Twins Minor League Report (8/9):

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester 5, Indianapolis 14

Box Score

Trevor May was on the mound for the Twins, and Alex Meyer was on the mound for the Red Wings. At the end of the day, neither had the type of performance he would have wanted. Meyer needed 64 pitches to get through just two innings. He was charged with four runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out four. A 40-pitch second inning meant that he would not get a third inning. AJ Achter came on and threw two scoreless innings. However, in the fifth, he recorded just one out and was charged with two runs after two walks. Deolis Guerra got the final two outs of the fifth but not before both of Achter’s runners and four more runs scored. He pitched one more inning. Then Aaron Thompson gave up four runs on five hits and a walk in his inning. Catcher/Outfielder Dan Rohlfing pitched for the second time in a week, and for the second time, he did not allow a run.

Pedro Florimon went 3-4 with his 11^th double. Josmil Pinto hit his 11^th and 12^th doubles. Wilkin Ramirez went 2-4 with his 22^nd double.

ROCK CATS REVIEW

New Britain 8, Erie 3

Box Score

Taylor Rogers had been on the disabled list for since July 19 with a biceps injury. He returned to the mound on Saturday night and worked four scoreless innings. He gave up four hits, walked one and struck out one. Dan Turpen came in for the fifth inning and gave up three runs on three hits and two walks. Edgar Ibarra came on and gave up only one hit over two scoreless innings. Ryan O’Rourke finished the game with three strikeouts in two scoreless innings.

Tony Thomas went 3-5 and hit his eighth home run of the year. Mike Kvasnicka went 3-4 with his 21^st and 22^nd doubles. Reynaldo Rodriguez hit his 16^th home run.

MIRACLE MATTERS

Ft. Myers 4, Palm Beach 0

Box Score

The Miracle had been really struggling of late, so they have got to be happy with the pitching the last two nights. On Friday night, lefty Brett Lee threw a complete game shutout for the Miracle. On Saturday, another lefty got the ball. Steven Gruver gave up just one hit and two walks in five scoreless innings. He struck out three. Then BJ Hermsen and Brandon Peterson each threw two scoreless innings and struck out two batters.

Adam Walker hit a two-run homer in the game and now has 24 home runs and 85 RBI on the season. Aderlin Mejia went 3-4 with his 11^th double. Travis Harrison hit his 29^th and 30^th doubles. Byron Buxton went 2-4.

KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids 3, Kane County 2

Box Score

Lewis Thorpe posted his best start of the season. The Australian left-hander gave up only an unearned run over six innings. He allowed three hits, walked two and struck out seven. Dallas Gallant gave up one run on one hit over two innings. He walked one and struck out three. Nick Burdi came on and recorded his fourth save of the season. He gave up a hit and struck out one.

Joe Mauer went 2-4, though his manager and brother, Jake, didn’t see either of the hits as he was ejected before Mauer got his first hit. Logan Wade was also 2-4 and hit a solo homer, his first of the year. Alex Swim was also 2-4. Max Murphy had the biggest hit though. He hit a two-run homer, his second since joining the Kernels, in the 5^th inning.

E-TWINS E-NOTES

Elizabethton 1, Danville 11

Box Score

Sam Gibbons made the start for the E-Twins and gave up four runs on eight hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out five. Keaton Steele came on and gave up one run on three hits over two innings. Randy LeBlanc got an inning and was charged with five runs, though just one was earned, on three hits. Kuo Hua Lo gave up one run on two hits in his inning.

Trey Vavra hit his 10^th and 11^th doubles. Austin Diemer was 2-4 and stole his seventh base. Blake Schmidt hit his first professional double, and Nick Gordon doubled for the fifth time.

GCL TWINS TAKES

GCL Twins, GCL Red Sox

Box Score

This game was suspended due to rain after three innings. The score was already 10-3 at that point, not in the Twins favor.

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Steve Gruver, Ft. Myers Miracle

Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Tony Thomas, New Britain Rock Cats

THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Rochester @ Indianapolis (12:35 CST) – Kris Johnson

New Britain @ Erie (12:35 CST) – JO Berrios

Ft. Myers @ Palm Beach (12:05 CST) – Aaron Slegers

Kane County @ Cedar Rapids (2:05 CST) – Ricky Nolasco

Danville @ Elizabethton (5:0 CST) – TBD

GCL Twins – No Games Scheduled on Sundays

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