Rain was a big part of the story in the Minnesota Twins farm system on Wednesday. On Thursday, two Twins affiliates played double headers, so there were a total of eight games to follow.

Another day… Another Chris Colabello home run. Colabello often speaks of only worrying about things that are in his control. He can’t control when Terry Ryan will call him up, but he can control his approach at the plate. And frankly, his numbers have to be making Mr. Ryan consider ways to get him back on the Twins roster. I’m thinking Ryan is happy to have Colabello putting up the kinds of numbers that make him think. Two other players launched homers to put themselves into a tie for third in the organization in home runs. There were a couple of very strong pitching performances on the night, but unfortunately there were also a couple of pitchers who would like a mulligan. Here is a look at what happened in the Twins farm system on Thursday:

Rochester 7, Pawtucket 6

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Chris Colabello was at it again on Thursday night. He went 2-5 with his 24^th home run of the year, a majestic blast estimated at 450 feet to straight-away center. Jermaine Mitchell went 2-3 with two walks and his 14^th double. Eric Farris went 2-4 with his third home run.

Logan Darnell’s most recent start was tremendous. This one wasn’t as good. Through the first four innings, he gave up just one run. However, he gave up five runs in the fifth inning without recording an out. Overall, he was charged with six runs on eight hits. He walked two and struck out four in four innings. Aaron Thompson came on and gave up just one hit over the next 2.2 innings. Cody Eppley got the next four batters out. Shairon Martis came on and pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his fifth save.

New Britain 2, Trenton 0

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Lefty Pat Dean was terrific on this night. He threw 7.2 scoreless innings. He allowed six hits, walked one and struck out four. Dakota Watts came on and got the final four outs, two on strikeouts, to complete the shutout.

As you would expect from such a low-scoring game, there was not much offense. Miguel Sano hit his fourth double. Jordan Parraz went 2-2 with a walk and his second stolen base.

Game 1 – Ft. Myers 1, Jupiter 6

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The first game is actually the completion of a game that had been suspended in the fifth inning on Wednesday. Kyle Davies started the game and went the first five innings. He gave up three runs (2 earned) on four hits and three walks. He struck out four. Matt Tomshaw came on when the game resumed. The southpaw gave up three runs on five hits in four innings. He walked one and struck out three.

Kennys Vargas provided the only offense. He went 2-4 with his 14^th home run of the year.

Game 2 – Ft. Myers 2, Jupiter 6

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Taylor Rogers was activated from the Disabled List before the game and made the start. He gave up six runs on five hits and four walks in just two innings. Adrian Salcedo threw three innings and gave up just one hit. Ryan O’Rourke worked the final two innings and gave up just one hit.

Again, there was not much offense for the Miracle in this game. Aderlin Mejia went 2-4 with his 13^th stolen base. Stephen Wickens hit his third home of the year.

Cedar Rapids 9, Dayton 13

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The Kernels fell behind early and attempted a comeback, but it fell short. Josue Montanez had been terrific in his two previous starts. This one did not go so well. The lefty gave up ten runs (9 earned) on seven hits and six walks in just four innings. He struck out three. Hudson Boyd came on and gave up an unearned run on a hit and two walks in three innings. He struck out three. Madison Boer pitched the game’s final two innings. He gave up two runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out two.

Jonathan Murphy went 3-5. Fellow Jacksonville U alum Adam Walker went 1-2 with three walks and his 14^th home run. Jorge Polanco had two hits, including his 23^rd double. Jeremias Pineda and Tyler Grimes each went 2-4. JD Williams added his eighth home run. Travis Harrison walked three times.

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Game 1 – Elizabethton 5, Bristol 4

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Rain on Wednesday created this double header on Thursday. Earlier in the day, these games looked uncertain, but they were able to play them.

Felix Jorge proved human in this start. He gave up four runs (3 earned) on six hits in five innings. He walked three and struck out six. Ethan Mildren walked two in a scoreless inning. Dallas Gallant then struck out two in a 1-2-3 inning.

Javier Pimentel went 2-3 with his sixth double. Zach Granite was 2-3 with a walk. Kelvin Ortiz hit his first home run. Dereck Rodriguez hit his sixth double, and Ryan Walker hit his third double.

Game 1 – Elizabethton 6, Bristol 11

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It was a doubles day for Dereck Rodriguez. In this game, he went 2-3 with his seventh and eighth doubles. Romy Jimenez went 2-3. Bryan Haar hit his fourth triple. Bryan Santy and Carlos Avila each hit their first doubles of the year.

Josh Burris made the start. He gave up six runs on three hits in three innings. He walked six and struck out five. Carson Goldsmith gave up three runs on one hit and three walks and recorded just one out. The out he got was a strikeout. Andre Martinez finished that inning by getting the final two outs, but he did walk two first. Twins fifth-round pick Aaron Slegers made his first professional appearance with a perfect inning. Austin Malinowski gave up two runs (1 earned) on two hits in his inning. He did strike out three.

GCL Twins 6, GCL Orioles 2

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Damian Defrank started and gave up one run on four hits and two walks in three innings. He struck out two. Then Stephen Gonsalves came on and was impressive. In three scoreless innings, he gave up no hits, walked one and struck out three. Josh Guyer worked a scoreless inning, though he gave up one hit and walked one. Markus Solbach gave up an unearned run over his two innings.

Joel Polanco went 2-3 with a walk. Jason Kanzler was 2-4 with his fourth double. Evan Bigley’s rehab continues, and he had a triple and three RBI in this game.

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