Twins Minor League Report (7/27): Thorpe, Rooker Lead Lookouts

In case you missed it. Here is a story on Miracle RHP (And Minnesota native) Adam Bray.

Keep reading to find out more on the night in the Twins minor league system on Friday. As always, please feel free to discuss and ask questions.

TRANSACTIONS

It may be an interesting few days of transactions for the Twins and as interesting will be to see how the rosters shape out.

• Infielder Eduardo Escobar was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for minor leaguers RHP Jhoan Duran, OF Ernie De La Trinidad and OF Gabriel Maciel. Per MLB Pipeline, Maciel was the Diamondbacks #11 prospect with Duran at #19. Per Baseball America, Jhoan Duran was the Diamondbacks #10 prospect. All three players were playing for Kane County in the Midwest League.
  
• After their 4-3 loss to Boston on Friday night, the Twins traded RH RP Ryan Pressly to the Houston Astros in exchange for RHP Jorge Alcala and CF Gilberto Celestino. MLB Pipeline ranked Alcala #10 and Celestino #15 among Astros prospects.
  
• Additionally, Miguel Sano was recalled to the Twins from Rochester.
  
• OF Byron Buxton was activated from the Rochester disabled list with C Juan Graterol being placed on the DL. RH RP Addison Reed was placed on the Rochester roster on a rehab assignment. UT Taylor Motter was outrighted and is now back on the Red Wings roster.
  

Here's what happened to Juan Graterol:

https://twitter.com/MorrieSilver8/status/1022808102037606400

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester 5, Louisville 3

Box Score

Byron Buxton returned to the Red Wings lineup and in his first at-bat, he hit his third Rochester home run. He went 1-for-4 with a walk, the home run and also stole his fourth base. Willians Astudillo went 2-for-4 with a walk, his 14th double and his seventh stolen base.

Nick Anderson was the “opener” for the Red Wings in this game. He responded with a perfect first inning including a strikeout. Zack Littell came on and worked the next five innings. He gave up two runs on three hits and four walks. He struck out six. Addison Reed gave up a run on two hits in his rehab inning. Jake Reed struck out three over two perfect innings to record his first save of the season.

CHATTANOOGA CHATTER

Chattanooga 5, Pensacola 0

Box Score

This was a nice all-around game for the Lookouts. A little offense and some terrific pitching. It all starts with pitching, so that’s where we’ll start. Lewis Thorpe went the first seven innings of the shutout. He gave up just two hits, walked one and struck out seven to improve to 6-4 with a 3.61 ERA. Cody Stashak struck out the side in the eighth inning. Ryne Harper gave up one hit in a scoreless ninth inning.

Brent Rooker kept his power streak rolling. He went 2-for-4 and hit his 20th home run of the season. Alex Perez drove in two runs with his eighth double.

MIRACLE MATTERS

Ft. Myers , Daytona

Box Score

The only way to keep Alex Kirilloff from a multi-hit game is to involve Mother Nature who provided some rain which postponed this game.

KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids 3, Clinton 2 (10 innings)

Box Score

The Kernels needed ten innings, but they got a walkoff walk from Ryan Jeffers to pick up the win in this one.

Akil Baddoo led the offense. He went 3-for-3 with two walks and stole his 20th base. Jared Akins went 3-for-4. Jeffers went 1-for-3 with two walks and his first Kernels double.

Bailey Ober started and was limited to just three innings. He gave up one run on two hits and struck out two batters. Jose Martinez came on and threw three scoreless frames. He had two strikeouts. Kevin Marnon struck out four batters over 2 1/3 innings. He gave up one run. Calvin Faucher recorded the final five outs without giving up a run.

E-TWINS E-TALK

Elizabethton 8, Bristol 5

Box Score

The E-Twins got a nice offensive day and won again. Ricky De La Torre led the way. He went 2-for-4 with his sixth double, his third home run and three RBIs. Yunior Severino went 2-for-5 with his fifth double. Lean Marrero went 2-for-4 with his fifth stolen base. DaShawn Keirsey returned to the lineup for the first time in nearly two weeks due to a quad injury. Trevor Larnach had his third straight hitless game, though he walked twice and stole a base.

Carlos Suniaga started and gave up four runs (three earned) on nine hits and a walk in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out three. Blair Lakso improved to 4-0 by working the next 2 1/3 innings. He gave up a solo home run, but he struck out four batters. Seth Pinkerton recorded his second save with two scoreless innings. He struck out three.

GCL TWINS TALK

GCL Twins 12, GCL Red Sox 2

Box Score

It was a good day for the Twins offense as they knocked in 12 runs on 16 hits. Hunter Lee led off and went 3-for-5 with a walk, his second double and three RBIs. Second hitter Estamy Urena also went 3-for-5. He added his fourth double and drove in four RBIs. Charles Mack went 2-for-5 with his second double. Alberoni Nunez went 2-for-4. Willie Joe Garry went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and two driven in.

Kai-Wei Teng started and gave up two runs on four hits in just 2 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out five. Michael Montero struck out two over 3 2/3 scoreless innings. Niklas Rimmel recorded four outs, two on strikeouts. Frandy Torres got the final five outs, three on strikeouts.

STARS OF THE DAY

Twins Daily Hitter of the Day: Akil Baddoo, Cedar Rapids Kernels (3-3, 2 BB).

Twins Daily Pitcher of the Day: Lewis Thorpe, Ft. Myers Miracle (7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K)

PROSPECT SUMMARY

Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed. Please note that this Prospect Summary has been updated.

#1 - Royce Lewis (Ft. Myers) - Rained out.

#2 - Alex Kirilloff (Ft. Myers) - Rained out.

#3 - Brusdar Graterol (Ft. Myers) - Rained out.

#4 - Nick Gordon (Rochester) - 0-4, BB, RBI, K, SB(6)

#5 - Stephen Gonsalves (Rochester) - Did not pitch.

#6 - Trevor Larnach (Elizabethton) - 0-2, 2 BB, RBI, K, SB(2)

#7 - Brent Rooker (Chattanooga) - 2-4, HR(20), RBI, 2 R

#8 - Akil Baddoo (Cedar Rapids) - 3-3, 2 BB, R, SB(20)

#9 -Wander Javier - out of for the season

#10 - Zack Littell (Rochester) - 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 80 pitches, 54 strikes)

#11 - Blayne Enlow (Cedar Rapids) - Did not pitch.

#12 - LaMonte Wade (Rochester) - 1-4, BB, R

#13 - Travis Blankenhorn (Ft. Myers) - Rained out.

#14 - Lewis Thorpe (Chattanooga) - 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, (90 pitches, 66 strikes)

#15 - Ben Rortvedt (Ft. Myers) - Rained out.

#16 - Yunior Severino (Elizabethton) - 2-5, 2B(5), R

#17 - Lewin Diaz (Ft. Myers) - will have surgery on his wrist soon.

#18 - Ryan Jeffers (Cedar Rapids) - 1-3, 2 BB, 2B(1), RBI, K

#19 - Jacob Pearson (Cedar Rapids) - 0-3, BB, K, R, SB(5)

#20 - Luis Arraez (Chattanooga) - 1-4

#21 - Jose Miranda (Cedar Rapids) - 1-4

*I figured that since Wander Javier is out, I’d add #21 to the list.

SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Rochester @ Louisville (5:30 CST) - RHP DJ Baxendale (0-2, 3.42 ERA)

Pensacola @ Tennessee (4:00 CST) - TBD

Ft. Myers @ Daytona (DH @ 4:00 CST) - RHP Brusdar Graterol (1-2, 6.20 ERA), TBD

Quad Cities @ Cedar Rapids (6:05 CST) - RHP Blayne Enlow (2-2, 3.16 ERA)

Bristol @ Elizabethton (5:00 CST) - RHP Josh Winder (1-0, 4.91ERA)

GCL Red Sox @ GCL Twins (9:00 am CST) - TBD

Please feel free to ask any questions about Friday games, or ask any questions you may have.