Twins Minor League Report (9/10): Ty Langenberg Strong in Final Surge Start of the Season

[Seth Stohs]

Image courtesy of Ed Bailey (photo of Ty Langenberg)

TRANSACTIONS  

On Thursday’s off day, the Twins announced that OF Austin Martin has been activated from the Injured List. To make room on the 28-man roster, OF Gabriel Gonzalez was optioned to St. Paul.                                                           

SAINTS SENTINEL

St. Paul 2, Syracuse 6
Box Score
In the bottom of the second inning, Tanner Schobel drilled a double that drove in Kala’i Rosario and Jake Rucker to give the Saints a 2-1 lead. However, the Mets scored the final five runs of the game to take a 6-2 win.   

Jack Anderson started and gave up five runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings. He walked one and had four strikeouts. Paulshawn Pasqualotto gave up one run on one hit and two walks in 1 1/3 innings. He had two strikeouts. C.J. Culpepper went two scoreless innings. He gave up two hits and a walk but struck out one. Alejandro Hidalgo tossed two scoreless innings. He also gave up two hits and a walk, but he had four strikeouts. 

Schobel went 2-for-4 and it was his 16th double that drove in two runs. Rosario went 2-for-4 which has him hitting .302 in his time with the Saints. Hendry Mendez went 2-for-5. He stole his fourth base. Jake Rucker went 0-for-0 in the game, but he walked four times. 

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WIND SURGE WISDOM

Wichita 3, Frisco 1
Box Score
Wichita took an early 1-0 lead after one inning. It wasn’t a big offensive output, but they added on enough to hang onto a lead.

Kyle DeBarge led off the bottom of the first inning by being hit by a pitch. He stole second, his 36th base. He went to third on a fly out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Brandon Winokur. 

With one out in the bottom of the third inning, Quinn McDaniel hit his first Double-A homer to make it a 2-0 game. 

Ty Langenberg made the start and was again very good. The former Hawkeye gave up just one run on six hits over six innings. He walked none and had four strikeouts. He gave up a run in the sixth inning. 

The Surge responded quickly. Khadim Diaw led off with his 11th Wichita double. He scored on a Winokur single to center to give the team a 3-1 lead. 

Spencer Bengard struck out three batters over two perfect innings. Kyle Bischoff walked one in a scoreless ninth inning to earn his sixth save. 

McDaniel was the lone Wind Surge batter with more than one hit. He was 2-for-3 with the home run. DeBarge reached twice. He was hit by a pitch and walked

PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Hitter(s) of the Day 
Quinn McDaniel (Wichita): 2-for-3, HR(1), R, RBI, K.  

Pitcher(s) of the Day
Ty Langenberg (St. Paul): 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 72 pitches, 51 strikes (70.8%). 

PROSPECT SUMMARY

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#7 - OF Hendry Mendez (St. Paul) - 2-for-5, K, SB(4) (batted second, played DH)
#12 - 3B/CF Brandon Winokur (Wichita) - 1-for-3, SF, 2 RBI, K, SB(11) (batted third, played SS) 

#13 - C/OF Khadim Diaw (Wichita) - 1-for-3, 2B(11), HBP, R (batted second, played catcher) 

UPCOMING PROBABLES

 

Friday, September 11
Syracuse @ St. Paul (6:37 pm CT) - RHP Ryan Gallagher (5-6, 6.78 ERA)
Frisco @ Wichita (6:35 pm CT) - RHP Riley Quick (0-2, 5.72 ERA)

CURRENT W-L Records

 

Minnesota Twins: 69-77 (Final Game 9/27)
St. Paul Saints: 78-62 (Final Game (9/20)
Wichita Wind Surge: 54-79 (Final Game 9/13)
Cedar Rapids Kernels: 48-82 (Season Complete)
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 68-60 (Season Complete)
FCL Twins: 33-26 (Season Complete)
DSL Twins: 19-35 (Season Complete)

Please feel free to ask questions about the teams, the rosters, and discuss today’s games, or anything else Twins minor-league related!

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[mikelink45]

For the entire system, only the Saints were above 500.  I know it is minor leagues, but winning is supposed to be contagious.

Not happy to see Gonzales back down - I want the young guys to play. 

[FlyingFinn]

1 hour ago, mikelink45 said:

For the entire system, only the Saints were above 500. 

No, Fort Myers and the FCL Twins also had winning records.

[DJL44]

1 hour ago, mikelink45 said:

For the entire system, only the Saints were above 500.  I know it is minor leagues, but winning is supposed to be contagious.

Not happy to see Gonzales back down - I want the young guys to play. 

Gonzalez will actually play for the Saints instead of sitting on the bench for the Twins.

[rdehring]

2 hours ago, mikelink45 said:

For the entire system, only the Saints were above 500.  I know it is minor leagues, but winning is supposed to be contagious.

Not happy to see Gonzales back down - I want the young guys to play. 

Did you check the records of the Mussels and FCL Twins?  Will agree however, that it was a sad year for most of the affiliates, especially Cedar Rapids who nearly every year was in the playoffs.

[PuckettPond]

I thought the Twins minor league pitching was going to be a strength but as the season is winding down have been proven wrong. Improvement is greatly needed as the cupboards are bare. Our best pitchers have come from trading older players for young pitching. I think Joe Ryan has been a pleasant surprise for a DH in his 40s. Now it's time to flip him for young pitching continuing the cycle of Small Market Life. Bad teams hold on to players to the point they have no trade value. The Twins can not afford to act that way anymore. Why do fans hate players who get on base & steal as those players cost less than power hitters.