Twins Minor League Report (6/13): Buxton, Wimmers, Walker

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TRANSACTIONS

I’m not sure if you’ve heard yet or not… but the Twins promoted an outfielder named Byron Buxton from AA Chattanooga to the big leagues. A corresponding move is expected to be made on Sunday morning.

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester 1, Scranton/Wilkes Barre 5

Box Score

Jason Wheeler has really struggled, especially of late, with the Red Wings. He didn’t have a great day on Saturday, but he really helped out his Rochester teammates. The southpaw gave up five runs (4 earned) on 11 hits. He walked one and struck out four. Most important, he threw all eight innings, giving the bullpen a full day off a day after a bullpen game.

The Red Wings offense had seven hits, but they were able to score just one run. James Beresford added another two hits to make him the fifth Twins minor leaguer to surpass the 60 hits mark this season. The lone Red Wings run came on a solo home run by Reynaldo Rodriguez, his fourth homer of the season.

Danny Santana went 1-4 with two strikeouts. Oswaldo Arcia went 1-4 with a strikeout.

CHATTANOOGA CHATTER

Chattanooga 4, Birmingham 0

Box Score

Lost in the excitement of the Byron Buxton promotion, the Lookouts still had to play a game on Saturday night. Alex Wimmers was up to it. The right-hander gave up just two hits over 7.2 shutout innings. He walked two and struck out nine for the win. Jake Reed came on and gave up a hit before the final out of the eighth inning was recorded. Zack Jones struck out one in a perfect ninth inning.

Jorge Polanco took over Buxton’s leadoff spot in the lineup. He went 2-4 and stole his 13^th base. Niko Goodrum batted second and DHd. He went 2-4 with his first AA stolen base. Miguel Sano batted third. He went 1-2 with a walk, a sacrifice fly, his 12^th double and his fifth stolen base. Adam Brett Walker hit an eighth-inning, two-run homer in the 8^th inning to give the lookouts some insurance. Max Kepler took over in centerfield. He walked twice in the game.

MIRACLE MATTERS

Ft. Myers 2, Bradenton 3

Box Score

The Miracle got seven hits and five walks, but they were only able to score two runs. Chad Christensen went 1-3 and had a sacrifice fly. Marcus Knecht went 1-3 with a walk and an RBI. Zach Granite was 1-3 and walked twice.

The lanky right-hander went the first 5.2 innings. He gave up three runs on seven hits. He walked three and struck out four. Brian Gilbert came on and struck out two in 1.1 hitless innings. He did walk one. DJ Johnson made his return to the Miracle with two perfect innings.

KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids 3, Lansing 1

Box Score

The Kernels had lost three in a row and seven of their last eight games. What they needed was a strong start, and Zach Tillery did just that. The right-hander started and gave up just two hits and a walk over six shutout innings. He struck out five.

Miles Nordgren came on and gave up one hit over two scoreless innings. Cameron Booser came on for the ninth. He had a strikeout, but he also walked two batters. Later, there was an error, but he ended the inning having allowed just one run (unearned). Tillery improved to 4-1. Booser recorded his sixth save.

The Kernels got three runs in the first inning and then held on. Edgar Corcino led off with his second triple. Nick Gordon singled him in. Gordon advanced to third base on a Zack Larson double. Brett Doe singled to left to score Gordon, and Larson scored on a wild pitch. That was it.

Gordon went 2-4 in the game. Brian Navarreto went 2-3 including his third double of the season. Larson’s double was his 13^th of the year.

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Alex Wimmers, Chattanooga Lookouts

Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Adam Brett Walker, Chattanooga Lookouts

SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Rochester @ Scranton/Wilkes Barre (12:05 CST) – LHP Taylor Rogers

Chattanooga @ Birmingham (3:00 CST) – JO Berrios

Ft. Myers @ Bradenton (12:00 CST) – LHP Stephen Gonsalves

Lansing @ Cedar Rapids (2:05 CST) – RHP Sam Gibbons

Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Saturday games.