Twins Minor League Report (7/25): For the Second Time in 3 Games, Kyle DeBarge Gives Kernels Walk-Off Victory

FRIDAY’S RESULTS
Worcester 5, St. Paul 3
Wichita 3, Frisco 0 (5 innings)
Cedar Rapids 4, Fort Wayne 3 (10 innings)
Fort Myers 8, Lakeland 6
DSL Twins 14, DSL Miami 5

TRANSACTIONS
With LHP Anthony Misiewicz placed on the Twins injured list, LHP Kody Funderburk was recalled by the Twins from St. Paul.
RHP Cole Peschl was placed on the Kernels’ 7-Day IL.
3B Jay Thomason joined Fort Myers on a rehab assignment.
RHP Matt Barr, LHP Matthew Becker, 2B Ryan Daniels and RHP Matthew Dalquist were assigned to the FCL Twins.

TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY 
Hitter of the Day: Kyle DeBarge, Cedar Rapids (2-for-5, walk-off single, SB)
Cedar Rapids entered the bottom of the 10th inning trailing by a run, but luck was on their side. Leadoff man Andy Lugo sent a lazy dribbler up the middle that the Fort Wayne second baseman lost his footing while fielding. The infield single put runners at the corners with no outs. That same second baseman then had a potential double play ball hit to him that he booted for an error. The Kernels' bonus runner scored to tie the game, and they had two runners in scoring position with no outs. 

Despite first base being open, Fort Wayne decided to pitch to DeBarge. He ripped the second pitch of the at-bat through a drawn-in infield for a walk-off single.

Hitting Honorable Mention: Jay Thomason, Fort Myers (1-for-1, HR, 3 BB, 2 SB)
Thomason wrapped up a rough handful of games rehabbing with the FCL Twins and absolutely exploded in his first rehab game with the Mighty Mussels tonight. In addition to blasting a two-run homer, Thomason also drew three walks and stole two bases. He’s working his way back to Cedar Rapids, but Thomason has left quite a mark in Fort Myers this year, hitting .297/.465/.585 (1.050 OPS) with eight homers and 19 steals in just 38 games with the Mighty Mussels in 2025.

Pitcher of the Day: Ty Langenberg, Cedar Rapids (6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K)
Langenberg gave up singles on the first two pitches he threw tonight, followed by a stolen base to put two runners in scoring position with no outs. Langenberg buckled down and struck out the next three batters to end the threat and set the tone for the evening.

More trouble came in the fourth inning, however, as Langenberg walked the leadoff man. A couple of one-out singles later and Fort Worth had scratched across the first run of the game. Langenberg responded once again, retiring eight of the next nine men he faced while racking up three more strikeouts along the way. Despite the strong outing in which he surrendered just the one run over six innings, the Urbandale, Iowa-product exited with the game in a 1-1 tie. 

Langenberg had a strong first full pro season in 2025 but stumbled out of the gates this year. He opened this campaign with a 7.79 ERA over his first nine games (32 1/3 innings). The 23-year-old right-hander has turned the corner since, as Langenberg has posted a 2.61 ERA over his last seven outings. While some of the other numbers don’t pop as much as the ERA — he’s posted 31 strikeouts against 17 walks during this positive stretch — tonight’s effort suggests there may be more improvement coming.

Here’s hoping Langenberg can keep it rolling and finish 2025 strong.

Pitching Honorable Mention: Bailey Ober, St. Paul (5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K)
Ober has been sharp in both of his rehab starts with the Saints, though his velocity isn’t showing signs of climbing back to 2024 levels. He had a clean, efficient start but topped out at 91.6 mph and sat 90.5 mph with his four-seamer. While that’s not too far off the 91.7 mph mark, he averaged with that pitch last season, I’m sure the Twins would love to see him closer to that range.

While we’re on the subject of high-profile Saints rehabbers, I should call out that Luke Keaschall had a scheduled day off Friday.

STARTING PITCHING LINES
Bailey Ober (St. Paul): 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 65 pitches (69.2% strikes)
John Klein (Wichita): 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 71 pitches (64.8% strikes)
Ty Langenberg (Cedar Rapids): 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 92 pitches (64.1% strikes)
Jason Doktorczyk (Fort Myers): 4 1/3 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 90 pitches (60% strikes)
Santiago Castellanos (DSL): 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

HOME RUNS
St. Paul: Edouard Julien (10), Aaron Sabato (5th with STP, 14th of 2025)
Wichita: Ben Ross (6)
Cedar Rapids: Andy Lugo (3rd with CR, 7th of 2025), Justin Connell (2)
Fort Myers: Jay Thomason (8th with FTM, 9th of 2025), Jose Rodriguez (8)

MULTI-HIT GAMES
St. Paul: Edouard Julien (3-for-4, 2B, HR), Payton Eeles (3-for-4, SB), Aaron Sabato (2-for-4, HR)
Cedar Rapids: Kyle DeBarge (2-for-5, SB), Andy Lugo (2-for-4, HR)
Fort Myers: Yasser Mercedes (3-for-5, 2B)
DSL: Santiago Leon (2-for-4, 2B, BB, SB), Yovanny Duran (2-for-5, BB), Jose Barrios (2-for-6, SB)

PROSPECT SUMMARY
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1. Walker Jenkins (Wichita): 1-for-2, 2 B, K
3. Kaelen Culpepper (Wichita): 1-for-3, K
8. Gabriel Gonzalez (Wichita): 0-for-2
9. Marco Raya (St. Paul): 3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 59 pitches (57.6% strikes)
11. Brandon Winokur (Cedar Rapids): 0-for-4, 3 K
14. Kyle DeBarge (Cedar Rapids): 2-for-5, RBI, SB (51), 2 K
16. Billy Amick (Cedar Rapids): 1-for-3, BB
20. Ricardo Olivar (Wichita): 1-for-1, BB

CURRENT W-L Records
Minnesota Twins: 50-53
St. Paul Saints: 44-54
Wichita Wind Surge: 50-44
Cedar Rapids Kernels: 55-38
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 41-51
FCL Twins: 39-20 (regular season over, clinched postseason appearance)
DSL Twins: 15-23

SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
St. Paul vs. Worcester, 6:37 pm CT: José Ureña
Wichita vs. Frisco, 6:05 pm CT: Connor Prielipp
Cedar Rapids vs. Fort Wayne, 6:35 pm CT: Alejandro Hidalgo
Fort Myers vs. Lakeland, 5:05 pm CT: Dasan Hill
FCL Twins vs. FCL Tigers, 11 am CT: TBD (FCL Semifinals Game 1)
DSL Twins at DSL Angels, 9 am CT: TBD

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