Twins Minor League Report (7/9): Saturday In The (Minor League) Park

OK, after that brief former Twins minor league report, let’s get into what happened in the Twins farm system on Saturday.

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester 1, Scranton/Wilkes Barre 2

Box Score

Logan Darnell was on the mound for the Red Wings. The left-hander was charged with two unearned runs on three hits over seven innings. He walked two and struck out three. DJ Baxendale faced one batter and walked him. Buddy Boshers came on and got the next three batters out, two of them on strikeouts.

Darin Mastroianni went 2-4. Jorge Polanco went 1-3 and was hit by a pitch. He also drove in the lone Red Wings run.

CHATTANOOGA CHATTER

Chattanooga 1, Tennessee 0

Box Score

There was some strong pitching in Tennessee on Saturday night. Lefty David Hurlbut certainly did his part to give his team a chance to win. He went eight shutout innings. He gave up eight hits, walked one and struck out four. He improved to 7-4 with a 3.28 ERA.

However, the Lookouts bats were pretty quiet too. Ryan Walker was 2-4. Leonardo Reginnato hit his 12th double. However, in the top of the 9th, Travis Harrison recorded his second hit of the night, and it was a big one. His sixth home run of the year gave the Lookouts a 1-0 lead.

With the lead, Trevor Hildenberger came in for the ninth frame. He gave up a hit and issued a walk, but he did not give up a run. He now has 13 saves with the Lookouts (16 on the season) and a 0.89 ERA.

MIRACLE MATTERS

Ft. Myers 6, Dunedin 4

Box Score

Sam Clay made his first Miracle start. The left-hander gave up two runs on nine hits over five innings. He walked three and struck out two. Nick Anderson struck out two over two scoreless innings. He gave up two hits and walked one. Yorman Landa threw the final two innings. He gave up two runs on three hits and a walk, but he finished out the Miracle win.

Eight Miracle players had one hit in the game. Fortunately, half of their hits left the ballpark. TJ White hit his seventh double. AJ Murray hit his second homer. Trey Vavra hit his eighth homer. Daniel Kihle hit his first Florida State League homer.

KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids 4, Kane County 7

Box Score

Dereck Rodriguez put together one of his best starts of the season. He had a quality start. He gave up two runs on five hits over six innings. He walked three and struck out seven. Max Cordy came in for his first Kernels appearance. According to Jeff Johnson (The Gazette in Cedar Rapids), Cordy was hitting 95 mph on the radar gun. He gave up three runs on three hits and two walks over two innings. He struck out two. Cam Booser worked the ninth inning. He gave up two runs on one hit. He walked three and struck out one.

Jaylin Davis added his first triple. Casey Scoggins was 2-5. Christian Cavaness went 2-4 with his first steal. Brian Olson was also 2-4.

E-TWINS E-NOTES

Elizabethton 4, Greeneville 3

Box Score

The E-Twins got solid pitching and a big blast early in the game and held on for the win.

Travis Blankenhorn had just one hit in the game, but it was a big one. In the third inning, he hit his fifth home run of the season, a three-run homer. Brandon Lopez went 2-3 with a walk. Lewin Diaz added his fifth double.

Alex Schik made the start this time around. He gave up just one run on two hits over the first five innings. He struck out three without issuing a walk. Ryan Mason came on and gave up one run on four hits over 2.2 innings. He struck out two. Colton Davis picked up his third save. He gave up a run, but he got the final four outs, each of them on a strikeout.

GCL TWINS TAKES

GCL Twins 2, GCL Red Sox 3

Box Score

Huascar Ynoa put together easily his best start of the short-season. He threw five shutout innings. He gave up two hits, didn’t walk any, and struck out eight. Matz Schutte got the next five outs without any issues. Onas Farfan gave up a run over the next 1.1 innings. He struck out two. Garrett Kelly gave up one run on two hits in his inning. Zach Strecker gave up six hits but somehow just one run over the next 2.2 innings. He struck out two. Clark Beeker got the final out on a strikeout.

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – David Hurlbut, Chattanooga Lookouts

Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Travis Harrison, Chattanooga Lookouts

SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Rochester @ Scranton/Wilkes Barre (12:05 CST) - LHP Andrew Albers

Chattanooga @ Tennessee (6:15 CST) - LHP Tyler Jay

Dunedin @ Ft. Myers (3:05 CST) - RHP Fernando Romero

Kane County @ Cedar Rapids (2:00 CST) – RHP Sam Gibbons

Greeneville @ Elizabethton (5:00 CST) - TBD

GCL Twins - No Game Scheduled

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