Twins Minor League Report (6/10): Jax Returns, Jay Traded

Find out everything that happened happened in the Twins system on Monday, starting with the transactions of the day.

TRANSACTIONS

• Pensacola announced that RHP Griffin Jax has been activated from the IL. RHP Williams Ramirez has been placed on the 7 Day IL.
  
• Pensacola also announced that the Twins have traded LHP Tyler Jay, the teams 2015 first-round draft pick, to the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations.
  
• LHP Adalberto Mejia began his rehab stint on Monday with the Ft. Myers Miracle.
  
• I saw that we missed the following transactions on Sunday:
  

AWARDS

RHP Sean Poppen was named the International League’s Pitcher of the Week.

ALL STARS

On Monday, Cedar Rapids DH/1B/C Chris Williams will participate in the Home Run Derby at the Midwest League All Star game.

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester

Box Score

No Game Scheduled.

BLUE WAHOO BITES

Pensacola 7, Biloxi 9

Box Score

Griffin Jax returned to the mound after missing nearly a month with a strained shoulder. He gave up a first inning run but got through 2 2/3 innings before reaching his predetermined pitch count (41 pitches thrown). He gave up two hits, walked one and struck out two. Jeff Ames came on and went the next 1 2/3 innings. He gave up three runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks. Tom Hackimer went the next 1 2/3 innings and was charged with three runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk. He struck out one. Sam Clay worked the final two innings. He gave up two runs on three hits and a walk.

Jaylin Davis put the Wahoos on the scoreboard right away with a leadoff home run, his 10th of the year. He went 2-for-5 and hit his eighth double. Travis Blankenhorn hit his 11th home run since joining Pensacola. Brian Navarreto went 1-for-1 with two walks, a sacrifice fly and an RBI double.

MIRACLE MATTERS

Ft. Myers 1, Tampa 0

Box Score

There wasn’t much offense, but the Miracle got one big hit and the pitching came through. Adalberto Mejia made his first rehab appearance with the Miracle. He “opened” and gave up a single in a scoreless first inning. He struck out two, and 11 of his 14 pitches were strikes.

Blayne Enlow came on to start the second inning and completed six scoreless innings. The right-hander gave up seven hits, walked one and struck out three to earn the win and lower his Miracle ERA to 1.50. Hector Lujan threw two scoreless innings to record his sixth save of the season.

Ryan Jeffers led off the second inning with a long, opposite field homer. It was his sixth homer of the year. And it accounted for the only run of the game. The Miracle had just two other hits. Jose Miranda hit his 13th doubles. Trey Cabbage singled, and then stole a base.

The Miracle could clinch a playoff berth as early as Tuesday.

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KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids 10, Peoria 1

Box Score

In a morning game, the Kernels scored four in the third inning and three more in the fourth inning and cruised to a 10-1 win in Peoria. They ended a 14-game road trip with a 9-5 record.

However, let’s start with the pitching. Kai-Wei Teng started and gave up one run over six innings. He gave up four hits, walked one and struck out eight batters to record his first Kernels win. Jose Martinez pitched a scoreless seventh frame. JT Perez made his Midwest League debut and tossed two scoreless innings.

Jared Akins provided the power in the third inning with a three-run homer. It was his sixth of the season. In the fourth inning, Jacob Pearson hit his third homer of the season, a two-run shot, and Ricky De La Torre followed with his second Kernels homer. Pearson and De La Torre each had two hits.

Ben Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with his seventh and eighth doubles. Andrew Bechtold went 2-for-4 with a walk and his 11th and 12th doubles. Gilberto Celestino went 2-for-4 with a walk and his eighth double. Yeltsin Encarnacion hit his second triple, and Estamy Urena added his fourth double.

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day - Blayne Enlow, Ft. Myers Miracle

Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Ben Rodriguez, Cedar Rapids Kernels

PROSPECT SUMMARY

Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed:

#1 - Royce Lewis (Ft. Myers) - 0-4

#2 - Alex Kirilloff (Pensacola) - Injured List

#3 - Brusdar Graterol (Pensacola) - Injured List (shoulder)

#4 - Trevor Larnach (Ft. Myers) - 0-3, BB, K

#5 - Wander Javier (Cedar Rapids) - 0-4, BB, K

#6 - Brent Rooker (Rochester) - No Game Scheduled.

#7 - Jhoan Duran (Ft. Myers) - Did Not Pitch.

#8 - Lewis Thorpe (Rochester) - No Game Scheduled

#9 - Blayne Enlow (Ft. Myers) - 6 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K (79 pitches, 49 strikes)

#10 - Akil Baddoo (Ft. Myers) - Injured List (Tommy John surgery)

#11 - Nick Gordon (Rochester) - No Game Scheduled.

#12 - Stephen Gonsalves (Rochester) - Injured List (elbow)

#13 - Ryan Jeffers (Ft. Myers) - 1-3, BB, HR(6), R, RBI, K

#14 - Ben Rortvedt (Pensacola) - 1-3, BB

#15 - Yunior Severino (Cedar Rapids) - Injured List (thumb)

#16 - Gilberto Celestino (Cedar Rapids) - 2-4, BB, 2B(8), R

#17 - Zack Littell (Rochester) - No Game Scheduled

#18 - LaMonte Wade (Rochester) - No Game Scheduled

#19 - Jorge Alcala (Pensacola) - Did Not Pitch

#20 - Jose Miranda (Ft. Myers) - 1-3, 2B(13), K

TUESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Columbus @ Rochester (6:05 CST) - LHP Devin Smeltzer (0-1, 1.82 ERA)

Pensacola @ Biloxi (10:35 am CST) - RHP Andro Cutura (1-2 4.45 ERA)

Ft. Myers @ Tampa (DH @ 3:30 CST) - TBD, TBD

Wisconsin @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 CST) - RHP Austin Schulfer (4-3, 3.02 ERA)

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