Twins Minor League Report (9/18): Saints Bats Silenced in Season's Penultimate Game; Walker Jenkins Heats Up in Anaheim

TRANSACTIONS  
There were no transactions in the Twins organization on Saturday. 

SAINTS SENTINEL
St. Paul 0, Columbus 4
Box Score
The St. Paul Saints offense has been a juggernaut throughout most of the 2026 season. Coming into Saturday’s game, the Saints 250 home runs placed them one over the 249 homers hit by Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The next three teams on the team home run leaderboard are the Chicago Cubs (211), New York Yankees (209), and Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders (209), the Yankees Triple-A affiliate. 

With one more game to go, 13 players have hit 10 or more home runs for the Saints in 2026. Aaron Sabato and Matt Wallner are tied at the top with 25 home runs. Kyler Fedko his 17 homers. Gabriel Gonzalez and Cody Morissette each have hit 16 home runs. Ben Ross hit 15, and Kaelen Culpepper hit 14. Noah Cardenas hit 13 long balls while Orlando Arcia and Walker Jenkins hit a dozen each. Emmanuel Rodriguez and Kala'i Rosario each have 11 Saints homers. Finally, Royce Lewis had 10 home runs in 15 games for the Saints. Alan Roden may have joined that list, but he and his nine Saints homers were called up to the big leagues this weekend. Hendry Mendez can join the list if he hits two homers on Sunday. 

In addition, the Saints came into Saturday’s game leading the 20-team International League in Runs Scored (836). So, their performance in their penultimate game of the 2026 season was certainly not indicative of their season. 

On Saturday night in Columbus, the Saints had four hits and no walks. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Tanner Schobel knocked his 18th double of the season. It marked the first time that the Saints had a runner reach second base in the game. It was followed by a ground out which made them 0-for-1 with Runners in Scoring Position in the game. In fact, the top of the second and third innings ended with double plays. The Saints ended the game with just two runners left on base. 

Jack Anderson made the start. The right-hander went four innings and gave up four runs (3 earned) on seven hits and a walk. He had three strikeouts. 

Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out one batter over two perfect innings. Matt Bowman gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless seventh inning. Eric Orze struck out one batter in a quiet eighth frame. 

The Saints are now 82-66, tied with the Memphis Redbirds for the best overall record in the International League West Division. The Redbirds grabbed the IL’s first-half playoff spot. The Saints finished the first half at 42-32, 4.5 games back of Memphis. In the second half, the Saints are 40-34. That’s three games behind Indianapolis in the division, and four games behind East-leading Rochester who is currently in the lead for the second playoff spot. They currently have a ½-game lead over the Syracuse Mets.

Hitter of the Day:
Tanner Schobel (St. Paul): 1-for-3, 2B(5), 1 RBI.  

Pitcher of the Day:
Paulshawn Pasqualotto (St. Paul): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches, 16 strikes (66.7%) 

PROSPECT SUMMARY
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#1 - OF Walker Jenkins (Minnesota) - 2-for-4, BB, R (batted eighth, played CF)
#6 - OF Emmanuel Rodriguez (Minnesota) - 0-for-2, K (Pinch Hit in 7th, stayed in LF)  
#7 - OF Hendry Mendez (St. Paul) - 0-for-4 (batted second, played LF)
#9 - 1B/OF Gabriel Gonzalez (St. Paul) - 1-for-4 (batted first, played RF)

UPCOMING PROBABLES
Sunday, September 20
St. Paul @Columbus (6:05 pm CT) - LHP Aaron Rozek (4-6, 4.37 ERA) 

CURRENT W-L Records
Minnesota Twins: 72-83 (Final Game 9/27)
St. Paul Saints: 82-66 (Final Game (9/20)
Wichita Wind Surge: 55-81 (Season Complete)
Cedar Rapids Kernels: 48-82 (Season Complete)
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 68-60 (Season Complete)
FCL Twins: 33-26 (Season Complete)
DSL Twins: 19-35 (Season Complete)

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