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We certainly hope that you and your family had a safe and special Independence Day. Below you’ll find a quick 4th of July Minor League Report blast. Maybe not as long or detailed as normal, but it was a busy day as all six Twins affiliates were in action. There were more transactions and big pitching and hitting performances.TRANSACTIONS Jorge Polanco was promoted from Chattanooga to Rochester. Nate Hanson was placed on the disabled list. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Lehigh Valley 4 Box Score Oswaldo Arcia hit a LONG blast on the 4th of July off of Phillies top pitching prospect Aaron Nola. It measured at well over 450 feet and was his fourth with the Red Wings. However, on this day, the story was Tyler Duffey. The right-hander was charged with two unearned runs on four hits in seven innings. He walked four and struck out two. However, he extended his streak without allowing an earned run to 29.1 innings . The last time he gave up an earned run was on June 11. He left the game with a 3-2 lead. Alex Meyer, just back from Minnesota, came on and gave up two runs in the eighth inning to take the loss. Jorge Polanco’s AAA debut was a mixed bag. He went 1-4, but he also committed two errors. James Beresford went 2-4 with his 13th double. Reynaldo Rodriguez, Danny Ortiz and Wilkin Ramirez each went 2-4. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 0, Jacksonville 3 Box Score Brett Lee was terrific, and efficient, but the Lookout bats were only able to manage two hits and continued to struggle since not playing for three straight days. Max Kepler and Heiker Meneses each had a single and a walk in the game. Due to frustration, hitting coach Chad Allen was ejected in the sixth inning. Brett Lee fell to 0-2 on the season, but he worked all eight innings and threw just 77 pitches (58 strikes). He gave up three runs on seven hits. He walked none and struck out two. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 5, St. Lucie 3 Box Score Things got a bit scary at the end, but in the end, the Miracle held on for another win. Mat Batts started and gave up just two hits over six shutout innings. The southpaw walked two and struck out six. His Miracle ERA drops to just 2.01 since his promotion. Dallas Gallant struck out two over two scoreless innings. With a 5-0 lead in the ninth, Tyler Jay came in to the game. He gave up three runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk and recorded the first two outs. Todd Van Steensel came on and gave up a hit before recording the final out and his tenth save. Mitch Garver led the offense. He went 1-1 with two walks, was hit by a pitch, scored three runs and stole a base. Ryan Walker and Chad Christensen each went 2-4 with an RBI. Jason Kanzler was also 2-4. Zach Granite went 2-4 with a walk and a triple. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 4, Burlington 0 Box Score Zach Tillery was terrific and improved to 5-3 on the season. He threw seven shutout innings. He gave up five hits, walked one and struck out three. Randy LeBlanc came on for the final two innings. He walked two, struck out two and didn’t allow a run. Edgar Corcino led the offense. He went 2-4 with his seventh double. Zack Larson hit his 15th double. Pat Kelly hit his fourth triple, and TJ White hit his fifth triple. E-TWINS E-NOTES Greeneville 10, Elizabethton 3 Box Score Brandon Easton is a left-hander who throws gas. When he left Ft. Myers this spring, he was hitting 98 mph with his fastball. Through two starts, Easton has struggled. In this game, he walked five in 1.2 innings. He was charged with three runs on three hits. Through four innings (two starts), he has given up eight runs, seven hits and walked nine. That said, he has huge potential in that arm, so they’ll need to be patient. Onesimo Hernandez came on and got four outs and within that he gave up five runs on eight hits and a walk. Nate Gercken gave up one run on four hits in three innings. He walked one and struck out two. Tyler Stirewalt gave up just one hit over two scoreless innings. He struck out two. Manuel Guzman went 2-4 with a walk. Daniel Kihle went 2-4. Ariel Montesino drove in two runs and stole a base. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 11, GCL Red Sox 1 Box Score It was a big day for the GCL Twins bats. Luis Arraez went 3-6 with his fourth and fifth doubles. Jermaine Palacios went 3-5 and stole his second base. Travis Blankenhorn went 2-3 with two walks and his fourth double. Bryant Hayman went 1-3 with two walks and his first double. Brian Olson went 2-5. Williams Ramirez went five innings and gave up one run on two hits. He walked three and struck out six. Rich Condeelis struck out four over two, one-hit innings. Stephen Pryor made a rehab appearance, striking out two in a perfect inning. Johan Quezada walked one and struck out one in a scoreless inning. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Mat Batts, Ft. Myers Miracle/Zach Tillery, Cedar Rapids Kernels Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Luis Arraez, GCL Twins SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Lehigh Valley @ Rochester (12:35 CST) – LHP Taylor Rogers Chattanooga @ Jacksonville (5:05 CST) – RHP DJ Baxendale St. Lucie @ Ft. Myers (3:05 CST) – RHP Kohl Stewart Burlington @ Cedar Rapids (2:05 CST) – LHP Randy Rosario Elizabethton @ Princeton (4:00 CST) – RHP Cody Stashak GCL Twins – No Game Scheduled. Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Saturday games. Click here to view the article

There was a pretty exciting transaction on Saturday that you’ve likely already heard about. Chattanooga continued its winning ways even without the man at the top of their lineup. They got big production from their stars, and Niko Goodrum made his AA debut. There were two very strong starts in the organization on Saturday as well. Check out the rest of the news and notes from Saturday in the Twins farm system.To see how the Twins affiliates are doing in the standings and who the statistical leaders are throughout the system, click here. TRANSACTIONS I’m not sure if you’ve heard yet or not… but the Twins promoted an outfielder named Byron Buxton from AA Chattanooga to the big leagues. A corresponding move is expected to be made on Sunday morning. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 1, Scranton/Wilkes Barre 5 Box Score Jason Wheeler has really struggled, especially of late, with the Red Wings. He didn’t have a great day on Saturday, but he really helped out his Rochester teammates. The southpaw gave up five runs (4 earned) on 11 hits. He walked one and struck out four. Most important, he threw all eight innings, giving the bullpen a full day off a day after a bullpen game. The Red Wings offense had seven hits, but they were able to score just one run. James Beresford added another two hits to make him the fifth Twins minor leaguer to surpass the 60 hits mark this season. The lone Red Wings run came on a solo home run by Reynaldo Rodriguez, his fourth homer of the season. Danny Santana went 1-4 with two strikeouts. Oswaldo Arcia went 1-4 with a strikeout. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 4, Birmingham 0 Box Score Lost in the excitement of the Byron Buxton promotion, the Lookouts still had to play a game on Saturday night. Alex Wimmers was up to it. The right-hander gave up just two hits over 7.2 shutout innings. He walked two and struck out nine for the win. Jake Reed came on and gave up a hit before the final out of the eighth inning was recorded. Zack Jones struck out one in a perfect ninth inning. Jorge Polanco took over Buxton’s leadoff spot in the lineup. He went 2-4 and stole his 13th base. Niko Goodrum batted second and DHd. He went 2-4 with his first AA stolen base. Miguel Sano batted third. He went 1-2 with a walk, a sacrifice fly, his 12th double and his fifth stolen base. Adam Brett Walker hit an eighth-inning, two-run homer in the 8th inning to give the lookouts some insurance. Max Kepler took over in centerfield. He walked twice in the game. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 2, Bradenton 3 Box Score The Miracle got seven hits and five walks, but they were only able to score two runs. Chad Christensen went 1-3 and had a sacrifice fly. Marcus Knecht went 1-3 with a walk and an RBI. Zach Granite was 1-3 and walked twice. The lanky right-hander went the first 5.2 innings. He gave up three runs on seven hits. He walked three and struck out four. Brian Gilbert came on and struck out two in 1.1 hitless innings. He did walk one. DJ Johnson made his return to the Miracle with two perfect innings. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Lansing 1 Box Score The Kernels had lost three in a row and seven of their last eight games. What they needed was a strong start, and Zach Tillery did just that. The right-hander started and gave up just two hits and a walk over six shutout innings. He struck out five. Miles Nordgren came on and gave up one hit over two scoreless innings. Cameron Booser came on for the ninth. He had a strikeout, but he also walked two batters. Later, there was an error, but he ended the inning having allowed just one run (unearned). Tillery improved to 4-1. Booser recorded his sixth save. The Kernels got three runs in the first inning and then held on. Edgar Corcino led off with his second triple. Nick Gordon singled him in. Gordon advanced to third base on a Zack Larson double. Brett Doe singled to left to score Gordon, and Larson scored on a wild pitch. That was it. Gordon went 2-4 in the game. Brian Navarreto went 2-3 including his third double of the season. Larson’s double was his 13th of the year. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Alex Wimmers, Chattanooga Lookouts Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Adam Brett Walker, Chattanooga Lookouts SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Scranton/Wilkes Barre (12:05 CST) – LHP Taylor Rogers Chattanooga @ Birmingham (3:00 CST) – JO Berrios Ft. Myers @ Bradenton (12:00 CST) – LHP Stephen Gonsalves Lansing @ Cedar Rapids (2:05 CST) – RHP Sam Gibbons Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Saturday games. Click here to view the article