Twins Minor League Report (8/5): Stashak's Strong Miracle Debut

There were a couple of transactions of note on Friday as well:

• Brian Olson was sent from Ft. Myers to the GCL.
  
• Logan Lombana returned to the Miracle following his 80-game suspension.
  
• Miguel De Jesus was promoted from the GCL to Elizabethton.
  

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

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester 3, Lehigh Valley 2

Box Score

The Red Wings didn’t score a lot, but they got the big hit that they needed near the end to pick up the win.

Nick Greenwood made another start. The lefty gave up two runs (one earned) on eight hits over the first seven innings. He struck out two and walked none. Ryan O’Rourke continued to pitch well with a perfect inning including two strikeouts. Pat Light topped 100 a few times in his perfect ninth inning. He struck out one.

Byung Ho Park played hero in this one. He went 2-4 and in the top of the 8th inning, his 10th Red Wings homer gave them the 3-2 lead. Trevor Plouffe continued his rehab. He went 1-4 with a double. Reynaldo Rodriguez and Logan Schafer each had a double. Adam Walker hit his 22nd home run of the season.

CHATTANOOGA CHATTER

Chattanooga 3, Jacksonville 7

Box Score

Aaron Slegers took the loss as he was charged with four runs on six hits in five innings. However, all four runs were unearned. He struck out four without issuing a walk. Brandon Peterson came in and gave up two runs on one hit in two innings. He walked four and struck out four. Zack Jones gave up a run on three hits over his two innings. He struck out three.

Former Twins prospect Chris Mazza started for Jacksonville and went the first five innings to earn his fourth win of the season. Ryan Walker led the offense. He went 3-4. Zack Granite went 2-3 with a walk. Niko Goodrum went 2-2 with two walks and his third home run.

MIRACLE MATTERS

Ft. Myers 5, Charlotte 1

Box Score

Cody Stashak made his Miracle debut on Friday night and pitched well. He gave up one run on six hits and a walk in six innings. He struck out four and earned his first win. Mike Theofanopoulos go the next four outs, three of them on strikeouts (though he did give up a hit and walked two). Nick Anderson recorded his fourth save. He got the final five outs without allowing a run. He gave up a hit, walked one and struck out one.

Chris Paul provided the Miracle with their big blast. His first Miracle home run of the season was a three-run shot. He went 2-4. Tanner English returned to the Miracle after being on the disabled list for about three months. He hit his third double and first triple in his four at-bats. Nick Gordon was also 2-4. Joe Maloney went 2-3.

KERNELS NUGGETS

Game 1 - Cedar Rapids 3, Clinton 7 (Completion of Suspended game)

Box Score

Lightning, wind and torrential rains caused Thursday night’s game to be suspended. On Friday they completed that game before playing the regularly-scheduled game. Eddie Del Rosario pitched the first four innings on Thursday. He gave up three runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out seven. Andrew Vasquez started on the mound when the game resumed. The lefty threw three shutout innings. He gave up two hits, walked two, hit one and struck out five. Tom Hackimer came one and worked the eighth and ninth innings. He gave up four runs (three earned) on four hits, a walk and two hit batters to take the loss.

Zander Wiel continued to hit. He went 2-4 with his 13th homer of the season. Chris Ibarra was 2-4 with his fourth double. Nelson Molina went 1-3 with his first home run of the year. Luis Arraez went 1-2 on Thursday and did not play due to injury on Friday night.

Game 2 - Cedar Rapids 3, Clinton 7 (regularly-scheduled game)

Box Score

Miles Nordgren made his first start since his return to the Kernels. He gave up five runs (three earned) on eight hits and a walk. He struck out four. Michael Cederoth worked the final two innings. He gave up one hit and walked two but did not allow a run. He struck out three.

Chris Ibarra hit his fifth and sixth doubles in four at-bats with an RBI. Rainis Silva went 2-3 with an RBI. Zander Wiel drove in the third run.

Per Jeff Johnson, Luis Arraez has a bump/bruise on his right wrist. He will be meeting with doctors on Saturday. Also, Nelson Molina took a ground ball off of the nose but hopes to keep playing.

E-TWINS E-NOTES

Elizabethton 14, Johnson City 1

Box Score

Alex Schik was the beneficiary of a big night of offense to earn his third win of the year. In his 5.1 innings, he gave up one run on four hits. He walked three and struck out four. Domenick Carlini threw 2.2 scoreless innings. He gave up two hits and struck out two. Johan Quezada walked two in a scoreless ninth inning.

The Twins put up 14 runs on 17 hits. Eight of the nine starters reached base at least twice. Amaurys Minier, however, went 0-5 with four strikeouts. Here is the rest of the lineup:

Brandon Lopez went 3-5 with a walk and his fifth double. Travis Blankenhorn was 3-6 with his seventh double and ninth home run. Alex Kirilloff went 2-6. Lewin Diaz was 3-6 with his 12th double. Shane Carrier went 2-4 with his fifth home run and three RBI. Minier batted sixth. Caleb Hamilton went 1-3, walked twice and hit his first triple. Trey Cabbage went 2-4 with a walk and his fourth double. Robert Molina added his first double of the season.

GCL TWINS TAKES

GCL Twins 3, GCL Rays 2

Box Score

Taylor Clemensia put together another solid start. The left-hander from the Netherlands went the first five innings and gave up just two runs. He gave up five hits, walked one and struck out four. Tyler Fox came on in relief and worked the final three innings. He walked one, hit one and struck out one, but did not allow any runs.

Aaron Whitefield continued to play well. He went 1-3 with a walk, his fourth double and his 20th stolen base. Jorge Munoz went 1-4 with his sixth double. He drove in Whitefield with the lone run for the Twins.

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Cody Stashak, Ft. Myers Miracle

Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Travis Blankenhorn, Elizabethton Twins

SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Pawtucket @ Lehigh Valley (5:35 CST) - LHP Andrew Albers

Jacksonville @ Chattanooga (6:15 CST) - RHP Kohl Stewart

Ft. Myers @ Charlotte (5:05 CST) - RHP Fernando Romero

Peoria @ Cedar Rapids (5:05 CST) – LHP Lachlan Wells

Elizabethton @ Johnson City (6:00 CST) - RHP Sean Poppen

GCL Twins @ GCL Rays (9:00 am CST) - LHP Bo Hellquist

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