Gulf Coast Game Time

The Twins are 24-16, in first place in the GCL South, two games ahead of the Orioles.

Thursday

Off Day

Friday

The Twins lost leads of 3-1 and 7-6, but kept coming back and defeated the Rays 9-8 in eleven innings.  The Rays scored first, getting a first-inning run with a double and a single.  The Twins took their first lead with three runs in the third when Nicholas Tindall was hit by a pitch, Wilson Ramos hit a two-run homer, Oswaldo Arcia and Nick Freitas singled, and an error scored Arcia.  The Rays came roaring back in the sixth, as three singles and three doubles produced five runs to give them a 6-3 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth, the Twins took the lead again:  Rory Rhodes and In Kyun Kang singled, Tindall was hit by a pitch, and Daniel Santana hit a grand slam to put the Twins ahead 7-6.  The Rays once again took the lead in the eighth, getting a home run by Ruben Contreras and a single and a double to take an 8-7 lead.  Ramos led off the bottom of the ninth with his second home run to tie the score.  In the eleventh, Arcia singled, Freitas walked, Matej Hejma singled to load the bases, and Kennys Vargas singled in the winning run.  Arcia had three hits and Santana, Ramos, and Freitas each had two, with Santana driving in four runs and Ramos three.  Blayne Weller pitched five innings, giving up one run on six hits.  Jan Rehacek made his first appearance, pitching two scoreless innings of relief.  Andrei Lobanov pitched a scoreless eleventh to get the win.

Saturday

The Orioles scored two in the sixth to defeat the Twins 6-5.  The Orioles started the scoring in the fourth, getting three runs on two singles, a triple, and another single.  The Twins tied it in the fifth when Nick Freitas singled, Brian Bistagne doubled, Trayvone Johnson walked, Daniel Santana reached on an error, and Nick Lockwood singled to make the score 3-3.  Oswaldo Arcia led off the sixth with a homer to put the Twins up 4-3; the next three batters walked, but two strikeouts and a fly ball ended the inning with no further scoring.  In the bottom of the sixth, an error, a single, a sacrifice, and another single plated two and gave the Orioles a 6-5 lead.  The Twins got only two singles the rest of the game.  Lockwood, Arcia, and Bistagne each had two hits.  Jhon Garcia pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits.  Nelvin Fuentes took the loss.  Jean Mijares pitched a scoreless inning.

Sunday

The Twins played their third consecutive one-run game, defeating the Reds 5-4.  Each team scored in the first:  a single and a double gave the Reds a run, and singles by Daniel Santana and Hyeong-rok Choi and a sacrifice fly by Oswaldo Arcia tied the game.  The Reds got three singles to go back ahead 2-1 in the second, but the Twins took the lead in the fourth on an error, singles by Brian Bistagne, Jhonatan Arias, and Daniel Santana, and a passed ball, going ahead 3-2.  The Reds got a triple and a single to tie the game at three in the top of the fifth, but Nick Freitas homered to give the Twins a 4-3 advantage after five.  In the sixth, Arias walked, took second on a passed ball, and scored on a Wilson Ramos single to put the Twins ahead 5-3.  A Trey Manz homer brought the Reds within one at 5-4 in the seventh, and a two-out triple put the tying run at third, but he remained there, and the Reds never got as close again.  Santana and Bistagne each had two hits for the Twins.  Adrian Salcedo got the win, giving up three runs on ten hits in five innings.  Zach See pitched two scoreless innings of relief to get a save.

Monday

A five-run sixth provided the margin of victory as the Twins defeated the Red Sox 11-6.  The Twins struck for two in the top of the first when Yangervis Solarte was hit by a pitch and Wilson Ramos hit a two-run homer.  In the fifth, Matej Hejma tripled and scored on a Daniel Santana sacrifice fly to make the score 3-0.  A double and an error put the Red Sox on the board in the bottom of the fifth, but the Twins took control in the sixth:  Ramos doubled, Oswaldo Arcia singled, Nick Freitas doubled, Hyeong-rok Choi walked, a pair of wild pitches scored a run, Hejma singled, another wild pitch moved him up, and Solarte singled, giving the Twins an 8-1 lead.  A pair of singles, a wild pitch, and a sacrifice fly gave the Red Sox a run to make it 8-2 after six.  In the top of the seventh, doubles by Arcia and Rory Rhodes made the advantage 9-2, and the Twins struck for two more in the eighth on singles by Solarte and Frederic Hanvi and a double by Freitas to go ahead 11-2.  The Red Sox made the final score look better, scoring three in the eighth on two walks, a single, and a double and one in the ninth on a triple and a single.  Solarte, Ramos, Arcia, Freitas, and Hejma each had two hits for the Twins.  Michael Tonkin got the win, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits in six innings and striking out six.  Richard Calcano made his debut with an inning of scoreless relief.

Tuesday

Off Day

Wednesday

This game has been suspended due to rain after three innings, with the Twins leading the Rays 3-0.  It is to be completed next Monday.  Details of how the runs scored are not available.  Nick Freitas and Jairo Perez each have two hits already, with Frietas hitting two doubles and Perez hitting a double and a triple.  B. J. Hermsen has given up only one hit so far and has struck out five.

Statistical notes:  The Twins are eleventh in runs, tied for eighth in doubles, tied for tenth in triples, and tied for fifth in home runs.  They are tied for tenth in walks and tenth in stolen bases.  The Twins are tied for eighth in OBP, third in SLG, tied for fifth in AVG, and third in OPS.

Twins pitchers are tied for third in ERA, third in fewest hits allowed, eighth in fewest home runs allowed, and second in fewest walks allowed.  They are sixth in strikeouts and first in WHIP.

Daniel Santana is tied for fourth in runs (24) and tied for second in triples (4).  B. J. Hermsen is third in wins (5), second in ERA (0.92), and first in WHIP (0.69).  Adrian Salcedo is tied for first in most hits allowed (46) and is tied for fourth in strikeouts (42).  Michael Tonkin is second in strikeouts (47).  Kelvin Mota is tied for first in holds (4).  Andrei Lobanov is tied for fourth in holds (3).

Notes:  Pitchers Jan Rehacek, Eddie Ahorrio, and Richard Calcano  have been assigned to the GCL Twins...Catcher Wilson Ramos and infielder Yangervis Solarte have been assigned to the GCL Twins on rehab assignments.