Twins Minor League Report (4/15): Felix Jorge Strong in Lookouts Blowout

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester, Syracuse (Postponed)

These two teams will play an Easter Sunday doubleheader.

CHATTANOOGA CHATTER

Chattanooga 10, Jacksonville 1

Box Score

Off to a 3-5 start, the Lookouts had only been averaging 2.75 runs per game. Saturday night Chattanooga topped that mark in two separate innings, crushing the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 10-1. The game was scoreless through the first four innings before the Looks tallied two runs in both the fifth and eight innings and three runs in the sixth and ninth innings.

Felix Jorge pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on just three hits. He walked three and struck out four. Over his 11 starts in Double A last season, Jorge averaged a meager 3.9 K/9, but through his first two starts of 2017 he has seven strikeouts over 9.2 innings.

Jorge almost ran into trouble in the fourth inning, thanks in part to two passed balls by catcher Jose Gonzalez. The 29-year-old backstop made up for those miscues in a big way, drawing a leadoff walk in the fifth inning and later coming around to score the game's first run. The next inning, Gonzalez hit a three-run homer.

Nick Gordon, who started at second base, continued his hot start. He was on base three times in six trips to the plate, drawing a pair of walks to go with a two-run single. Engelb Vielma and Ryan Walker each had two hits.

Luke Bard (2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K) and Nick Burdi (1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K) combined to throw 3.1 shutout innings out of the bullpen.

MIRACLE MATTERS

Fort Myers 4, Daytona 8

Box Score

Fort Myers got off to a great start, tacking on two runs in the top of the first on Zander Wiel's Little League home run. It was officially scored a triple, but the Miracle's first baseman made the full trip around the bases, scoring on a throwing error.

Things didn't go as well from there, as Daytona answered with two first-inning runs of their own before tacking on two more in the second. Fort Myers pulled within a run in the fourth inning, but Daytona had one more big inning in them, scoring three runs in the fifth to put the game out of reach.

Daniel Kihle, Sean Miller and Nelson Molina each had a pair of hits. Kihle hit his second home run of the season. The triple was Wiel's tenth of his career in just 150 professional games.

Keaton Steele gave up seven runs, but only five earned, over five innings for Fort Myers. The bright spot on the mound for the Miracle was Sam Clay, who pitched a perfect eighth inning while striking out two. Clay had a disastrous first appearance of 2017, but has bounced back to throw three shutout innings to go with five strikeouts.

KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids 0, Wisconsin 6 (5 1/2 Innings)

Box Score

The start of the game was delayed 45 minutes, and there were other delays throughout the contest. As if the rain wasn't enough to contend with, Cedar Rapids also faced off against a pitcher who had no-hit stuff.

Timber Rattlers' starter Braden Webb had a perfect game going until Mitchell Kranson hit a two-out triple in the fourth. The Kernels added just one more hit, an Aaron Whitefield double, before the game was called.

Kernels starter Alex Schick surrendered six runs over his 3.1 innings of work. Domenick Carlini made his Cedar Rapids debut, throwing 2.2 scoreless innings while racking up four strikeouts.

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Felix Jorge (5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K)

Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Jose Gonzalez (2-for-4, HR, BB, 4 RBI, 2 R)

SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Syracuse @ Rochester (12:35 CT, Game 1): Jason Wheeler (7.20 ERA, 1.60 WHIP)

Syracuse @ Rochester (Game 2): Aaron Slegers (0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP)

Chattanooga @ Jacksonville (2:05 CT): Paul Clemens (6.75 ERA, 1.75 WHIP)

Fort Myers @ Daytona (12:05 CT): RHP Randy LeBlanc (0.00 ERA, 0.71 WHIP)

Cedar Rapids: OFF

Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Saturday's games.

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