Twins Minor League Report (8/17): Pitchers Dominate

All that and more can be found as you work your way through today’s minor league report.

TRANSACTIONS

There were a couple of transactions in the Twins system on Tuesday:

• Lefty David Hurlbut, promoted to Rochester over the weekend for one start, was returned to AA Chattanooga.
  
• RHP Matt Summer was sent down to Ft. Myers.
  
• Danny Santana was activated from the 7-day disabled list. Eric Farris was placed on the DL for Rochester.
  
• In former Twins minor league news, as of last week when he was released from the Rochester roster, Nate Hanson has signed with the 62-19 St. Paul Saints. He was in their lineup on Tuesday night.
  

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester 6, Buffalo 5

Box Score

Byron Buxton extended his hitting streak to all 12 games he’s spent with the Red Wings. He went 2-4 with his second double. Danny Santana was 2-4 with his seventh double and fourth triple. James Beresford was also 2-4. Kennys Vargas’s fifth double drove in two runs.

Logan Darnell made the start and the lefty worked into the sixth inning. In 5.2 innings, he gave up three unearned runs. He allowed three hits, walked five and struck out three. Tim Shibuya, the Twins 23^rd round pick in 2011, made his AAA debut. He gave up two hits over 1.1 scoreless innings in relief. Aaron Thompson came on to start the eighth, but he gave up two hits and walked a batter without recording an out. Mark Hamburger came in and allowed two of the inherited runners to score on a hit, but he got through the eighth inning holding a one-run lead. Michael Tonkin came on and pitched a perfect ninth for his 14^th save.

CHATTANOOGA CHATTER

Chattanooga 4, Pensacola 8

Box Score

Greg Peavey had a rough one. He gave up six runs on four hits and four walks and recorded just four outs. Alex Wimmers came on and struck out three over 2.2 perfect innings. Brandon Peterson struck out one in a flawless inning. Nick Burdi gave up two runs on three hits and two walks over 1.2 innings. He struck out two. DJ Johnson got the final out with a strikeout.

The Lookouts went 1-2-3 in the first two innings. Niko Goodrum led off the third inning with his fifth home run. He went 2-3 in the game. Max Kepler was 1-3 with a walk.

MIRACLE MATTERS

Game 1 – Ft. Myers 4, Charlotte 1

Box Score

Stephen Gonsalves continues a remarkable 2015 season. The left-hander went all seven innings of game one. He gave up just one run on four hits. He walked one and struck out seven. He improved to 6-1 with a 2.23 ERA with the Miracle.

Josmil Pinto was added to the Miracle roster after DHing in four games with the GCL Twins. He was the DH and third hitter in this game. He went 1-4 but hit a solo home run. The other big hit came off the bat of Tanner Vavra. He hit a two-run single in a three-run fifth inning. Logan Wade hit his 17^th double.

Game 2 – Ft. Myers 5, Charlotte 2

Box Score

Kohl Stewart followed Gonsalves’s complete game with one of his own. He gave up two runs on six hits over seven innings. He did not walk a batter. He struck out two and recorded 13 groundouts. He is now 6-7 with a 3.21 ERA on the season.

Tanner Vavra again led the way. He went 2-2 with a walk. Aderlin Mejia went 1-2 with his eighth double and two RBI

KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids 0, Kane County 1

Box Score

Keaton Steele deserved better. The right-hander gave up just one run on three hits over eight innings. He walked none and struck out four. However, he took the loss.

The Kernels bats just couldn’t get anything going. They managed just six hits in the game. Zach Larson went 2-3 with his 18^th double. Edgar Corcino went 2-4.

E-TOWN E-NOTES

Elizabethton 6, Danville 2

Box Score

Cody Stashak was back on the mound. Through five innings, he gave up only an unearned run. He gave up no hits, walked two and struck out six. He came out of the game and was replaced by Logan Lombana. He gave up one run on four hits over two innings. He struck out two and didn’t walk a batter. Kuo Hua Lo struck out four over the final two innings to drop his ERA to 1.03. Stashak improved to 5-1 with a 1.58 ERA.

Kamran Young led the offense. He went 2-4 with his sixth double, his second triple and four RBI. LaMonte Wade went 1-2 with two walks. He also stole his sixth and seventh bases. Manuel Guzman walked twice. He stole his 16^th, 17^th and 18^th bases.

GCL TWINS TAKES

GCL Twins 3, GCL Orioles 5

Box Score

Christian Cavaness led off the game by being hit by a pitch. He stayed in the game and scored a run, but he was replaced by Jorge Andrade who went 3-3 for the rest of the game. He also stole his ninth base. Roberto Gonzalez went 2-4 in the game. Ariel Montesino had a single and a walk. Blake Schmit went 1-4 and drove in two runs. He has hit .324 in his rehab stint.

Williams Ramirez started and gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits. In 4.2 innings, he walked once and struck out four. Max Cordy came on and worked the next 2.1 innings. He gave up one run on two hits. He struck out two. Johan Quezada gave up one run on one hit and one walk in his inning.

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Keaton Steele, Cedar Rapids Kernels

Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Tanner Vavra, Ft. Myers Miracle

WEDNESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Buffalo @ Rochester (12:35 CST) – LHP Pat Dean

Chattanooga @ Pensacola (6:35 CST) – LHP Brett Lee

Ft. Myers @ Charlotte (6:00 CST) – TBD

Cedar Rapids @ Ft. Myers (6:35 CST) – RHP Felix Jorge

Elizabethton – No Game Scheduled

GCL Orioles @ GCL Twins (11:00 CST) – TBD

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