Oscar Salazar (San Diego) homered with two out in the bottom of the eleventh to give La Guaira a 7-6 victory over Aragua Saturday.
Aragua out-hit La Guaira 15-7. Five of the La Guaira hits were for extra bases, two of them home runs.
Dustin Martin went 4-for-5 for Aragua, including a pair of doubles, a drove in two runs. Jorge Cortes had two hits and drove in three runs. Wilson Ramos was 2-for-5.
Each team used seven pitchers. Frank Mata was the only Twin used by Aragua; he pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Pedro Guerra pitched two shutout innings for La Guaira. The winning pitcher was Elio Serrano. Francisco Butto took the loss.
Aragua travels to Caracas this afternoon.
Recent Letters to the Editor
In Response to Cup of Coffee: July 29, 2010,
brianS wrote: I'd say that is a good guess. Although, again, it should be Blac_burn.
Zack wrote: It's not the end of the world, but it's a crappy trade. Mind you I suppose I'll feel differently if Mr. Capps logs 11 saves en route to winning the World Series. I think the best…
brianS wrote: I disagree. By all of the advanced stats, he's a marginal improvement at best over Rauch and Crain. The NL A-S slot is just BFD.
brianS wrote: … from the Fangraphs … is a solid reliever and immediately becomes the best on the team. He’s not a great reliever, though He smells like a Twin, however. 37:9 K:BB in 45 innings this year;…
davidwatts wrote: reading around the Twins blogsphere, some of the reaction is hilarious. WORST TRADE EVER has been chanted a few times. My reactions: it is what it is. We get a player, they get a player. life…
vodkatang wrote: I think that's the key. Rauch and Guerrier likely won't be back. I'm think Capps as the presumptive closer next year. Who knows how Nathan progresses, he might be back, he might…
Eric B. B. wrote: We're getting cash, also. Plus, I was wrong--he's got one last year of team control (arbitration) after this year.
Zack wrote: We're throwing in more than Ramos? Holy god.
sean wrote: Awful deal.
Andrew wrote: That's crazy, seeing as how they had some stacked teams in the 90s, what with Manny, Thome, Belle among others.
In Response to 2010 Recaps Game 102: Twins 6, @ Royals 4,
Rhubarb_Runner wrote: I'll second those comments. The fans & workers there were every bet as impressive as their scoreboard.
meat wrote: Thanks for filling in for me, boss. I like the art this week. I had a few thoughts about the Royals on our long drive with nothing to think about, mostly I came to the…
AMR wrote: Gordon has been up and down before. I'm thinking more in contrast to what has happening in 2004-2006 when there seemed to be a regular shuttle bus between Wichita (AA) and KC because no one on…
bjhess wrote: That implies more caring then I see. Gordon sat in the minors half the year. His clock is definitely started!
brianS wrote: Kids say the darndest things.
AMR wrote: I don't even think the Royals fans and organization care about that team. Rany Jazayerli has been pushing the club's Minor-league talent all year. How else to explain the signings of Kendall, Ankiel,…
Rhubarb_Runner wrote: Let's hear it for the art!
In Response to Happy Birthday--July 29,
AMR wrote: Greasy! I had forgotten about him.
In Response to The Coasters- Along Came Jones,
Rhubarb_Runner wrote: I've heard this one before (my dad had the 45?) but by a different group. I'll have to do some digging.
FirstTimeLongTime wrote: As an artifact this is a perfect 10.
In Response to Cup of Coffee: July 28, 2010,
Dread Pirate Will Young wrote: Next time I'm in town.
AMR wrote: Nobody believes he can walk. .012 patience! (Or whatever OBP minus AVG is). Maybe pitchers should try walking him.
brianS wrote: Smoaked right by him. F-ing Mariners.
brianS wrote: Jenks! You owe me a soda!
In Response to Beck - Debra,
Beau wrote: he also hated "Loser" if I recall