Twins Minor League Report (7/30): May Day Approaches

RED WINGS REPORT

Rochester 6, Lehigh Valley 8

Box Score

Trevor May was finally able to stretch out. In fact, he recorded more outs on Wednesday afternoon than he had in the previous five weeks combined (due to being on the DL for a month and a couple of rainouts). He needed just 77 pitches to get through 6.2 scoreless innings. He gave up five hits, walked just one and struck out five. It will be interesting to see if he gets the call up now or gets one more start (to get to 100 pitches) before that move comes.

When he left, the Red Wings had a 6-0 lead. Aaron Thompson got a strikeout to get out of that seventh inning. Things went downhill from there. Thompson pitched to four batters in the 8^th inning and gave up two hits and two walks. All four came around to score. Michael Tonkin allowed two of Thompson’s runners to score and was charged with another run of his own on two hits before getting out of the 8^th. AJ Achter came on for the ninth inning, trying to protect a one-run lead. He gave up three runs on four hits in the inning to take the loss.

Offensively, the Red Wings were led by Deibinson Romero who went 2-4 with his eighth home run. It was the 27^th straight game that he has reached base. Josmil Pinto hit his fifth home run and second in as many days. Pedro Florimon went 2-4. Doug Bernier hit his 19^th double, and Chris Rahl hit his 16^th double.

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ROCK CATS REVIEW

New Britain 3, Trenton 2 (10 innings)

Box Score

Aaron Hicks had the Rock Cats lone hits in Tuesday night’s game. On Wednesday, he had two more hits, both doubles. Michael Gonzales went 2-4 and hit his first AA home run. Tony Thomas played left field. He had two outfield assists in this close game, including one at home plate.

Jason Wheeler returned to the Rock Cats rotation after a one-start stint with the Red Wings. In 6.2 innings, he gave up one run on seven hits. He walked one and struck out four. Ryan O’Rourke finished off the 7^th inning with a strikeout. Cole Johnson worked the next two innings and gave up one run on two hits. Mason Melotakis pitched a scoreless tenth frame for the save.

MIRACLE MATTERS

Ft. Myers 7, Clearwater 8

Box Score

The Miracle bats were shut down early, and the team got a tough start from a guy who has been one of their best starters all year. Tim Shibuya got the starting nod. He was charged with eight runs on nine hits and a walk in just three innings. He struck out two. BJ Hermsen came on and gave up a hit and a walk over three scoreless innings. Madison Boer threw two scoreless innings that were followed by a scoreless ninth inning by Tyler Jones.

The Miracle attempted a comeback. They scored five runs in the seventh inning and another two in the eighth but fell a run shy. Byron Buxton went 2-4 with a walk. Adam Walker went 2-5. Max Kepler knocked his 11^th double.

KERNELS NUGGETS

Cedar Rapids 3, Burlington 2 (11 innings)

Box Score

Ryan Walker went 3-6 in this game. His 11^th inning, walk off single gave the

Kernels a much-needed win. Michael Quesada went 2-4 with his ninth double in the game.

Ryan Eades put together a very solid start. He gave up two runs on four hits (2 homers) in seven innings. He walked two and struck out three. Nick Burdi came on. He gave up three hits in two innings, but no runs in part because of five strikeouts. Dallas Gallant pitched the final two innings without giving up a run. He struck out five as well for the Win.

E-TWINS E-NOTES

Elizabethton 1, Greeneville 5

Box Score

The E-Twins fell behind early and were unable to muster much offensive firepower. The team had just three hits and walked five times. Tyler Mautner hit his 11^th double.

Derrick Penilla started and gave up five runs on six hits and two walks in three innings. He struck out four. Sam Clay put in his best game of the season. The lefty gave up just one hit and walked one over three scoreless innings. He struck out three. Cameron Booser walked one and struck out one over two scoreless innings and struck out four. Kuo Hua Lo struck out two in a perfect inning.

GCL TWINS TAKES

GCL Twins 2, GCL Rays 4 (14 innings)

Box Score

It was a long day for the GCL Twins, and unfortunately it ended as most of their games have this season, in a loss. Zach Tillery started and gave up two runs (1 earned) on three hits over five innings. He didn’t walk any and struck out five. Mike Theofanopoulus came on and gave up just one hit over three shutout innings. He struck out four. Miles Nordgren ate up the next 5.1 innings. He gave up two runs on four hits and a walk (intentional). Nordgren left the ballgame tied but with the bases loaded. Callan Pearce came on and walked the next two batters to allow two runs to score.

Manuel Guzman led the offense. He went 3-5 with a walk and his second double. Joel Polanco had a walk and his fifth double. He also stole his fifth base. Amaurys Minier went 2-6.

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY

Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Trevor May, Rochester Red Wings

Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Ryan Walker, Cedar Rapids Kernels

SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS

Rochester @ Lehigh Valley (6:05 CST) – Sean Gilmartin

Erie @ New Britain (6:05 CST) – Tyler Duffey

Clearwater @ Ft. Myers (6:05 CST) – Matt Tomshaw (vs Aaron Nola)

Burlington @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 CST) – Chih-Wei Hu

Elizabethton @ Kingsport (6:00 CST) – TBD

GCL Twins @ GCL Rays (11:00am CST – TBD

Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Wednesday games.

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