Twins Minor League Report (9/14): Ohl-Righty Then; Wind Surge Starter Tosses 6 Scoreless

CURRENT W-L Records
Minnesota Twins: 78-70
St. Paul Saints: 68-74
Wichita Wind Surge: 55-80
Cedar Rapids Kernels: 67-63 (season complete)
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 66-59 (season complete)
FCL Twins: 27-31 (season complete)
DSL Twins: 30-25 (season complete) 

TRANSACTIONS
The Twins activated SS Carlos Correa from the IL. To make room, DaShawn Keirsey was optioned to St. Paul.

To make room for Keirsey, the Saints put UT Anthony Prato on the Development List.    

SAINTS SENTINEL
St. Paul 3, Columbus 8 
Box Score
Travis Adams was on the hill to start for the Saints. He completed five innings and was charged with five runs.  Jaylen Nowlin came on to start the sixth inning, his Triple-A debut. He gave up three runs (2 earned) on a hit, a walk and two hit batters. He recorded just two outs, so Kyle Bischoff came on and got the final out of that frame, but the team was now down 8-1. Brent Headrick struck out three batters over the final two innings. 

The Saints scored first in the top of the first inning. Payton Eeles led off with a double and went to third on an Austin Martin single. Eeles then scored when Keirsey grounded into a double play. 

With two outs in the top of the third, Eeles and Martin were hit by pitches. Keirsey followed with an RBI single. 

Then with one out in the top of the ninth, Jair Camargo and Diego A. Castillo hit back-to-back doubles. 

Payton Eeles went 2-for-4, was hit by a pitch and added his 10th Saints double. DaShawn Keirsey returned to the Saints and went 2-for-4 with an RBI. 

WIND SURGE WISDOM
Wichita 2, Tulsa 3
Box Score
It’s been a rocky, up-and-down season for righty Pierson Ohl. On Saturday, Ohl was the starter for the team's penultimate game of their 2024 season. The Grand Canyon grad tossed six scoreless and had five strikeouts to no walks. Mike Paredes came in and  gave up one run over two innings. Miguel Rodriguez struck out three in the ninth inning, but he gave up two unearned runs in between to turn a 2-1 lead into a 3-2 deficit.  

Wichita got on the scoreboard first with a second-inning run. With one out, Aaron Sabato walked and Tanner Schobel singled him to second. A Jorel Ortega single loaded the bases. The speedy Sabato scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Ben Ross. 

They added on in the bottom of the fifth frame. Kala’i Rosario was hit by a pitch. With one out, Alex Isola walked. After a pitching change, Andrew Cossetti walked to load the bases. Rosario scored when Sabato worked a walk. 

The Surge had just five hits in the game, but they also had seven walks and two batters were hit by pitches. Rosario had the lone extra base hit, his 19th double. Unfortunately, they were 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 runners on base. 

PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Hitter of the Day - Payton Eeles (St. Paul) - 2-for-4, 2B(10), HBP, 2 R, K.
Pitcher of the Day - Pierson Ohl (Wichita) - 6 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 63 pitches, 47 strikeouts (57.3%)

PROSPECT SUMMARY
Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on our recently-updated Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did on Saturday.

#1– Walker Jenkins (Wichita) – 1-for-5, K, SB(1).   
#2 – Brooks Lee (Minnesota) – 0-for-2
#15 - Kala’i Rosario (Wichita) - 1-for-4, HBP, 2B(19), R, 2 K.
#17 - Tanner Schobel (Wichita) - 1-for-3, BB, K, SB(13).

SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
St. Paul @ Columbus (12:05 PM CST) – RHP Randy Dobnak (11-6, 3.87 ERA)
Tulsa @ Wichita (1:05 PM CST) – RHP C.J. Culpepper (0-1, 6.19 ERA) - final Surge game of season. 

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