Miguel Sano did not play for the third straight game for the Rock Cats due to a tight hamstring. Twins assistant GM announced that they expect 2013 top pick Kohl Stewart to pitch in about 8-10 days. On the other hand, Byron Buxton returned to the Ft. Myers lineup after missing about a week after losing a toe nail. Wilkin Ramirez played for New Britain. Darin Mastroianni, it was announced, will head to Rochester by Tuesday to continue his rehab. There, he will be joined by Josh Willingham. The Twins will call up a starting pitcher for their double header on Friday, and the belief is that it will be Liam Hendriks. Also, according to Baseball America, the Twins have signed Ivory Thomas, their 34^th round draft pick from June and an outfielder from Cal St. Dominguez Hills.

Check out what else happened in the Twins Minor League system on Sunday:

Rochester 4, Syracuse 5

Box Score

The Red Wings had another opportunity for late-game dramatics, but former Red Wings (And Twins) reliever Tyler Robertson got the final two out to record his second save with the Chiefs.

Liam Hendriks started and gave up five runs (4 earned) on seven hits and two walks in 5.1 innings. He struck out three, and two of the runs came as the result of a misplay in the outfield. AJ Achter came on and walked three and struck out four in 2.2 hitless, scoreless innings. Luis Perdomo gave up one hit in a scoreless ninth.

Chris Parmelee led the offense. He went 3-5 with his fourth double. Eduardo Escobar was 2-4 with a walk and his first triple. Jeff Clement went 2-5 and drove in two more runs. Dalton Hicks was also 2-5.

New Britain 5, Erie 9

Box Score

I think it is fair to say that it was not a great day for Trevor May. The right hander pitched a scoreless first inning, so that’s good. However, He gave up five runs in the second and three more in the third. In total, he gave up eight runs on eight hits and five walks in 2.2 innings. He struck out three. Cole Johnson came on and gave up just one hit and one walk over the next 2.1 innings. He struck out two. Dan Sattler came in and got two outs, but he also walked three batters. Ryan O’Rourke got the final out of the sixth and pitched a scoreless seventh inning. Dakota Watts gave up one run on four hits over two innings.

Jordan Parraz led the offense. He went 3-3 with his ninth home run and three RBI. Dan Rohlfing was 3-5. Evan Bigley went 2-4 with a walk.

Ft. Myers 6, Tampa 7

Box Score

The Miracle headed into the ninth inning with a three-run lead. They had Tyler Jones on the mound. Jones had pitched a scoreless eighth inning. He had not yet given up a run with the Miracle, and didn’t give up a run at all in July. Unfortunately, he gave up four runs on four hits and got just one out in the ninth to take the loss. He left with the tying runner on second base. Zach Jones came in the runner stole third base, and then the winning run scored on a wild pitch. A tough loss after the game went so well through the first eight innings.

Matt Tomshaw provided a quality start. He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out three. Nelvin Fuentes came on and walked two in a scoreless seventh inning. He struck out two as well.

Byron Buxton returned to the lineup for the first time in a week. He went 0-2, but he walked three times and stole his seventh base. JD Williams, batting third for the Miracle after batting ninth most of the season in Cedar Rapids, went 1-2 with three walks. Jairo Rodriguez went 3-4. Aderlin Mejia went 2-5.

Cedar Rapids 3, Quad Cities 2

Box Score

Carlos Correa gave Quad Cities a 2-1 lead with a single in the Top of the 9^th inning. It was his third hit of the game and, at the time, gave him more hits than the Kernels (3-2). However, the Kernels did get to hit in the bottom of the ninth inning, and hit they did. With one out, Jorge Polanco singled. Adam Walker followed with a single, and an error on the outfielder pushed Walker to third base. Max Kepler walked, and with two outs, Joel Licon came up and drilled a single down the left field line to give the Kernels a 3-2 win.

Jake Mauer didn’t get to see the end of the game as he was ejected in the 4^th inning after a hitter’s interference call.

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JO Berrios made the start for the Kernels, and the start would be accurately described by the phrase “Damage Control.” The young right-hander gave up just one run over six innings. It’s remarkable because he gave up five hits and walked six batters. He struck out three. Brandon Bixler came on and gave up one hit and walked one in a scoreless inning. He struck out one. Madison Boer went the final two innings and gave up one run on three hits.

Elizabethton 2, Johnson City 7

Box Score

Felix Jorge was hit pretty hard, though he was also not helped by three errors by the E-Twins. He gave up six runs (3 earned) on eight hits over five innings. He didn’t walk anyone and he struck out five. Austin Malinowski came on and struck out two in two perfect innings. Ethan Mildren gave up one run on two hits and a walk in his inning.

Shane Turner went 2-4 with his third and fourth doubles. Zach Granite went 2-5. He now has a seven game hitting streak. Over his past three games, he is 7-14 (.500). Bryan Haar hit his 10^th double.

GCL Twins

No Sunday games scheduled.

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