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Despite the corny title, it’s true, as the St. Paul Saints crossed home plate three times in the 9th inning en route to a come from behind victory. With Duran on the bump, that was tonight’s must watch action. TRANSACTIONS Cedar Rapids added IF Yeltsin Encarnacion from Triple-A St. Paul SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 4, Iowa 2 Box Score Top Twins pitching prospect Jhoan Duran got the start in this one, and he definitely didn’t disappoint. Going four innings, he punched out eight while walking just two and giving up a single hit. Following up the triple-digits in his 2021 debut, Duran routinely pumped 100 again tonight for the Saints. St. Paul infielder Tzu-Wei Lin broke the scoring open in the 5th when a single drove in J.T. Riddle. Unfortunately, reliever Lewis Thorpe gave up a pair of runs in the 6th inning allowing Iowa to take the lead. Once again though, it was Lin doing damage late. A single in the 9th inning knotted things at two when Riddle scored his second run of the game. Spending plenty of time on the Twins travel squad, catcher Tomas Telis was in the lineup for St. Paul during this one. He reached on a throwing error with the bases chucked after Lin’s single and both Jimmy Kerrigan and Daniel Descalso raced home. The miscue was enough to give Toby Gardenhire’s squad the lead, and Rob Whalen slammed the door despite some traffic. WIND SURGE WISDOM Springfield 6, Wichita 2 Box Score It was a forgettable night for the Wind Surge as they got behind early and never were able to completely overcome the deficit. Chase Vallimont gave up four runs on seven hits while recording just one out in the 5th. He did strike out seven while allowing just a single free pass. Peter Mooney drove in the Wind Surge’s only runs on a two-RBI single in the 3rd inning. That knotted the score before Springfield was able to add on and pull away late. Jovani Moran continued his strong 2021 showing with a scoreless outing of relief work. KERNELS NUGGETS Game postponed due to weather. MUSSEL MATTERS Fort Myers 3, Lakeland 0 Box Score Sawyer Gipson-Long took the ball to start this one and nearly made it through six complete innings. Coming just an out shy, he struck out eight while walking just one and allowed five hits on the evening. Helping to combine for the shutout, the Flying Tigers were blanked all night. Jefferson Morales started the scoring early for Fort Myers, driving in Misael Urbina on a first inning line-drive single. Urbina would then score again in the 6th inning on a passed ball, and Kyle Schmidt added the game’s third tally on a single from Ruben Santana in the 9th. Bradley Hanner got his first save of the season, and Miguel Rodriguez also help to keep Lakeland off the scoreboard. TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day- Jhoan Duran (St. Paul) – 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K Hitter of the Day- Tzu-Wei Lin (St. Paul) - 3-for-5, 2 RBI, K PROSPECT SUMMARY Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed: #1 - Alex Kirilloff (Minnesota) – No Game #2 - Royce Lewis (Rehab) - Out for Season (torn ACL) #3 - Trevor Larnach (Minnesota) – No Game #4 - Ryan Jeffers (St. Paul) – 0-for-1, 3 BB, K #5 - Jhoan Duran (St. Paul) – 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K #6 - Jordan Balazovic (Wichita) – Injured List (back) #7 - Keoni Cavaco (Ft. Myers) – Did not play #8 - Aaron Sabato (Ft. Myers) – 0-for-2, 2 BB, K #9 - Matt Canterino (Cedar Rapids) – Did not pitch #10 - Blayne Enlow (Cedar Rapids) – Injured list (elbow) #11 - Gilberto Celestino (Wichita) – 3-for-4, R, 2B #12 - Brent Rooker (St. Paul) – Did not play #13 - Matt Wallner (Cedar Rapids) – Injured list (wrist) #14 - Misael Urbina (Fort Myers) – 1-for-3, 2 R, BB #15 - Cole Sands (Wichita) – Did not pitch #16 - Edwar Colina (Rehab) - 60-Day IL (elbow) #17 - Ben Rortvedt (St. Paul) – 0-for-4, K #18 - Alerick Soularie (Complex) – N/A #19 - Jose Miranda (Wichita) – 0-for-5 #20 - Bailey Ober (St. Paul) – Did not pitch FRIDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS St. Paul @ Iowa (7:08PM CST) – RHP Griffin Jax (2-1, 4.29 ERA) Springfield @ Wichita (7:05PM CST) – RHP Austin Schulfer (1-1, 6.32 ERA) Wisconsin @ Cedar Rapids (6:35PM CST) – RHP Andrew Cabezas (1-0, 2.13 ERA) Fort Meyers @ Lakeland (5:30PM CST) – RHP Louie Varland (2-1, 4.76 ERA) View full article