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A tough loss on the South Side of Chicago for the Twins on Wednesday, but plenty of excitement in the minor league system. A couple of very young prospects had near-cycles. A newly acquired starter had his best appearance as a Twins prospect. Although he’s made two big league starts, Felix Jorge made his AAA debut on Wednesday. The game ended in walk-off fashion. The Kernels found an interesting way to win in extra innings. And one of the organization’s great names, Leonardo Reginnato, got a chance to play hero. All that and much more in today’s minor league report.Let’s start with the transactions of the day. It’s incredible how many transactions there have been this season, particularly this late in the season. And, there’s more to come... The Twins announced following the Tuesday night game that RHP Tim Melville had been DFAd.On Wednesday morning, the subsequent move became official. RHP John Curtiss has been promoted and will join the Twins bullpen.As noted last night, Felix Jorge was promoted to Rochester (and started on Wednesday). Nik Turley also arrived and is back on the Red Wings roster.Chattanooga added a couple of pitchers to their mix. RHP Keaton Steele and LHP Anthony McIver were promoted to the Lookouts.RED WINGS REPORTRochester 5, Scranton/Wilkes Barre 4 (Completion of suspended game) Box Score Before the rains fell in Rochester, these teams played to a 4-4 game through just three innings. Aaron Slegers went 3.1 innings and was charged with four runs on eight hits (including two homers) and a walk. He struck out two. Offensively, Byungho Park had driven in all four runs. One came on an RBI single in the first inning. In the third frame, he hit his 12th homer, a three-run shot. When play began on Wednesday, Drew Rucinski took over on the mound. He threw 3.1 scoreless innings, striking out five and giving up a hit and a walk. Buddy Boshers came on, gave up a hit and a walk and got just one out. Alex Wimmers struck out two over the final two innings to improve to 7-3 on the season. Leonardo Reginnato led the offense. He went 3-4 with his 11th double. Park was 2-4 with his 13th homer and four RBI. JB Shuck was 2-4 with his 25th double. Matt Hague was 1-3 with a walk and his 27th double. Daniel Palka was 1-3 with a walk and his 11th double. Rochester 1, Scranton/Wilkes Barre 0 (Regularly-Scheduled game) Box Score Game 2 of the night was just what the teams wanted, a fast-paced, quick, seven inning game. It was Felix Jorge’s AAA debut, and he gave the Red Wings exactly what they needed. The right-hander threw six shutout innings. He gave up five hits, walked one and struck out seven. Unfortunately, when he left, the score was still tied at zero, so he got a no-decision. Michael Tonkin pitched the seventh, and he struck out all three batters he faced. As you would expect from a game that had no runs scored through six and a half innings, there was little offense. Zack Granite went 2-3 with his 16th double, and Leonard Reginnato played hero. He stepped to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and delivered his third home run to end the game. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 7, Mississippi 2 Box Score Felix Jorge was supposed to start for the Lookouts on Wednesday, but instead he was up in Rochester. So this was a bullpen game for the Lookouts. DJ Baxendale started and worked through four innings. He gave up one run on two hits. He walked two and struck out three. Anthony McIver picked up his first AA win with two shutout innings. He walked one and struck out one. Next, Keaton Steele made his AA debut and gave up one run on three hits in two innings. He struck out two. Gabriel Moya came on and gave up a hit and struck one out in a scoreless inning. TJ White led the offense again. He went 3-3. Max Murphy’s ninth double drove in two runs. LaMonte Wade was 1-3 with a walk and two RBI. Ryan Walker and Levi Michael were both 1-3 with a walk. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 6, Clearwater 4 Box Score It was a long night for the Miracle. Sean Poppen made the start. He got two outs, gave up a hit, and then threw a wild pitch. And then the rains came and there was a delay. That was the end of Poppen’s night. Andrew Vasquez came on and went 2.1 innings. He gave up one run on one hit. He walked three and struck out four. Alex Robinson then gave up three runs on five hits and two walks in his two innings. He struck out three. Sam Clay struck out two over his two scoreless innings. He gave up one hit and hit a batter. Michael Kohn worked a 1-2-3 eighth inning. Tom Hackimer picked up his fifth save with the Miracle. He struck out one, and hit one, in a scoreless ninth inning. Jaylin Davis led the offense. He went 3-4 in the game. Tanner English and Brent Rooker each had an RBI double. Zander Wiel had a big homer, his 12th of the year. The Miracle’s top two hitters, Brandon Lopez and Jermaine Palacios, went 0-5 but they combined for five walks as well. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 5, Kane County 3 Box Score The game was tied going into the 10th inning. With one out, Shane Carrier was hit by a pitch and then Shane Kennedy was hit by a pitch. Aaron Whitefield pinch ran for Carrier at that point, and the move worked. He scored right away when Trey Cabbage singled him in. Joe Cronin was then hit by a pitch to load the bases. Royce Lewis and Travis Blankenhorn each walked in another run to add a couple of insurance runs. Tyler Watson put together easily the best start of his short Twins career. The southpaw gave up just one run in six innings. He gave up four hits, walked none, and struck out four. Ryan Mason gave up the tying run on four hits and a walk in 1.1 innings. He struck out one. Max Cordy came on and kept the game tied through the ninth. He did give up a run in the 10th inning, but that one didn’t hurt. Cabbage led the offense. He went 3-5 with that game-winning RBI. Along with his RBI walk in the 10th, Blankenhorn hit his 10th home run. Shane Carrier went 2-5. Lewis went 0-4, but he had a sacrifice earlier in the game to go with the 10th inning walk. Joe Cronin and Jimmy Kerrigan each doubled. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 10, Bristol 2 Box Score The E-Twins bats certainly showed up again in this game. They were led by Wander Javier who went 4-5 with his 13th double and third home run. Akil Baddoo was also a triple shy of the cycle. He went 3-4 with his 13th double and second home run. JJ Robinson went 2-4 with his third double and eighth home run. Ariel Montesino went 2-4 with a triple. Andrew Bechtold went 2-4 with a walk. Colton Waltner went 1-3 with two walks. Matt Albanese went 2-5. Randy Dobnak improved to 2-0. He was the recipient of all the run support, but he still pitched well too. He gave up one run on seven hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out four. Blair Lakso worked the final three innings to record his first save. He gave up one run on two hits. He walked three and struck out three. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 9, GCL Orioles 6 Box Score This was a back-and -forth game until the bottom of the eighth when the Twins scored five runs to take the lead. Things started well in the first inning. Ben Rodriguez knocked in three runs with his fourth home run of the season. In the eighth inning, Jean Carlos Arias added a three-run homer to give the Twins the lead. It’s his fifth homer of the year. Soon after, Twins manager Ramon Borrego was ejected for arguing a third strike. Immediately after that, Victor Tademo provided some insurance with a two-run single. Landon Leach made the start. The right-hander was charged with three unearned runs over 2.2 innings. He gave up just one hit, walked three and struck out two. In the second, a run scored due to a passed ball. Leach got the first two outs of the third inning, but then issued a walk followed by a single. Pedro Garcia came on and got a grounder, but an error kept the inning alive. Those inherited runners (and one more) scored. Garcia went four innings. He was charged with three runs (2 earned) on four hits. He walked three and struck out two. Austin Bizzle came on got the final seven outs to record his first pro win. He struck out one. Jean Carlos Arias went 2-3 with a walk, his sixth double and his fifth homer. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day - Felix Jorge, Rochester Red Wings Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Leonardo Reginnato, Rochester Red Wings THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Scranton/Wilkes Barre @ Rochester (12:35 CST) - TBD Mississippi @ Chattanooga (6:15 CST) - RHP Fernando Romero Ft. Myers @ Clearwater (6:00 CST) - RHP Clark Beeker Cedar Rapids @ Kane County (6:30 CST) - LHP Anthony Marzi Bristol @ Elizabethton (6:00 CST) - RHP Bailey Ober GCL Twins @ GCL O’s (11:00 CST) - TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Wednesday’s games. Click here to view the article

Elizabethton began their playoff run with a home game on Saturday night. The Gulf Coast Twins played their final regular season game which amounted to a playoff game. A win would mean a playoff berth. A loss would mean the end of their season. I mean, how can you not want to keep reading this article? Rochester played their first game of the season that held no playoff hopes. A top pitching prospect returned from the DL to make a final start. The Miracle had to play two games to make up for games lost to rain on Friday. The Cedar Rapids game in Wisconsin on Friday night finished at about 12:30 a.m. They had to make the bus ride back to Cedar Rapids to play Clinton in their final regular season series before they start a playoff run. Transactions: The Red Wings playoff hopes came to an end on Friday night. Right after the game, John Ryan Murphy was promoted to Minnesota.Taking Murphy’s place on the Red Wings roster was catcher Brian Olson. Olson had started Game 1 for Ft. Myers on Saturday but left the game early to travel to Rochester.Find out everything that happened in the Twins minor league system on Saturday. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 1, Lehigh Valley 5 Box Score The Red Wings playoff hopes came to an end on Friday night, so Saturday was the first game that didn’t really have season significance. Then again, for minor leaguers - especially guys in AAA - every game is an opportunity to impress. Tyler Duffey made the start and threw a complete game. However, he gave up five runs on seven hits over eight innings. He walked two and struck out seven. Four of the hits were home runs. Tanner English moved to the leadoff role and picked up his first two Red Wings hits. He also stole his first base. Mitch Garver went 2-4. Leonardo Reginnato led the way going 4-4 in the game. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 2, Jackson 1 Box Score Kohl Stewart spent some time on the DL but quickly returned and made the Saturday start. He gave up just one run on three hits over six innings. He walked three and struck out one. He improved to 9-6 with the Lookouts with a 3.03 ERA. Randy LeBlanc picked up his first save, in his first relief appearance, with three no-hit, scoreless innings. He walked two and struck out four. Niko Goodrum and Dalton Hicks each went 2-4. Edgar Corcino hit his seventh double. MIRACLE MATTERS Game 1 - Ft. Myers 7, Bradenton 3 Box Score Dereck Rodriguez looked to continue a strong string of starts. The right-hander gave up two runs on five hits over five innings. He struck out three without issuing a walk. He was replaced by Confesor Lara who worked the next two innings. He gave up one run on three hits and a walk. Michael Theofanopoulos struck out four batters over two perfect innings. Nick Gordon had a very good game. He went 3-3 with a walk and his 23rd double. He stole two bases and now has 20 on the season. Christian Ibarra went 2-3 with a walk and his second triple. Joe Maloney provided the big hit of the game. He hit a three-run homer. It was his fifth home run with the Miracle. Game 2 - Ft. Myers 6, Bradenton 11 Box Score Game 2 just got off to a bad start. Lefty Sam Clay started and recorded just one out. He gave up six runs on two hits and four walks. Logan Lombana made his first Miracle appearance. He gave up one run on five hits and two walks in 2.2 innings. He struck out one. Cam Booser gave up two runs on three hits in 1.2 innings. He walked one and struck out three. Luke Westphal gave up two runs on two hits in 2.1 innings. He walked two and struck out three. Brian Navarreto went 3-3 in the game. Alex Perez went 1-3 with a walk. AJ Murray hit his third Miracle homer. Daniel Kihle went 1-2 with a walk, his first triple and three RBIs. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 5, Wisconsin 8 Box Score Over his past eight starts (five of which have been for Cedar Rapids), Brady Anderson has given up a combined four earned runs. On this night, Anderson was charged with six runs on 12 hits in 5.1 innings. He walked one and struck out two. Williams Ramirez went the next 2.1 innings. He gave up two runs on two hits. He walked three and struck out four. Tom Hackimer got the final four outs, two of them on strikeouts. Zander Wiel led the Kernels offense. He went 3-5 with his 17th home run and two RBIs. JJ Fernandez hit a big three-run homer. It was his tenth homer of the season and second in as many games. Jaylin Davis hit his 12th and 13th doubles. Manuel Guzman walked three times. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 4, Johnson City 7 Box Score The E-Twins hosted Game 1 of their best-of-three series against neighboring Johnson City. Lewin Diaz got the team started on a positive note when his solo home run gave them a 1-0 lead. Diaz added a double later. Caleb Hamilton twice had an RBI single in the game as well. Luis Martinez was also 2-4. Shane Carrier hit a double. Miguel DeJesus was tasked with the Game 1 start. He gave up three runs on four hits and three walks in five innings. He struck out four. Hector Lujan came on and was charged with two runs on three hits and a walk in 2.2 innings. He struck out one. Johan Quezada gave up two unearned runs on two hits in one inning. Quin Grogan came on to get the final out. Former Gopher and the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year Matt Fiedler hits third for Johnson City. He was the 10th-round pick of the Cardinals this past June and has spent the summer in the Appalachian League. After a very slow start, he ended the regular season hitting .325/.386/.487 (.874) with 20 doubles and four home runs. Game 2 will be in Johnson City, as will Game 3, if necessary. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 3, GCL Red Sox 4 Box Score The two teams were rained out in their game that was supposed to be played on Friday so their regular-season finale came on Saturday morning. Win and In! The winner of the game would advance to the playoffs. The losing team’s season was over. Unfortunately the GCL Twins season is over. They fell behind 4-0. They scored three in the eighth inning, but the comeback fell just short. Tyler Fox made the start for the Twins. The right-hander from Nebraska-Omaha went the first 5.1 innings. He gave up three runs on four hits and two walks. He struck out one. He was replaced by Zach Strecker who went the next 1.2 innings and gave up a run on four hits. Onas Farfan threw two scoreless innings to end the game. He gave up one hit, walked two and struck out one. Lean Marrero went 3-3 with his sixth double in the game. He stole his fifth base. Akil Baddoo had a two-run triple in the team’s big inning. Jorge Munoz stole two bases, his 12th and 13th of the season. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Kohl Stewart, Chattanooga Lookouts Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Zander Wiel, Cedar Rapids Kernels SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Lehigh Valley (5:35 CST) - RHP Omar Bencomo Chattanooga @ Jackson (2:05 CST) - RHP Ryan Eades Bradenton @ Ft. Myers (9:35 CST) - RHP Keaton Steele Clinton @ Cedar Rapids (2:05 CST) – RHP Sam Gibbons Playoffs Round 1 Game 2: Elizabethton @ Johnson City (5:00 CST) - RHP Tyler Wells GCL Twins - Season Over Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Saturday's games. Click here to view the article

There’s no need to even tease our Minor League Hitter of the Month. It’s Daniel Palka. He was named the Southern League Hitter of the Month yesterday, and today we’ll just formalize something that’s been pretty clear since the second week of the month. What a month it was for the slugger in Chattanooga. However, one of his teammates deserves a lot of consideration for the top honor, and find out who else was considered for the award and others that deserve some honorable mention as well. June is always such an interesting and fun month in the minor leagues. Players get named to and play in their league All-Star games in most of the affiliates. The draft adds several players to the organization. The players who have been in Ft. Myers for extended spring training get to start seasons that really count and show up in places like Baseball Reference. We are just past the halfway point of the minor league season, and it’s time to hand out some more awards!Before we jump to the top five hitters of the month, here are other hitters who are very deserving of recognition. These guys had a strong June performances. Congratulations to all of the players mentioned below. C John Ryan Murphy (Rochester) - .279/.346/.456 (.802). 19-68 with nine doubles, a homer and 14 RBIs.IF Leonardo Reginnato (Chattanooga) - .318/.367/.432 (.799). 28-88 with two doubles, one triple, two homers and nine RBIs.1B/OF Trey Vavra (Ft. Myers) - .296/.359/.423 (.782). 21-71 with three doubles, two homers and nine RBIs.THE TOP FIVE HITTERS Number 5 - Rochester – 1B Kennys Vargas - .213/.368/.468 (.836). 20-94 with seven doubles, a triple, five homers and 20 RBIs. Overall, I think it is very fair to say that 2016 has been a disappointing season for Vargas. In 80 overall games, he has hit .231/.348/.415 (.764). Certainly not terrible, but clearly he would prefer to be in the big leagues. He has hit 13 doubles and 12 home runs, and he has driven in 51 runs. He’s done a better job of taking walks too. He has 51 walks to go with 74 strikeouts. He was a bit better in June, though the average was still very low. He got on base and he produced a lot of extra base hits and drove in runs. Number 4 – Cedar Rapids – 2B Luis Arraez - .330/.359/.409 (.768). 29-88 with seven doubles and eleven RBIs. The 19-year-old second baseman from Venezuela was in this exact spot in May when he hit .340 in Cedar Rapids. He continued to do a nice job setting the table at the top of the Kernels lineup. He participated in the Midwest League All-Star Game, held in Cedar Rapids. He led off and had two hits. After playing well in the GCL last year, I don’t think anyone was expecting him to play this well in Cedar Rapids this year. Overall, he is hitting .328/.380/.430 (.810) and made himself into a legit prospect. Number 3 – Rochester – OF Eddie Rosario - .305/.342/.524 (.866). 32-105 with eight doubles, five home runs, and 15 RBIs. OK, I was wrong. Eddie Rosario was not the rare exception of a guy who refuses to walk who still finds success in MLB. A sophomore slump hit him and hit him hard. He, like Vargas and Danny Santana and Oswaldo Arcia, found himself back in Rochester after early success in MLB. However, Rosario didn’t sulk. Instead, after a few games, he has been hitting great. Sure, he still isn’t walking a ton, but he has his stroke back and hopefully he has learned enough to know what he can and can’t hit. He should be back for another opportunity with the Twins very soon. Number 2 – Chattanooga – OF Zach Granite - .363/.420/.529 (.949). 37-102 with four doubles, two triples, three homers and 10 RBIs. In many months, the numbers that Granite put up in June would likely win this award. There was some surprise when Granite began the season in Chattanooga, but he has established himself as a terrific leadoff hitter and even generated a little power. But first and foremost, Granite does a great job of just getting on base. He definitely has led the way, initiating the offense for the Lookouts all season. Granite takes very professional at-bats, stays back well and uses the whole field. The hitter whose stock has grown most in the first half of the season just might be Zach Granite. If you want, you could say he's been Rock Solid! And the Twins Minor League Hitter of the Month is: Chattanooga – OF Daniel Palka - .302/.372/.802 (1.174). 29-96 with three doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 30 RBIs. This award was won fairly early in the month. Palka was the Twins choice for Twins minor league hitter of the month in April, but he had a very quiet May. He began June with some big power and won the Southern League Player of the Week during the first week. For the most part, he remained hot throughout the month and ended the month on another home run tear. 13 home runs. 30 RBI. That type of production will win a lot of awards. Will it also get him some time at Rochester this season? The Twins acquired Palka from the Arizona Diamondbacks back in November. Chris Herrmann was out of options and likely would have been removed from the Twins 40-man roster. Somehow, inexplicably, Terry Ryan was able to steal Palka in return. Now, Herrmann is playing very well in Arizona, but Palka is looking like he has the makings of a future 30-home run hitter in the big leagues. Palka, who will turn 25 in October, was Arizona’s third-round pick in 2013 out of Georgia Tech where he was a teammate of Luke Bard. Last year in High-A ball, Palka hit .280/.352/.532 (.885) with 36 doubles, 29 home runs and 90 RBI. He even stole 24 bases, something he hasn’t done much of this season. He made a good impression on the big league club this spring. The first time they had him dress with the big league team in a spring game, Palka hit two home runs. He hit another in a later game with them. He is almost certain to be added to the Twins 40-man roster this November. Will he have a spot in the Twins big league lineup in the next couple of years? We shall see. June can be a tough month for these awards since generally players get fewer at bats due to All-Star games and such. But Daniel Palka and Zach Granite led the way with great performances, helping the Lookouts to a terrific month. Congratulations to the June Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Month for 2016, Daniel Palka. Click here to view the article

The focus of Thursday (and Friday and Saturday) will likely be the MLB Draft, but that doesn't stop the MLB or the minor league seasons from continuing. Kohl Stewart made his second start with the Lookouts. Fair to say it went better than his first, but he got a lot of run support. Find out everything else that happened in the Twins minor league system.Transaction Report: The big move of the day, reported in full by Jeremy Nygaard, was the MLB draft. The Twins selected OF Alex Kirilloff with the 15th overall pick, a toolsy outfielder from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Twins used their next pick, 56th overall, to select catcher Ben Rortvedt, a high schooler from the Badger State. With back-to-back picks at 73 & 74 in the competitive balance round, the Twins selected SS Jose Miranda from Puerto Rico, and OF Akil Baddoo out of Salem High School in Georgia. In lesser news, the Twins signed infielder Christian Ibarra from the independent Lincoln Saltdogs and assigned him to the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Continue reading to find out more detail about Thursday in the Twins farm system: RED WINGS REPORT Red Wings @ Buffalo Bisons Box Score The Red Wings were down 4-0 after three innings, used a 3-run fifth to pull within one, and tied things in the top of the eighth at 6-6 before things fell apart in the bottom half of the inning. The Wings committed three errors, one each from James Beresford (3, throwing), Adam Walker (3, throwing), and Logan Schafer (1, fielding). The Red Wings had just six hits on the night (four for extra bases, all doubles), but benefited from seven free base runners via the walk to help score six runs. No Rochester hitter had multiple hits, but Logan Schafer and Kennys Vargas were both 1-4 with a walk, and Vargas added three RBIs. Tommy Field was 0-2 as the DH, but had a pair of walks and scored a run. If you're wondering who Tommy Field is, he's a MiLB veteran who has had a cup of coffee in parts of four different seasons, never making more than 51 plate appearances. He was released by the Detroit Tigers (AAA Toledo) on May 6th, and the Twins (Red Wings) snatched him up a week later on May 14th. He's hitting .195/.250/.366 for Rochester, but owns a .265/.347/.429 AAA slash over five seasons. The Red Wings sent Andrew Albers out for the start, and he gave up 6 runs (4 earned) over 5.2 innings. He struck out 5 and walked no one. He left with a loss hanging over him, but lucked into a no-decision after the Red Wings scored several runs late in the game. Albers was replaced by Nick Greenwood who pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless one-hit baseball in his Red Wings debut. Greenwood made 20 appearances for the St. Louis Cardinals between the 2014 and 2015 seasons, with 19 coming in 2014. Greenwood started 2016 with the independent New Britain Bees before signing a minor league deal with the Twins on May 6th. Greenwood was replaced by Dan Runzier who gave up three earned runs on two hits and a walk before being replaced by Marcus Walden who came into the game with two runners on base, allowing both the score before recording the final out of the eighth inning. The winning run was scored by old friend Alexi Casilla. Final: Red Wings 6, Bisons 9 LOOKOUTS LOOK-IN Jacksonville Suns @ Lookouts Box Score Great hitting and great pitching both came together for the Lookouts who won a laugher against the Suns. Seven Lookouts hitters had multi-hit nights, led by a pair of 3-5 nights from Leonardo Reginnato and Engelb Vielma. Reginnato had a two-run homer in the fifth, and Vielma had a double and a run scored. Daniel Palka had ANOTHER two-home run game, 2-3 with two home runs, 4 RBI, 2 walks, and three runs scored. Zach Granite, Travis Harrison, and Mitch Garver also added home runs, because apparently everyone was hitting them on Thursday night. Kohl Stewart picked up his first AA victory with six innings of 3-hit baseball. Stewart gave up no runs, no walks, and he struck out five. Corey Williams pitched the seventh and gave up the only run of the night, on two hits. Mason Melotakis sent the Suns down in order in the eighth, including a strikeout. Mike Strong finished the game with a scoreless ninth, giving up a walk and picking up a strikeout. Final: Suns 1, Lookouts 15 MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers Miracle @ Brevard County Manatees Postponed due to rain The Miracle and the Manatees will play a doubleheader on Friday, two seven-inning games. Game one starts at 4:05pm. KERNELS KORNER Kane County Cougars @ Kernels Box Score The Kernels burned a quality start from Miles Nordgren and a couple of web-gems from J.J. Fernandez and LaMonte Wade, falling two-zip to the Cougars in front of 4,004 fans at Perfect Game Field in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Fernandez robbed the Cougars of a home run, and Wade threw out a runner at home. Nordgren pitched six innings, gave up two hits, two runs (both unearned), walked two and struck out three. Nordgren gave way to Kuo Hua Lo who gave the twins 2.0 innings of 1-hit ball. He struck out two, walked one, and gave up zero runs. Cam Booser pitched the ninth for the Kernels, striking out the side. Four of the five Kernels hits came from the top two hitters in the order, Luis Arraez and Sean Miller. Arraez was 2-4 with a pair of doubles and a pair of strike outs. Miller was 2-4, also with a pair of strike outs. The only other Kernels hit of the night was a double from A.J. Murray. Final: Cougars 2, Kernels 0 DSL TWINS TAKES DSL Twins @ DSL Mariners1 Box Score Not much doing in the Dominican for the DSL Twins on Thursday morning, except for a big game from Edgar Herrera who was 3-4 with a double. Herrera has eight hits over the first four games of the year for the DSL Twins, including a pair of 3-4 nights. The DSL Twins received 4.0 innings from both of their pitchers on Thursday. Edwar Colina gave up a hit, three runs (one earned), stuck out five and gave up a home run. Carlos Suniaga picked up the loss with four hits, two runs (both earned) and he struck out four. Final: DSL Twins 3, DSL Mariners1 5 TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY Hitter of the Day - Daniel Palka - Chattanooga Lookouts Pitcher of the Day - Kohl Stewart - Chattanooga Lookouts FRIDAY'S PROBABLES Toledo Mud Hens @ Rochester (6:05pm) - Buck Farmer vs. Jason Wheeler (4-1, 2.05) Chattanooga @ Tennessee Smokies (6:05pm) - D.J. Baxendale (5-6, 3.38) vs. Brad Markey Fort Myers @ Brevard County Manatees (Game 1, 4:05pm) - Keaton Steele (1-5, 4.72) vs. Eric Hanhold Fort Myers @ Brevard County Manatees (Game 2, 30 minutes after conclusion of Game 1) - Felix Jorge vs. TBD Cedar Rapids @ Peoria Chiefs (7:00pm) - Cody Stashak (3-3, 2.90) vs. Sandy Alcantara DSL Mariners1 @ DSL Twins (9:30am) Please ask questions and discuss the Thursday games. -ERolf Click here to view the article