Twins Minor League Report (9/5): The Machine Switched to OFF

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester 13, Lehigh Valley 1

Box Score

The sensational 2015 season of Jose Berrios ended on Saturday night with five innings (66 pitches, 42 strikes). He allowed a run on three hits and a walk. He struck out five and now leads all of the minor leagues with 175. His AAA ERA was 2.62.

Alex Meyer (three strikeouts in two innings) and Loek van Mil (one strikeout in one inning) had to be the tallest pair of pitchers any team has even thrown consecutively, checking in at nearly fourteen combined feet.

Cole Johnson finished the game off with a scoreless ninth.

Lots of offensive firepower for the Red Wings today. Eric Farris, Doug Bernier and Danny Ortiz all had three hits. Danny Ortiz hit a 8th-inning Grand Slam, his 17th home run on the season. Farris, Bernier and Reynaldo Rodriguez (the 1-2-3 hitters) all doubled. Farris and Bernier had 3- and 2-RBI nights, respectively. Farris and Argenis Diaz, who had two hit and two walks, each scored three times.

Rochester has been eliminated from playoff contention.

CHATTANOOGA CHATTER

Chattanooga 3, Jackson 4

Box Score

A ninth-inning rally fell short as the Lookouts dropped their second game out of three to the Jackson Generals. The Lookouts have two more games left before opening their Southern League Playoff series with the Montgomery Biscuits.

D.J. Hicks led the offense with a double and a home run. He went 2-3, scoring a run and driving in a run. He also drew a walk. Jorge Polanco was the only other hitter with multiple hits. Niko Goodrum hit his 5th double. Max Kepler went 0-3 and is hitless in his last two games.

Greg Peavey was hung with a loss, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk in seven innings. He struck out three and now has a 7-7 record in AA. Corey Williams got two outs, but left with two runners on. J.T. Chargois allowed both runners to score.

MIRACLE MATTERS

Ft. Myers vs Charlotte - CANCELLED

The Miracle game was cancelled during the third inning of Saturday’s game due to heavy rain. The season finale will be a regular nine-inning game on Sunday with Saturday’s game not being made up.

It’s really too bad that it doesn’t count. Andro Cutura was making his full-season debut. The last update from the Miracle Baseball Twitter account was that Cutura had started his Miracle career with two perfect frames. Cutura doesn’t light up a radar gun, but I’ve been told he’s a “bulldog” and Cutura was recently described to me as having “stones.” He should be an interesting name in Cedar Rapids that many Twins minor-league fans may be pleasantly surprised by.

KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids 9, Clinton 3

Box Score

T.J. White started out the scoring for the Kernels with a two-run double in the first inning and poured on three insurance runs in the 6th, the last two coming on a Alex Real double, to run away from the Lumberkings on Saturday night.

Both White and Real drove in three runs apiece. Edgar Corcino and Chris Paul also added doubles and Paul also got his first professional triple.

Keaton Steele improved to 7-4, striking out four in six innings, allowing three runs on eight hits and a walk. Flame-throwing Yorman Landa struck out three in two innings and Jared Wilson allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth-inning.

After completing this series with Clinton on Monday, the Kernels will stick around for one playoff game against Quad Cities, before hitting the road for Game 2 and (potentially) 3.

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Jose Berrios, Rochester

Twins Daily Minor League Hitters of the Day – Eric Farris, Rochester

SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Rochester at Lehigh Valley (12:5 CST) - RHP Michael Bowden

Chattanooga vs Jackson (5:15 CST) – LHP Brett Lee

Ft. Myers vs Charlotte (10:05 CST) – LHP Luke Westphal

Cedar Rapids vs Clinton (2:05 CST) – RHP Randy LeBlanc

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