Article: Twins minor league report (8/15): Southpaws supreme

[Seth Stohs]

The Twins acquired Tommy Milone recently, but left-handed pitching is always in demand. On Friday night, a couple of the top left-handed pitching prospects were on display.

 

In New Britain, Taylor Rogers made his second start following a short DL stint. In Cedar Rapids, Stephen Gonsalves put together his best start of the season. Each of those pitchers was also given plenty of run support. In Rochester, a handful of guys with significant playing time with the Twins powered the Red Wings offense.

Rain in Southwest Florida caused a couple of postponed games, but here is the Minor League Report for Friday:RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester 4, Syracuse 6

Box Score

 

The Red Wings displayed some power early, but Kris Johnson had a rough start. The left-hander gave up six earned runs on nine hits and two walks in 6.2 innings. Stephen Pryor struck out four over the final 2.1 innings. He gave up no hits and walked two.

 

Chris Colabello hit his eighth home run. Josmil Pinto went 2-4 with his 15^th double and his sixth home run. Pedro Florimon went 2-4 with his second triple. Aaron Hicks went 2-4 and stole a base.

 

ROCK CATS REVIEW

New Britain 5, Harrisburg 1

Box Score

 

In his second start since coming off of the DL, Taylor Rogers was back in fine form. He improved to 9-6 with five shutout innings. He gave up six hits, walked one and struck out eight. Adrian Salcedo struck out five in two scoreless innings. Dan Turpen then gave up one run on five hits in two innings. He struck out four. In case you were counting, that’s 17 strikeouts by Rock Cats pitchers.

 

Mike Gonzales went 3-4 with a walk and his second double. Jorge Polanco went 2-4 with his fourth and fifth stolen bases. Corey Wimberly went 2-3 with his fourth triple. Eddie Rosario hit his 16^th double and Nate Hanson hit his 19^th double.

 

MIRACLE MATTERS

Ft. Myers, Palm Beach

Box Score

 

This game was postponed due to rain. The Miracle are playing their home games in the short term at JetBlue Stadium due to renovations at Hammond Stadium.

 

KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids 11, Peoria 0

Box Score

 

The Kernels returned home and put together a nearly perfect outing for their fans. It all started on the mound, and Stephen Gonsalves was terrific. The lefty gave up just three hits over seven shutout innings. He walked none and struck out five. Jared Wilson and Dallas Gallant each worked a scoreless inning to complete the shutout.

 

The Kernels bats also showed up. All nine starters had at least one hit, and the team scored runs in each of the first six innings. Chad Christensen went 3-5 with his 21^st double and his 27^th stolen base. Jonatan Hinojosa went 2-5 with his first double and triple, and he drove in four runs. Ryan Walker went 2-3 with his seventh double. Alex Swim added two hits. JD Williams was 1-1 with a walk and his second triple. He was also hit by a pitch twice. Mitch Garver doubled for the 25^th time this season.

 

E-TWINS E-NOTES

Elizabethton 3, Greeneville 5

Box Score

 

This was a solid game with the exception of four E-Town errors. Sam Gibbons started and gave up two runs on seven hits in six innings. He walked one and struck out three. Randy LeBlanc gave up three runs (one earned) on one hit and a walk in two innings. Keaton Steele threw a perfect inning.

 

Jorge Fernandez went 2-4 with his fifth double. Trey Vavra went 2-4. Tanner English was 1-3 with two walks. Brian Navarreto hit his fifth double. Nick Gordon went 0-5 with three strikeouts and he stole his eighth base.

 

GCL TWINS TAKES

GCL Twins, GCL Red Sox

Box Score

 

This game was postponed due to rain.

 

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY

 

Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Stephen Gonsalves, Cedar Rapids Kernels

Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Josmil Pinto, Rochester Red Wings

 

SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

 

Syracuse @ Rochester (6:05 CST) – Logan Darnell

Harrisburg @ New Britain (DH at 5:05 CST) – JO Berrios, Virgil Vasquez

Palm Beach @ Ft. Myers (DH @ 4:05 CST) – Matt Tomshaw, Aaron Slegers

Peoria @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 CST) – Lewis Thorpe

Johnson City @ Elizabethton (5:00 CST) – Felix Jorge

GCL Red Sox @ GCL Twins (DH @ 9:00am CST) – TBD

 

Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Friday games.

 

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[Steven Buhr]

Peoria @ Beloit (6:35 CST) – Lewis Thorpe
 

Beloit? sheesh!

[Otwins]

Do you know where I can find the probable starters for Cedar Rapids for next week? 

I am thinking road trip.

Thanks

[Seth Stohs]

Peoria @ Beloit (6:35 CST) – Lewis Thorpe

 

Beloit? sheesh!

 

Corrected... something about old habits?

[Seth Stohs]

Do you know where I can find the probable starters for Cedar Rapids for next week? 

I am thinking road trip.

Thanks

 

We know it's Thorpe tonight and Eades tomorrow (Sunday)... they haven't announced after that.

[jokin]

New Britain 1, Harrisburg 5

 

This score is reversed.

[ashbury]

This score is reversed.

Harrisburg 5, New Britain 1?

[Steven Buhr]

Some video of Gonsalves on Friday night. One inning of work. The quality is even less than my normal substandard levels since I wasn't in my normal seats behind home plate and had to deal with a lot of folks moving up and down the aisle.