There were plenty of solid performances throughout the Twins farm system on Sunday. There were three wins, an extra-inning loss, some good pitching, some good storylines and some very good offense. However, in Sunday’s game, there was a moment that hopefully helps remind us that these players are more than prospects, more than just pieces in an organizational puzzle. They are very young people with families. Sometimes we have to be reminded of that. Fortunately, in this case, the news at the end of the day was more encouraging than originally considered. (see the Cedar Rapids update for the story or this stories headline)

With that, check out what happened in the Twins minor league system on Sunday:

Rochester Red Wings 6, Charlotte Knights 5

Box Score

The Red Wings got a very nice win. Andrew Albers started. He gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out four. Aaron Thompson gave up one run in 1.1 innings. He allowed three hits. Shairon Martis got one out. Then Tyler Robertson came on and recorded his first save by getting the final four outs. Two of them came on strikeouts.

Antoan Richardson continues to be an on-base machine. He went 2-2 with two walks and his sixth stolen base. Deibinson Romero went 2-4 with a walk and his first stolen base. Clete Thomas and Brian Dinkelman each hit their eighth doubles. Oswaldo Arcia walked three times on Saturday and twice more on Sunday.

New Britain Rock Cats 5, Bowie Baysox 4

Box Score

Logan Darnell gave up four runs on ten hits and a walk in seven innings. He struck out six. He improves to 5-4 with a 2.76 ERA. Though it wasn’t his best performance, he continued to rack up innings. In his last five starts, he has thrown 37 innings. Dan Turpen came on and struck out two in two perfect innings for his first save.

Josmil Pinto’s three-run sixth inning home run gave the Rock Cats a 5-3 lead. It was his ninth homer on the season. Mark Sobolewski’s second Rock Cat homer cut the team’s deficit to 3-2 in the fifth inning. Nate Hanson was 2-4 in the game.

Ft. Myers Miracle 8, Palm Beach Cardinals 1 (6 innings)

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The Rain and the Miracle won on Sunday. With two outs in the bottom of the 6^th inning, the game was called. Fortunately, the Miracle bats got off to a very fast start and had a big lead.

The Miracle scored five runs in the top of the first inning. Eddie Rosario singled in a run. Kennys Vargas doubled in two runs. That was followed by a two-run homer by Matt Koch, his second. In the second inning, the Miracle scored three more runs. Vargas doubled in another run. Koch and Jairo Rodriguez each singled in a run. Vargas now has 17 doubles. Rosario was 2-3. Levi Michael was also 2-3.

Taylor Rogers was named the Twins minor league player of the week earlier in the day on Sunday. He was the recipient of the early run support in this game. Rogers went all 5.2 innings. He gave up one run on six hits. He walked none and struck out one. He is now 5-1 with a 1.35 ERA with the Miracle since his promotion to the Miracle.

Cedar Rapids Kernels 2, Kane County 3 (10 innings)

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The story of this game, both good and bad, was Niko Goodrum. In the third inning, Goodrum came to the plate in a tie game and gave the Twins a 2-0 lead with a two-run single. He proceeded to steal second base. The next batter, Jorge Polanco, singled to left. Goodrum rounded third and attempted to score. The ball beat him by plenty to the plate. There was a collision, and Goodrum went down. He was on the ground for quite some time. His neck was secured. He was put on a back board and left the park in an ambulance. Before leaving, he did wave to the crowd. He went through some tests at the hospital but was released. He will be put on the Disabled List with a concussion. A corresponding move will likely be made early on Monday morning, according to manager Jake Mauer.

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From a team standpoint, that was about it for the offense. In fact, they did not score a run the rest of the game. Tyler Grimes and Dalton Hicks were each 2-3 with a walk. Michael Quesada went 2-4 with his third double.

Hudson Boyd made the start for the Kernels. The right-handers had a Quality State. He gave up two runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out six in six innings. One of the runs came on the 8^th home run of the season for 1B Dan Vogelbach. I mention that because Vogelbach and Boyd were teammates at Bishop Verot High School in Ft. Myers. They both had committed to the University of Florida. Boyd was drafted 55^th overall by the Twins, and Vogelbach was selected by the Cubs with the 68^th overall pick.

Josue Montanez came on and threw two scoreless innings. He walked one and gave up two hits. Tyler Jones pitched a scoreless ninth, but he gave up a run with one out in the 10^th to take the loss.

DSL Twins, DSL Reds

(Game Postponed by Rain)

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