Twins Minor League Report (8/27): Saints Fall, System Wins

The Minnesota Twins farm system was in full swing Sunday afternoon and the St. Paul Saints were the only affiliate to drop their action. Walkoffs and blowouts both happened with plenty of contributors making an impact.

SAINTS SENTINEL 
Omaha 5, St. Paul 3
Box Score
The Saints started Michael Boyle as an opener on Sunday and he gave them three innings. Four runs scored on two hits and two walks while Boyle failed to record a strikeout.

The Storm Chasers ripped off four runs in the first inning to grab a big lead. In the bottom of the second inning, DaShawn Keirsey Jr. recorded his second big fly at Triple-A to put the Saints on the board.

In the third inning Willi Castro singled home Chris Williams before Kyle Garlick played Andrew Stevenson on a ground out. Down by just one, the Saints allowed another run during the fifth inning and saw the lead pushed to 5-3.

Austin Martin went 2-for-2 as the only Saints hitter to record a pair of hits. Jovani Moran worked a scoreless inning of relief while striking out the side.

WIND SURGE WISDOM
Wichita 6, Arkansas 5
Box Score
Travis Adams took the ball for the Wind Surge Sunday. He gave up just a single run on five hits while walking two and striking out four.

Patrick Winkel kicked off the scoring with a first inning solo blast. Aaron Sabato launched a solo dinger of his own in the second inning to make it 2-0. In the third inning, Tanner Schobel tripled home Will Holland and Wichita had a 3-0 lead.

In the fifth inning Yoyner Fajardo homered for the eighth time, bringing home Willie Joe Garry Jr., and giving the good guys a 5-0 lead. After giving back a run in the sixth and seventh innings, Holland stole second allowing Alerick Soularie to come home in the ninth inning. Arkansas answered with a three-run blast in the bottom half, but came up one-run short.

Sabato had a trio of hits on the afternoon with Fajardo grabbing two of his own.

KERNELS NUGGETS
Cedar Rapids 7, South Bend 1
Box Score
It was Kyle Jones on the bump Sunday for Cedar Rapids. He put up 6.0 innings of one-run baseball on just four hits. Jones allowed only a single walk and struck out seven.

Cedar Rapids started with three runs in the first inning. Jorel Ortega singled home Noah Miller and Emmanuel Rodriguez before Andrew Cossetti tripled for the third time. His three-base hit brought home Ortega and made it a 3-0 game.

In the second inning Miller singled to center field and Carson McCusker raced home. After giving back a run on a third inning solo shot, the Kennels added their fifth when Jose Salas scored on a wild pitch during the fourth inning.

Kyler Fedko blasted his fifth homer during the sixth inning, and the solo shot gave Cedar Rapids a 6-1 lead. Kala’i Rosario then lifted a sacrifice fly during the eighth inning to score Fedko and make it a 7-1 game.

Miller had three hits out of the leadoff spot, and Cossetti combined with Fedko to grab a pair each.

MUSSEL MATTERS
Fort Myers 6, Daytona 4 (F/10)
Box Score
The Mighty Mussels had Juan Mercedes take the ball on Sunday afternoon. He worked four innings of three-run baseball. Mercedes allowed five hits but just one walk. He did strike out two on the afternoon.

Fort Myers scored first when Rubel Cespedes singled home Walker Jenkins in the first inning. They gave up a pair during the second inning, and allowed another in the third inning. During the sixth inning, they found an answer.

Cespedes clubbed his 12th homer of the season, and the two-run shot brought in Danny De Andrade as well to tie the game. After Dayton scored in the top of the 10th inning, Fort Myers walked it off in the bottom half. Jenkins singled home Luke Keaschall and Ricardo Olivar launched his 10th home run to trot the bases safely.

Olivar, Cespedes, Jenkins, and Maddux Houghton each had a pair of hits on the day.

TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Pitcher of the Day – Kyle Jones (Cedar Rapids) - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Hitter of the Day – Rubel Cespedes (Fort Myers) - 2-4, R, 3 RBI, HR(12)

PROSPECT SUMMARY
We will again keep tabs on the Twins top prospects. You’ll probably read about them in the team sections, but if they aren’t there, you’ll see how they did here. 

Here’s a look at how the current Twins Daily Top 20 performed:

#2 - Walker Jenkins (Fort Myers) - 2-5, 2 R, RBI
#3 - Emmanuel Rodriguez (Cedar Rapids) - 0-2, 3 BB, R, 2 K
#7 - Austin Martin (St. Paul) - 2-2, 2B, BB
#8 - Tanner Schobel (Wichita) - 1-5, RBI, 3B(1)
#10 - Luke Keaschall (Fort Myers) - 1-4, R, BB
#13 - Kala’i Rosario (Cedar Rapids) - 0-4, RBI, K
#17 - Danny De Andrade (Fort Myers) -1-3, R, BB, 2 K

TUESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
Columbus @ St. Paul (7:07PM CST) - TBD
San Antonio @ Wichita (7:05PM CST) - TBD
Lake County @ Cedar Rapids (6:35PM CST) - TBD
Fort Myers @ Clearwater (5:300PM CST) - TBD

Please feel free to ask questions and discuss Sunday’s games! 

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