NORTHWEST LEAGUE
MINNESOTA (SS-A) TWINS AT HILLSBORO HOPS
08/05/2108
 
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
MINNESOTA (SS-A) TWINS AT HILLSBORO HOPS
GAME ID: 11848 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota (SS-A) Twins (22-19) 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 10 0
Hillsboro Hops (14-27) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 10 1
Twins Beat Hops, 6-3
The Minnesota (SS-A) Twins topped the Hillsboro Hops, 6-3, in Northwest League action at Ron Tonklin Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Minnesota (SS-A) pitcher Willie de Jesus. de Jesus, the winner, moves to 1-1. He threw 5 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up no walks. The win puts the Twins at 22-19, while the Hops drop to 14-27.

Minnesota (SS-A) used the hitting of Ricardo Alvarez to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Twins on top, 3-0. For the game, Alvarez had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"It's always nice to be on the winning side," Alvarez told the Minnesota (SS-A) Gazette. "But we take nothing for granted."
MINNESOTA (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE HILLSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alvarez SS 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .189 3 13
J. Blacker RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .285 6 23
J. Duren CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .260 6 24
M. Valadez LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
K. Easter DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .243 2 7
R. Cruz 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .312 5 19
J. Crossett 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .200 0 0
T. Santa Maria 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .350 1 5
J. Unknown C 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .333 0 2
Totals 36 6 10 6 4 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Santa Maria (2, 6th Inning off M. Horie, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Duren 2 (8, 7th Inning off R. Baldaia, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Baskin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alvarez (3, 3rd Inning off A. Cordoba, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alvarez 5 , J. Blacker 2 , J. Duren 4 , K. Easter , R. Cruz , T. Santa Maria 2 , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: T. Santa Maria , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duren , M. Valadez , K. Easter , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Duren 2
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Ishizaki DH 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .269 2 9
B. Buckles RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .231 3 5
   b-J. Cantu PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 0 5
E. Peterson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .284 5 14
P. Gauvin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 2 13
R. Evans 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .191 1 8
D. Daniels LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 1 7
   a-C. Gamez PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 1
B. Mason 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .230 1 12
A. Orozco C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .228 2 4
   c-A. Mendoza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 2
C. de los Rios SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .171 1 7
   d-C. Birman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 0 2
Totals 35 3 10 2 1 9 8      
a - C. Gamez pinch hit for D. Daniels in the 7th
b - J. Cantu pinch hit for B. Buckles in the 7th
c - A. Mendoza pinch hit for A. Orozco in the 9th
d - C. Birman pinch hit for C. de los Rios in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Daniels (3, 5th Inning off W. de Jesus, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Ishizaki (4, 6th Inning off M. Boop, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Buckles (3, 6th Inning off M. Boop, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Ishizaki 5 , B. Buckles 4 , J. Cantu , E. Peterson , D. Daniels 2 , B. Mason , A. Orozco , C. de los Rios
2-out RBI: K. Ishizaki , B. Buckles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Peterson , P. Gauvin , A. Orozco
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Ishizaki (7) , B. Mason 2 (3)
CS: D. Daniels (2)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Gauvin (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Peterson-Mason-Evans, de los Rios-Mason-Evans)
MINNESOTA (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE HILLSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. de Jesus W (1-1) 5.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 52 2.05   
M. Boop 1.2 3 2 2 1 4 1 41 2.30   
D. Bucci 1.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 26 6.10   
J. Koplitz SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. de Jesus 64
Batters Faced: W. de Jesus 17, M. Boop 8, D. Bucci 8, J. Koplitz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. de Jesus 3-8, M. Boop 0-0, D. Bucci 3-0, J. Koplitz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. de Jesus 52-36, M. Boop 41-21, D. Bucci 26-19, J. Koplitz 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bucci 1-1
WP: D. Bucci
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Burtner L (2-2) 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 28 1.23   
A. Cordoba 3.1 3 2 2 2 1 1 55 5.84   
M. Horie 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 11 4.11   
R. Baldaia 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 4.43   
M. Baskin 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Burtner 45
Batters Faced: J. Burtner 7, A. Cordoba 15, M. Horie 5, R. Baldaia 9, M. Baskin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Burtner 4-1, A. Cordoba 4-4, M. Horie 0-1, R. Baldaia 3-2, M. Baskin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Burtner 28-15, A. Cordoba 55-30, M. Horie 11-9, R. Baldaia 32-21, M. Baskin 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cordoba 1-1 , R. Baldaia 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie de Jesus
Ballpark: Ron Tonklin Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM PT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 3208
Special Notes: SP Jason Burtner was injured while pitching.
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