Twins Minor League Report (8/8): Ibarra, Arraez Headline Monday

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester - OFF DAY

Trevor Plouffe’s rehab has ended and Byron Buxton’s return to AAA begins… tomorrow (we think) when the Red Wings open a series in Syracuse.

CHATTANOOGA CHATTER

Chattanooga 0, Jacksonville 2

Box Score

The Lookouts failed to get a hit with a runner in scoring position (0-for-4) and got shut out for the second time this month.

David Hurlbut gave up two runs (one earned) in 6.2 innings. He allowed six hits and a walk. He only struck out one. He was charged with the loss and is now 7-7. Alan Busenitz made his second scoreless appearance for his new club. He still hasn’t struck anyone out. Mason Melotakis struck out two in a perfect frame.

Offensively, Chattanooga spread out five singles and a Ryan Walker double, his ninth. Corcino added a walk to his single to be the only other hitter to reach safely twice.

The Lookouts fall to 58-56.

MIRACLE MATTERS

Fort Myers vs St. Lucis - POSTPONED, RAIN

Hammond Stadium’s field was unplayable Monday night, forcing the series opener between the Miracle and the St. Lucie Mets to be postponed until Tuesday. The teams will be play two seven-innings games beginning at 4 p.m. CST.

KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids 8, Peoria 4

Box Score

The duo of Christian Ibarra and Luis Arraez (pictured above) combined for seven hits, two doubles, a walk, three runs and five RBIs. Jaylin Davis doubled twice and stole a base, Rainis Silva drove in two runs on two hits and Nelson Molina added another RBI in his two-hit game.

Sam Gibbons lasted six inning and picked up a win, his sixth. He only allowed three hits, but issued four free passes and two unearned runs scored. He struck out one and was aided by the ground ball, getting two double plays.

Logan Lombana gave up two runs in two innings and Tom Hackimer allowed a hit in the final frame.

The Kernels are 61-52

E-TOWN E-NOTES

Elizabethton 4, Danville 3 (Game 1; 12 innings)

Box Score

There’s nothing like planning to play fourteen innings over two games… and then turning one of those seven-inning games into a 12-inning affair.

That’s exactly what happened in the front end of Monday’s doubleheader.

It took (only) three hours and sixteen minutes before a Shane Carrier walk-off single ended it.

Carrier, Alex Kirilloff and Trey Cabbage had two-hit games. The whole offense totaled only nine hits. Cabbage had the only extra-base hit (a double). Kirilloff is batting .361

Jose Martinez gave up three runs in 5.2 innings. He struck out and walked one. Patrick McGuff allowed two hits and a walk in three scoreless innings. McGuff has made 13 relief appearances over two levels and allowed only one earned run in his 20 innings. His has an impressive K/9 of 13.5.

Austin Tribby pitched the final 3.1 innings, holding Danville scoreless (and only surrendering one hit) while striking out seven. It was, by far, Tribby’s best professional outing.

Elizabethton 1, Danville 3 (Game 2)

Box Score

Three late-inning runs - fueled by misplays in the field - led to an E-town defeat.

Miguel De Jesus was a hard-luck loser, giving up only three hits and two walks in six innings. Two runs came across against him, but only one was earned. De Jesus struck out three. After walking the leadoff batter in the seventh inning, De Jesus was replaced by Hector Lujan, who committed an error allowing the winning run to score.

Travis Blankenhorn had two hits and an RBI in his final E-town game. Lewin Diaz also had two hits, including a triple, and is now batting .314.

Brandon Lopez had a hit and a walk and will likely complete his career at E-town with a .337 average. He did commit his sixth error of the year.

Entering the day at .500 and splitting, see the E-Twins exit the day still at .500: 22-22.

GCL TWINS TAKES

GCL Twins 4, GCL Orioles 0

Box Score

The story of this team is three-fold: Huascar Ynoa, Aaron Whitefield and newly-signed Justin Hazard.

Ynoa picked up a win on Monday, improving to only 2-4, but he’s pitched much better than his record indicates. In this outing, Ynoa pitched five innings, allowing only four hits. He struck out two. In his stateside debut season, Ynoa has an ERA of 2.17, a K/9 over 9.0 (38 strikeouts in 37.1 innings), a WHIP barely over 1.00 (31 hits, eight walks) and he hasn’t allowed a home run all season.

Whitefield, an Aussie who made his brief debut in the GCL last season, continues to tear up the league. Adding two more hits on Monday, Whitefield has increased his batting average to .321. He stole two bases and now has 22 on the season… in 29 games. Defensively, he’s played all three outfield positions as well as first base.

Hazard has played in only nine games, but his two hits bring his season total up to 13 (which is seventh on the team). You have to wonder how long the 22-year-old will stay in the GCL.

In other news, Gorge Munez tripled and Roni Tapia hit his third home run. Tapia is batting .093, with only four hits. It’s fairly difficult to have 75% of your hits be home runs and barely have a slugging percentage above .300.

Zach Strecker picked up a three-inning save and the GCL Twins improve to 20-18.

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Pitcher of the Day – Huascar Ynoa, GCL Twins

Hitter of the Day – Luis Arraez, Cedar Rapids

TUESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Rochester at Syracuse (5:35 CST) - LHP Pat Dean (5-6, 5.08)

Chattanooga vs Jacksonville (6:15 CST) - RHP Felix Jorge (0-2, 5.98 ERA)

Fort Myers vs St. Lucie (4:00 CST) - RHP Keaton Steele (5-9, 4.21 ERA)

Fort Myers vs St. Lucie (Game 2) - TBD

Cedar Rapids vs Peoria (6:35 CST) - RHP Brady Anderson (0-0, 5.40 ERA)

Elizabethton vs Danville (6:00 CST) - RHP Tyler Wells (1-2, 5.87 ERA)

GCL Twins at GCL Orioles (11:00AM CST) - TBD

Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Monday’s games.