Twins Minor league Report (6/25): Sano and Walker Homer

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester @ Pawtucket PawSox

Box Score

Ervin Santana ran his record to 2-0 with a seven-inning, 97-pitch outing. Santana struck out three, walked two and gave up seven hits, including a pair of home runs. Santana was relieved by Logan Darnell who pitched 0.2 of an inning, and Mark Hamburger who got just one out. A.J. Achter earned his ninth save despite giving up a pair of runs in the ninth inning.

Red Wings hitters Reynaldo Rodriguez and Wilkin Ramirez each hit a home run on Thursday night, a three-run shot for Rodriguez, a solo dinger for Ramirez. Rodriguez was 2-4 on the night with a pair of runs scored and those three RBIs. James Beresford reached three times, scored twice and he was 2-3 with a walk. Oswaldo Arcia continues to struggle, he was 0-4 with a strikeout and is now hitting just .183 in AAA this season.

Final: Red Wings 6, PawSox 5

LOOKOUTS LOOK-IN

Chattanooga @ Montgomery Biscuits

Box Score

Despite building a 4-0 lead after an inning and a half, the Lookouts were blown out by the Montgomery Biscuits 12-7. The Biscuits scored six runs in the bottom of the second, three more in the third, and one each in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. David Hurlbut, the Lookouts starter, lasted just 2.1 innings, giving up nine runs (seven earned) on eight hits, a walk, and a strike out. Madison Boer pitched 1.2 innings, gave up one run, and was replaced by Nick Burdi, who gave up a run in each inning he pitched, including a solo home run. Tim Shibuya finished the game with two innings of one-hit ball. On the evening the Lookouts gave up fourteen hits, four walks and a single dinger.

The Lookouts tried to come back from being down seven runs with a run in the sixth and two more in the eighth, but despite multi-hit nights from Levi Michael, Adam Brett Walker and Heiker Meneses, they could not get the job done. Miguel Sano and Adam Brett Walker both had home runs for the Lookouts. Stuart Turner added a triple and Levi Michael and Max Kepler each had a double. Chattanooga had plenty of additional scoring chances, but left seven men on base and were 3-10 with men in scoring position. Jorge Polanco committed his fifteenth error of the season, another throwing error.

Final: Lookouts 7, Biscuits 12

MIRACLE MATTERS

Fort Myers @ Charlotte Stone Crabs

Box Score

Miracle starter Aaron Slegers went seven innings, gave up just five hits and a single unearned run. He struck out eight and walked none. Despite that strong performance, the Miracle hitters didn't put any runs on the board until after Slegers was out of the game, so he was left without a decision. Corey Williams vultured a win with a scoreless eight inning when the Miracle scored a pair of runs in the top of the ninth. D.J. Johnson pitched a scoreless ninth to earn just his second save of the year.

Miracle hitters were stymied for most of the game, but put together two runs (one earned) in the top of the ninth inning thanks to an Engelb Vielma walk, an Alex Swim triple and a passed ball. The Miracle collected just three hits on the evening, one from each of Chad Christensen, Alex Swim and Engelb Vielma.

Final: Miracle 2, Stone Crabs 1

KERNELS KORNER

Quad Cities River Bandits @ Cedar Rapids

Box Score

Cedar Rapids rallied late, then gave up the lead in the top of the ninth, only to walk-off the River Bandits in the bottom of the frame to move to 42-29. Felix Jorge was going to be on the hook for the loss, leaving after six innings of two-run (one earned) baseball. He struck out five, but walked three and was down 2-0 when he left the contest. Brandon Bixler pitched a pair of scoreless innings and Luke Bard pitched the top of the ninth. Bard gave up a run, on three hits and a walk, and was charged with a blown save (his first of the season), but then claimed rights to a win when the Kernels rallied in their last at-bat.

The Kernels pushed across the winning run in the ninth thanks to a leadoff single from Jorge Fernandez, who was quickly lifted for pinch runner Tanner English. English moved to second thanks to a sacrifice bunt from Brian Navarreto and then took third on a Pat Kelly groundout. With two outs and a man on third, Edgar Corcino singled to right field and English had an easy trot in for the winning run. Nick Gordon was 1-4 with a run scored. Zach Larson was 1-4 with a pair of RBIs. Corcino hit leadoff for the Kernels, was 3-5 with that RBI and one strikeout. If you're unfamiliar with Corcino, don't be alarmed, he's a 23 year-old MiLB journeyman who has played in the minors and independent baseball since 2009. Corcino is playing in affiliated ball for the first time in three years, after playing as high as AAA in 2012 for the Detroit Tigers' Toledo Mud Hens.

Final: River Bandits 3, Kernels 4

E-TOWN E-NEWS

Elizabethton @ Bluefield Blue Jays

Box Score

The Twins lost 4-1 in a game that lasted just one hour and fifty-nine minutes. Miles Nordgren was charged with four unearned runs in the first inning, and the Twins held the Blue Jays scoreless for the rest of the game. Nordgren pitched five innings, gave up those four runs, struck out three and walked none. Kuo Hua Lo pitched two scoreless innings of relief, struck out four and walked none. Logan Lombana pitched the eighth for the Twins, giving up a walk, a hit and he struck out a batter.

Despite holding the Blue Jays scoreless for seven innings, the Twins managed just five hits of their own, to go along with seven strikeouts. Tyler Kuresa was 2-4, A.J. Murray was 1-3 with a solo home run and Austin Diemer was 2-3. The rest of the Twins team was held hitless and went a combined 0-26.

Final: Twins 1, Blue Jays 4

TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Hitter of the Day - Edgar Corcino, Cedar Rapids Kernels

Pitcher of the Day - Ervin Santana, Rochester Red Wings

FRIDAY'S PROBABLES

Charlotte @ Rochester - Erik Johnson vs. Pat Dean (5-6, 3.22)

Chattanooga @ Montgomery - Alex Wimmers (5-1, 4.31) vs. TBD

Charlotte @ Fort Myers - TBD vs. Chih-Wei Hu (4-1, 2.17)

Quad Cities @ Cedar Rapids - Joshua James vs. Ethan MIldren

Pulaski @ Elizabethton - TBD vs. Brandon Easton (0-0, -.--)

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