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Keep reading to find out more on the night in the Twins minor league system on Saturday. As always, please feel free to discuss and ask questions. TRANSACTIONS Rochester officially announced that Trevor May was going on the DL (shoulder inflammation). Taking his spot on the roster is Gregorio Petit who was outrighted and accepted going to Rochester. The Cedar Rapids Kernels announced that RHP Blayne Enlow has been activated with RHP Carlos Suniaga being assigned to Elizabethton. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 6, Buffalo 2 (10 innings) Box Score The Red Wings and Bison were playing this series with different names. The Red Wings were playing as the Rochester Plates, again. The Bison were playing as the Buffalo Wings, which is kind of cool, yet, very confusing in this particular series. Stephen Gonsalves came into the game after a couple of tough outings, but he was back in form on Saturday. The left-hander threw 5 2/3 innings of shutout baseball. He gave up just one hit, walked three and struck out five. Tyler Duffey came on and got the final out of the sixth inning with runners on first and third. He gave up two hits in a scoreless seventh inning. Gabriel Moya gave up one hit in a scoreless eighth inning . With a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the ninth, Alan Busenitz came on. He had a 0.38 ERA when the Twins signed. That night, he gave up a run. On Saturday night, he gave up a two-run home run to Rowdy Tellez that tied the game and sent it to extra innings. In the top of the tenth, Nick Gordon came to the plate with the bases loaded. He knocked a two-run single. After a play at the plate, the catcher threw the ball away which allowed all three base runners and Gordon to score on one play. Busenitz came back out for the tenth inning. He struck out the first two batters before a fly ball ended the game. Gordon led the way. He went 2-for-4 with his sixth double and three RBI. He drove in a run earlier with a sacrifice fly. Wynston Sawyer went 2-for-3 with a walk. Jake Cave was 2-for-5 in the game. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 12, Birmingham 2 (6 innings) Box Score Rain and the Lookouts were the winners on Saturday night in Birmingham as the game was shortened to just six innings. All nine players in the Lookouts lineup had at least one hit. The first six in the lineup had at least two hits. Sean Poppen was the beneficiary of the offensive outburst. The Harvard grad gave up two runs on five hits over five innings. He struck out five without issuing a walk. James Ramsey led off and led the way. He went 4-for-4 with his fourth home run and three RBIs. Andy Wilkins went 2-for-4 with his third homer and four RBIs. Brent Rooker was 2-for-4 with his 14th double and two runs driven in. Jimmy Kerrigan was also 2-for-4. The California Connection of Chris Paul and Mitchell Kranson were also each 2-for-4 in the game. MIRACLE MATTERS Florida State League All Star Game Box Score Here is how the Miracle players performed in the All-Star Game: Jaylin Davis - started in LF, batted fifth: Walked. Singled. Stolen base. Strikeout. Fly out. Lewin Diaz - started at 1B, batted seventh: Doubled. Ground out to 2B. Flyout. Andrew Vasquez - pitched the 3rd inning. Gave up one hit. Struck out two. No runs. No walks. Tyler Wells - pitched the 4th and 5th innings. He gave up a leadoff double in the 4th and then got the next three batters out without allowing the run. In the fifth, he struck out two. Tyler Grzelakowski - entered the game in the 4th inning. Grounded into a fielder’s choice. Replaced after the 7th inning. Travis Blankenhorn - entered the game as a pinch-hitter for the DH in the 7th inning. Grounded out. Fly out. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Peoria 5 Box Score In the first inning, Royce Lewis settled for a single. Alex Kirilloff followed with another single. Lewis then scored on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Jose Miranda. In his previous four games, Lewis had a double, a double, a double and a home run in his first inning at-bats. Edwar Colina made his final first-half start and it was arguably his best start. He worked six shutout innings and gave up just five hits. He struck out two without issuing a walk. He threw just 70 pitches. In the seventh inning, Blayne Enlow entered the game. He threw two scoreless innings. Enlow came out for the ninth, but he gave up a hit, walked one and hit one to load the bases. He got a flyball out. Jared Finkel came on and hit a batter to load the bases. From there, it was a bit chaotic. Finkel allowed both inherited runners plus two others to score in a five-run inning. The big blow came off of the bat of former Gophers star Matt Fiedler. He drove in two runs with a double. The right fielder went 2-for-4 with a double and a triple. The Kernels top three hitters - Akil Baddoo, Royce Lewis and Alex Kirilloff - each went 2-for-4 in the game. Baddoo’s seventh home run gave the Kernels a 3-0 lead late. Andrew Bechtold hit his ninth double and walked. Jacob Pearson also doubles, his fifth. Royce Lewis left the game after the eighth inning. The Gazette (Cedar Rapids) beat writer for the Kernels, Jeff Johnson, found out after the game why. https://twitter.com/jeje66/status/1008174188673355776 STARS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Hitter of the Day: James Ramsey, Chattanooga Lookouts (4-4, HR(4), 3 RBI) Twins Daily Pitcher of the Day: Stephen Gonsalves, Rochester Red Wings (5.2 IP, 1 H, 0R, 3 BB, 5 K) PROSPECT SUMMARY Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed: #1 - Royce Lewis (Cedar Rapids) - 2-4, R #2 - Fernando Romero (Minnesota) - 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (63 pitches, 43 strikes) #3 - Nick Gordon (Rochester) - 2-4, 2B(6), R, 3 RBI, K #4 - Stephen Gonsalves (Rochester) - 5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K, (92 pitches, 57 strikes) #5 - Alex Kirilloff (Cedar Rapids) - 2-4 #6 - Wander Javier - out of for the season #7 - Brent Rooker (Chattanooga) - 2-4, 2B(14), R, 2 RBI #8 - Blayne Enlow (Cedar Rapids) - 2.1 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, HBP #9 - Brusdar Graterol (Cedar Rapids) - Did Not Pitch #10 - Akil Baddoo (Cedar Rapids) - 2-4, HR(7), R, RBI #11 - Zack Littell (Rochester) - Did not pitch #12 - Lewis Thorpe (Chattanooga) - Did not pitch #13 - Lewin Diaz (Ft. Myers) - All Star Game (1-3, 2B) #14 - LaMonte Wade (Rochester) - 0-3, 2 BB, R #16 - Ben Rortvedt (Ft. Myers) - All Star Break #17 - Travis Blankenhorn (Ft. Myers) - All Star Game (0-2) #18 - Yunior Severino (Extended Spring Training) - #19 - Tyler Jay (Chattanooga) - Did not pitch #20 - Felix Jorge (Chattanooga) - Disabled List, still no official timetable for return. SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Buffalo (12:05 CST) - RHP Aaron Slegers (5-4, 3.39 ERA) Chattanooga @ Montgomery (3:00 CST) - TBD Ft. Myers - Florida State League All Star Break Peoria @ Cedar Rapids (2:05 CST) - RHP Jordan Balazovic (1-0, 0.84 ERA) Please feel free to ask any questions about Saturday’s games, or ask any questions you may have.

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 Things were quiet on the transaction front in the Twins system on Tuesday. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Scranton/Wilkes Barre 10 Box Score For Stephen Gonsalves at Rochester, his starts have either been very good or very, well, non-good. Unfortunately on this night, he had one of the latter. In four innings, Gonsalves gave up nine runs on nine hits (including two home runs). He walked five and struck out three. With a doubleheader on Tuesday, I’m sure manager Joel Skinner had hoped to get more innings from the lefty. Gonsalves threw 91 pitches. Just 47 of them were strikes. Jake Reed came on and provided three strong innings of relief. He gave up one run on three hits. He struck one batter out. Luke Bard pitched a scoreless inning. Chris Carter led the offense. He went 2-for-4 with his fifth home run. LaMonte Wade was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Cameron Rupp added a single and a walk. The Red Wings are now 28-31 on the season. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 2, Montgomery 4 Box Score Sean Poppen’s first two starts for the Lookouts were rough. In eight innings, he gave up 11 runs. On Monday, he posted a quality start. He gave up three runs on seven hits in six innings. He struck out two and didn’t walk anyone. Sam Clay worked the final two innings. He gave up one run on one hit and one walk. He struck out two. James Ramsey led the offense. He went 2-for-3 with a walk and his third home run. He also stole his first base. Andy Wilkins picked up his first walk and his first two hits, including a double, of the season after returning from the disabled list (hamate bone surgery). Edgar Corcino was also 2-for-3 in the game. The Lookouts are now 34-30. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 4, Palm Beach 3 (completion of suspended game) Box Score On Monday, the Miracle resumed a game that started last week against Palm Beach. Their game was suspended in the bottom of the seventh inning with the score tied at three. Griffin Jax had started the game last week and gave up three runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings. He struck out six and didn’t walk any. That is when the game was suspended. Fast-forward to Monday. Tom Hackimer “started” for the Miracle, and he worked 3 1/3 perfect innings to earn the win. With Brandon Lopez starting the bottom of the tenth inning at second base, Luis Arraez singled to center to score Lopez and end the game. Arraez went 2-for-3 in the game. Shane Carrier and Joe Cronin each went 2-for-4 with a home run. It was Carrier’s second and Cronin’s fourth. Ft. Myers 4, Palm Beach 5 (regularly-scheduled game) Box Score Lefty Tyler Watson started the second game with four scoreless innings. He gave up two runs in the fifth frame. Those were the only runs he gave up in 5 2/3 innings. He gave up six hits, walked two and struck out four. Hector Lujan came on. He got the final out of the sixth inning. He gave up an unearned run in the seventh inning. Then in the bottom of the eighth, he gave up a double and a single but got two outs. Kevin Marnon was brought in, but he gave up a two-run double to give Palm Beach the lead before getting the final out. Luis Arraez went 3-for-5 with his second triple. He also stole his first bag. Travis Blankenhorn went 2-for-4 with his 12th double and an RBI. With the split, the Miracle are 25-37 on the season. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Wisconsin 1 Box Score In a get-away afternoon game in Wisconsin, the Kernels got a fantastic start from a guy making his first Midwest League start. Jordan Balazovic came up on Memorial Day and worked 3 2/3 shutout innings in relief. After a brief stint back in extended spring training, he was called back up and made his first start on Monday. The right-hander from Canada gave the Kernels seven strong innings. He gave up one run on three hits. He struck out 11 batters without issuing a walk. Jared Finkel and Calvin Faucher each threw a scoreless inning which included a strikeout. Faucher recorded his first save. Trey Cabbage provided most of the Kernels offense. He had three of the team’s six hits including his eighth double and his fifth home run. Royce Lewis, who left the Kernels game on Sunday with an apparent leg injury, did not play on Monday afternoon. The Kernels are now 28-35. STARS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Hitter of the Day: Trey Cabbage, Cedar Rapids Kernels (3-3, 2B(8), HR(5)) Twins Daily Pitcher of the Day: Jordan Balazovic, Cedar Rapids Kernels (7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K) PROSPECT SUMMARY Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed: #1 - Royce Lewis (Cedar Rapids) - Did not play #2 - Fernando Romero (Minnesota) - Did not pitch #3 - Nick Gordon (Rochester) - 0-4, 2 K #4 - Stephen Gonsalves (Rochester) - 4 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 5 BB, 3 K #5 - Alex Kirilloff (Cedar Rapids) - 1-4, R, 2 K #6 - Wander Javier - out of for the season #7 - Brent Rooker (Chattanooga) - 0-4, 2 K #8 - Blayne Enlow (Cedar Rapids) - Disabled List #9 - Brusdar Graterol (Cedar Rapids) - Did Not Pitch #10 - Akil Baddoo (Cedar Rapids) - 0-4, RBI, K #11 - Zack Littell (Rochester) - Did not pitch #12 - Lewis Thorpe (Chattanooga) - Did not pitch #13 - Lewin Diaz (Ft. Myers) - 1-5, K #14 - LaMonte Wade (Rochester) - 2-4, 2 RBI #16 - Ben Rortvedt (Ft. Myers) - 0-1 #17 - Travis Blankenhorn (Ft. Myers) - 2-4, 2B(12), RBI #18 - Yunior Severino (Extended Spring Training) - #19 - Tyler Jay (Chattanooga) - Did Not Pitch #20 - Felix Jorge (Chattanooga) - Disabled List, still no official timetable for return. MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Scranton/Wilkes Barre (DH @ 4:00 CST) - RHP Aaron Slegers (5-3, 3.43 ERA), LHP Gabriel Moya (0-0, 2.11 ERA) Chattanooga @ Montgomery (12:05 CST) - RHP Todd Van Steensel (5-1, 1.60 ERA) Ft. Myers @ Palm Beach (5:30 CST) - RHP Clark Beeker (1-4, 3.59 ERA) Cedar Rapids @ Kane County (6:30 CST) - RHP Randy Dobnak (3-2, 4.65 ERA) Please feel free to ask any questions about Monday’s games, or ask any questions you may have.