to strand the remaining runners.

A fielding error by Romero allowed Michael Moras to reach and Tippett would walk Gabriel Zavala. After Imbewer Alvarez was called out on strikes, Justin Garber would reach on a throwing error by Romero that scored Moras, and Rafael Fernandez singled in Zavala. Suire then put this fifth home run of the season over the right field wall to add 3 more to the K-Mets total, making the score 6-5 Kingsport after two.

The Twins tied it up in the top of the fourth. De La Osa and Romero hit back-to-back singles. After Waltenbury and Bigley went down on the strikes, Lanning's line drive plated De La Osa. That would signal a pitching change for the Mets, who sent Manuel Alvarez out to the hill to replace McHugh.

Severino would triple in the top of the 5th and Morales would get hit by a pitch. Beresford reached on a fielder's choice that took Severino out at home, saving the run. Morales would advance to 3rd on a throwing error by Moras, but would be left stranded when De La Osa popped out and Romero flew out to send the K-Mets to the plate.

Kyle Carr replaced Tippett in the bottom of the stanza and worked a quick 1-2-3 inning taking out McNulty, Welch and Rogelio Del Campo, who as brought in to replace Moras. The K-Mets pitcher was injured in a fifth inning wreck at home plate when he was run over by Severino.

Waltenbury would single to open up the top of the sixth, and moved to send on a wild pitch by Alvarez. Bigley would walk, and Lanning would single to load the bags. Following a pop out to Alex Soto, Severino doubled to bring in Walt and Bigley. Morales would go down on strikes, but a Beresford ground ball single drove in Lanning and Severino, to make it 10-6 Twins.

Zavala singled and moved to 3rd on a wild pitch by Carr. Alvarez would go down on strikes and Garber walk before Frenandez's ground out brought in Zavala. Suire would take a walk which prompted Ray Smith to walk out to the mound, removing Carr and bring in Berlind. A wild pitch by the new reliever advanced the runners, and Berlind would give up a double to bring in Garber and Suire before McNulty popped out to end the inning.

Travis Babin would allow a double to Romero in the 7th, and a Waltenbury single plated the Twins 3rd baseman to give Elizabethton an insurance run.

Welch would double in the bottom of the inning, but a fly out and a pair of strike out by Berlind left him on second with no further damage done.

Soto would single, Severino would be hit by a pitch and Morales would walk to load the bags in the top of the 8th. Beresford drew a walk to force in a run, and De La Osa would get hit by a pitch to bring in another one. Romero sacrificed in Morales, which concluded the scoring in the game.

Romero was 4-for-5 with a double a pair of runs and a pair of runs scored. Waltenbury was 3-for-5 with a walk, a pair of runs and a RBI. Severino would go 3-for-4 falling a home run shy of the cycle with 3 runs and 2 RBIs. Lanning was 3-for-6 with a double, a run and 3 RBIs. Bigley and Soto were both 1-for-5 with a run each; Morales and Beresford were 1-for-4 with a walk and a run each. Beresford had 3 RBIs to boot. Mike Harrington, coming in as a pinch hitter, went 1-for-1 to become the one hit wonder of the game.

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Monday: Elizabethton 5 at Kingsport 6

W: M. Powers (2-0, 1.06); L: S. Blevins (0-2, 8.22)
HR: ELI: A. Morales 2 (9). KNG: J. Blaquiere (3), S. Welch (2).

The Elizabethton Twins would go into Monday night's contest looking for a sweep in the series, but home field advantage would work to Kingsport's favor in extra innings and the Twins would have to settle for a 2-1 split.

Raul Batis took the start for the K-Mets. He'd work 3 scoreless innings before Michael Harrington took a double from him. Angel Morales then put his 8th home run of the short season over the left field wall to give Elizabethton 2.

Stefan Welch would return the same in the bottom of the stanza, with his second of the year for the K-Mets going over the right field wall. Pedro Zapata would follow that up with a single, steal 2nd and then attempt to steal 3rd, but Danny Rams rifled a ball to Nat Hanson to take him down at third.

Justin Garber singled off Dan Osterbrock in the bottom of the 5th and Rafael Fernandez singled to move him to second. Kyle Suire's ground out put runners on 2nd and 3rd. Following a pop out to Wilmer Flores, Douglas McNulty reached on a throwing error by Hanson that also allowed Garber and Fernandez to score.

Kingsport would add another run each of the 7th and the 8th innings off Twins reliever Lee Martin.

With the K-Mets up by three, Evan Bigley took a walk in the top of the 9th. Harrington singled and following a Rams' strike out, Morales would go yard for the second time in the game, his 9th of the season clearing the right field wall to tie up the contest.

Steve Blevins would take over from Martin in the 10th inning and would strand Zapata after he reached on throwing error. Wilmer Flores double in the bottom of the 11th saw him taken out at 3rd on a fielder's choice.

Sadly, the E-Twins were not making much noise offensivly during this time. Romero would strike out in the 12th and Lanning and Bigley would both ground out bringing the K-Mets up to bat in the bottom half.

Blevins would get Zapata to ground out, but Jean Luc Blaquiere would go yard, his 3rd of the year going over the left field fence to make the K-Mets winners.

Harrington and Morales were both 3-for-5 with a pair of runs, Morales with 5 runs scored as well. Bigley was 2-for-5 with a walk and a run. Beresford (1-for-4), Waltenbury (1-for-5) and De La Osa (1-for-6) all chipped in singles to share the one hit wonder title.

Osterbrock would finish up allowing 3 runs, only 1 earned, on 7 hits and a walk while fanning 8 over six innings. Blevins' loss would be his second of the season, coming on 3 hits over 2.1 innings worth of work.

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With a 27-18 record, the E-Twins remain n first in the West Division, 1.5 games in front of Bristol. The White Sox come in to Joe O'Brien Stadium starting Tuesday for a 3-game series. The first pitch gets tossed at 7:00 PM to get the battle for the West Division underway. The Bri-sox have won their last seven.

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Saturday: Kingsport 6 at Elizabethton 13

W: C. Leavitt (4-1, 4.72); L: O. Melendez (3-2, 7.34)
HR: KNG: W. Flores (7), D. McNulty (4). ELI: E. Bigley 2 (6), N. Romero (5), D. De La Osa (3).

The bats were booming for the Elizabethton Twins as they took the first game in Saturday's double header, 13-6. Curtis Leavitt would pick up the win, despite allowing 5 runs, earned, on 8 hits and a walk, while fanning 5 over five innings.

The K-Mets would get Charles Doyle all the way to 3rd base, helped by a pair of wild pitches from Leavitt before Seth Williams ground out to end the inning. They would not be so lucky in the top of the second, as Stefan Welch doubled. Two outs later, Douglas McNulty went yard for his fourth home run of the season, putting a fly ball over the left field fence.

Elizabethton responded in the bottom of the second though with Michael Harrington taking a walk of Mets' starter Oscar Melendez. Evan Bigley put his fifth home run of the year over the left field wall to tie up the game. Jeff Lanning followed that up with a singled. After Adam Severino stuck out swinging, James Beresford singled, moving Lanning to second. Dominic De La Osa then blasted a ball over the left field wall for his 3rd home run of the season, adding three more runs to E-Twins total.

Doyle would double in the top of the 3rd with one out on the board, and come home on Wilmer Flores single. Williams would single as well and a throwing error by Bigley put Flores at 3rd and Williams at 2nd, but Welch would go down on strikes while Pedro Zapata hit into a ground out, stranding the runners.

Harrington and Bigley hit back-to-back singles and Lanning would double them in. Severino took a walk and K-Mets field Manager Pedro Lopez took a walk out to the mound to take the ball from Melendez. Travis Babin would come into replace him. Babin lead off with a wild pitch that moved the runners, but would get Bereford out on strikes. He'd then plunk De La Osa with a pitch to load the bags. Nick Romero stepped up to the plate and blasted his fifth home run ball of the year over the right field wall for a grand slam. Jon Waltenbury would take walk before Alex Soto went down on strikes to end the inning.

Bigley went yard again in the bottom of the 4th, launching his 6th of the year over the right field wall.

Charles Doyle doubled off Leavitt in the top of the 5th and Flores followed that up with a home run over the left field fence, making the score 12-5 E-Twins.

Elizabethton was not done however, as De La Osa doubled in the bottom half of the stanza. Romero and Jon Waltenbury followed up with back-to-back singles to drive in De La Osa. Alex Soto would ground into a force out, move to 2nd on a throwing error and to 3rd on a wild pitch before Lopez called for another pitching change, going with Manuel Alvarez on the hill. Alvarez would get Bigley to pop out before Soto went any further, so the score stood at 13-5.

Danny Rondon took over for Leavitt in the top of the 6th. The K-Mets would try an abbreviated rally in the top of the 7th with Rafael Fernandez doubling. One out later, he'd move to 3rd on Flores' fly out and come home on a Williams single. Welch would go down on strikes however, to end contest.

Bigley and Lanning were both 3-for-4, Bigley with 3 runs and 3 RBIs, and Lanning with 2 runs and 2 RBIs. De La Osa and Waltenbury were both 2-for-3, De La Osa with a walk, 3 runs and 3 RBIs and Waltenbury with a walk and a RBI. Romero was 2-for-4 with a run and 4 RBIs while Harrington was 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and a pair of runs. Severino (1-for-3) and Beresford (1-for-4) each added a single and a run, Severino with a walk as well.

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Saturday: Kingsport 9 at Elizabethton 4

W: Z. Rosenbaum (2-3, 5.32); L: S. Blevins (0-1, 10.45)
HR: KNG: K. Suire (2). ELI: J. Waltenbury (4).

Steve Blevins would allow 5 runs in the 8th inning, breaking open a 4-4 tie as the Kingsport Mets went on to defeat the Elizabethton Twins, 9-4.

Alex Curry made his first Appy League start and was greeted in the second inning with a line drive by Seth Williams. A throwing error by Curry allowed Williams to advance to 2nd. Stefan Welch would go down on strikes and Pedro Zapata took a single. Jean Luc Blaquiere struck out as well, but Michael Moras singled to score Williams. Moras would advance to second on a throwing error by Michael Harrington. A missed catch error charged against Jon Waltenbury allowed Justin Garber to reach and Zapata and Moras to score. Kyle Suire's line drive single plated Garber before Curry could get Imbewere Alvarez to ground out to bring the Twins up to bat.

The Twins would not start to feel muscular though until the bottom of the 4th when Waltenbury put his 4th blast of the year over the right field wall. Evan Bigley singled and Harrington reached on a fielding error by Suire. Danny Rams would go down on strikes before Angel Morales reached on a missed catch by pitcher Robert Carson. Bigley would score on the play. Nathan Hanson's fly ball single drove in Harrington and James Beresford sacrificed in Morales.

Zach Rosenbaum would plunk Harrington in the fifth with a pitch, leading to a bases loaded situation after Waltenbury had singled and Bigley walked. But Rams and Morales both went down on strikes to strand the runners.

The game was slated for 7 innings but stretched into eight as the tie remained unbroken. With one out on the board in the top of the 8th, Welch singled and Zapata doubled. Blaquiere would ground out and Blevins would intentionally walk Moras to get at Garber. That almost work, as Garber struck out but he did so on a wild pitch that plated Welch and allowed Garber to get to 1st. Suire would then go yard for a grand slam, his 2nd home run of the season.

Morales would single in the bottom half of the stanza, but on the whole, the Twins went down quietly.

Waltenbury as 2-for-4 with a run and a RBI, Morales and Hanson were both 1-for-4, Morales with a run, Hanson with a RBI and Bigley was 1-for-1 with three (3) base on balls and a run. Speaking three (3), this is the number of times Rams would strike out through four at bats.

Curry allowed 4 runs, only 1 earned on six hits. He'd strike out 2 over 4 innings for the no decision. The loss, coming on 5 hits and a pair of walks while fanning 4 over four, would be Blevins first of the year for the E-Twins.

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Sunday: Kingsport 11 at Elizabethton 9

W: P. Orta (2-3, 1.17); L: M. Hamburger (1-2, 4.50); SV: M. Powers (4)
HR: KNG: D. McNulty (5), K. Suire (3). ELI: J. Waltenbury (5), D. De La Osa (4), J. Lanning (3).

The Kingsport Mets would again score late to slip past the Elizabethton Twins in a slugfest at Joe O'Brien Stadium.

Danny Berlind would allow back to back singles to Kyle Suire and Charles Doyle, then advance the runners with a wild pitch. He'd get Wilmer Flores to pop out, then hit Seth Williams with a pitch, He'd then take Stefan Welch and Pedro Zapata down on strikes to get out of the jam, but it appears Mr. Berlind might be having some control issues. (Maybe someone needs to check that boy for Tight Shoulder, there seems to be a lot of it going around these days.)

Dominic De La Osa and Nick Romero both flew out in the bottom half of the first before Jon Waltenbury doubled. Evan Bigley would get plunked by a pitch and Michael Harrington doubled to drive in Waltenbury and Bigley. A throwing error by Suire saw Harrington advance to 3rd. Jeff Lanning then launched a ball over the left field wall to add two more for a 4-0 lead before Angel Morales struck out.

It would not stay that way though as Berlind continued to struggle on the mound. Douglas McNulty would strike out swinging and Jean Luc Blaquiere took a walk. Rafael Fernandez would go down on strikes before Suire put his 3rd home run of the year over the right field wall to give Kingsport two. Doyle then walked and Flores singled. A passed ball by Lanning advanced the runner and a Seth Williams single put two over the plate before Berlind could find another set of strikes for Welch.

James Beresford singled in the bottom of the inning as did De La Osa and Romero, giving the E-Twins another run.

Pedro Zapata walked in the top of the 3rd, then advanced to 3rd when Berlind over threw first on the pick off attempt. McNulty would ground out, but Blaquiere walked, sending Ray Smith on a walk out to the mound. Relieving Berlind of the ball, then called Kyle Carr from the bullpen. Fernandez would reach on a fielders choice that took Zapata out at the plate, saving a run.

The respite would not last long however as Flores singled with one out on the board. Williams went down on strikes but Welch and Zapata hit back-to-back singles to score Flores. Welch would end up at 3rd, so Zapata would steal 2nd to catch up. Seeing that the E-Twins defense was distracted, Welch then stole home. McNulty then put a fly ball over the left field fence for his 5th home run of the season, making the score 8-5.

Elizabethton would catch up in the bottom half of the fourth however as De La Osa and Waltenbury hit towering home runs, separated by a Romero single to tie up the game.

Thom Wright would replace Carr in the top of the fifth and issue a walk to Suire. A missed catch error by Wright allowed Doyle to reach and sent Suire to 3rd. Flores fly ball single plated Suire to put give Kingsport the lead again.

The Twins would not answer back until the bottom of the 8th when Harrington took a walk, then moved to 2nd, one out later, on Angel Morales single. Severino would fly out to put Harrington on third, and Beresford would bring him home with a line drive to left.

Mark Hamburger took over on the hill in the top of the ninth, walked Blaquiere, then advanced him to 3rd on a pair of wild pitches. Rafael Fernandez took a walk and Suire doubled to bring in Blaquire for the game winning run. Doyle would take a walk and another wild pitch by Hamburger put Fernandez over the plate for the insurance run.

Sadly, there would be no wild finish for the E-Twins, as Kingsport's Michael Powers sat them down, one-two-three.

Romero and Beresford were both 2-for-4, Romero with a walk, a run and a run scored, Beresford with a RBI. De La Osa and Waltenbury were both 2-for-5 with home runs, Waltenbury with 2 runs and 2 RBIs to De La Osa's one.

Harrington was 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and a pair of runs and a pair of RBIs in the designate hitter role, while Lanning and Morales were both 1-for-4, Lanning with a run and 2 RBIs.

The two teams play one more Monday night, this time for the West Division lead as E-town is 22-16 with a .579% and Kingsport is 23-17 with a .575%. The Twins then rest on Tuesday.

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Elizabethton 1 at Johnson City 6

W: J. Bravo (1-3, 3.80); L: B. Lanigan (1-2, 4.05)
HR: None.

It's rare to see the Elizabethton Twins with only two hits, but that's exactly what happened against the Johnson City Cardinals in the conclusion of the game suspended on July 1, 2008.

Guillermo Toribio would single in the bottom of the first off starter Bobby Lanigan. Following a fly out to Matt Rigoli, Nico Vasquez singled to put two on board. A passed ball by catcher Alex Soto advanced the pair, and Torbino would cross the plate on Curt Smith's ground out to give the cards the early lead.

They would added to it in the bottom of the fourth with Smith singling. After Jack Cawley and Edgar Lara went down on strikes, Travis Mitchell singled and Osvaldo Morales was hit by a pitch to load the bags. Lannigan then walked Jarred Bogany and Torbino to force in a pair of runs before finally getting Matt Rigoli out on the strikes.

Lanigan would exit the mound, giving up 3 runs, 2 earned on 5 hits and 2 walks while fanning five after 4 innings. After that it appears that Curt Leavitt replaced him but there are no stats available for for this game for the inning coming Twins prospect. (Don't you just LOVE Baseball Advanced Media?)

James Beresford would single and a passed ball by Cawley moved him to second. Dominic De La Osa drew a walk and Nick Romero reached on a fielding error by the Cards' Morales. Jon Waltenbury would hit into a ground out that plated Beresford, and Jon Bravo would replace Jose Mateo on the mound before Alex Soto was taken out on strikes.

Vasquez singled and stole 2nd off Leavitt. Smith would ground out and Cawley walk before Edgar Lara doubled to drive in Vasquez and Cawley.

The seventh inning would see Vasquez walk to lead off then moving to 2nd on a passed ball by Soto. Smith doubled him in for the final run of the game.

Soto had the only other hit in the game, going 1-for-3 at the plate with walk.

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Elizabethton 3 at Johnson City 11

W: J. Rondon (2-2, 4.30); L: D. Berlind (1-2, 12.46)
HR: JCY: C. Smith (6), O. Morales (5), I. Castro (3).

One of the big questions Monday at the GCL game was WHAT is wrong with Danny Berlind? I don't know, I'm not there. And short of Rick Knapp showing up I'm not likely to know anytime soon. I do know that he wasn't pitching as well as I expected in Instructional League, but it was in no way indicative for the sort of shelling he's been suffering in Elizabethton.

Nico Vasquez singled off Berlind in the bottom of the first with one out on the board. A throwing error by Berlind on the pick off attempt moved Vasquez to 2nd. Curt Smith would pop out before Ivan Castro singled to plate the Cards short stop.

Nathan Hanson reached on a fielding error and took 2nd base as well when the ball went into the dugout. He moved to 3rd on a sac bunt by Beresford and came home on Dominic De La Osa's sacrifice fly to center.

Things turned bad for Berlind in the bottom of the stanza. After getting Brett Lilley out on strikes, Vasquez singled. Smith then clubbed a home run, his sixth of the season over the center field wall. Ivan Castro would walk to follow that up and Alex Castellanos, Travis Mitchell, Edgar Lara and Jarred Bogany all singled to to plate four more. Kyle Carr would replace Berlind at that point, getting Lilley to ground into a double play to end the inning.

It seems like Berlind is not pitching with a lot of confidence at the moment. Perhaps a move to the bullpen would be in order, so he could just air it out for an inning or two and get himself back on track?

Hanson doubled in the top of the fifth and following a fly out by Beresford, De La Osa would get hit by a pitch. Nick Romero sacrificed in Hanson. Singles to Jon Waltenbury and Michael Harrigton brought in De La Osa. Lanning would walk and the Cards would bring in Jorge Rondon to replace starter Matthew North. Rondon would get Angel Morales out on strikes to end the E-Twins scoring threat.

Osvaldo Morales put his fifth home run of the season over the right field wall. Following a fly out to Alex Castellonos, Travis Mitchell and Edgar Lara both walked. Jarred Bogany ground into a force out that plated Mitchell and Lilley singled before Danny Rondon came in to replace Carr, getting Vasques to ground out to end the the inning.

Smith would single and Ivan Castro homered off Rondon in the bottom of the sixth to complete the scoring.

Harrington was 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI, while Hanson was 1-for-3 with a double and a pair of runs. Waltenbury and Beresford were the one hit wonders of the game. Jeff Lanning also had a single, going 1-for-2 at the plate, but drew a walk to go along with it.

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Gassy Night got rained out, but evidently Mullet Night is on the way. The longest mullet and the funniest redneck joke contest will being at 6 PM, with free E-Twins tattoos for the first 100 fans. (Shuck and Jive Blog)

E-Twins bats fall short

Greenville 8 at Elizabethton 7

W: N. Pettus (1-1, 4.22); L: D. Rondon (1-1, 4.50)
HR: GRE: F. Almonte (3), K. Hinze (3), J. Altuve (1), E. Rosario (1). ELI: A. Soto (7), M. Harrington (6).

After a huge offensive onslaught out of the game, the Elizabethton Twins bats have cooled down of late. Tuesday night, they'd fall one short as the Greeneville Astros rallied back in the 9th to take one at Joe O'Brien Stadium.

Jay Austin opened up the game by taking a walk from Danny Berlind, then stealing 2nd. Berlind would get Joe Alluve to fly out to right before Frank Almonte singled to score Austin. After Kody Hinze went down on strikes, Ebert Rosario hit his first home run of the season over the center field wall to give the Astros a 3-0 lead.

The Twins were quick to respond though. Dominic De La Osa walked and two outs later, so would Alex Soto. Michael Harrington then belted one over the right field fence for his six home run of the brief season for the E-Twins, tying up the score.

Kody Hinze homered in the top of the 4th off Berlin, his third of the season. After a ground out to Rosario, Fredrico Hernandez took a walk. Nathan Metroka's ground ball single moved Fernandez to 2nd and a Kyle Miller line drive got him to 3rd. After taking Ricardo Bonfante out on strikes, Berlind would walk Jay Austin to force in a run. That did it for the E-Twins beleaguered starter, as Curtis Leavitt came in to replace Berlind, getting Jose Alluve out on strikes to end the inning.

Soto his his 7th homer run over the right field fence to take one back in the bottom of the 5th.

Jon Watenbury singled and Soto doubled to move him to 3rd. Following a ground out to Harrington, Evan Bigley singled to score Waltenbury. A wild pitch by Arcenio Leon plated Soto and a second wild pitch moved Bigley to 3rd. Jeff Lanning took a walk, and Angel Morales stuck out before yet another wild pitch by Leon finally plated Bigley. That put the Twins up on top, but the Astros had other plans.

Bonfante doubled in the top of the 9th, then stole 3rd base. Jose Alluve and Frank Almonte then hit back-to-back home runs off Danny Rondon to retake the lead. A strike out a ground out and a fly out finished off the Twins and the game.

Berlind allowed 5 runs, earned on 5 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5 over 3.2 innings. Leavitt worked the next four, allowing only 2 hits and a walk while striking out 3. Rondon would finish up the last 1.1 inning, allowing 3 earned runs on 3 hits while striking out 1.

Soto, Harrington and Morales were all 2-for-4 at the plate, Soto with 3 runs and a RBI, and Harrington with 1 run and 3 RBIs. Bigley was 2-for-5 with a run and a run scored. Waltenbury was 1-for-5 with a run. De La Osa was 0-for-2 at the plate but walked 3 times.

The rubber match of the three game series is Wednesday with a 7:00 PM start.

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DSL Twins 4 at DSL Cubs 3

W: E. Cardenas (4-1, 1.57); L: A. Quezada (2-1, 0.00); SV: E. Alvarez (9)
HR: DSL TWI: O. Arcia (1).

The DSL Twins picked up 4 runs on 9 hits to overcome the DSL Cubs on the road, 4-3.

Eliecer Cardenas took the start for the Twins, allowing only 1 run, earned, on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 2.

Wilfy Gil singled off Marcos Perez in the top of the 5th, then stole 2nd base. A throwing error by catcher Juan Medina put Gil on 3rd. Danny Santana would reach on a fielder's choice when the Cubs tried to make the play at the plate and failed, Gil scored to put the Twins on the board.

A pitcher change brought Andres Quezada to the mound for the sixth and Manuel Soliman and Oswaldo Arcia both took singles off him. A throwing error by Quezeda on the pick off attempt advanced the runners. Jairo Rodriguez would go down on strikes before Eliel Sierra reached on a fielder's choice. Again the Cubs failed to make the play at the plate and a runner, this time Soliman, scored.

Soliman doubled his way onto base and Arica went yard off Arturo Florentino in the top of the 8th to give the Twins the game winning run.

Renzo Reverol worked 1 inning of relief, allowing 2 runs, unearned, on 1 hit and 1 walk while fanning 2. Edison Alvarez picked up his 9th save of the season, allowing 1 hit over the last 2 innings and striking out one.

Soliman, Arcia and Sierra were 2-for-4, Soliman with a pair of runs, Arcia with a run and 2 RBIs and Sierra with a RBI. Santana had a single and a walk, while Gil was 1-for-4 with a single and a run. Rodriguez was also 1-for-4, picking up the one hit wonder title.

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E-Town clobbers Pulaski, 10-2

Elizabethton 10 at Pulaski 2

W: D. Berlind (1-0, 4.09); L: F. Williamson (0-1, 8.64)
HR: ELI: E. Bigley 2 (2), R. Leveret (1), A. Morales (1).

Things were popping in the Appy League Sunday night as the Elizabethton Twins used four home runs and 14 hits to put 10 runs on the board in a 10-2 drubbing of the Pulaski Mariners.

The E-Twins would open the scoring in the top of the second inning with Rene Leveret and Evan Bigley hitting back-to-back home runs off Pulaski starter Fabian Williamson.

In the top of the 3rd, Jeanfred Brito reached on a fielding error by Mariner's shortstop Fred Bello. He would then steal 2nd and move to 3rd on Dominic De La Osa's ground out. Juan Richardson singled to plate Brito for the Twins third run.

Danny Berlind took the start for the E-Twins, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and a walk while striking out 7 over six innings. The first run came in the bottom of the 3rd when Juan Fuentes doubled then moved to 3rd on a Bello bunt single. Anthony Phillips would sacrifice Fuentes home.

Williamson would not fair as well. Bigley opened the top of the 4th with his second homer of the game. Michael Harrington singled and would be plated by Jeff Lanning's double. Angel Morales would ground out before Nathan Hanson took a walk. Williamson took a walk too, back to the dugout while Tommy Johannesen-Ellis trotted out of the bullpen. The E-Twins wanted to make the new pitcher welcome, so Brito doubled off him to score Lanning. De La Osa took a single that scored Hanson, and Richardson's double brought in Brito and De La Osa. Leveret would ground out and Bigley fly out to end the fun.

Jacob Shaffer tripled off Berlind in the bottom of the forth. The E-Twins pitcher then walked

Jose Rivero before Mario Martinez would sacrifice in Shaffer. Kris Sanchez would get called out on strikes, and Kailian Sams would hit into a double play to end the inning.

Angel Morales would hit his first home run of the year, a single shot over the left field wall in the top of the 7th to finish off the scoring.

The last two innings would fall to Jarrad Eacott and the Aussie closer walked one and struck out one to finish off the contest which would be called slightly early due to rain.

The E-Twins head over to Bluefield now for a 3-game set. Start time for game one is 7:00 PM

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E-Twins make Orioles blue with 12 runs

Bluefield 6 at Elizabethton 12

W: J. Eacott (1-0, 6.75); L: K. Touchatt (0-1, 6.75)
HR: ELI: M. Harrington (1), D. Rams (1), J. Waltenbury (1).

The 2008 version of the Elizabethton Twins found a lot to be excited about on opening night, and showed that excitement by blasting out 12 runs on 13 hits to double up the Bluefield Orioles.

Danny Berlind took the start, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 8 over five innings.

All three runs came in the first inning with Nicholas Ray and Rodolfo Cardona hitting back-to-back singles. Brian Corley would be hit by a pitch before Berlind would get Elvin Polanco out on strikes. Richard Oleo singled to drive in Ray before Levi Carolus doubled in Cardona and Corley. Buck Britton would draw a walk before Berlind got Arthur Bonevacia to ground into a double.

Berlind would settle down after that for the next four, while the E-Twin bats got to work. Michael Harrington would get things started by going yard over the right field fence in the bottom of the second.

Following a pair of ground outs in the bottom of the third, Jon Waltenbury and Rene Leveret hit back-to-back doubles to put another run on the board. Harrington and Juan Richardson each hit singles to plate Leveret. Angel Morales would use a throwing error by Cardona to get on board, loading the bags. A Danny Rams single plated Harrington and Richadson to give the Twins the lead.

Mark Hamburger would take over for Berlind in the sixth. The eighth would see him surrender a pair of runs on 3 hits. Elvin Polanco and Richard Cleo both singled. Carolus poped out as did Britton before Arthur Bonevacia singled to load the bags. Field Manager Ray Smith would then call for Aussie closer Jarrad Eacott to take over on the mound. He'd hit Preston Pehron with a pitch to force in a run, and issue a walk to Nicholas Ray before getting Cardona to ground out, retiring the side.

James Berseford drew a walk to lead off the bottom of the inning. He'd be replaced by Jeanfred Brito as a baserunner. Andrew Schmiesing would hit a sac bunt to move Brito, and an Eric Santigo ground out got him to 3rd. Conrad Ormann then replaced Bluefield's Kyle Touchett on the hill, and unleashed a wild pitch to bring Brito in. Waltenbury then went yard over the center field fence for the insurance run, while Leveret followed that up with double. Harrington singled to bring in Leveret, and Morales would be hit by a pitch, loading the bags. Danny Rams then hit a grand slam over the center field wall. Brito would ground out to end the inning.

The anti-climatic ninth saw Lance West double for Bluefield, move to 3rd on a wild pitch, then come home on a sac-fly. That would be it though, as Eacott got Carolus to strike out to end the contest.

Richardson was 3-for-3 in the contest with a pair of walks and a pair of runs. Waltenbury was 3-for-4 with a walk, a pair of runs and a run batted in. Harrinton was 3-for-5 in his first professional game with 3 runs and 3 runs scored, while Leveret went 2-for-4 with a walk a pair of runs and a RBI. Rams was only 2-for-5 with a run, but batted in six.

The E-Twins now play a pair more against Bluefield, with games Wednesday and Thursday both starting at 7:00 PM.

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DSL Orioles 3 at DSL TWins 13

W: C. Ciurcina (1-1, 3.77); L: R. Garcia (0-1, 2.25)
HR: None.

Not to be out done by the Rookie league E-Twins, the DSL Twins pounded out 13 runs in route to a trouncing of the the DSL Orioles.

Every Twin except for catcher Jhonatan Arias and pinch hitter Juan Blanco had at least one hit in the contest that featured no grand slams - no home runs even.

The O's would get on board first, with Octavio Wilson singling then moving to 3rd, one out later on Moises Ciriaco's single to right. Ciriaco then stole second and Twins catcher Arias thew the ball past 2nd, allowing Wilson to score.

The Twins took it back in the bottom of the inning. With two outs on the board, Manuel Soliman, Jairo Perez and Arias all walked to load the bags. Yancarlo Franco then singled in Soliman before Carlos Vasquez ground out finished the inning.

The O's would get a pair of singles in the 4th, but would get caught trying to steal home, ending the inning.

Rafael Garcia replaced Enrico Jimenez on the mound for the O's for the bottom of the stanza. Willy Gil singled then stole 2nd. Danny Santana's sac bunt moved him to 3rd and following a pop out to Martinez, he'd be plated by Mercedes ground ball single.

Jairo Perez doubled to lead off the fifth, then got to 3rd safely when the O's attempt at a fielder's choice failed. Blanco, who had reached on the play, would steal 2nd. Following a fly out to Franco, Vasquez line drive plated Perez.

Cesar Ciurcina would work six innings for the Twins, allowing six hits and fanning four. The only run he'd give up was unearned.

Santana singled in the bottom of the sixth, followed by back-to-back doubles to Martinez and Mercedes which plated Santana. Following a pop out to Soliman, Perez sacrificed in Martinez. Rodriguez drew a walk and a Franco single loaded the bags back up. A walk to Vasquez forced in a run, and a wild pitch by Eiri Ramirez brought in another. Julio Reyes would be called to the mound and would walk Gil and Santana, which brought in Franco before getting Martinez to ground out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the seventh, Mercedes would single and Soliman double. A wild pitch by Reyes allowed Mercedes to score. That would finish it for Reyes as well, who would be replaced on the mound by Mike Rodriguez. A fielding error by Ciriaco allowed Soliman to score and Perez to reach, and a pair of wild pitches by Rodriguez put Perez on 3rd. Rodriguez's ground out plated Perez.

In the top of the 8th a throwing error by Santana put Wilson on base for the O's. He'd move to 2nd on a Ciriaco single and would score on David Calderon's ground out for the Orioles second run of the contest.

The Twins found two more in the bottom of the 8th, with Martinez singling his way onto base, and moving to 2nd on a Soliman ground out. Perez singled out to left to score Martinez, and would move to 2nd on the throw. Rodriguez's line drive to right plated Perez to finish off the scoring for the DSL Twins.

Deivi Germosen would start out the top of the ninth, and hit Esterylin Feliz with a pitch. A wild pitch moved Feliz to 2nd, while Rojean Cleota's ground out got him to 3rd. After Gino Moranci struck out, Ronson's line drive single brought in Feliz. Germosen would walk two more before Leonardo Parra was brought in to get the final out, taking Ciriaco out on strikes to end the contest.

Wednesday is a road game at the White Sox, as the DSL Twins attempt to avoid another away blanking beginning at 10:30 AM Dominican Time.

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Olson's grand slam helps Beloit power past River Bandits

Quad Cities 5 at Beloit 10

W: D. Berlind (4-4, 4.11); L: J. Wilson (1-1, 4.98); SV: M. Williams (5)
HR: BEL: G. Olson (3).

In case your missed it, Quad Cities is once again the River Bandits, having reverted back to their old name. Evidently, the Swing of Quad Cities was just not hip enough. It also appears that Rookie Racoon is back at work again and that Clyde has been giving his walking papers.

In any case, Beloit used a 7-run third inning ot take a huge lead from the River Bandits and hung onto it, going on to win, 10-5.

Danny Berlind picked up the win, despite giving up 4 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks while striking out 1 over five innings. Just last week I was thinking he might be ready for a promotion. Now I need to re-evaluate that thinking.

The River Bandits took an early lead in the first inning when Adron Chambers doubled. Mike Foli would hit a single to center to plate him, and then advanced to 3rd on a throwing error by Ben Revere. One out later, Francisco Rivera singled to bring in Foli. I believe that should be an unearned run, then, and someone needs to fix the line score.

Ramon Santana doubled to start out the bottom of the 3rd, and Revere walked. Chris Cates singled to load the bags before Garrett Olson hit one over the left field fence for a Grand Slam Home run. Ozzie Lewis took a walk and Steve Singleton's line drive moved him to 2nd. Joe Benson's line drive to center brought Lewis in and also lead to a pitching change for the Snappers, with Dylan Gonzalez replacing the hard hit Joshua Wailson. Gonzalez would get Parmelee to line out before Greg Yersich singled to load the bags again. Back at the top of the order, Santana would knock a line drive to left that plated Singleton and Benson. Yersich would be taken out at 2nd when he was caught off the base. Santana then stole 2nd and advanced to 3rd on a throwing error by Luis De La Cruz. Revere would ground out to end the inning.

Quad Cities would answer back - sort of - in the top of the 4th when Jose Garcia singled and was plated by a Chambers triple. Foli would then sacrifice in Chambers, but despite a double to Rivera, it was all the Bandits could take in that inning.

Beloit regained the two in the bottom of the fifth when Benson walked, then scored on a Parmelee triple. Yersich would reach on a fielding error before Santana would sacrifice in Parmelee. Cates would ground into a force out that took Yersich out at 3rd and Olson would fly out to end the stanza.

Danny Hernandez took over from Berlind in the top of the 5th, and allowed walks to Chambers and Foli as he once again struggled to find the strike zone. Charles Kingrey and Rivera both popped out before Nicholas People and Domnit Boliviar drew walks to force in a run. Neslon Prada had seen enough at that point and brought Aussie reliever Matt Williams in to get the final out.

In the bottom of the 8th, Garrett Olson would reach on a fielding error and progress to 2nd on the same play. Ozzie Lewis then hit a line drive to center to bring in Olson for the final run of the game.

Lewis was 3-for-4 in the contest with a walk, a run and a run scored. Benson was 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and a pair of runs, plus a run scored. Santana was 3-for-3 with a run and 3 RBIs. Singleton and Parmelee were both 2-for-5 with a run each. Parmelee also had an RBI.

Game two of the four-game series is on for Monday night at Pohlman field. Brian Broderick (2-3, 3.88) is probable for the River Bandits, while the Snappers will counter with Brian Kirwan (3-3, 5.13).

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From the Midwest League Notebook by Stephanie Storm:

Beloit Snappers (Minnesota Twins)

THE SEASON SO FAR: The Snappers are 29-26 and are tied with Quad Cities for third place in the Western Division.

WHO'S HOT: IF Ramon Santana is batting .444 (12-for-27) over his last nine games with a home run and six RBIs. In 45 games this season he's hitting .270 (37-for-137) with seven doubles, two triples, four home runs and 12 RBIs. ... OF Ben Revere continues to swing a scorching bat, hitting .463 (19-for-41) with a home run and nine RBIs over his last 10 games. In 31 games this season, he's batting a team-high .427 (56-for-131) with 11 doubles, five triples and 20 RBIs.

WHO'S NOT: OF Mark Dolenc is batting just .222 (2-for-9) over his last six games to drop his season average to .214 (25-for-117) with 29 strikeouts in 42 games.

DID YOU KNOW: IF Garrett Olson is batting just .200 (7-for-35) over his last 10 games but has 11 RBIs over that span.

Beloit tops Bees in extra innings

Burlington 3 at Beloit 4 - 11 innings

W: C. Nolte (2-1, 2.21); L: A. Bradley (1-3, 1.59)
HR: BUR: M. Moustakas (5), R. Eigsti (2). BEL: G. Yersich (4), J. Benson (3).

Ozzie Lewis singled in Ramon Santana in the 11th inning Sunday to give the Beloit Snappers another win over the Burlington Bees.

Danny Berlind took the start for Beloit, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks while fanning 6 over 7 innings.

Beloit got on the board first when Joe Benson hit a single shot home fun over the right center-field fence in the bottom of the 2nd. Greg Yersich would homer in the bottom of the 3rd, going over the left field wall with a line drive.

The Bees tied the game up in the top of the 5th, when Ryan Eigsti went yard over the center field fence on Berlind. Adrian Ortiz followed that up with a single, and David Lough tripled him in for the tying run.

Blair Erikson replaced Berlind for the 8th and the 9th. Mike Moustakas went yard on Erikson in the 8th to put the Bees up on top.

The Snappers tied it up in the bottom of the 9th when Steve Singleton drew a walk. Ramon would replace him in the game as a pinch runner and Garrett Olson would hit a sac-bunt that put Ramon in scoring position at 2nd. Lewis fly out got Ramon to 3rd and Benson singled to score, sending the game into extra innings.

Benson was 2-for-4 in the game with a run and 2 runs scored. Lewis was 2-for-5, upping his batting average to .173.

Charles Nolte picked up the win, pitching the extra innings and allowing only a single and a walk while fanning 5.

Beloit looks to keep this win streak alive and sweep the Bees with a 2:00 Memorial Day game. Brian Kirwan (3-2, 4.44) will be on the mound for the Snappers.

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(Note: Dear Mr. Berlind, anytime you'd care to mosey on down here to Southwest Florida would be fine, I'd be more than delighted to you have you.)

Miracle rally past Mets

Fort Myers 7 at St. Lucie 3

W: E. Simonitsch (1-0, 0.00); L: S. Clyne (0-2, 17.28)
HR: FTM: D. Berg (2).

The Fort Myers Miracle rallied past the St. Lucie Mets in the 9th inning to pick up game two of the four-game series, 7 to 4.

Whit Robbins lead off the late inning charge with a walk then moved to second on Danny Santiesteban's sac-bunt. Danny Valencia then doubled, and Brian Dinkelman was intentionally walked to load the bags. Rene Tosoni then tripled to bring in three. A Juan Portes single to left brought in Tosoni. Despite a double by Woodard and a walk by Danny Berg, the Miracle could not capitalize again and Wilson Ramos struck out and Whit Robbins popped out with the bases loaded to end the inning/

The Miracle got on the board first when Berg sent a ball over the left field wall for his second home run of the season.

Ramos would reach on a throwing error by J. Voyles in the top of the fifth inning and Robbins followed him onto the bags with a walk. A wild pitch by Mets' starter Nicholas Carr moved the pair. After a strike out to Santieseban, Yancarlos Ortiz singled to drive in Ramos, to give Fort Myers a 2 run lead.

With two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Miracle starter Alex Burnett would allow back-to-back singles to D.J. Wabick and Lucas Duda. A walk to Jason Jacobs loaded the bases. Josh Thole would double to drive in 3. Fort Myers field manger Jeff Smith lifted Barnett at that point, bringing in reliever Danny Vais.

The Miracle would tie the game in the 8th inning when Woodard singled, moved to second on Berg's ground out and came home on a Wilson Ramos single to center, setting the stage for the 9th inning heroics.

Errol Simonitsch, who was added to the roster on Thursday out of extended spring training picked up the win in relief.

Berg was 2-for-4 on the night with 1 run, and 1 RBI courtesy of the home run, Woodard as 2-for-5 with 1 run. Valencia was 2-for-2 with a run in relief of Ortiz, and got to play a bit of shortstop in the game as well.

Tyler Robertson (0-2, 3.86) will step on to the mound tomorrow for Fort Myers as the series continues at Tradition Field. The Mets will sent Eric Niesen (0-3, 5.33) to the hill for a 6:00 pm first pitch.

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Two former Miracle players were sent to Fort Myers from New Britain to rehab at the Lee County Sportsplex. Both were added to the extended spring training roster. Brandon Roberts, who played for the Miracle in 2006 will continue to rehab a left injury he sustained last month. David Shinskie, a reliever from last season, has been sent to to the sunshine state to work on some shoulder stiffness.

The Twins Extended Spring Training Squad will play at home on Saturday with a 12:30 PM start at the Lee County Sportsplex. They play Boston on Tuesday for a noon start. They will take Wednesday off then start a 3-game homestand, facing Cinci on Thursday, Pittsburgh on Friday and Baltimore on Saturday. Visit GCLTwins.com for additional information.

Beloit 3 at Burlington 0

W: D. Berlind (3-2, 3.54); L: E. Cegarra (1-3, 1.93); SV: S. Steedley (2)
HR: None.

Danny Berlind limited Burling to only 2 hits and 2 walks over seven innings while striking out 5, Friday night at the Beloit Snappers blanked the Burlington Bees, 3-0.

Chris Cates single in the 8th broke the eggs for the Snappers. Garrett Olson would single the speedster home for the 1st run of the game.

Steve Singleton's line drive in the top of the 9th got things starter. Joe Benson would draw a walk and Greg Yersich would hit a grounder to right to bring in Singleton. Ben Petsch's line drive would score Yersich, to give Beloit their 3rd run of the game.

Petsch had the only multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 at the plate with 1 RBI. Benson was the only player without a hit, going 0-for-3 at the plate with a walk.

The two teams rematch on Saturday with the first pitch slated for 6:30 PM central time.

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New Britain 11 at New Hampshire 12

W: J. Vermilyea (2-0, 3.45); L: A. Gabino (3-2, 2.61); SV: M. Gallo (2)
HR: NBR: D. Winfree 2 (7), D. Martin (2). NHM: R. Patterson (3).

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats out-slugged the New Britain Rock Cats 12 to 11 to pick up a home win in the first game of the three game series. Both teams pounded out 15 hits each.

The Fisher Cats shelled former Miracle Oswaldo Sosa for 5 runs on 7 hits and 4 walks while striking out 2 in just 4.0 innings. New Hampshire's Ricky Romero lasted a bit longer, going 6.1 innings but gave up 7 runs on 10 hits and 4 walks while striking out 4.

David Winfree was 2-for-5 at the plate with 2 runs and 4 RBIs. Both of his hits went yard, the first with 2 on in the 1st inning, the second in the 6th inning. Dustin Martin was 2-for-3 at the plate with 2 walks, 2 runs and 4 RBIs. He'd also find the fence, this time in the 8th inning.

Steve Tolleson was 2-for-4 with a walk, 2 runs, and 2 RBIs; Brock Peterson was 3-for-4 with a walk and a run. Trevor Plouffe was 2-for-5 with a run, but he also struck out twice. Erik Lis and Toby Gardenhire each recorded singles, Gardenhire with a walk and a run as well, and catcher Drew Butera when 2-for-4 at the bottom of the order with 2 runs and 1 RBI.

Only former first rounder Matt Moses went hitless, striking out twice during 5 at bats.

Former Miracle Kyle Phillips, currently a Toronto farm hand, went 4-for-4 with three runs scored for the Fisher Cats.

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Buffalo 4 at Rochester 3

W: R. Rundles (3-1, 4.80); L: T. Lahey (1-2, 5.06); SV: R. Bauer (7)
HR: None.

The light-hitting Rochester Red Wings managed to tie the game up in the 8th to the delight of the home town crowd at Frontier Field, but the Bisons found the game winning runs in extra innings.

Brad Snider doubled off Tim Lahey to drive in Jason Tyner for the game winning run.

Former Miracle Alexi Casilla got the rally started in the 8th with a single. Dennard Span would be called out on strikes, but Jason Pridie managed to reach on a force attempt when Buffalo 1st baseman Ryan Mulhern botched his throw. Darnell McDonald's single brought home Casilla and put runners at the corner. Brian Buscher would draw walk before Randy Ruiz would bring in Pridie with a line drive to right. Garrett Jones tied up the contest when he sacrificed in McDonald.

McDonald and Ruiz were both 2-for-5 in the contest, McDonald with a run and a RBI, Ruiz with just an RBI.

Former Miracle Brian Duensing allowed 2 Bison runs on 7 hits and 1 error while striking out 3 over six innings.

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RHP Danny Graves will be promoted to Rochester from Double-A New Britain on Saturday. Graves is 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA in seven games for the Rock Cats. Graves will take the roster spot of LHP Glen Perkins who will be promoted to the Minnesota on Saturday and start for the Twins vs. Boston. It will be Perkins' first Major League start. The Miracle will likely loose a reliever to New Britain to replace Graves. Closer Rob Delaney (0-2, 0.54, 8 Svs) is most likely going to get the promotion to Double A.

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Homestand Happenings



Wednesday, May 14: “Islands Night” brings residents together to promote the history and lifestyle that is seen daily on Sanibel and Captiva Islands. The festivities, presented by Bailey’s General Store, include a pre-game parade at 6:15 p.m. followed by the Miracle hosting the Sarasota Reds at 7:05 p.m.