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The big league club found another way to lose a game. It’s a good thing we all have the minor league box scores and games to watch and follow, right? The Red Wings had a big night against a rehabbing big leaguer. A couple of the Twins’ big power hitting prospects had big games. Royce Lewis. Alex Kirilloff. Brent Rooker. Byron Buxton. Each of them had a noteworthy night.Keep reading to find out more on the night in the Twins minor league system on Monday. As always, please feel free to discuss and ask questions. TRANSACTIONS The Twins activated SS Jorge Polanco from the restricted list.To make room for Polanco on the 40-man roster OF Ryan LaMarre was designated for assignment.To make room for Polanco on the 25-man roster, SS Ehire Adrianza was placed on the disabled listIn addition, Adalberto Mejia was optioned back to Rochester with RHP Zack Littell being recalled from the Red Wings.Following the game, the Twins optioned Littell to Rochester. Another arm will be brought up for Tuesday's game.Monday was July 2nd, the first day of the 2018-19 international signing period. The Twins already used $2.5 million of their cap to sign Yunior Severino. On Monday, they signed OF Misael Urbina from Venezuela for $2.75 million AWARDS Lewis Thorpe was named the Pitcher of the Week in the Southern League.Jordan Balazovic was named the Pitcher of the Week in the Midwest League.RED WINGS REPORTRochester 6, Pawtucket 2 Box Score The Red Wings went with a bullpen game on the mound, and the bullpen did very well. Four pitchers combined to give up just two runs on the way to a Red Wings win. DJ Baxendale made the start. He gave up two runs on three hits and a walk in the first three innings. He struck out three. Luke Bard tossed the next three innings. He gave up two hits, but no runs, while striking out one. Jake Reed was next and he walked one and struck one out over two scoreless innings. John Curtiss finished with a scoreless ninth inning. He both walked and struck out one batter. Most of the Red Wings offense came in the first three innings when they scored five runs off of rehabbing Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz. Byron Buxton got things going with a leadoff home run. In the second inning, Edgar Corcino hit his first Triple-A home run, and LaMonte Wade added a solo home run in the third inning. Vargas went 2-for-5 on the game. He added his ninth double to this tenth home run and drove in three runs. Corcino went 2-for-4. Gregorio Petit went 2-for-4 with a walk. Buxton went 1-for-4 with a walk and his second home run of the Red Wings season. He also struck out twice. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 4, Tennessee 5 (10 innings) Box Score The Lookouts scored a run in the top of the 10th inning. Unfortunately, they gave up two runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a loss. Lewis Thorpe was back on the mound the day that the Southern League named him its pitcher of the week. The southpaw gave up one run on three hits and a walk over the first 2 2/3 innings. He struck out three. Unfortunately, the rains came, and Thorpe’s night was done. Andrew Vasquez, another talented left-hander, came on and got the team through the fifth inning. He gave up just one hit and struck out four. Cody Stashak was very impressive in his outing. He got six outs and five came via the strikeout. Williams Ramirez did not have an impressive outing. He faced three batters. Two got hits and one walked. He was replaced by Ryne Harper, but two of Ramirez’s runs scored. Harper went 2 2/3 innings. He didn’t give up a run until the two runs in the 10th inning. Brent Rooker led the offense. He hit his 14th home run and his 18th double. Alex Perez went 2-for-5. Tanner English was 2-for-4 with his second home run of the season. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 11, Charlotte 3 Box Score The Miracle bats were busy on Monday night. Alex Kirilloff led the way. He went 3-for-5 with his first Miracle triple. He drove in three runs. He also stole his first base with the Miracle. Mark Contreras had two hits, a walk and his 11th double. He stole his eighth base. Travis Blankenhorn had two hits including his 16th double. Miguel Sano went 2-for-4 with a walk. Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-4 with his fourth steal and scored three runs. Andro Cutura went the first three innings for the Miracle. He gave up one run on two hits and a walk. Hector Lujan went the middle three innings. He gave up two hits and a walk, but no runs. Ryan Mason recorded his fourth save. He gave up two runs on four hits over three innings. He walked one and struck one out. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Wisconsin 9 Box Score Tyler Watson returned to the Kernels from the Miracle. He threw two scoreless innings to start, but then he gave up six runs (five earned) in the third inning. In total, he gave up six hits and walked two in 2 2/3 innings. Melvi Acosta gave up an unearned run on three hits over 3 1/3 innings. He struck out six without walking any. Jared Finkel went the final two innings. He gave up two runs on three hits and a walk. He struck out three. Jacob Pearson got the Kernels off to a good start. He homered in the top of the first inning to give the team a 1-0 lead. It was his third homer. He added a single as well. Royce Lewis extended his on-base streak to 15 games. He went 2-for-5. Jean Carlos Arias hit his 10th double. E-TWINS E-TALK Elizabethton , Princeton Box Score This game has been postponed by rain. The teams will try to play two games on Tuesday. GCL TWINS TALK GCL Twins 12, GCL Orioles 2 Box Score The GCL Twins improved to 7-5 with a big win against the Orioles. Six Twins had multi-hit games. Yeltsin Encarnacion led off and went 2-for-5 with a walk. Tyler Webb went 2-for-4 with a walk. He scored three runs. Janigson Villalobos went 2-for-4 with two walks and his second double. Victor Tademo had a single and a double. Edgar Herrera went 2-for-4 with a walk. Estamy Urena went 2-for-5 with his second and third doubles. Zach Featherstone returned to the mound and started with a 1-2-3 first inning. Michael Montero came on and threw the next four innings. He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk. He struck out one. Dylan Stowell threw two scoreless innings, allowing just one hit. He struck one out. Osiris German struck out three over the final two innings. He walked just one. STARS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Hitter of the Day: Alex Kirilloff, Ft. Myers Miracle (3-5, 3B(1), 3 RBI, SB(1)) Twins Daily Pitcher of the Day: Cody Stashak, Chattanooga Lookouts (2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) PROSPECT SUMMARY Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed. Please note that we will be updating our Top Prospect rankings so this list will be updated soon. #1 - Royce Lewis (Cedar Rapids) - 2-5, K #2 - Fernando Romero (Rochester) - Did not pitch #3 - Nick Gordon (Rochester) - 0-5 #4 - Stephen Gonsalves (Rochester) - Did not pitch #5 - Alex Kirilloff (Ft. Myers) - 3-5, 3B(1), 3 RBI, K, SB(1) #6 - Wander Javier - out of for the season #7 - Brent Rooker (Chattanooga) - 2-5, 2B(18), HR(14), R, 2 RBI, K #8 - Blayne Enlow (Cedar Rapids) - Did not pitch #9 - Brusdar Graterol (Ft. Myers) - Did not pitch #10 - Akil Baddoo (Cedar Rapids) - 1-4, 2B(13), BB #11 - Zack Littell (Minnesota) - 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP #12 - Lewis Thorpe (Chattanooga) - 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K #13 - Lewin Diaz (Ft. Myers) - 1-4, BB #14 - LaMonte Wade (Rochester) - 1-4, HR(2), R, RBI #16 - Ben Rortvedt (Ft. Myers) - 2-5, R, K #17 - Travis Blankenhorn (Ft. Myers) - 2-6, 2B(16), 2 RBI, K #18 - Yunior Severino (Elizabethton Twins) - Did Not Play #19 - Tyler Jay (Chattanooga) - Did not pitch #20 - Felix Jorge (Chattanooga) - Disabled List, began rehab on June 19. DFAd over the weekend. TUESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Pawtucket (5:15 CST) - RHP Fernando Romero (1-1, 2.33 ERA) Chattanooga @ Tennessee (6:00 CST) - RHP Omar Bencomo (5-2, 3.19 ERA) Ft. Myers @ Charlotte (5:35 CST) - RHP Clark Beeker (3-5, 3.63 ERA) Cedar Rapids @ Wisconsin (6:35 CST) - RHP Randy Dobnak (5-2, 4.14 ERA) Elizabethton @ Princeton (6:00 CST) - RHP Pedro Garcia (1-1, 9.00 ERA) GCL Orioles @ GCL Twins (11:00 am CST) - TBD Please feel free to ask any questions about Monday’s games, or ask any questions you may have. Click here to view the article

Tonight we post our final Twins minor league award for May. Earlier this week, we named Todd Van Steensel Relief Pitcher of the Month and Brusdar Graterol the Starting Pitcher of the Month. Tonight, we announce our choice for Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Month. There were really some solid performances, but the choice was easy. There were a ton of hitters in the system that had OPS between.750 and .800 for the month, but there was one hitter who stood head and shoulders above the rest this month.Let’s take a look at the Top 5 hitters for the month of May, but first here are some players deserving of honorable mention. HONORABLE MENTION Willians Astudillo - Rochester Red Wings - 20-75, .267/.309/.467 (.775) with three doubles and four home runs.Nick Buss - Rochester Red Wings - 17-60, .283/.317/.500 (.817) with five doubles, one triple and two home runs.Taylor Grzelakowski - Ft. Myers Miracle - 15-56, .268/.369/.464 (.834) with five doubles and two home runs.Ben Rortvedt - Cedar Rapids Kernels - 26-85, .306/.352/.435 (.787) with four doubles, two triples and one home run.Jimmy Kerrigan - Ft. Myers Miracle/Rochester Red Wings - 19-72, .264/.329/.472 (.801) with three doubles and four home runs.THE TOP FIVE HITTERS Number 5 – Cedar Rapids - SS Royce Lewis - .317/.363/.465 (.828). 32-101 with nine doubles, two home runs and 16 RBI. The top pick from the 2017 draft, Lewis put together a second strong month. If you were to go look at his April numbers and compare them to his May numbers, they are close. His batting average and on-base percentage were about the same, but he added the extra-base hits in May. Lewis just turned 19 on Tuesday, three or four years younger than most of the pitchers in the league, but he’s more than handled himself well. Lewis takes good at-bats, and his defense has been better than most expected. Lewis should make the All-Star team and then move up to Ft. Myers. Number 4 - Chattanooga Lookouts – OF Edgar Corcino - .276/.377/.480 (.857), 27-98 with nine doubles, one triple, three homers and 17 RBI. Corcino has played well since joining the Twins organization before the 2015 season. The 25-year-old from Puerto Rico had a terrific month. He takes tremendous plate appearances and walks at a good clip, but he’s strong and fast and has some good pop in his bat. He also plays good defense at all three outfield positions and has a strong, accurate arm. Number 3 – Chattanooga Lookouts/Rochester Red Wings - Nick Gordon - .314/.378/.471 (.849), 38-121 with eight doubles, one triple, three home runs and 10 RBI. Gordon, the Twins top pick in 2014, put together yet another strong month in May despite his promotion to Triple-A. One might expect some adjustment time, but Gordon is hitting well over .300 in his half-month with the Red Wings. While he continues to add more gap-to-gap power, I still believe he could develop into a 12-15 home run guy in the big leagues too. That’s a valuable player. Will he play shortstop? We’ll see. He’s done a fine job so far this season. Number 2 - Rochester Red Wings/Minnesota Twins – OF Jake Cave - .317/.366/.500 (.866), 33-104 with five doubles, one triple, four homers and 17 RBI. Before the end of spring training, the Yankees put Cave on waivers, and the Twins were able to work out a trade for him (sending a pitcher from the DSL). Cave had a really strong month with the Red Wings. Consider that his May numbers include his brief stint in the big leagues and it may be even more impressive. He went just 1-for-9 with the Twins, but that one hit was a home run. Cave does a nice job in the outfield.and should see more time in the big leagues. He was a bit of a late bloomer, but a look at his stats in the upper minors the last couple of years indicate that he could be a big leaguer. And the Twins Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Month is: Cedar Rapids Kernels – OF Alex Kirilloff - .360/.423/.640 (1.063), 41-114 with 11 doubles, three triples, five homers and 25 RBI. Alex Kirilloff has been named the Midwest League Player of the Month and the Class A Player of the month already. Why not add the Twins Daily Hitter of the Month award. Kirilloff had a dominant month for the Kernels. He hit for average. He showed good plate discipline and approach, and he crushed the ball. He hit doubles, ran out triples and hit a lot of home runs. On Tuesday night, Kirilloff hit a grand slam. He currently leads the Twins system, and the Midwest League, with 11 home runs and 49 RBI. Early in the year, Royce Lewis garnered most of the headlines, and understandably and deservingly so, but over the course of the month Kirilloff started getting more attention which he so richly deserved. Defensively, he continues to work to improve, but he makes the plays. His arm is strong despite missing the 2017 season with Tommy John surgery. It should continue to improve in terms of strength and accuracy. He’s playing exclusively in right field, with Akil Baddoo in center. Offensively, he is impressive and he’s got a great approach. Most of his power at this point has come to the opposite field. Most of his extra-base hits have gone to left field. Like Lewis, Kirilloff should play in the Midwest League All-Star Game. But also like Lewis, Kirilloff should soon find himself playing for the Miracle in Ft. Myers. We would like to congratulate Alex Kirilloff, Twins Daily’s choice for Minor League Hitter of the Month for May 2018. Feel free to share your thoughts and ask questions. Click here to view the article

Labor Day Weekend is here and with it comes what many consider the last weekend of summer. For baseball fans, this means the playoffs are right around the corner. Luckily for fans of the Twins organization almost every affiliate will be competing in postseason play. Only the Red Wings have yet to clinch a playoff birth. The GCL and Elizabethton Twins started their playoff journeys on Sunday. Rochester entered Sunday with a two-game lead in the wild card race. What kind of drama would unfold? Read on to find out.RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 2, Pawtucket 7 Box Score Entering play on Sunday, Rochester held their playoff fate in their own hands. The club was leading the wild card standings with two games to play. Lehigh Valley was the only other club still in the race and they had a doubleheader on Sunday where they could make up some ground. Both Robbie Grossman and Hector Santiago were scheduled to start for Rochester as part of their rehab assignment. Santiago struggled on the mound by allowing five earned runs on eight hits including two home runs. He struck out four and walked two. Chris Heston allowed one solo home run in three innings of work. Drew Rucinski finished off the game with two shutout innings. Matt Hauge was the lone bright spot at the plate. He went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles as he reached 30 doubles on the season. Daniel Palka picked up both RBI in the game as part of a 1-for-4 effort. Lehigh Valley won their first game on Sunday to cut the Red Wings wild card lead to 0.5 game. In their second game of the day, they would win again which means the two clubs will enter play on Monday tied in the wild card standings. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 5, Montgomery 1 Box Score It took five innings for the Lookouts bats to wake up but they continued to roll against Montgomery. Chattanooga has won 14 of their last 15 games against Montgomery including wins in the last six games. Randy LeBlanc had a lot to do with tonight's win as he tossed eight innings of one-run ball. He struck out seven and didn't issue a free pass. Todd Van Steensel closed out the ninth with two strikeouts. Edgar Corcino has been destroying Biscuits pitching in this series. In all four games, he's recorded multiple hits. His biggest hit in this game was a three-run home run. For the series, Corcino is 9-for-19 with two doubles, a home run, and seven RBI. LaMonte Wade, Ryan Strausborger, and Alex Perez all had multi-hit games. Brian Olson was the only starter that failed to reach base. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers 2, Jupiter 7 Box Score In the regular season finale, the Miracle didn't have much on the line. Monday will be an off-day for the club before Game 1 of the 2017 FSL South Division Championship series against the Palm Beach Cardinals on Tuesday at Hammond Stadium. Brent Rooker and Jermaine Palacios both went 2-for-4 with Palacios collecting a double and a triple. Zander Wiel collected his 30th double of the season. Kevin Garcia went 1-for-4. The team went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners on base. Brady Anderson pitched four innings and allowed two runs on five hits while striking out five. Eduardo Del Rosario was hit around for five earned runs while walking three. Alex Robinson, Williams Ramirez, and Michael Theofanopoulos combined for four shutout innings to end the game. Ramirez struck out three over two innings. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 2, Beloit 3 Box Score Royce Lewis started the game by reaching base on a fielding error but he was removed from the game. He left the field under his own power and was replaced by Trey Cabbage. Tommy Watkins had this to say after the game: Cabbage came around to score on a Caleb Hamilton single and the Kernels had an early 1-0 lead. Randy Dobnak tossed seven strong innings, allowing two runs over seven frames. He struck out one and walked one on the way to a no-decision. Jordan Gore and Travis Blankenhorn both doubled in the eighth to help the Kernels tie the game. Ryan Mason took over for Dobnak and had to deal with a bunch of bunts by Beloit. The first batter of the inning bunted and moved to second on a wild pitch. After a sacrifice bunt and a walk, Jesus Lopez used a squeeze bunt to push across the winning run. The Kernels host the Kane County Cougars in Game 1 of the MWL Western Division Quarterfinals on Wednesday, September 6th. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 2, Greeneville 3 (Appalachian League Playoffs- Game 1) Box Score- Best-of-3 Series J.J. Robinson staked the E-Twins to an early lead with a lead-off home run in the top of the second inning. Bailey Ober got the Game 1 start and quickly gave back a run in the bottom of the second. Overall, he allowed two runs on five hits with eight strikeouts and no walks. It was his second start out of his last three where he pitched six innings and allowed two runs or fewer. Akil Baddoo, the Twins Minor League Player of the Week, walked to start the top of the eighth. With two outs in the frame, Jose Miranda doubled to right field and Baddoo came around to tie the game. Jared Finkel saw the lead evaporate in the bottom half of eighth. With one out, Wilson Amador singled and this was followed by Juan Pineda triple that became the game-winning hit. The E-Twins have to win each of the next two games to advance in the Appy League Playoffs. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 0, GCL Nationals 4 (GCL Semifinals) Box Score The GCL Twins couldn't get their offense firing on all cylinders in this one as only three batters in the line-up managed to record a hit. Benjamin Rodriguez and Taylor Grzelakowski both went 2-for-4 with a double but neither batter was able to come around and score. Kerby Camacho was the only other Twins hitter to record a hit as he went 1-for-2. Overall, the team went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Third-round pick Blayne Enlow started for the GCL and made it through five innings. He allowed three earned runs (four total runs) on five hits with six strikeouts and one walk. Kevin Marnon and Derek Molina combined for three shutout innings in relief with Molina recording strikeouts for three of the five outs he collected. The GCL Twins saw their season come to a heartbreaking end but there were plenty of strong performances throughout the season. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Randy LeBlanc, Chattanooga Lookouts (8.0 IP, 1 ER, 7 K, 0 BB) Hitter of the Day – Edgar Corcino, Chattanooga Lookouts (2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester vs. Pawtucket (12:35 CST) - LHP Adalberto Mejia (0-1, 3.04 ERA) Chattanooga vs.Mississippi (1:15 CST) - RHP Ryan Eades (3-3, 3.87 ERA) Fort Myers- Scheduled Off-Day Cedar Rapids @ Beloit (2:00 CST) - TBD Elizabethton vs. Greeneville (6:00 CST) - TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games. Click here to view the article

I have to admit, Tuesday’s minor league report was a lot less fun to write than last Friday’s was, when Twins affiliates combined to go 6-0. That’s because they flipped that record to 0-5 for this one. The only thing keeping them from completely flipping that to six, was because Rochester’s game with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre was suspended due to rain in the fourth inning. That was unfortunate too, as one of their hitters put himself in line for the player of the day award for the second day in a row to that point.To find out just how unlucky Twins affiliates were on Tuesday night, read on...at your own risk. TRANSACTIONS There were several transactions that were made official before the games on Tuesday. Nik Turley was optioned back to Rochester after the doubleheader yesterday. In AA, Kohl Stewart was put on the 7-day disabled list with left-knee tendinitis just a day after officially rejoining the Lookouts roster. Alex Muren was called up from Fort Myers and pitched in their game last night. Sam Clay was returned to Fort Myers. In Cedar Rapids, Christian Caveness was placed on the disabled list with a blood clot in his right shoulder. (Get well soon!) To take his roster spot Shane Kennedy was brought up from the Gulf Coast League. In the Appalachian League, Christian Broussard was activated from the DL and made the start last night. RED WINGS REPORT Scranton/WB 4, Rochester 4 (Suspended in top of fourth inning) Box Score Rain suspended the Red Wings game on Tuesday in the top of the fourth inning. The RailRiders had scored two runs in the first two innings to account for their runs, including two solo home runs off starter Aaron Slegers. Byungho Park accounted for all four of Rochester’s runs, with an RBI single in the first and a three run home run in the third. The game will be completed tomorrow before their regularly scheduled game. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Mississippi 6, Chattanooga 5 Box Score Starting for the Lookouts was Dereck Rodriguez, and he made it into the sixth inning before he was chased. In 5.2 innings the Braves scored five runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks. He allowed a solo home run and struck out two. Randy Rosario came on in relief with two outs in the sixth and promptly gave up a triple to score two inherited runners. He allowed a run of his own in the seventh and in total allowed four hits while picking up two K’s in 1.1 innings. Alex Muren finished the game with two scoreless frames. He gave up two hits, walked one and struck out two of his own. Chattanooga made a late comeback, getting to 6-5 in the bottom of the eighth, but couldn’t get the big hit to put them over the top. With the bases loaded in the seventh after three walks and a catcher interference play that allowed one to score, they were able to push just one other runner across on a double-play ball before LaMonte Wade flew out to end the threat. In the eighth, a solo home run from T.J. White got it to 6-5, and two more walks put the tying run in scoring position, but it wasn’t meant to be. Edgar Corcino (2-5, R, HR, RBI) and White (3-4, 2 R’s, 2B, HR, RBI) led the offense with multiple hits. Andy Wilkins had a double in four trips to the plate and Nick Gordon singled and picked up an RBI by drawing a bases-loaded walk. Levi Michael and Brian Navarreto each drew two walks. As a team the Lookouts were just 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers 0, Clearwater 4 Box Score The Miracle were shut out in this one as they managed just four hits. Chris Paul was 2-3 with a triple and was also hit by a pitch to reach base three times. Brent Rooker and Mitchell Kranson collected the other two hits for the offense, both singles. As a team they struck out only six times, but were 0-5 with runners in scoring position. Randy LeBlanc made the start for Fort Myers and went the first five innings. He allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out four. The first run of the game for Clearwater came in the fourth inning and they added the other two against LeBlanc in the fifth. Michael Theofanopoulos pitched two scoreless innings of relief, walking two and striking out one. Williams Ramirez pitched the eighth inning, allowing one run on two hits and a walk. He struck out one. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 1, Kane County 9 Box Score Kane County jumped all over Cedar Rapids pitching in this one, building a 7-0 lead before the Kernels put their lone run on the scoreboard. Bryan Sammons took the mound and went the first 3.2 innings. He gave up five runs (four earned) on three hits and four walks. He did strike out six. Patrick McGuff pitched the next 1.1 innings, striking out one but allowing four runs of his own on six hits, including a three-run home run. Logan Lombana finished the game for Cedar Rapids, keeping the Cougars from adding to their blowout in 3.0 scoreless innings. He walked two and struck out one. Lewin Diaz was responsible for the Kernels only run, slugging his 11th home run of the season in the fifth inning. Jimmy Kerrigan was 2-3 batting second in the lineup, and Shane Kennedy added the team's fourth hit. The Cedar Rapids offense did not have a single plate appearance with runners in scoring position as Kane County’s pitcher, Connor Grey, tossed a complete game. The loss halted the Kernels win streak at five and evened both team’s records at 29-29 in the second half of the Midwest League season. Kane County won the Western Division in the first half, and both are 8.5 games behind the second half -leading Quad Cities River Bandits, which Cedar Rapids plays next on their current road trip. E-TWINS E-NOTES Johnson City 4, Elizabethton 3 Box Score Elizabethton took the lead 3-2 in this one in the bottom of the sixth inning, as Andrew Bechtold’s tenth double of the year tied the game at two and a Mark Contreras single brought him in to put them out front. They weren’t able to hold that lead however. Their first run of the game came in the bottom of the third courtesy of a sac fly from Kolton Kendrick. Akil Baddoo finished 1-3 with two walks and stole his fourth base, but was also thrown out for the fourth time. Christian Broussard got the first inning for the Twins and walked the leadoff man, but got the next three. He was replaced by Edward Colina for the second inning. He went 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk, with four K’s. Jovani Moran came on with two outs in the seventh and got the final out, but was charged with a blown save in the eighth when he gave up the go-ahead two-run home run to Elizabethton’s bitter rivals. To attempt to make up for that, he did strike out five in 2.1 innings to finish the game. The Twins offense did threaten with two outs in the eighth, but were unable to get a run across to tie the game and went down one-two-three in the bottom of the ninth, all on strikeouts. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 4, GCL Orioles 10 Box Score The Twins were outhit in this one 13-6, and it showed up on the scoreboard as they fell to the Orioles on the road. After the Orioles struck for five runs in the first two innings, the Twins did crawl back to make the score 5-4 after the top of the sixth, but five more runs from the Orioles to answer did them in for good. Tyler Benninghoff made the start and got just one out (likely plan for him coming back from injury is one inning appearances at this point, so don’t read too much into it). He walked two, gave up a two-run homer, and struck out one. Jordan Balazovic came in from there and got out of the first inning, but allowed three runs of his own in the second. He ended up finishing 3.2 innings, allowing five hits and two walks while striking out two along the way. Cody Stashak pitched a scoreless fifth inning but surrendered two runs on three hits overall in 1.2 innings, striking out two. Tyler Jay was the next man to get touched up, as he allowed both of Stashak’s inherited runners to score and one of his own while closing out the sixth, then two more on a home run in the seventh. He allowed four hits in 1.0 innings, while striking out one. Amilcar Cruz finally stabilized the scoreboard for the last four outs, walking two and striking out two. On the offensive side, two Twins hitters collected two hits. Benjamin Rodriguez was 2-4 with two runs scored, a homer, and two RBI. His home run was the blast that brought them within one. Ricky De La Torre was 2-3 with a walk, a home run, and RBI. His solo shot got the Twins on the board in the second inning. The rest of the team combined to go 2-25 with 12 K’s. They were just 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left only four men on base overall. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Logan Lombana, Cedar Rapids Kernels (3.0IP, 0 R’s, 2 BB’s, K) Hitter of the Day – T.J. White, Chattanooga Lookouts (3-4, 2 R’s, 2B, HR, RBI) WEDNESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Scranton/Wilkes-Barre @ Rochester (6:05PM CST) – RHP Felix Jorge (0-0, -.--. AAA debut) Mississippi @ Chattanooga (6:15PM CST) – TBD Fort Myers @ Clearwater (6:00PM CST) – RHP Sean Poppen (2-2, 3.50 ERA) Cedar Rapids @ Kane County (6:30PM CST) – LHP Tyler Watson (0-3, 6.06 ERA) Bristol @ Elizabethton (6:00PM CST) – TBD GCL Orioles @ GCL Twins (11:00AM CST) – TBD Please feel free to ask questions and discuss Tuesday’s games! Click here to view the article

Rain won the day in Rochester, pushing Jose Berrios back a day. Chattanooga was supposed to play two games on Saturday, but instead they played just one and will play two on Sunday. Steve Martin would appreciate a ‘wild and crazy’ game for Ft. Myers across the state in St. Lucie. And the Kernels took a frustrating loss against Ft. Wayne on Saturday night, but I had a terrific soft taco and some rice at the game! And, I took lots more pictures so again, be sure to “Like” Twins Daily on Facebook and Twitter as I’ll be adding several more photos. And be sure to check back at Twins Daily throughout the coming week as I’ve got some stories and interviews that should be quite interesting.Find out everything and more that happened happened in the Twins system on Saturday. Before diving into the minor league stuff, we veer off just a little. Following a bad Twins loss on Saturday, the Twins announced that Michael Tonkin had been designated for assignment. Now that that is complete, the question must become, who will the Twins add to the 40 man roster and the 25-man roster before tomorrow's game? Well, if the team is looking for a reliever, then the options would include DJ Baxendale, Trevor Hildenberger, Alex Wimmers, Alan Busenitz, and maybe even Nick Burdi. Of course, the team really doesn't have a long relief option should they need one, so it's also possible that the team could lean to a starting pitcher to be able to eat some innings in an emergency. If that's the case, then the Twins could call up Jason Wheeler, David Hurlbut, Nik Turley or even Aaron Slegers to fill that role short term. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester, Pawtucket Box Score Game postponed by rain. They will play a doubleheader on July 5th. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 5, Pensacola 1 Box Score The Lookouts had a nice offensive day on Saturday. Pitching is what wins, so we’ll start there. Lefty Matt Tracy gave up only an unearned run on three hits over six innings. He struck out four and issued no walks. Luke Bard came on and struck out three over two perfect innings. Mason Melotakis threw another scoreless inning, giving him 12.2 innings over 10 appearances without allowing a run. Edgar Corcino led the offense. The outfielder went 2-4 with a walk, his sixth double and two RBI. Tanner English also went 2-4. LaMonte Wade went 1-2 and walked three times. Engelb Vielma and Dan Rohlfing both walked twice. Nick Gordon had a big, two-run single as well. These teams were suppose to play a second game on Saturday, but the second was postponed. They will now play two games on Sunday. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 11, St. Lucie 10 Box Score It was a wild game in St. Lucie on Saturday night. The Miracle scored seven runs in the 3rd inning and led 9-1 after four innings. However, their pitchers allowed four runs in each of the fifth and sixth innings. Chris Anderson made another start. He gave up five runs on 13 hits and a walk in five innings. He struck out four. Anthony McIver started the sixth inning and recorded just one out. He gave up four runs (three earned) on three hits and two walks. Sam Clay stranded the two inherited runners in the sixth inning and went two more innings. He didn’t allow a run, a hit or walk a batter, and he struck out two. Jonny Drozd gave up a run on two hits and a walk in the ninth, but he recorded the save. Zander Wiel led the offense. The first baseman went 4-5 with his 11th double and two RBI. He also stole a base. Shane Kennedy was a triple shy of the cycle. He went 3-5 with his second double and second home run. Sean Miller went 2-5. Rafael Valera added a triple. Playing in front of his hometown family and friends, Casey Scoggins added a double. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Ft. Wayne 4 Box Score It was a frustrating loss for the Kernels on Saturday night in front of over 3,000 fans at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium. The team had a series of miscues that cost them outs and therefore runs. Domenick Carlini started. The left-hander was charged with four runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks in 5.1 innings. He struck out six. Colton Davis came on and worked two scoreless innings, issuing one walk and recording one strike out. Manager Tommy Watkins thinks Davis can be good and can be a late-inning option for his team. “Yeah, he can (be a late inning guy). He hadn’t pitched in a few days, so we got him in earlier today. He can be really good.” Alex Robinson got the final five outs, and four of them came on strikeouts. His fastball was sitting 95-96 and touched 97 as well. He also has what can be a devastating slider. Control has been a problem for him in recent years, but the Twins have put a lot of time into helping him develop. He’s got great velocity! Regarding Robinson Watkins said, “He’s been very good at locating his fastball.” The Kernels had six hits in the game. They scored one run in three innings, but they were unable to sustain any big innings. Ariel Montesino went 2-4 including a line drive between the first and second basemen. He hustled out of the box and turned it into his third double. Of the hustle, Watkins said “I was pumped about that. I think that will hopefully get him going. He got off to a slow start.” Travis Blankenhorn kept hitting the ball hard and was rewarded with two hits. Jermaine Palacios added his sixth double. Watkins said, “Very good. We talked to him about not trying to get a hit on every pitch. Wait for his pitch and put a good swing on it instead of trying to make it happen. He’s been doing that a lot better the past couple of games, against a lefty no less.” Following Sunday's game, the players will remain on the field and sign autographs for a bit. However, they have quite the road trip ahead. On Sunday early evening, the Kernels will get on their bus and they should arrive in Dayton, Ohio, at approximately 4:00 a.m. Ah, the glamorous life of minor league baseball. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Matt Tracy, Chattanooga Lookouts Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Zander Wiel, Ft. Myers Miracle SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Buffalo (12:35 CST) - RHP Jose Berrios Pensacola @ Chattanooga (DH at 12:15 CST) - Randy LeBlanc, TBD Ft. Myers @ St. Lucie (12:00 CST) - RHP Dereck Rodriguez Lake County @ Cedar Rapids (2:05 CST) - RHP Clark Beeker Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Saturday night’s games. Click here to view the article

It was a full slate of baseball on Thursday as the Twins hosted Oakland and all of the affiliates were in action (including one playing a doubleheader). While there were no moves in the minor leagues, the Twins optioned Buddy Boshers after Tuesday's slugfest and activated Hector Santiago from the bereavement list on Wednesday.RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 5, Buffalo 3 (Game 1) Box Score David Hurlbut gave the Red Wings a solid effort in the front end of a doubleheader. Hurlbut was touched up for eight hits over five innings, but he allowed only three runs (two earned) while striking out two and walking one. He allowed a two-out, two-run home run to let Buffalo back into the game in the third inning. Hurlbut did coax nine outs by way of the groundball, which is impressive. Alan Busenitz and Alex Wimmers each threw scoreless frames to finish the game. Busenitz struck out one in a perfect sixth inning. Wimmer walked two in the seventh inning. Rochester did damage with their bats in the top half of the second inning. Matt Hague singled to start off the frame and was advanced to third on a Daniel “Power” Palka double. John Ryan Murphy drove them both in with a one-out single. After a Quintin Berry single moved Murphy to second, both were driven in on a Bengie Gonzalez triple. Murphy added an insurance run in the seventh inning with his second home run of the season. Rochester 1, Buffalo 4 (Game 2) Box Score Nik Turley made his Rochester debut and it certainly wasn’t memorable from a production standpoint. After giving up a single in the first and a walk and single in the second, but escaping without damage, Turley hoped to calm down in the third and started the inning by getting a called strike three. Then the trouble started. Turley allowed two straight singles and both players advanced on a wild pitch. A walk eventually loaded the bases. After another wild pitch allowed the game’s first run to score, Turley got the second out by pop up and looked to be getting out of the inning without further damage. But Bengie Gonzalez committed an error allowing an unearned run score. Two other runs followed in the inning. Turley didn’t come back for the fourth. He finished with three innings, four runs (three earned), five strikeouts, two walks and a loss. Despite his costly air, Gonzalez did have a decent night at the plate. He was the only player with a multi-hit game and scored the team’s lone run. Ben Paulsen had his third double. Rochester is currently 13-10. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 7, Pensacola 4 Box Score Paul Clemens spotted Pensacola four runs in the first four innings, but held on to make it through six innings. Clemens allowed eight hits and a walk which resulted in four runs. He struck out seven. The bats got going in the bottom of the fourth and didn’t stop. The surge was led by Edgar Corcino, who hit his fifth home run of the season in the fifth inning. Corcino had three hits and a walk, drove in three runs and scored once. LaMonte Wade hit his third home run of the season, a solo shot, in the seventh inning. He also had three hits. Nick Gordon also hit a home run, his second, in his two-hit game. Todd Van Steensel threw two shutout innings and struck out two to pick up the win. John Curtiss earned his fourth save of the season, weathering a walk and double in a rough ninth inning to close it out. The win got the Lookouts back to .500 at 13-13. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers 2, Daytona 5 Box Score David Fischer took the loss, allowing five first-inning runs. It turned out to be all the runs Fischer would allow in his four innings of work. All told, three hits, three walks and two hit batsmen did Fischer in. Brady Anderson gave up one hit in three solid innings of work. Anthony McIver allowed a hit in two innings. Not a lot of offensive firepower on Wednesday for the Miracle. Zander Wiel hit his ninth double of the year and scored on Shane Kennedy’s first double. Kennedy then stole third base and was driven in by Brian Navarreto. The Miracle lineup struck out 12 times. Fort Myers dropped to 13-14 on the season. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 6, Lake County 3 Box Score Cedar Rapids used a balanced offensive attack and solid performances from their staff to win Wednesday’s tilt. Tyler Beardsley struck out seven in seven strong innings. He allowed three runs on a walk and five hits (two solo home runs). He picked up his third win of the season. Alex Robinson struck out two and earned a hold. He allowed two hits. Max Cordy picked up his second save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. He struck out one. Despite giving up an early run, the Kernels answered back quickly. Jermaine Palacios extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a leadoff hit. He would come around to score on a Jaylin Davis groundout. Palacios is hitting a cool .391 on the young season. After getting behind in the third inning, the Kernels strung together some keys hits to regain the lead. Christian Cavaness hit a leadoff double and scored on a Mitch Kranson single. Both Kranson and Jaylin Davis, who walked, scored when Ben Rortvedt doubled. Cedar Rapids added two more in the bottom of the sixth. Aaron Whitefield singled, Brandon Lopez walked and Shane Carrier drove them both in with a double. Davis and Whitefield also both stole bases, their third and fourth respectively. The only batter in the lineup who has not yet been mentioned is Tuesday’s hero, Lewin Diaz, who went 1-4. Cedar Rapids has ridden this hot streak to a 15-10 record. Seth will be in Cedar Rapids til Sunday, so there will be lots of Kernel talk popping off. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Tyler Beardsley, Cedar Rapids Hitter of the Day – Edgar Corcino, Chattanooga THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester at Buffalo (12:05 CST) - RHP LHP Adalberto Mejia (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Chattanooga vs Pensacola (6:15 CST) - RHP Randy LeBlanc (0-1, 36.00 ERA) Fort Myers vs Daytona (5:35 CST) - RHP Keaton Steele (1-3, 8.10 ERA) Cedar Rapids vs Lake County (6:35 CST) - RHP Tyler Wells (2-0, 1.88 ERA) Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Thursday’s games. Click here to view the article

Tommy Field had a banner day with the stick in support of Aaron Slegers' excellent performance, lifting Rochester to victory over the Louisville Bats. But the system couldn't match its perfect Thursday night, as both the Lookouts and Miracle let their games slip away. Just like the Twins, the Kernels were rained out. Find out what else happened around the Twins' minor leagues on Saturday.***TRANSACTION ALERT*** RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 7, Louisville 1 Box Score The Rochester lineup struck early and Aaron Slegers pitched masterfully with the lead as the Wings cruised to victory. Already leading 2-0, Rochester batted around in the third inning, tallying five runs in the process That was more than enough support for the efficient Slegers, who was in attack mode throughout this contest and didn't get into a three-ball count until the sixth inning. Slegers, who was coming off a couple of rough outings, pitched eight innings, giving up one unearned run (due to his own fielding error) while limiting the Bats' bats to seven hits. He walked one and struck out four. Second baseman Tommy Field had a field day at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a homer, two doubles and a walk. Field, 30, is now hitting .318/.387/.561 (.947 OPS). Matt Hague and Leonardo Reginatto each had a pair of hits. Niko Goodrum scored a pair of runs, marking the fifth-straight game he's crossed the plate. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Jackson 7, Chattanooga 4 Box Score Things got off to such a great start for Chattanooga. Nick Gordon led off the game with a base hit and later came around to score. By the time Kohl Stewart took the hill he had a 2-0 lead, and he even struck out the first batter he faced. Stewart lasted only four innings and while he only gave up two runs things did not go well. He issued four walks and threw a wild pitch that allowed a run to score. In 19.1 innings, Stewart has now walked 20 batters and has almost as many wild pitches (10) as strikeouts (11). Matt Tracy came in to pitch the final four innings, but had the opposite issue. Tracy notched six strikeouts, but he also gave up five runs. Right fielder Edgar Corcino had a nice game, going 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. LaMonte Wade had a sac fly, a double and fought the wind to make a great leaping catch at the wall in left field. MIRACLE MATTERS Dunedin 6, Fort Myers 2 Box Score A pair of errors committed in the third inning proved costly, especially against the potent Dunedin lineup that leads the Florida State League in OPS by 20 points. It's not like Dunedin needed any extra help, as they pounded out 15 hits on the evening. Minnesota native Max Murphy recorded his third-consecutive multi-hit game for the Miracle, going 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored. After a slow start, the 24-year-old has hit .371 with six walks in his last 10 games. The only other hitter to record two hits for Fort Myers was Rafael Valera. Zander Wiel missed just one game after being hit in the face on Thursday by a 95 mph fastball. He was the DH in his return tonight, and recorded his eighth double of the year. In 21 games, the Vanderbilt product has 13 extra-base hits. Lachlan Wells started for Fort Myers, he gave up five runs in as many innings but just two of them were earned. With four more strikeouts, the 20-year-old Aussie is up to 24 Ks in 22 innings pitched for Fort Myers. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids at Peoria (POSTPONED) Rain prevented this game from being played. These two teams will face off in a doubleheader Sunday. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Aaron Slegers (8 IP, 0 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 4 Ks) Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Tommy Field (3-for-3, HR, 2 2Bs, walk, 2 runs,) SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester vs. Louisville (12:35 CT) Jose Berrios (1.44 ERA, 0.88 WHIP) Chattanooga at Jackson (2:05 CT) TBD Fort Myers vs. Dunedin (3:05 CT) Dereck Rodriguez (3.24 ERA, 1.28 WHIP) Cedar Rapids at Peoria (Noon CT) Clark Beeker (2.08 ERA, 1.15 WHIP) Cedar Rapids at Peoria (Game 2) Tyler Beardsley (3.94 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Saturday's games. Click here to view the article

Born in Puerto Rico, Edgar Corcino was drafted in 2009 by the Detroit Tigers. In 2012, he played at four different levels, including a handful of games at AAA. However, after the season he was released. He spent two seasons in independent leagues. Before the 2015 season, Corcino signed with the Twins. He began the season at extended spring training before spending the final four months of the season in Cedar Rapids. Last year, he began in Ft. Myers, but after a slow start, he came on strong and by midseason, he was promoted to Chattanooga. Overall, he hit .273/.337/.420 (.757) with 20 doubles, 11 triples and eight homers in 124 games. He also stole seven bases, and he is a tremendous outfielder at all three positions.It’s been a busy offseason for Corcino, but fortunately, he was willing and able to take some of his time and answer some questions for us at Twins Daily. So, let’s get to know a little more about Edgar. Seth Stohs (SS): Growing up in Puerto Rico, who was your favorite team to follow? Who were some of your favorite players? Edgar Corcino (EC): Growing up, I was a big Red Sox fan!! And my favorite players were David Wright and Evan Longoria because I used to be third baseman. SS: What were some of the better memories of your high school baseball career? Did you play other sports or were you involved in other activities? EC: I used to play a couple sports like basketball and volleyball in high school, but wasn't really good at it! And some of my better memories were going to the tryouts and workouts for MLB teams. That was pretty exciting!! SS: You had just turned 17 when the Tigers drafted you in the 26th round in 2009. How difficult was the decision for you to sign, or did you have other options other than signing? EC: Yeah, it was really hard for me because all I wanted to do was play baseball. But I was really young, and I had the chance to go to school, but that wasn't my first option. Hopefully, we made a good deal with Detroit and I was able to sign!! SS: What was the experience for you in the Tigers organization for four years? You spent three years in the rookie leagues, and then in 2012 you played everywhere from Low-A to High-A to AAA. EC: It was a great experience playing for the Tigers. I made really good friends and learn a lot. My last year there was kind of weird, but pretty exciting, as well being able to played at AAA level was great!! SS: After the Tigers let you go, you played for two seasons in independent leagues. How did that opportunity come for you and did you enjoy playing in that league? EC: Well, this will sound kind of weird, but during those two years, I had a rough time in my life. But at the same time, it was the best thing that ever happened to me!! I learned things to really help how to be consistent. SS: How did you come to sign with the Twins? What was it about the Twins that helped you decide to sign with them? EC: Actually the Twins were the only team that to gave me the chance to play in affiliated baseball again, and I really appreciate the opportunity. SS: You’ve worked out with Jose Berrios in the offseasons and you’re good friends. How long have you known each other, and what was it like seeing him make the big leagues last year, reaching his dreams? EC: Yeah, I had the privilege to work out next to a great person. We have known each other over five years. When I heard the (news) that he got called up, I got really excited!! SS: What would you say are your best traits on or off the baseball field? EC: I will say my personality and my good sense of humor. SS: What areas of your game are you working to improve in the offseason? EC: I been working to improve my stealing and adding a little more power!!! SS: What was the adjustment like from playing in Cedar Rapids, to playing in Ft. Myers, to playing in Chattanooga? As you move up each level, do you see big differences in the pitching? EC: Yeah! You can tell there is a difference at each level you go, but you’ve got to make your adjustments!! SS: What do you do in the offseason as you prepare for the 2017 baseball seasons? EC: During this offseason, I had been focusing on my mobility. I know if I gain more mobility, I will be able to get better on my swing and defense as well!! SS: What are some of the things you enjoy doing away from the game of baseball? EC: I love spending time with my family, especially my wife, and help people to get better!! SS: Who are some of the people who have helped you get to this point in your career? EC: First, I want to thank Jesus Christ, my lord and my savior. Without him, I wouldn't be here. My wife, she has been a big part on my career. My family. Josue Lionel "Build and Safe Sport Trainer." He's the person who's been the key in my career, my trainer and mentor since I was 12 years old. I really thank him for being such an important part of my career. And last but also important, my agent Hector Gomez. True example of how an agent should be!! He never let me down, even when my career looked like it was about to end!! SS: Favorite baseball movie? EC: My favorite baseball movie is Major League. A HUGE Thank you for Edgar Corcino for taking time to answer our questions, in his second language, and doing a great job. Please feel free to ask questions and leave comments below. Click here to view the article

The Twins took a day off on Monday - though you could argue they took a couple days off in Kansas City. Congrats to Stephen Gonsalves on being named Southern League Pitcher of the Week. There was a lot of action on the farm.RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 5, Gwinnett 3 Box Score In the Red Wings victory Monday, the offense was very balanced. Eight of the nine batters got hits. Byron Buxton did some good (three hits) and some not-so-good (two strikeouts: one looking and one swinging). Tommy Field hit a solo home run in the fourth inning. Kennys Vargas hit a double and also drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk. Vargas was 1-3 with two walks in his return to AAA. Logan Schafer also went 1-3 with two walks and an RBI. Andrew Albers picked up his 10th win for the Red Wings. He scattered eight hits and a walk over 5 2/3 innings, three runners crossed the plate and he struck out seven. Jake Reed struck out two in 1 1/3 perfect innings, and stranded two runners in scoring position. Edward Mujica struck out one in a perfect eighth inning. Alex Wimmers picked up his 11th AAA save. He didn’t have a great outing. After getting a groundout, he walked a batter. Then got the second out with a swinging strikeout. But then he walked another batter before striking out the final batter to end the game. At 72-58, the Red Wings have the fourth-best record in the 14-team International League. Unfortunately, the two best teams are ahead of the Red Wings in the North Division, which leaves the Red Wings five games out of the wild-card race. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 9, Jacksonville 6 Box Score The Lookouts should always feel pretty confident when Stephen Gonsalves is on the mound and Monday night was no different. In six innings, Gonsalves gave up a lone run on only two hits and three walks. He struck out six. How often are games with a sub-1.00 WHIP, an ERA of 1.50 and a K/9 of 9.00 not as good as your recent history? When you you give up your first run on August 22 and you’ve been dealing all year, that’s when. Randy Rosario got a rude welcome to the Southern League. He faced four batters. He gave up hits to two and walks to two. He left with the bases loaded and Todd Van Steensel allowed them all to score. Van Steensel gave up a run of his own in his two innings of work. Raul Fernandez picked up his fourth save for the Lookouts with a perfect ninth inning. The offense blew up for 14 hits and nine runs. Edgar Corcino had three hits including a three-run triple. He scored two runs. D.J. Hicks had three hits, including an RBI double among his two RBI. T.J. White had three hits and an RBI. He hit his fourth triple and stole his eighth base. Zach Granite singled twice (he’s batting .299) and stole three bases (up to 47). Engelb Vielma had two hits and a sacrifice fly. The Lookouts improved to 30-26 in the second half, though that isn’t likely to matter. The first-half champs, the Jackson Generals, are winning the second half as well. The Lookouts are 66-60 overall, which leads Montgomery by a game and a half for the second Southern League North playoff spot. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers - OFF DAY KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 4, Quad Cities 1 Box Score The Kernels got a strong pitching performance on Monday night to improve their record to 69-57. Brady Anderson picked up his second Midwest League win with a six-inning performance where he allowed only an unearned run on five hits. He struck out five. Andrew Vasquez picked up a three-inning save. He gave up a single hit and struck out three. Both pitchers induced a number of ground balls. Anderson got nine outs on ground balls and Vasquez got four. Luis Arraez led the offense (again) with two hits. He played second and batted cleanup. He is now batting .347 on the season. Travis Blankenhorn (DHing) got one hit and walked once (batting .333). Kevin Garcia added a double. J.J. Fernandez scored twice and hit an RBI double. Manuel Guzman didn’t record an at-bat, but drew four walks. The Kernels haven’t clinched a playoff spot yet, but it would take a fairly large collapse to miss the playoffs. E-TOWN E-NOTES Elizabethton 3, Bristol 0 (Game 1) Box Score The E-Twins jumped out to an early lead and never looked back behind the superb start of Tyler Wells, who pitched a seven-inning complete game one-hit shutout. Wells struck out 14 (!!!) and walked two. Wells has won his last three decisions and has struck out 56 in 41 1/3 innings since being drafted in the 15th round. Ariel Montesino set the pace offensively, leading off and getting three hits to improve his average to .322. He scored a run and drove one in as well. Lewin Diaz had a pair of hits to increase his batting average to .312. Caleb Hamilton added a double and drove in a run. Both Alex Kirilloff (.332) and Ben Rortvedt (.200) went hitless in the first game. Elizabethton 3, Bristol 2 (Game 2) Box Score For the second time on Monday, the E-Twins got a great start from their pitcher. Ryan Mason went six innings, giving up two runs in his final frame. He allowed six hits and walked one. He struck out eight and earned his third win. Patrick McGuff picked up his eighth save of the season with a perfect seventh inning that included a swinging strikeout. There wasn’t a lot of offense in game two, but a three-run second inning was enough to earn the win. Hank Morrison drove in Lewin Diaz and Andre Jernigan drove in Mitchell Kranson and Morrison. Kranson added another single later and Alex Kirilloff got his first hit of the game (now batting .332). The E-Twins are now 32-25. They’ve extended their lead to 4.5 games on the third-place Greeneville Astros in a playoff race where the top two teams make the playoffs. They still trail the first-place Johnson City Cardinals by two games. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 4, GCL Orioles 6 Box Score The newest Twins, undrafted outfielder Isaiah Aluko set his professional career off with a bang, going 2-4 with a home run in his pro debut. Aluko signed with the Twins last week. The offense scored four runs on 11 hits, but all of the runs and 10 of those hits came from the 8, 9, 1 and 2-hitters. In addition to Aluko, who played DH and batted eighth, Dane Hutcheon and Aaron Whitefield, the 9-hitter and leadoff hitter, both had three hits including a double. Aluko and Hutcheon scored all four of the team’s runs (two each). Lean Marrero had two singles and two RBI. Like the sun rises in the east, Whitefield stole a base, his 28th of the season (in 41 games). That’s the equivalent of 100 stolen bases in 146 games. Not bad. Taylor Clemensia was charged with his third loss of the season. He gave up five runs (three earned) on four hits and a walk. He struck out three in 3 1/3 innings. Moises Gomez pitched 2 2/3 innings, allowing an inherited runner to score (of Clemensia) and an unearned run. He allowed three hits, a walk and struck out two. Callan Pearce pitched the final two frames. He struck out three, allowing only one hit. With the loss, the GCL Twins fall to 28-23 and drop in to a tie with the GCL Red Sox, who won on Monday. The GCL Twins have eight games left - including two against the Red Sox. In the event the two teams are tied at the end of the regular season, they would play a one-game playoff. Nothing to do with the Twins, but the Northwest division includes the two teams with the best records - both teams are at least five games better than any of the other 15 teams in the whole league - and only one will make the playoffs. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Tyler Wells, Elizabethton Hitter of the Day – Edgar Corcino, Chattanooga TUESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester at Norfolk (6:05 CST) - LHP Jason Wheeler (10-4, 3.39 ERA) Chattanooga at Jacksonville (6:05 CST) - RHP Aaron Slegers (9-7, 3.67 ERA) Fort Myers vs Palm Beach (6:05 CST) - TBD Cedar Rapids at Peoria (5:00 CST) - RHP Eduardo Del Rosario (5-2, 4.00 ERA) Elizabethton at Bristol (6:00 CST) - TBD GCL Twins vs GCL Orioles (11:00AM CST) - TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Monday’s games. Click here to view the article

Did Jose Berrios make his final start for the Red Wings on Wednesday night? Could his next start be early next week in a Twins uniform? We shall find out. If so, he ends his Rochester stint with a 10-5 record and a 2.44 ERA after a loss in this game. Will JT Chargois get there first? How about Trevor Hildenberger? And, Mitch Garver is making a strong case for a September (or sooner) call up. In #OldFriend news, Doug Bernier hit for the cycle on Wednesday night for the Round Rock Express.Continue reading for much more information on the scores and highlights from the six Twins minor league affiliates on Wednesday. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 0, Pawtucket 3 Box Score For this game, he gave up three runs on five hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out eight. However, in the fourth inning, he gave up the three runs on two hits and two of the walks. DJ Baxendale came out for the seventh inning. He had started his bullpen stint in Rochester with 10 straight scoreless appearances before giving up two runs in his appearance two days ago. He gave up just one hit - and no runs - over 1.2 innings. He struck out one. Ryan O’Rourke came in and got the final out. The Red Wings hitters combined for just five hits. Adam Brett Walker went 3-4. Tommy Field had two hits in the game. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 8, Tennessee 4 Box Score Though his ERA went up a little bit to 3.38, Kohl Stewart improved to 5-4 on the season. The right-hander gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits over five innings. He walked three and struck out two. Zack Jones came on and gave up one run on two hits and a walk in his inning. Jake Reed gave up a hit and walked two, but gave up no runs over two shutout innings. Trevor Hildenberger then worked a perfect ninth inning (to drop his AA ERA to 0.70. Mitch Garver is making a very strong case for a September call up. The catcher/DH has been terrific for the last two months. On Wednesday night, he went 2-4 with his 25th double and tenth home run of the season. His homer gave the Lookouts a 5-3 lead that they never gave up. Edgar Corcino got things going. Batting eighth he went 3-4 including his first AA home run and two runs batted in. Engelb Vielma, batting ninth, went 3-4 with an RBI. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 7, Palm Beach 3 Box Score Randy LeBlanc posted his fourth straight quality start for the Miracle. It helped them to a sweep of Palm Beach. The right-hander went six innings and gave up two runs on five hits. He walked one and struck out two. Luke Westphal came on and was charged with an unearned run in the seventh. He walked two and struck out two. Mike Theofanopoulos got two outs, one on a strikeout. Brian Gilbert gave up a hit but got a strikeout to end the eighth inning. Todd Van Steensel gave up a hit in a scoreless inning. Brian Navarreto went 3-4 with two RBI. LaMonte Wade went 2-3 with his sixth double and an RBI. Trey Vavra hit his 15th double. Daniel Kihle added his second double. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 10, Kane County 2 Box Score Through his first nine starts for Cedar Rapids, Dereck Rodriguez was 1-7 with a 7.71 ERA. At the time, manager Jake Mauer said that the young man was going to have to figure things out. Since then, Rodriguez has completed six or more innings in eight straight starts. On this night, he went six innings and gave up one run on four hits. He walked two and struck out six. Over those eight starts, he has a 3.44 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 49.2 innings. Max Cordy worked the next two innings. He gave up one run on two hits and a walk. He struck out five. Michael Cederoth struck out three (and walked one) in a scoreless inning. Rodriguez improved to 3-11. Even in his nice stretch these last eight starts, he is just 2-4. On this night, the Kernels’ hitters gave him plenty of run support. Chris Cavaness had the big hit. With the bases loaded, he hit his second triple. All three runs scored, and on a throwing error, so did Cavaness. Chris Ibarra went 3-6 with his first double with the Kernels. Zander Wiel and Nelson Molina were both 2-3 with two walks. Casey Scoggins had a single and two walks. JJ Fernandez knocked his 20th double. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 5, Pulaski 2 Box Score The E-Twins got strong pitching and several key hits throughout this game. Tyler Wells started. He went the first 4.1 innings and gave up one run. He gave up four hits, walked two and struck out five. Austin Tribby came on and threw 2.1 scoreless innings. He gave up two hits, walked two and struck out two. Johan Quezada gave up a solo home run in 1.1 innings. He had three hits and struck out one. Patrick McGuff picked up his second save for the E-Twins with another scoreless inning. The Twins 36th round pick has now thrown 14.1 innings as a pro without giving up a run. The Twins got on the scoreboard in the fifth inning when Amaurys Minier hit his fifth home run to give them a 1-0 lead. In the seventh inning, Andre Jernigan hit his second homer of the season to give them a 2-1 lead. Shane Carrier drove in two runs. He was 2-4 with his ninth double. Alex Kirilloff singled in a run. Ariel Montesino went 2-4. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 2, GCL Orioles 3 Box Score Huascar Ynoa fell to 0-4 despite another solid start. His ERA is a respectable 2.96. The right-hander went 5.1 innings and gave up two runs (one earned). He walked one and struck out nine. Zach Strecker came on and gave up one run on one hit and one walk in 1.2 innings. He struck out two. Daniel Martinez gave up one hit in a scoreless inning. The Twins selected shortstop Jose Miranda with one of their supplemental second round picks. On Wednesday, Miranda hit his first professional home run. Aaron Whitefield went 1-3 with a walk. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Dereck Rodriguez, Cedar Rapids Kernels Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Edgar Corcino, Chattanooga Lookouts THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Pawtucket (10:05 am CST) - LHP Jason Wheeler Tennessee @ Chattanooga (6:15 CST) - LHP David Hurlbut Ft. Myers - No Game Scheduled Cedar Rapids @ Kane County (6:30 CST) – RHP Sam Gibbons Elizabethton @ Bristol (6:00 CST) - RHP Ryan Mason GCL Orioles @ GCL Twins (11:00 am CST) - TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Wednesday's games. Click here to view the article

The Minnesota Twins were unable to complete their comeback against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon, but there were still five games to be played in the minor leagues for the organization. Left-hander Stephen Gonsalves was on the mound for the Lookouts, and put zeroes on the board for the first five innings of a game that went into extras. How did he and Chattanooga finish? Rochester got little offense and Elizabethton traded blows with their Appalachian League rival, Johnson City. Were they able to come out on top? 2016’s top draft pick also continued a hot stretch in the Appy League. Just how hot has it become?To find out the answers to those questions and how the rest of the affiliates fared on Sunday, keep reading! RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 0, Syracuse 6 Box Score Rochester starter Pat Dean got roughed up for six runs in five innings of work. He allowed eight hits, including two home runs, walked two and struck out two. Five of those six runs came in the third inning, and Dean did recover and finish two more innings. Ryan O’Rourke (1.2IP, 2 K’s), D.J. Baxendale (0.1IP, K), and J.T. Chargois (1.0IP, 1 H) combined to pitch three scoreless innings of relief. Top pitching prospect Reynaldo Lopez held the Red Wings to just four hits on the day, and they didn’t have a single plate appearance with a runner in scoring position. Lopez threw a complete game shutout, striking out seven along the way. John Ryan Murphy was 2-3 in the game. James Beresford and Jorge Polanco added the other singles for Rochester. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 3, Jackson 4 (12 innings) Box Score Chattanooga took the first lead of the game in the top of the fourth inning as they sent eight men to the plate and scored three runs on two hits and two walks in the inning. The big hit was an Edgar Corcino triple to score two and put the Lookouts out front 3-0. Lookout’s starter Stephen Gonsalves was effectively wild for the game's first five innings, as he held the Jackson Generals scoreless despite five walks and three hits allowed. He also did not strike out a single hitter. It finally caught up to him in the sixth. He walked the first two men he faced, and threw a wild pitch, before Raul Fernandez came in from the bullpen. Both inherited runners would score, one on a bases loaded passed ball, and the other on a ground out. Fernandez allowed a run of his own to on a single to tie the game at three. He came back out for the seventh and allowed a double, but struck out two to finish the inning. Mason Melotakis walked three hitters around two consecutive K’s in the eighth before Zack Jones was brought on with the bases loaded. He got a fly out to end the inning and keep the game tied. Jones added a scoreless bottom of the ninth to push the game to extra innings. Trevor Hildenberger was the next reliever up for the Lookouts, and went one-two-three in each of the tenth and eleventh innings, striking out two along the way. In the top of the twelfth and a runner on second base, Corcino sent a single into right field, but D.J. Hicks was out at home on the throw, keeping the game tied. Hildenberger came back out for the bottom of the twelfth and struck out the first batter of the inning, but a throwing error on a ground ball to third baseman Niko Goodrum put the winning run on base. A single to the next batter moved him to third and an intentional walk loaded the bases with one out. The next batter sent a ground ball through the hole on the right side and brought in the walk-off winning run for Jackson. The Lookouts have the day off on Monday and head back home for a five-game series starting on Tuesday against the Tennessee Smokies after losing the five-game set with the Generals 4-1. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers 2, Clearwater 7 Box score The Miracle fell behind early in the second inning as starter Miles Nordgren ran into trouble. The Threshers scored three runs on four singles and a wild pitch in the inning, and another potential run was erased on a 1-2-3 double play ball. Nordgren allowed one more unearned run in the fourth and finished five innings in the game. He allowed six hits and walked two while striking out three. The first three runs against Nordgren would be all Clearwater needed in the game, as Fort Myers managed just five hits. Reynaldo Rodriguez hit his second Florida State League home run of the year. Joe Maloney, Trey Vavra, Tanner Witt and Brian Olson all had singles. Michael Theofanopoulos threw a scoreless sixth and struck out two. Luke Westphal allowed three runs (zero earned) in the seventh to put the final score on the board, thanks to a throwing error charged to third baseman T.J. White. Yorman Landa started the eighth and struck out two, but allowed a double and two walks to load the bases before Nick Anderson came on and ended the threat with a strikeout of his own. The Miracle lost the four-game series with the Threshers 3-1 and are now an even 50-50 on the season. They return home to Fort Myers on Monday to take on the Palm Beach Cardinals. KERNELS NUGGETS Dayton 6, Cedar Rapids 10 Box Score Cedar Rapids fell behind 2-0 before their first at bat, but responded with six runs of their own in the first two innings to take an early 6-2 lead. An RBI double from Sean Miller, an RBI single from Jaylin Davis, and a two-run triple from Chris Ibarra put the Kernels out front 4-2 after one. A bases loaded walk from Luis Arreaz and a run scoring double play ball in the second made it 6-2 Kernels starter Cody Stashak recovered from the first inning runs to pitch four straight scoreless innings. He allowed two more runs in the sixth but finished the inning. In his six innings he allowed the four runs on six hits and two walks. He struck out four and improves to 7-5 on the season. Cedar Rapids added four more runs in the seventh inning thanks to bases loaded walks from Davis and Ibarra, and a two-RBI ground-rule double off the bat of Rainis Silva to make it 10-4. Reliever Andrew Vasquez picked up his first hold with the Kernels, throwing two scoreless innings and striking out four. Cam Booser allowed two runs on one hit and two walks in the ninth inning. He struck out one. The Kernels offense got multi-hit efforts from Miller (2-3, 2 R’s, 2B, RBI, BB) and Nelson Molina (2-4, R, 2B). Casey Scoggins drew four walks and scored three runs out of the leadoff spot. The Dragons and Kernels wrap up their three-game series with a high-noon rubber match tomorrow at Veterans Memorial Stadium. E-TWINS E-NOTES Johnson City 4, Elizabethton 5 Box Score The Twins and Cardinals traded blows in this one, as Elizabethton scored one in the bottom of the first to take the early lead thanks to an errant pick-off throw with runners on the corners. Right fielder Alex Kirilloff may have saved a run in the first inning, as he cut down a runner at third on a single for the outfield assist and the inning's first out. It was the beginning off a good day that brought his average on the year up to .383. He singled in the bottom of the inning to move Ariel Montesino into scoring position for the errant pickoff (Kirilloff was also thrown out at third trying to stretch the error into a two-base error). Johnson City scored two runs in the third against Elizabethton starter Jose Martinez to go up 2-1, and scored a third in the fourth thanks to an error. Kirilloff scored the Twins second run in the bottom of the fourth, as he singled and scored on a single from Shane Carrier to bring them within one. The Cardinals went up 4-2 in the top of the fifth as another Twins error led to another unearned run for their starter. Martinez would finish six innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on nine hits while striking out four. In the bottom of the fifth Elizabethton tied the game at four, with the tying run being driven in by none other than Alex Kirilloff. Luis Martinez had driven in Robert Molina with a double earlier in the inning. In the bottom of the sixth the Twins took back the lead thanks to an RBI single from Martinez to drive in Carrier, and the bullpen took it from there. Quin Grogan recorded five outs and allowed three hits and a walk, but got some help thanks to a 9-6-4 double play that was started by Kirilloff in right field. The runner on first also tagged on the fly and shortstop Montesino cut the throw off and nabbed the trailing runner at second. Kirilloff got credit for his second outfield assist of the game. Grogan got a double play ball in the eighth but then allowed a double that summoned Johan Quezada from the bullpen. He got the final out of the inning, and though he walked the bases loaded in the ninth, he also struck out two including the final out of the game to pick up his second save with Elizabethton. Kirilloff finished 3-4 with a run scored and RBI and is second in the Appalachian League in batting average. He also owns a ten game hitting streak over which time he is 21-44 (.477) with two doubles, three home runs, fourteen runs scored and ten RBIs. Carrier (2-4, R, RBI), Molina (2-4, R), and Martinez (2-3, R, RBI) also added multiple hits. GCL TWINS TAKES The GCL Twins, like most the rest of the Gulf Coast League, had the day off on Sunday. They get back to action tomorrow morning on the road against the GCL Orioles. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Andrew Vasquez, Cedar Rapids Kernels (Hold, 2.0IP, BB, 4 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Casey Scoggins, Cedar Rapids Kernels (0-1, 3 R’s, 4 BB) (Because I love a day like that out of a leadoff hitter!) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Pawtucket (6:05PM CST) – LHP Nick Greenwood (2-1, 3.75 ERA) Chattanooga – Scheduled day-off. Palm Beach @ Fort Myers (6:05PM CST) – RHP Keaton Steele (4-9, 4.64 ERA) Dayton @ Cedar Rapids (12:05PM PM CST) – LHP Lachlan Wells (2-2, 2.05 ERA) Elizabethton @ Pulaski (6:00PM CST) – TBD GCL Twins @ GCL Orioles (11:00AM CST) – TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games. Click here to view the article

The Twins got a day off to celebrate their power-fueled win over the Yankees. They’ll open a series in Chicago against the White Sox on Tuesday. Let’s check out all the affiliated action on the last Monday in June.RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 2, Pawtucket 6 Box Score Pat Dean was back on the mound for the Red Wings following a disastrous return to AAA. It wasn’t much better. The four runs he allowed over five innings were too much to overcome. All told he struck out three batters, walked two and allowed eight hits. J.T. Chargois allowed a solo home run and retired five batters. For the rest of the bullpen, D.J. Baxendale pitched a perfect inning, Sean Burnett gave up an unearned run while recording one out, and Alex Wimmers walked a batter in an inning of work. Rochester scored both of their runs in the bottom of the fourth, they came on back-to-back home runs by Miguel Sano and Jorge Polanco. Sano is now 2-for-12 on his rehab assignment. He also committed his first error - in right field - in AAA. Polanco’s home run was his fifth of the season, including his fourth in the month of June. Kennys Vargas added a double and James Beresford singled to round out Rochester’s four-hit night. The Red Wings fell to 45-33. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 1, Jackson 3 Box Score The Lookouts entered Monday’s games in a three-way tie atop the Southern League North Division at 3-1. The Generals, who were the first-half champs, have gotten off to a slower start to the second half at 1-3. Kohl Stewart put up six scoreless innings before giving up three runs in his seventh inning. Overall he walked three and allowed seven hits. He struck out only two and falls to 1-3 in Chattanooga. Corey Williams struck out one in two scoreless innings. Zach Granite led the Lookouts offense with two hits and their lone run. Daniel Palka had an RBI single and stole his 6th base of the season. Mitch Garver and Stuart Turner both added singles. The Lookouts fell to 3-2 in the second half and are 39-36 overall. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers 10, Bradenton 11 Box Score Randy LeBlanc made the start Monday for the Miracle, in a battle between two teams in the FSL South that have gotten off to 2-1 starts in the second half. LeBlanc gave up six hits and four runs (three earned). He walked two and struck out one. Michael Theofanopoulos and John Curtiss each pitched a scoreless inning. Nick Anderson (four runs) and Luke Bard (three runs) each got roughed up in their one inning of work. Unfortunately, an offensive exploding for 10 runs wasn’t enough. Trey Vavra was a triple short of the cycle, drove in two runs, scored two runs and had an outfield assist while playing left field. Edgar Corcino had three singles and a double. He drove in two and scored a run. T.J. White hit a home run in a three-RBI, two-hit game and Nick Gordon also got two hits, drove in a run and stole his 10th base of the year. Both White and Gordon scored twice. The Miracle fall to .500 in the second half and one game under .500 on the season (36-37). KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 4, Quad Cities 5 Box Score Dereck Rodriguez, who entered the game with a 1-8 record, took the hill for the Kernels and gave up two first-inning runs. He settled down and only allowed one more run in each of the fifth and sixth inning. In six innings, he allowed eight hits, four runs and two walks. He struck out eight. Sam Gibbons pitched the final two innings. He allowed a run on three hits, striking out one. The Kernels offense was good, but not good enough. Luis Arraez continues to swing a hot bat. With two more hits on Monday, including a double, Arraez is now batting .322, including a .366 line over his last ten games. He scored a run and drove in a run. Jermaine Palacios also had a double among his two hits. He drove in two. It’s his second two-hit game in a row. Nelson Molina had two hits and Brad Hartong added a double. Austin Diemer chipped in two outfield assists. E-TOWN E-NOTES Elizabethton vs Johnson City The E-Twins got off to a 4-0 start to their season and Monday’s game was delayed by rain. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 0, GCL Orioles 4 Box Score Joe Cronin picked up two of the team’s three hits on Monday. He’s now hitting 5-for-11 on the young season and also stole his second base of the year. The only other hit was a Zach Featherstone single, his first professional hit. Jean Carlos Arias walked twice. Quinton Grogan pitched four innings in his first professional game. He allowed a run on three hits and a walk. He struck out four and was charged with the loss. Callan Pearce and Matz Schutte both pitched scoreless frames. Clark Beeker gave up three runs (two earned) in his first professional inning. Garrett Kelly gave up two hits and struck out a batter in an inning. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Quinton Grogan, GCL Twins Hitter of the Day – Trey Vavra, Fort Myers TUESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester vs Pawtucket (6:05PM CST) – RHP Jose Berrios (6-3, 2.92 ERA) Fort Myers at Palm Beach (5:30PM CST) - RHP Fernando Romero (0-0, 3.60 ERA) Cedar Rapids at Quad Cities (7:00PM CST) - LHP Sam Clay (4-4, 2.83 ERA) Elizabethton at Johnson City (6:00PM CST) - RHP Sean Poppen (0-0, -.-- ERA) GCL Orioles at GCL Twins (11:00AM CST - TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Monday’s games. Click here to view the article