Twins Minor League Report (6/14): Festa K's 10 Again; Wind Surge and Mighty Mussels Win

CURRENT W-L Records
Minnesota Twins: 38-32 
St. Paul Saints: 31-35
Wichita Wind Surge: 25-36
Cedar Rapids Kernels: 34-26
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 29-30
FCL Twins: 15-14
DSL Twins: 4-4

TRANSACTIONS
None to report

SAINTS SENTINEL
St. Paul 9, Louisville 5
Box Score
David Festa took the ball on Friday night, and he showed why he’s a top prospect for the Twins. In six innings, he allowed just two runs on four hits while walking none and striking out 10. These are the types of performances that will quickly have him in the big leagues.

The Saints started the scoring early with a five-run first inning. Matt Wallner, recently passed over for a call-up in favor of Austin Martin, singled home Edouard Julien. Yunior Severino then brought Brooks Lee home with a single before Tony Kemp drove in Wallner. A Patrick Winkel double, his eighth of the season, scored Severino and Kemp to make it 5-0.

A Bats two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning got them on the board, but the Saints added again in the second inning. Michael Helman brought Julien home with a single before Jair Camargo’s double plated Wallner and Helman. Up 8-2, the Saints were in the driver’s seat, and their catcher continues to push for the big leagues.

Camargo drove in Helman again with a sixth-inning single to make it 9-2, and a few eighth-inning runs for Louisville weren’t enough to change the result. St. Paul picked up 16 hits on the night, and seven of their nine starters had two. Helman stole his ninth base, and Severino walked a couple of times.

Austin Brice was tagged for three runs in relief, but Jeff Brigham threw two scoreless innings allowing just a single hit and walk while striking out four.

WIND SURGE WISDOM
Wichita 6, Midland 1
Box Score
Marco Raya made the start on Friday for Wichita, and he worked four innings of one-run baseball. Scattering three hits, the top prospect walked one while striking out five. It was a nice bounceback performance. Andrew Morris piggybacked with him and threw five scoreless innings allowing just two hits while striking out four to get the win.

Kyler Fedko opened the scoring with a first-inning single that brought home Luke Keaschall. Midland tied it in the second inning and things remained that way until the seventh inning. Aaron Sabato homered for the fourth time in 2024, driving in Carson McCusker and making it a 3-1 game. Dalton Shuffield doubled home Noah Cardenas before Keaschall drove in Ben Ross on a sacrifice fly. Jeferson Morales then brought home Shuffield on another sacrifice fly, and the 6-1 lead was enough to stand up.

Wichita had nine hits on the evening, and it was McCusker as the lone batter with a pair.

KERNELS NUGGETS
Lansing 4, Cedar Rapids 1
Box Score
A night after being no-hit, the Kernels responded by out-hitting Lansing 7-6. Unfortunately, they didn’t make the most of their opportunities and came up short. Jeremy Lee worked four innings while allowing a pair of runs on four hits. He walked three and struck out five batters. Gabriel Yanez and Juan Mercedes both gave up an additional unearned run.

Lansing took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, and it wasn’t until the fourth inning that Cedar Rapids mounted an answer. Misael Urbina grounded out, but Agustin Ruiz was able to score and made it a 2-1 game.

The Kernels couldn’t respond to either of the Lugnuts fifth or eighth inning runs, and ultimately came up short. Ricardo Olivar and Kevin Maitan each had a pair of hits in the losing effort.

MUSSEL MATTERS
Game 1: Fort Myers 1, Lakeland 0 (F/7)
Box Score
Tanner Hall started Game 1 Friday for Fort Myers and worked four innings of scoreless baseball. He allowed three hits, walk none, and struck out two. Ricky Castro worked three scoreless innings of relief and struck out two while scattering three hits.

The sides remained scoreless through 6 1/2 innings. With Walker Jenkins at the dish, and two outs, a wild pitch put runners on second and third. The top prospect had a 3-1 count and drew a walk to load the bases. Brandon Winokur stepped in with a chance to walk it off. Getting plunked by Eiker Huizi, the Mighty Mussels drew a win the hard way.

Rixon Wingrove was the lone Fort Myers hitter to record a pair of hits. 

Game 2: Lakeland 9, Fort Myers 4
Box Score

Cesar Lares started game two of the Mighty Mussels double header on Friday and he worked 4 2/3 while giving up three runs on five hits and three walks. The Fort Myers starter did strike out a pair. Both Xander Hamilton and Nolan Santos allowed three runs in relief to sink the squad.

Rixon Wingrove opened the scoring with a first inning home run, his first of the season, that scored Byron Chourio and Isaac Pena. Up 3-0 the Flying Tigers chipped away in the top of the third inning with a pair of runs. Wingrove homered for the second time, and his fourth inning solo shot gave Fort Myers a 4-2 lead.

Allowing seven runs for there, the Mighty Mussels couldn’t keep Lakeland down and split the doubleheader. Wingrove was the lone batter with a pair of hits, but both left the yard.

COMPLEX CHRONICLES
FCL Red Sox 3, FCL Twins 0
Box Score
Making his first rehab appearance, Kyle Jones went two innings and gave up just one hit and a walk while striking out three batter. Miguel Cordero working the next three innings of relief, he allowed three runs on four hits while striking out three. That was enough to do the Twins in.

All of the Red Sox runs came in the sixth inning. A solo home run, balk, and sacrifice fly did the damage. The Twins got just two hits, one from Yasser Mercedes and one from Javier Roman.

DOMINICAN DAILIES
DSL Angels 9, DSL Twins 3
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Ramiro Villanueva got the start and worked a scoreless first inning. Daniel Manzueta and Cristian Hernandez then combined to give up six runs over the next five innings. Manuel Compres gave up three in the eighth inning as well.

Luis Fragoza kicked off the scoring with a first inning ground out that scored Daiber De Los Santos. Alver Medina doubled in the second inning to score Victor Leal, and De Los Santos scored Medina with a base hit of his own. Up 3-0, that was where things went downhill.

Giving up two in the bottom of the second inning, one in the third inning, and three each in the sixth and eighth innings, the Angels ripped off nine straight runs. De Los Santos and Ramiro Dominguez both recorded two-hit days.

TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Pitcher of the Day – David Festa (St. Paul) - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Hitter of the Day – Jair Camargo (St. Paul) - 2-5, 3 RBI, 2B(4), K

PROSPECT SUMMARY
Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on the Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did on Thursday. 
#1– Walker Jenkins (Fort Myers) – 0-3, BB, K
#2 – Brooks Lee (St. Paul) – 2-5, R
#4 – David Festa (St. Paul) – 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
#6 – Marco Raya (Wichita) – 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
#8 – Austin Martin (Minnesota) – R
#9 – Luke Keaschall (Wichita) – 1-3, R, 2B, RBI
#10 – Brandon Winokur (Fort Myers) – 0-3, RBI, 2 K, HBP
#11 – Simeon Woods Richardson (Minnesota) – 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
#18 – Yunior Severino (St. Paul) – 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K
#20 – Ricardo Olivar (Cedar Rapids) – 2-4, K

SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
St. Paul @ Louisville (6:15 PM CST) – RHP Randy Dobnak (4-5, 5.02 ERA)
Wichita vs Midland (6:05 PM CST) – RHP Zebby Matthews (1-1, 1.21 ERA)
Cedar Rapids @ Lansing (6:05 PM CST) – RHP Jordan Carr (2-1, 4.12 ERA)
Fort Myers vs Lakeland (6:05 PM CST) – RHP Spencer Bengard (2-1, 1.75 ERA)

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