Twins Minor League Report (8/27): Saints Steal Win in Iowa

TRANSACTIONS 

• OF Leobaldo Cabrera was activated by Wichita. 
• OF Cole Sturgeon was activated by the Wind Surge and then promoted to the Saints. 
• RHPs Ben Heller and Ariel Jurado were also activated by the Saints. 

SAINTS SENTINEL 
Iowa 3, St. Paul 6
Box score 

Simeon Woods Richardson took the mound for his second Saints start. In 5 2/3 innings, he gave up two runs on four hits and a walk. He also struck out eight batters. He earned his first Triple-A wins. Michael Feliz had one walk and one strike out in 1 1/3 innings. Mario Sanchez gave up a run in the eighth frame, but Brad Peacock locked things down in the ninth for his first Save. He struck out two batters in a perfect inning.  

Power and speed can be a great combination, right? The Saints used both to earn the win. The power? Mark Contreras hit a two-run in the fifth inning to put the Saints in the lead for good. It was his 13th home of the year. The speed? In yesterday’s report, we showed the organization’s leaders in stolen bases. In this game, the Saints added an incredible NINE stolen bases to their season total. Contreras stole two bases to go with his home. Michael Helman, who went 2-for-4 with a walk,  led the way with four stolen bases. John Andreoli also stole two bags, and Matt Wallner added one as well. 

WIND SURGE WISDOM
Frisco 6, Wichita 8
Box Score 

Lefty Aaron Rozek made the start and gave up four first-inning runs. After a scoreless second inning, the first two batters of the third inning reached. Andrew Cabezas allowed one of the inherited to score, so Rozek’s final lie was five runs on nine hits over two innings. Cabezas, other than the inherited runner that scored, tossed two scoreless frames. Francis Peguero gave up one run on a hit and a walk. He had two strikeouts over his two innings. Jordan Gore pitched a scoreless seventh inning. Casey Legumina came on and struck out three batters in a scoreless eighth frame.  

The Wind Surge had a very balanced offensive attack to put up their eight runs. All nine starters had one hit. No one had two, just one hit for everyone. In the first inning, Yunior Severino hit a two-run homer. In the fifth frame, Jair Camargo hit his ninth Wichita homer. The two each drove in two runs, as did Austin Martin who went 1-for-5. 

With an 8-6 lead going to the bottom of the ninth, Blayne Enlow was brought in for the save opportunity. After a leadoff walk, he struck out two batters on his way to a scoreless inning and his second Save. 

KERNELS NUGGETS
Lake County 6, Cedar Rapids 0
Box Score

OF Dylan Neuse hit a double. 

OK, that is it for the Hitters portion of the Kernels report. That’s it. One hit, two walks and 12 strikeouts. 

To the defensive portion of this game. OF Dylan Neuse had two outfield assists in this game, twice throwing out runners at first base. The Kernels also had two errors in the game. 

Lefty Jaylen Nowlin made his second Kernels start. He gave up three runs on four hits (2 homers) over five innings. He walked three and struck out six batters. He was replaced by Sean Mooney who gave up three runs on three hits in an inning. Jon Olsen came on and gave up one run on one hit over the final two innings. 

MUSSEL MATTERS
Lakeland 2, Fort Myers 6 (Final-6)
Box Score

As per usual at this time of year, the Weather has been the “Winner” in Florida of late. 

As we mentioned yesterday, Brock Stewart started for the Mussels and went the first two innings. He gave up two runs on just one hit. Michael Boyle pitched a scoreless top of the third inning. 

Noah Cardenas hit a solo home run in the second inning, his ninth of the year. In the bottom of the third inning, Misael Urbina led off with a double. Ben Ross drove him in with a double. One batter later, Ross stole third base and then scored on a Cardenas single. Kala’i Rosario followed with an RBI double, his 20th two-bagger of the season. 

And that’s when the game was delayed by rain. It resumed in Ft. Myers on Saturday afternoon. 

After the second out of the bottom of the third inning was recorded, 2022 draft pick Alec Sayre singled to score Rosario. . Later in the game, the Mussels got one more run on the first professional home run from Tanner Schobel. 

In this game, Noah Cardenas went 3-for-3 with a single, double, and home run. 

When the Mussels took the field, they sent Marco Raya to the mound. Raya gave up a single and then was removed from the game with an injury. We are trying to learn more about the specifics. Malik Barrington came on and worked three scoreless, hitless innings. He walked one, hit one, and struck out four batters. 

Then the rains came again. The Mussels held the 6-2 lead after 5 1/2 innings, so the game was called complete. Boyle got the Win, and Barrington recorded the well-earned Save. 

TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Pitcher of the Day – Malik Barrington (Ft. Myers) - 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Hitter of the Day – Noah Cardenas (Ft. Myers) - 3-3, 2B (15), HR (9), 2 R, 2 RBI

PROSPECT SUMMARY
Here’s a look at how the current Twins Daily Top 20 performed:

#4 - Austin Martin (Wichita) - 1-5, 2 RBI, R
#6 - Simeon Woods-Richardson (St. Paul) - 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (78 pitches, 55 strikes)
#8 - Marco Raya (Ft. Myers) - 0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (left with injury)
#9 - Matt Wallner (St. Paul) - 0-2, 2 BB, K, R, SB
#14 - Edouard Julien (Wichita) - 1-3, R, RBI, 3 K
#15 - Blayne Enlow (Wichita) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, Save 
#18 - Tanner Schobel (Fort Myers) - 1-3, R, RBI, HR(1), 
#20 - Kala'i Rosario (Fort Myers) - 1-3, 2B(20), RBI, K

SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
Here are the start times and probables for Sunday’s games. 

St. Paul @ Iowa (1:08 PM CST) - RHP Dereck Rodriguez 
Wichita @ Frisco (6:05 PM CST) - LHP Brent Headrick 
Cedar Rapids @ Lake County (12:00 PM CST) - TBD 
Lakeland @ Fort Myers (DH starting at 10:00 AM CST) - TBD, RHP Regi Grace 

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