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No moves were made on Sunday.
Saints Sentinel
The Saints game never started due to rain. St. Paul will make up the match at a later date, expected to come sometime in late May.
WIND SURGE WISDOM
Wichita 1, San Antonio 3
Box Score
Nick Wittgren: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: Ben Ross (2-for-3, 2B, RBI)
Wichita fell silently on Sunday.
Your eyes do not deceive you; the 32-year-old former big leaguer—most known to us as a member of Cleveland’s bullpen for three years—started the game. The Twins just signed him the other day.
It appears their plan was to Frankenstein Monster their way through nine innings, with Aaron Rozek and a group of tertiary arms working to deliver the game to its ending. The plan worked; Wichita only allowed three runs in the game. The plan also failed; Wichita lost.
But that failure falls more on the bats, who collectively decided to mimic complex physics, in that their existence was theoretical, not tangible. Ben Ross and Noah Cardenas were the only hitters with some sign of offense. The seven other batters combined for one hit and two walks, hardly a successful day at the plate.
Thanks in part to the rainouts, Ross’ RBI double marked the only run scored by a Twins affiliate on Sunday.
San Antonio—masquerading as the “Oat Milkers,” with handy back titles that inform each of their members to be simply a “baseball player”—are, appropriately, an affiliate of the Padres. Their best prospect is centerfielder Jakob Marsee; he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
KERNELS NUGGETS
Cedar Rapids also did not play on Sunday, thanks to a drenching from the heavens. The game is canceled; it will not be made up at a later date.
MUSSEL MATTERS
Fort Myers 0, Palm Beach 4
Box Score
Ty Langenberg: 5 1/3 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: Poncho Ruiz (2-for-4)
The Mighty Mussels failed to score during Sunday’s action.
Credit to Cardinals’ starter Chen-Wei Lin: the 6’7” righty carved through the Mighty Mussels lineup with shocking efficiency, finishing off his seventh inning of work on just his 66th pitch. You don’t see that in the low minors too often. He struck out seven, allowed just three singles, and never saw a runner reach second base; two of the singles were erased with double plays. It’s a start he’ll never forget.
That makes Ty Langenberg one unlucky fella. He pitched well. On a normal day, his line would be the better of any two starters. His only flaw appeared to be timing.
Poncho Ruiz was the lone Mighty Mussel with a modicum of success; he earned a pair of singles to push his season batting average up to .317. Not bad for the undrafted free agent out of San Diego State.
Palm Beach’s best prospect is centerfielder Chase Davis, who lived up to his namesake by going 0-4 with two strikeouts. Perhaps he should have tried pitching.
TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Ty Langenberg
Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Ben Ross
PROSPECT SUMMARY
Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed:
#7 - Austin Martin (Minnesota) - Game in progress
#11 - Tanner Schobel (Wichita) - 0-4, 2 K
#13 - Kala’i Rosario (Wichita) - 0-4, 2 K
TUESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
Louisville @ St. Paul (11:07 AM) - RHP David Festa
Wichita @ NW Arkansas (7:05 PM) - TBD
Peoria @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 PM) - RHP Andrew Morris
Fort Myers @ Bradenton (5:30 PM) - TBD
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