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A day after the Elizabethton Twins won another Appalachian League championship and the Ft. Myers Miracle advanced to the Florida State League championship series, the Cedar Rapids Kernels began their Midwest League playoff run. The Kernels powered their way to be a big win in Beloit.Keep reading to find out more on the one playoff game played on Thursday night in the Twins system. Please feel free to discuss and ask questions. TRANSACTIONS NoneRED WINGS REPORT Season Complete. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Season Complete. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers Box Score The Miracle begin the Florida State League championship series on Friday night. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 10, Beloit 1 Box Score The Kernels finished their regular season in Beloit. The Snappers won, which gave them a spot in the playoffs and a Game 1 home game. Cedar Rapids made the trip back for Game 1 in the Best of 3 series. The teams head to Cedar Rapids on Friday for either one game (if the Kernels win) or two games (if the Snappers win the first game). The Kernels got another terrific start from Jhoan Duran and they powered their way at the plate for a big win. Duran gave up just one run on three hits over six innings. He walked three and struck out ten. Johan Quezada gave up just one hit over the next two innings. He struck out four batters. Rickey Ramirez struck out one in a scoreless ninth. Ryan Jeffers and Gabriel Maciel each hit solo home runs in the second inning to give the Kernels a 2-0 lead. Duran gave up one run in the bottom of the second. But in the third innings, Trevor Larnach singled in Michael Helman, who had doubled, to get that run back. After a Jeffers single, Ben Rodriguez walked to load the bases. Maciel picked up a second RBI with another walk. The game stayed at 4-1 until the eighth inning when the Kernels broke it open. After three walks, Trey Cabbage came on to pinch hit for Victor Tademo and crushed a grand slam to push the lead to 8-1. In the ninth inning, Ryan Jeffers added a two-run homer, his second of the game for the final 10-1 margin. Jeffers went 3-for-4 with a walk, two homers and three RBI. E-TWINS E-TALK Elizabethton Box Score The E-Twins won the Appalachian League championship on Wednesday night. STARS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Hitter of the Day: Ryan Jeffers, Cedar Rapids (3-4, BB, 2-HR, 3 RBI). Twins Daily Pitcher of the Day: Jhoan Duran, Cedar Rapids Kernels (6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K) PROSPECT SUMMARY Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Midseason Top 20 Twins Prospects performed. #1 - Royce Lewis (Ft. Myers) - No Game Scheduled #2 - Alex Kirilloff (Ft. Myers) - No Game Scheduled #3 - Brusdar Graterol (Ft. Myers) - No Game Scheduled #5 - Stephen Gonsalves (Minnesota) - Did not pitch #6 - Trevor Larnach (Cedar Rapids) - 1-4, BB, 2 R, RBI #8 - Akil Baddoo (Cedar Rapids) - 1-4, BB, 2 K #10 - Zack Littell (Minnesota) - Did not pitch #11 - Blayne Enlow (Cedar Rapids) - Did not pitch #13 - Travis Blankenhorn (Ft. Myers) - No Game Scheduled #15 - Ben Rortvedt (Ft. Myers) - No Game Scheduled #18 - Ryan Jeffers (Cedar Rapids) - 3-4, BB, 2-HR, 3 R, 3 RBI #19 - Jacob Pearson (Cedar Rapids) - Did not play #21 - Jose Miranda (Ft. Myers) - No Game Scheduled FRIDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester - Season Complete Chattanooga - Season Complete Daytona @ Ft. Myers (6:00 CST) - TBD Beloit @ Cedar Rapids (6:00 CST) - RHP Randy Dobnak (Game 2). If Game 3 is necessary, LHP Bryan Sammons will start. Elizabethton - Season Complete GCL Twins - Season Complete Please feel free to ask any questions about Thursday’s game, or ask any questions you may have. Click here to view the article