Twins Minor League Report (6/21): Thorpedo Locked In

TRANSACTIONS

Alex Kirilloff was promoted to Fort Myers. To take his spot in Cedar Rapids, Ben Rodriguez was activated from the DL.

Edgar Corcino was promoted to Rochester, Jaylin Davis jumped up to Chattanooga and Nick Buss was released.

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester 2, Syracuse 1 (10 innings)

Box Score

W: Nick Anderson (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K)

SP: Zack Littell (6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K)

HR: None

Multi-hit games: None

Zack Granite got the walk-off hit, picking up his very first RBI of the season. This game was knotted up at 0-0 until the Red Wings, or I guess they were the Plates tonight, broke through with a run in the seventh inning.

Jake Cave singled, LaMonte Wade drew a one-out walk, Willians Astudillo singled to load the bases and Kennys Vargas managed to drive in a run on a ground out.

Tyler Duffey was nasty in the eighth, striking out three of the four batters he faced, but allowed the game-tying run to score in the bottom of the ninth. Nick Anderson pitched a scoreless 10th inning before Granite managed to drive home the free runner (bonus runner?) in the bottom half of the inning to end it.

Byron Buxton was 1-for-3 with two strikeouts and a stolen base.

CHATTANOOGA CHATTER

Chattanooga 12, Biloxi 2

Box Score

W: Lewis Thorpe (7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 12 K)

HR: Tanner English (1), Jimmy Kerrigan (2), Brent Rooker (10)

Multi-hit games: Kerrigan, Chris Paul, Ryan Walker, English

Complete domination. Lewis Thorpe was untouchable on the mound and the offense was firing on all cylinders. Here's a great Tweet from Chris Blessing of Baseball HQ;

https://twitter.com/C_Blessing/status/1009971966005129217

Jimmy Kerrigan was 4-for-5 and scored four runs and Chris Paul had three hits and had six RBIs. Just when you think it couldn’t get any better ...

MIRACLE MATTERS

Fort Myers 10, Bradenton 0

Box Score

W: Charlie Barnes (7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K)

HR: None

Multi-hit games: Mark Contreras, Lewin Diaz, Luis Arraez, Ben Rortvedt, Taylor Grzelakowski, Caleb Hamilton, Brandon Lopez

… the Miracle put together an even more impressive performance. Every member of the Fort Myers lineup had at least one hit, with seven batters putting together multi-hit games.

Mark Contreras and Lewin Diaz led the way in terms of hitting with three hits each, but Luis Arraez reached safely four times, picking up two hits and two walks. Caleb Hamilton led the team in total bases on the night, as he hit a double and a triple.

Charlie Barnes, who’s been really rolling, had one of his most impressive performances as a pro, pitching seven shutout innings. Colton Davis was perfect over the final two frames. Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-6 and scored a run in his FSL debut.

KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids 5, Wisconsin 4

Box Score

W: Randy Dobnak (6.1 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K)

SV: Jovani Moran (2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB 5 K)

HR: Royce Lewis (7), Ben Rodriguez (4)

Multi-hit games: Akil Baddoo, Royce Lewis, Ben Rodriguez, Davis Banuelos

The Kernels were down a run heading into the bottom of the sixth, but Ben Rodriguez hit a go-ahead two-run inside-the-park home run to put the Kernels on top. Jovani Moran was perfect over the final 2 2/3 innings, all while protecting a one-run lead. He’s struggled with control at times, but when Moran is on (like he was tonight) he’s special. Of the eight batters he faced, he struck out five of them.

Royce Lewis, beat up knee and all, slugged his seventh homer, a three-run shot. Randy Dobnak scattered nine hits across 6 1/3 innings to earn his fifth victory.

E-TWINS E-NOTES

Elizabethton 9, Burlington 5

Box Score

W: Blair Lakso (1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4K)

SV: Johan Quezada (1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K)

SP: Andrew Cabezas (3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K)

HR: None

Multi-hit games: Ryan Jeffers, Jared Akins, Ariel Montesino, Chris Williams, Trevor Casanova, Ricky De La Torre, Lean Marrero

Ryan Jeffers is among the more intriguing new faces to the Twins’ organization. We’re learning this early on: Dude can hit. Jeffers was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, three RBIs and a pair of runs Thursday. Fellow 2018 draftee Trevor Casanova was 2-for-3 with a walk.

On the mound, 18th-round pick Andrew Cabezas made his professional debut, striking out five batters over three innings of one-run ball.

GCL TWINS TAKES

OFF

STARS OF THE DAY

Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day: Lewis Thorpe, Chattanooga

Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day: Jimmy Kerrigan, Chattanooga

TOP PROSPECT SUMMARY

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

1. Royce Lewis, CR: 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBIs, R, K

2. Fernando Romero, MIN

3. Nick Gordon, ROC: 0-for-4, 2 Ks

4. Stephen Gonsalves, ROC: Did not pitch.

5. Alex Kirilloff, FM: 1-for-6, R, K

6. Wander Javier: Out for the season with a shoulder injury.

7. Brent Rooker, CHAT: 1-for-4, HR, BB, RBI, 2 Rs

8. Blayne Enlow, CR: Did not pitch.

9. Brusdar Graterol, CR: Did not pitch.

10. Akil Baddoo, CR: 2-for-4, 2B, R.

11. Zack Littell, ROC: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K

12. Lewis Thorpe, CHAT: 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 12 K

13. Lewin Diaz, FM: 3-for-5, 2B, RBI, 2 Rs

14. LaMonte Wade, ROC: 1-for-3, 2B, BB, K

15. Mitch Garver, MIN

16. Ben Rortvedt, FM: 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 Rs, K

17. Travis Blankenhorn, FM: 1-for-5, RBI, R, 2 Ks

18. Yunior Severino, ET: Did not play

19. Tyler Jay, CHAT: Did not pitch.

20. Felix Jorge: Out with knee injury.

FRIDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Rochester vs. Scranton, 6:05 pm CT: Stephen Gonsalves

Chattanooga vs. Biloxi, 6:15 pm CT: Sean Poppen

Fort Myers at Bradenton, 5:30 pm CT: Tyler Wells

Cedar Rapids vs. Wisconsin, 6:35 pm CT: Bailey Ober

Elizabethton at Bristol, 6:00 pm CT, TBD

GCL Twins vs. GCL Red Sox, 11:00 am CT: TBD

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