The Twins walked-off the St. Louis Cardinals to split a four-game home-and-home series with the NL Central leaders.

RED WINGS REPORT

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders @ Rochester

Box Score

Scranton (home of one of the world's finest paper companies) scored seven runs (ONLY ONE EARNED), all charged to Red Wings starter Jason Wheeler in the third inning of Thursday night's game in front of 4,431 fans at Frontie Field in Rochester, NY. Wheeler took the loss and dropped to 1-7 on the season, surviving for just 2.2 innings before being lifted for Alex Meyer. Meyer went four innings out of the pen, struck out two, gave up four hits, and was charged with two unearned runs. Logan Darnell came into the seventh, finished up the frame for Meyer, plus the eighth inning. Darnell was charged with one unearned run on a hit, a walk and two strike outs. Mark Hamburger pitched a third of an inning, and Ryan O'Rourke finished the ninth and closed the door on a game that saw the Red Wings give up NINE unearned runs.

Danny Santana was just 1-5 from the leadoff spot, but his lone hit was a triple. Reynaldo Rodriguez provided most of the Red Wings offense, he was 3-3 with a run scored, a double, a home run and FIVE RBIs. Eric Fryer also had three hits on a 3-4 night with two runs scored and a walk.

Final: RailRiders 10, Red Wings 7

LOOKOUTS LOOK-IN

Jacksonville Suns @ Chattanooga

Box Score

Pitching in front of 2,534 friendly faces at AT&T Field in Chattanooga, TN, David Hurlbut earned his third win of the year with seven innings of five hit baseball. He gave up three runs (two earned) walked one, struck out four, and gave up a home run. Zach Jones pitched an ugly eighth, giving up a pair of runs, and just to make things little more interesting, J.T. Chargois gave up a run in the ninth (and earned himself a save).

Despite a poor outing form the bullpen, the Lookouts held on to win thanks to eight early runs, clinching the Southern League first half title. Max Kepler went 3-4 with two runs scored and a pair of triples. The young German is now hitting .341 on the year and could be in line for a promotion to Triple-A Rochester. Adam Brett Walker was the only other Lookouts hitter with multiple hits, he was 2-3 with a run scored and a pair of RBIs, with a home run and a walk.

Final Score: Suns 6, Lookouts 8

MIRACLE MATTERS

Daytona Tortugas @ Fort Myers

Box Score

Aaron Slegers pitched six scoreless innings to the delight of the 2,941 fans at CenturyLink Sports Complex in Fort Myers, FL. Slegers struck out five, walked two, and gave up just two hits to earn a win and even his record at 4-4. D.J. Johnson pitched a pair of scoreless innings, and Alex Muren pitched a rocky night, giving up a run, but the Miracle held on for the win.

The Miracle were 3-9 with runners in scoring position and knocked off the Dayton Tortugas thanks to some timely hitting from Marcus Knecht. Knecht was 3-3 with a run scored, and RBI and a walk, what a night! He was aided by a 2-4 night from Mitch Garver, who also had an RBI.

Final score: Tortugas 1, Miracle 4

KERNELS KORNER

Burlington Bees @ Cedar Rapids

Box Score

Keaton Steele pitched nine scoreless innings for the Cedar Rapids Kernels in front of a home crowd of 4,173 fans at Perfect Game Field and still didn't factor into the decision as the Kernels ultimately fell in eleven innings. Stele gave up just six hits, struck out seven and walked nobody. Michael Theofanopoulos pitched a scoreless tenth but ran into trouble in the eleventh, giving up a couple of runs thanks to an error and a wild pitch.

When you don't score any runs in an eleven inning game, there isn't a lot to talk about for the guys with the bats. The Kernels managed just five hits off of five different Bees pitchers. Nick Gordon had a pair of singles and was the only Kernels hitter with multiple hits. The other three hits came from Tanner English (1-5), Max Murphy (1-3) and Pat Kelly (1-4).

Final Score: Bees 2, Kernels 0

TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Hitter of the Day - Max Kepler, Chattanooga Lookouts

Pitcher of the Day - Keaton Steele, Cedar Rapids Kernels

FRIDAY'S PROBABLES

Louisville @ Rochester - Keyvius Sampson vs. Taylor Rogers (6-4, 3.23)

Jacksonville @ Chattanooga - Austin Brice vs. Alex Wimmers (4-1, 4.84)

Fort Myers - OFF

Cedar Rapids @ Clinton - Zach Tillery (4-1, 2.13) vs. Zack Littell [ZACH/K ATTACK!!!]