A day after several of the Twins minor league affiliates’ games were rained out, it was nearly a full schedule on Tuesday night. Elizabethton had a night off, but Rochester played two games to make up for it. A Honkball star showed what he is capable of in New Britain. A big time international signing from last year celebrated this year’s International signing day with a nice game. A couple of big relief pitching prospects who hadn’t pitched in about ten days got back into action. A couple of pitchers from the Twins opening day roster were on the mound in the minors on this night. Lots happened, including a guy in Cedar Rapids who quietly is putting up some monster power numbers in the shadow of Chris Colabello and Miguel Sano.

Speaking of the Kernels, were they able to continue their winning streak? Check out that and what else happened in the Twins farm system on Tuesday:

Game 1 - Rochester Red Wings 2, Syracuse Chiefs 5

Box Score

Cole De Vries was on the mound to start Game 1. The righty gave up three runs on eight hits in 5.1 innings. He walked two and struck out three. Michael Tonkin came on for the first time in ten days due to some soreness in his shoulder. He went one inning and gave up two runs on three hits. They are his first earned runs in two months. Blake Martin came on and got the final two outs.

Ray Olmedo went 2-3, the only Red Wing hitter with more than one hit. Antoan Richardson doubled for the eighth time.

Game 2 - Rochester Red Wings 6, Syracuse Chiefs 5

Box Score

Vance Worley was not terribly impressive in Game 2. The Twins Opening Day starter gave up four runs on six hits, and in 5.1 innings, he walked five and struck out just two. And, for his efforts, he improved to 5-3 on the season. Aaron Thompson gave up one run on two hits in the next inning. Luis Perdomo picked up his sixth save by getting the final two outs.

The offense came through in this game though. Eric Farris was 2-4 with his 14^th stolen base. James Beresford went 2-3 with his first double. Eric Fryer drilled a two-run double (his sixth). Deibinson Romero was also 1-2 with a walk, his fifth double and five RBI.

New Britain Rock Cats 3, New Hampshire Fisher Cats 1

Box Score

It’s been an up-and-down season so far for Tom Stuifbergen, and on this night he was very good. He threw 6.1 shutout innings. He gave up four hits walked just one and struck out three. Edgar Ibara got the next four outs, two of them on strikeouts. Dan Turpen recorded his second save. He gave up one run on two hits and a walk in 1.1 innings. He struck out two.

The Rock Cats won despite just six hits. Josmil Pinto had his 19^th double. 2012 first-round pick Marcus Stroman was very good. He was charged with all three runs. However, in 6.1 innings, he walked just one and struck out 13 batters.

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Ft. Myers Miracle 5, Bradenton Marauders 2

Box Score

Tyler Duffey put together his best start with the Miracle so far. The right-hander threw seven shutout innings and used his defense to do so. He gave up just four hits, walked one and struck out zero. Jose Gonzalez came on and worked a perfect eighth frame. Zack Jones made his first appearance in a game since June 23^rd and was a little rusty. In his inning, he gave up two runs on one hit and two walks.

Jhon Goncalves went 2-3 with a walk, his 15^th double and fifth stolen base. Byron Buxton went 2-4.

In Buxton’s first three games with the Miracle, he went 2-13. His last three games have all been multi-hit games during which time he is 7-12. Now, he is hitting .360 with the Miracle. He is 19 years old. Just saying.

Cedar Rapids Kernels 4, Beloit Snappers 5

Box Score

JO Berrios was on the mound, hoping to extend the Kernels 2^nd half start to 12-0. He struggled. In just 4.1 innings, he gave up five runs (3 earned) on seven hits. He walked one and struck out six. Madison Boer came on in relief and gave up just two hits over 2.2 innings. Steven Gruver came on and struck out two in the final inning.

Jonathan Murphy, in his second game with the Kernels, went 3-4 with a double. JD Williams went 2-4 in his first game since being hit by a pitch in the knee on Saturday. Travis Harrison took over third place in the organization with his 14^th home run of the year.

The loss ends the Kernels 11 game post-All Star break winning streak. It makes the 11-1 in the second half. However, Beloit won for the fifth straight time, and they are 10-2 in the second half.

Elizabethton Twins

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GCL Twins 2, GCL Orioles 3

Box Score

It’s only been about ten days, but Amaurys Minier has already experienced the ups and downs of pro ball. On this day, he was very good. He went 3-3 with his second and third doubles. Brian Navaretto was 1-2 with a walk and his first double.

Sam Gibbons started and worked the first three innings. He gave up no runs on four hits. He didn’t walk a batter or strike out a batter. He did hit a batter. Lewis Thorpe came in for the next two innings without allowing a run. He gave up one hit, walked one and struck out two. Derek Penilla made his first professional appearance. He gave up one run on two hits in an inning. Dan Sattler had Tommy John surgery last August, and in this game, he made his first rehab appearance. He gave up two runs on two hits and recorded two outs, one on a struckout. Sattler took the loss when Miguel Gonzalez came on and gave up a game-winning hit.

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