Twins Minor League Report (4/19): Mussels Save the Day

TRANSACTIONS

• RHP Josh Staumont activated from IL and optioned to St. Paul. 

SAINTS SENTINEL
Indianapolis 7, St. Paul 2
Box Score

After pitching for the Twins against Detroit during his last time out, Simeon Woods Richardson was back on the bump Friday for St. Paul. He worked five innings and allowed a pair of runs on six hits and a walk. Woods Richardson struck out four and continued his solid start to the year.

Tony Kemp kicked off the scoring with a 2nd inning home run, but Indianapolis evened the score at one in the bottom half.

DaShawn Keirsey Jr. picked up his fourth double of the season in the 4th inning, and it drove in Max Kepler. St. Paul once again had reclaimed the lead.

Things went downhill from there as St. Paul allowed Indianapolis to tie things in the 5th inning, and then a five-run 8th inning spelled disaster. Hobie Harris took the loss giving up the damage on two hits and three walks.

Keirsey Jr. was the only Saints hitter to record a pair of hits. Austin Schulfer made his second appearance of the season and worked two scoreless innings with a strikeout.

WIND SURGE WISDOM
Tulsa 5, Wichita 0
Box Score

Playing as their alter ego Chili Buns moniker, Wichita sent top pitching prospect Marco Raya to the bump. Once again he was handled cautiously, working just three innings and throwing 44 pitches. He gave up no runs on two hits while walking none and striking out four.

The sides stayed even at zero through the first four innings, but Tulsa broke through in the 5th inning. Jumping out by a 2-0 lead, they grabbed another run in the 6th inning and two more in the 8th inning. Wichita wasn’t able to push anything across on their five hits.

KERNELS NUGGETS
Wisconsin 13, Cedar Rapids 3
Box Score

Miguelangel Boadas was on the bump for Cedar Rapids, but after 33 pitches to get just one out and allowing four runs, he was out of the game. Wisconsin tagged Boadas for two hits and a pair of walks.

Gabriel Gonzalez scored on a first inning balk, but the lead was quickly wiped away by the Timber Rattlers eight-spot in the bottom half. Wisconsin added another three runs in the 2nd inning, and a single tally in the 3rd inning to make it a 12-1 game before Cedar Rapids had a chance to catch their breath.

Agustin Ruiz singled home Danny De Andrade in the 4th inning for the Kernels second run of the game, and Ricardo Olivar scored Luke Keaschall in the 8th inning to make it 12-3. With the Timber Rattlers scoring again in the bottom of the 8th inning, Cedar Rapids stared at an eventual ten-run defeat.

The Kernels had just six hits on the evening, and Jay Harry’s double was the only one to go for extra bases.

MUSSEL MATTERS
Fort Myers 16, Jupiter 1
Box Score

Cesar Lares got the start Friday for the Mighty Mussels. He worked four innings of scoreless baseball, and while he walked three hitters, he danced around the traffic. Lares gave up only a single hit while striking out two.

It didn’t take long for Fort Myers to get on the board with Brandon Winokur singling home Rayne Doncon in the 1st inning. A 3rd inning balk with Doncon at the dish brought home Wilfri Castro and the Mussels had a 2-0 lead.

In the bottom of the 4th inning, Rafael Cruz singled home Poncho Ruiz before he stole third base and an errant throw allowed him to come home and make it a 4-0 game. Jupiter got a run back in the 5th inning, but it was all Fort Myers from there.

Maddux Houghton singled in Gregory Duran, and Brandon Winokur blasted his second homer of the season. With Doncon and Houghton on the bases, Winokur’s three-run shot made it an 8-1 contest. Fort Myers added runs in the 6th inning with Jose Rodriguez scoring both Duran and Houghton before Ruiz’s double brought Winokur and Rodriguez in. Up 12-1, this tilt was already a laugher.

For good measure the Mighty Mussels added four runs in the 7th inning to get to their eventual 16-1 winning total. Duran singled home Del Rosario, and Isaac Pena drew a bases loaded walk to plate Castro. Ruiz then also walked, scoring Duran, and a wild pitch allowed Doncon to race home for good measure.

Fort Myers generated their 16 runs on 13 hits. Duran, Houghton, Winokur, and Ruiz each had two hits.

TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Pitcher of the Day – Marco Raya (Wichita) – 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Hitter of the Day – Brandon Winokur (Fort Myers) - 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR(2), BB

PROSPECT SUMMARY
#3 – Emmanuel Rodriguez (Wichita) – 1-3, BB
#4 – Gabriel Gonzalez (Cedar Rapids) – 0-4, R
#5 – Marco Raya (Wichita) – 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
#10 – Brandon Winokur (Fort Myers) – 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR(2), BB
#11 – Tanner Schobel (Wichita) – 1-3, BB
#12 – Luke Keaschall (Cedar Rapids) – 1-2, R, 2 BB
#13 – Kala’i Rosario (Wichita) – 0-4
#15 – Danny De Andrade (Cedar Rapids) – 1-4, R, K
#16 – Yunior Severino (St. Paul) – 0-4, K
#19 – Ricardo Olivar (Cedar Rapids) – 1-4, RBI
#20 – Simeon Woods Richardson (St. Paul) – 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
St. Paul @ Indianapolis (5:35 PM CST) – RHP Caleb Boushley (1-1, 7.20 ERA)
Wichita vs Tulsa (6:05 PM CST) – RHP A.J. Alexy (0-1, 7.71 ERA)
Cedar Rapids @ Wisconsin (1:10 PM CST) – RHP C.J. Culpepper (0-0, 2.25 ERA)
Fort Myers vs Jupiter (5:05 PM CST) – RHP Charlee Soto (0-0, 2.57 ERA)

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