Twins Minor League Report (8/10): Kirilloff Keeps Hitting

With that, let’s get to the Minor League Report for Wednesday.

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester 4, Syracuse 6

Box Score

There were some firsts for the Red Wings in this game, but it was also the second Red Wings start for lefty Adalberto Mejia. He gave up five runs on seven hits over six innings. He walked one and struck out seven. Neil Ramirez threw the seventh inning. He gave up one run on two hits and a walk but he struck out one. Alex Wimmers gave up one hit in a scoreless eighth inning.

Byron Buxton pinch ran for the Red Wings late in their Tuesday night game. On Wednesday, he made his first start since his demotion. He went 0-3 with two walks and a stolen base. Mitch Garver played in his first AAA game. He batted seventh and was behind the plate. He went 1-3 with a walk. Leonardo was promoted with Garver. He played third base and batted ninth. He also had his first hit. Tommy Field went 3-5 with his 14th double and two RBI. James Beresford went 2-4 with an RBI.

CHATTANOOGA CHATTER

Chattanooga

Box Score

It was a scheduled day off on Wednesday for the Lookouts. They will begin a series in Birmingham on Thursday.

MIRACLE MATTERS

Ft. Myers 1, St. Lucie 3

Box Score

The Miracle were supposed to play two games on Wednesday. They got one in, and the second one was suspended after a half-inning.

In the game that was played, the Miracle managed just three hits in the game. Nick Gordon had an RBI single. Joe Maloney went 1-2 with a walk and his fifth stolen base.

Randy LeBlanc started. He gave up three runs (two earned) on eight hits and two walks in four innings. He struck out four. Michael Theofanopoulos struck out two and walked one in two scoreless innings. John Curtiss struck out two in a perfect seventh inning.

KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids

Box Score

The Kernels had the day off as they traveled east to start a series in Kane County.

E-TWINS E-NOTES

Elizabethton 4, Kingsport 0

Box Score

Ryan Mason put together his best start as a pro. Granted, it was just his sixth start as a pro, but the start on Wednesday night was very good. He threw six shutout innings. He gave up four hits, walked one and struck out three. Alex Robinson walked two and struck out three over two hitless, scoreless innings. Johan Quezada struck out one in a perfect ninth.

Alex Kirilloff was at it again on Wednesday. The first-round pick went 2-3 with a walk and two RBI. He’s now hitting .361 on the season. Andre Jernigan went 2-4. Hank Morrison was back in the lineup for the first time in a month. He added his first pro triple.

GCL TWINS TAKES

Game 1 - GCL Twins 3, GCL Orioles 4

Box Score

Canadian Jordan Balazovic made another start. The lefty went 4.2 innings and gave up four runs (three earned) on two hits and a walk. He struck out four. Clark Beeker struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings. He gave up just two hits.

The Twins had just six hits, no one had more than one. Jorge Munoz hit his seventh double. Jean Carlos Arias then added a pinch-hit double, his fourth. Max Murphy played his first rehab game and went 0-2 with a strikeout.

Game 2 - GCL Twins 5, GCL Orioles 2

Box Score

Taylor Clemensia continues to pitch well. In this game, he gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out seven. Onas Farfan picked up his third save. He struck out two over two perfect innings.

Aaron Whitefield had another strong game. He went 3-3 with a walk and stole two more bases. He has 24 steals on the season. Lean Marrero went 2-3 with his first triple. Dominic Blanco went 2-3. Emmanuel Morel went 1-1 with his second double.

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Ryan Mason, Elizabethton Twins

Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Tommy Field, Rochester Red Wings

THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Rochester @ Syracuse (5:35 CST) - LHP Nick Greenwood

Chattanooga @ Birmingham (7:05 CST) - LHP Stephen Gonsalves

Charlotte @ Ft. Myers (6:05 CST) - TBD

Cedar Rapids @ Kane County (6:30 CST) – RHP Eduardo Del Rosario

Kingsport @ Elizabethton (6:00 CST) - RHP Alex Schik

GCL Twins @ GCL Orioles (11:00 am CST) - TBD

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