Twins Minor League Report (4/9): Saints Bested on Easter

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SAINTS SENTINEL 
Iowa 11, St. Paul 2
Box Score

Due to the plethora of arms at Toby Gardenhire’s disposal, he has had to juggle a multitude of starters for the Saints this season. Sunday was the first action Simeon Woods Richardson has seen this season and he put up decent results across 3 2/3 innings.

The talented prospect got some run with Minnesota in big league camp this year, and parlayed that into a debut that featured six strikeouts at CHS Field. Woods Richardson allowed three runs (only two earned) on four hits. He did walk two and was touched up for a solo homer by Nelson Velazquez.

Austin Schulfer grabbed seven outs for the Saints before Trevor Megill had a tough time during his inning of work. Allowing five runs on just three hits, it was a trio of walks that really set up the damage. David Bote blasted a grand slam against Megill, and it was the second time this series that Iowa accomplished that feat. Slugger Matt Mervis crushed a grand slam off of Brent Headrick on Thursday during the home opener action.

St. Paul will head back out on the road this week as they move on to a series with Indianapolis.

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:

#5 - Edouard Julien (St. Paul) - 1-2, 2 BB
#6 - Simeon Woods Richardson (St. Paul) - 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
#11 - Matt Wallner (Minnesota) - 0-2, K, HBP

TUESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
St. Paul @ Indianapolis (5:05PM CST) - LHP Brent Headrick
NW Arkansas @ Wichita (7:05PM CST) - TBD
Quad Cities @ Cedar Rapids (6:35PM CST) - TBD
Fort Myers @ Clearwater (5:30PM CST) - TBD

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