Seth Stohs

I'd love that!! Throw 95+ right handed and left handed. Definitely someone I'd like to see in the Twins system and working with their pitching development group!

One year ago today, I never would have imagined that Kepler would be able to get a $40-65 million deal.

Pretty impressive that @Peter Labuza pretty much called Miranda's streak... or at least noted the swing changes a couple of weeks ago, just before the streak started. https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jose-miranda-swing-rate-approach-video/

That wouldn't surprise me, though I don't know that he'll play a ton of 1B at St. Paul... Much easier to move to 1B than somewhere else.

Yeah, I really think that the fact that he is walking so much if very encouraging. Even after missing nearly too months, he's remaining patient. And, he's got a very good idea of the strike zone. The talent will take over in terms of average and power and all that, but starting with a foundation of taking quality plate appearances is exciting.

Just shows again the value of being healthy for a hitter. Mercedes struggled last year and was hurt in his jump to the States. This is the player that we got all excited about, a guy who can fill up a stat line really well. I could see him potentially bumping up to Fort Myers after the draft. Doncon is similar. Tremendous tools, but had a disappointing season last year. That's how the Twins got him and Margot for Noah Miller. He sure is impressive physically and very young for the level. Morales is a guy who re-signed with the Twins as a free agent. He's been around for a long time. He's been OK, at times. but never this great. He's not really catching anymore.

Fair point... That's definitely something that they are looking for with the draft. Upside early and then guys that throw strikes and have something. Maybe it's 1 really good pitch, or it's really good command or spin or something... and then just let the pitching development department take over. See if they can get them to add 4-6 mph to the velocity, tighten up the breaking pitches... But all the while throwing strikes. You see it up and down the system (Festa, Zebby, Morris, Ohl, Lewis, Jones, Langenberg, Hall... I could go on). People used to always hate the "Pitch to Contact" phrase... but there is nothing wrong with the phrase in itself. All it is saying is to throw strikes. Of course, having pitchers with better stuff, better pitches makes throwing strikes good because you can still get swings and misses. Johan Santana pitched to contact too. He hardly walked anyone. He just had such great stuff that it still couldn't be hit.

Check out what happened throughout the Twins minor-league system for July 7th. Image courtesy of Ed Bailey, Wichita Wind Surge CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 49-39 St. Paul Saints: 42-40 Wichita Wind Surge: 35-43 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 45-31 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 39-37 FCL Twins: 20-22 DSL Twins: 11-10 TRANSACTIONS We saw the transaction from the KBO several days ago. Jordan Balazovic was to sign with the Doosan Bears. It took until Friday for him to be released by the Twins. OF Emmanuel Rodriguez began his rehab assignment with a full game in center field in the FCL. He went 2-for-4 with a walk and two doubles. Following the Twins game, news began to leak that the Twins were going to call up Matt Wallner for Sunday’s game. He had been removed from the Saints lineup which started some speculation. SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 1, Gwinnett 4 Box Score Not long before game time, the Saints found out that they were losing their most productive hitter over the past six weeks and needed a lineup change. Such is life in the minor leagues. It took breaking a pattern to tie the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning. Edouard Julien led off with a walk. Then there was a strikeout. DaShawn Keirsey walked, but then there was another strikeout. But Payton Eeles walked to load the bases. That brought Chris Williams to the plate, and breaking the patterns, he walked to score Julien with their first (and ultimately only) run. Aaron Rozek put together his best start with the Saints this season. He gave the Saints five solid innings. He gave up three runs (2 earned) on seven hits. He walked three and struck out one batter. Scott Blewett gave up one run on two hits over two innings. Ryan Jensen tossed two scoreless, hitless innings. He walked three and struck out two batters. The Saints had just two hits in the game. Diego Castillo notched his 13th doubles, and Keirsey hit his 15th double. They also had nine walks as a team. Payton Eeles was 0-for-1, but he walked three times as well. The Saints went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners on base. WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita 4, Tulsa 7 Box Score ‘Through six innings, this was quite the pitchers’ duel. The game was just 1-1. After that, a couple of big innings by Tulsa was more than enough to overcome a ninth-inning comeback attempt by the Surge. Cory Lewis was back on the mound, making his fourth start with the Wind Surge. This was easily his best start. He tossed four shutout, one-hit innings. He walked three and struck out four batters. Regi Grace was charged with an unearned run on one hit in two innings. He had three strikeouts. Cody Laweryson came on and gave up four runs on three hits in his inning. He had two walks and two strikeouts. Miguel Rodriguez gave up two runs on two hits in an inning. He walked two and struck out one. Carson McCusker got the Surge offense going in the second inning with his seventh homer of the season. He was 2-for-5 in the game. The Wind Surge didn’t score another run until the top of the ninth inning. Jorel Ortega hit his fifth homer. Jeferson Morales added a one-out, two-run homer. He was 2-for-5, and it was his fifth homer of the year. Jake Rucker went 2-for-5. Noah Cardenas went 2-for-4. Luke Keaschall went 1-for-3 with a walk and was hit by a pitch. Kyler Fedko went 0-for-1 with three walks. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 8, Quad Cities 2 Box Score The Kernels scored in six of the first seven innings. The top eight batters in the Kernels lineup had at least one hit. Rayne Doncon led off and went 3-for-4 with a walk and his eighth double. Ricardo Olivar went 2-for-3 with two walks with his 14th double. Misael Urbina went 2-for-3 and was hit by a pitch. Kevin Maitan went 3-for-5 with his fourth home run. It was a three-run blast in the fourth inning. Tyler Dearden went 3-for-4. Juan Mendez Christian MacLeod had another strong start. The southpaw gave up one run on two hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked two batters and struck out four. Jacob Wosinski gave up one run on one hit in 1 2/3 innings. Juan Mendez threw a perfect eighth inning. Juan Mercedes threw a scoreless ninth inning. MUSSEL MATTERS Fort Myers 6, Bradenton 1 Box Score The Mussels scored in five different innings on Saturday, but the story of this game was the tremendous pitching by Fort Myers. Tanner Hill made the start. He gave up only an unearned run on one hit through three innings. He had two walks and seven strikeouts. Jack Noble came in and tossed a scoreless fourth inning. Zack Weiss continued his rehab with two scoreless innings. He had one walk. Paulshawn Pasqualotto gave up just one hit over three scoreless innings. He had six strikeouts and no walks. Daniel Pena went 2-for-4 including his second home run. Ryan McCarthy went 2-for-4 with his fifth double. Carlos Aguiar also hit his 11th double. Walker Jenkins went 1-for-2 with two walks. . COMPLEX CHRONICLES Game 1: FCL Twins 4, FCL Red Sox 3 (completion of game from July 5) Box Score After one inning on Friday, the teams got rained on and played the rest on Saturday. Miguel Cordero threw a perfect inning on Friday. When the game resumed, Ezequiel Ventura came on. He worked the next four innings and gave up three runs on eight hits and a walk. Matt Helwig came on and gave up just one hit over two scoreless innings. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the team was down 3-2. Cole Elvis singled to drive in Yilber Herrera and tie the game. Then in the bottom of the ninth, Bryan Acuna singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jayson Bass walked. With two outs, Acuna scored on a passed ball. Javier Roman went 2-for-4. Anderson Nova was 2-for-3. Bass and Roman each hit their fifth double. Game 2: FCL Twins 1, FCL Red Sox 6 (completion of game from July 5) Box Score Through five innings, the game was tied 5-5. The Twins scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning. Then they added four more runs in the top of the seventh. The Red Sox scored two in the bottom of the seventh but it wasn’t enough. The big organizational news in this game is that Emmanuel Rodriguez began a rehab assignment. He played seven innings and went 2-for-4 with a walk and two doubles. The star of the show in this game was Yasser Mercedes. He was also 2-for-4 with a walk, but his two hits were both home runs, and he drove in five runs. Omari Daniel went 1-for-2 with two walks and his second double. On the mound, the Twins went with a couple of their more veteran FCL arms.Liam Rocha signed a year ago as a non-drafted free agent from California Baptist. In 4 1/3 innings, he gave up five runs (3 earned) on five hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings. He had four strikeouts. Next up was knuckleballer Devin Kirby. The 24-year-old gave up two runs on four hits over 2 2/3 innings. He had three strikeouts. He also signed as a non-drafted free agent last year out of the University of Connecticut. DOMINICAN DAILIES DSL Twins 6, DSL Diamondbacks-Black 3 Box Score The Twins held a 3-1 lead going to the bottom of the seventh inning, but the Diamondbacks scored two to tie it up and send it to extra innings. In the top of the ninth, the Twins scored three runs and held on for the win. The Twins got on the board in the top of the sixth inning when Ricardo Paez doubled to drive in Alver Medina and Eduardo Beltre. The Twins added a run in the top of the seventh inning on a Victor Leal solo homer, his first of the season. In the ninth, Paez was the runner at second base. Luis Fragoza led off with a walk. Victor Leal singled, but Paez was thrown out at home. An intentional walk to Luis Rodriguez loaded the bases. Ruben Velazquez singled in two runs to give the Twins the 5-3 lead. Alver Medina followed with a double to drive in the sixth run. Cristian Hernandez started and gave up one run on four hits over four innings. He walked two and struck out eight batters. Jose Vazquez came in and tossed two scoreless innings. Impressive since he gave up two hits and walked three batters. However, he also struck out five batters. Fabian Herrera gave up two runs on a hit and four walks (two intentional) in 1 1/3 innings. Before this outing, he had appeared in seven games and thrown 9 2/3 scoreless innings. Sebastian Pulido came in with the bases loaded and stranded all three runners. He faced five batters and got all five out, two on strikeouts. Alver Medina went 3-for-5 with his second double. Victor Leal went 2-for-4 his first homer. Ricardo Paez had two hits, including his second double. TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Paulshawn Pasqualotto (Fort Myers) - 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K; 35 pitches, 24 strikes (68.6%) Hitter of the Day – Yasser Mercedes (FCL Twins) - 2-for-4, BB, 2-HR(6), 2 R, 5 RBI, K. PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on the Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did on Thursday. #1– Walker Jenkins (Fort Myers) – 1-for-2, 2 BB, R, RBI, K. #2 – Brooks Lee (Minnesota) – 1-for-4, HR(1), R, 2 RBI, K #3 – Emmanuel Rodriguez (Wichita) – IL (Rehab FCL: 2-for-4, BB, 2-2B, R, 2 RBI. #5 – Gabriel Gonzalez (Cedar Rapids) – 1-for-5, RBI. #9 – Luke Keaschall (Wichita) – 1-for-3, BB, HBP, R #13 – Tanner Schobel (Wichita) – 0-for-4 #15 – Cory Lewis (Wichita) – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K, 61 pitches, 30 strikes (48.9%)#18 – Yunior Severino (St. Paul) – 0-for-4, BB, 3 K #20 – Ricardo Olivar (Cedar Rapids) – 2-for-3, 2 BB, 2B(14), 2 R, RBI SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS St. Paul @ Iowa (2:07 PM CST) – RHP Randy Dobnak (6-5, 4.05 ERA) Please feel free to ask questions and discuss Saturday’s games! View full article

Bengard could move to CR anytime. Culpepper... let's just hope he gets back and pitches this year again. Matthews and Morris could jump to AAA if needed.

Shuffield went on the IL, so he wasn't available to be that guy this time. Don't make too much about of Eeles being the choice. St. Paul is an offensive league. He'll probably put up numbers, just as guys like Shuffield and Prato and Mikey Perez and Ernie Yake have when sent there. There certainly is the aspect that he can handle it. He's mature. He takes the type of ABs that will translate into quality ABs there.

Oh man, let's hope not!!!

In a move that seemingly came out of nowhere, Jordan Balazovic has signed with the Doosan Bears in the KBO. Surprising in that to this point, there has been no mention of the deal in Twins reports or any of the transaction pages. Balalzovic was the Twins fifth-round pick in 2016 out of secondary school in Mississauga, Ontario. He was a favorite prospect of Keith Law and reached the status of Top 100 Prospects. Unfortunately, he fought injuries off and on and struggled with injuries and finding any consistency. He did spend almost two months in the big leagues with the Twins in mid-2023. He is expected to make about $250,000 which is more that the minor-league portion of his two-way contract and could lead to more going forward. w to more

Making it Rayne for the Kernels on Tuesday. There were a couple of blowouts and some great Image courtesy of David Malamut (@MWLArchives on X)g CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 48-38 St. Paul Saints: 42-40 Wichita Wind Surge: 35-43 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 45-31 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 39-37 FCL Twins: 20-22 DSL Twins: 11-10 TRANSACTIONS As expected after he left last night’s game, Royce Lewis has been placed on the 10-Day Injured List by the Twins with an adductor strain. Taking his spot on the Twins active roster is infielder Brooks Lee who was also added to the Twins 40-man roster. He had been selected to play in the Futures Game this coming weekend, but I’m guessing he’s just fine with skipping that. To make room on the Twins 40-man roster, RHP Brock Stewart was placed on the 60-Day IL. LHP Aaron Rozek is heading back to St. Paul to join the Saints from Wichita. RHP Ricardo Velez has been promoted from Cedar Rapids to Wichita. Cedar Rapids shortstop Danny De Andrade was transferred from the 7-Day Injured List to the 60-Day Injured List. In addition, the Twins have signed free agent OF Tyler Dearden. The 25-year-old reached Triple-A with the Red Sox in 2023. Unsigned, he played 55 games for Twins legend Lew Ford and the Long Island Ducks in the independent Atlantic League. He was hitting .361/.410/.634 (1.044) with 19 doubles and 12 homers. SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 6, Gwinnett 21 Box Score On Wednesday afternoon, the Saints learned the great news that their shortstop, Brooks Lee, was going to the big leagues. The Saints celebrated with six runs on 13 hits, which normally is a pretty good outcome, but on this night, they lost by 15. But let me reiterate… Brooks Lee was called up. Then he started and went 2-for-4. He was able to record his first hit and his first RBI. Seven out of nine Saints batters had at least one hit. Seven out of the Stripers nine hitters had at least two hits (all nine had at least one). Veteran Eli White went 6-for-7 with two doubles, two home runs, and seven RBI. Maybe let’s stick to the Saints. Caleb Boushley was on the mound, and obviously he has been fantastic for the Saints this year. Coming into this game, he was 8-2 with a 3.48 ERA in 14 starts. In this game, he gave up nine runs on 13 hits and a walk over the first four innings. Scott Blewett gave up a run in the fifth frame. Ryan Jensen got four outs and gave up three runs. Austin Brice gave up two runs and recorded two outs. Hobie Harris gave up two runs in the eighth inning. Then infielder Diego A Castillo got to pitch the ninth; he gave up four runs on two hits and two walks. All four runs came on a grand slam. And just to think, Gwinnett left 12 runners on base and ‘only’ went 11-for-26 with runners in scoring position. Alright, let’s talk about the good stuff. Alex Isola led the offense with three hits in the game, including his eighth double. Chris Williams was 2-for-5 with his sixth homer. Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with his third home run. Matt Wallner had two doubles in four at-bats and now WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita 2, Tulsa 3 (10 innings) Box Score It was Zebby Day in Wichita on Wednesday, and the right-hander provided another Quality Start. In six innings, he gave up two runs on four hits. Zebby Matthews had six strikeouts and, of course, no walks. Regi Grace continued his strong run of outings with two scoreless innings. Miguel Rodriguez pitched a perfect ninth with two strikeouts. Ricardo Velez was thrown right into the fire in his Surge debut. He came on for the 10th inning and gave up the Manfred Man to score to put the Surge down a run. They were unable to answer in the bottom of the inning. The Wind Surge managed just five hits in this contest. Carson McCusker went 2-for-4 with his 14th double which sent the game to… Overtime! Ben Ross was 2-for-4. Tanner Schobel had the lone extra base hit, his 12th double. https://x.com/WindSurgeICT/status/1808662238544224421 KERNELS NUGGETS Game 1: Cedar Rapids 4, Beloit 2 Box Score In the first game of the doubleheader, the Kernels jumped ahead only to see their lead disappear in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Kernels grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Payton Eeles led off with a single and stole second. Ricardo Olivar lined a single to right field. Eeles scored on a sacrifice fly (to the second baseman, though running away from the plate in foul territory). Jeremy Lee started for the Kernels and put together his best start yet. He tossed five shutout innings. He gave up four hits, walked one, and struck out five batters. The score remained the same until the top of the sixth inning when Gonzalez welcomed Connor Fenlong with his second home run of the season. Gabriel Yanez came in and threw a 1-2-3 sixth inning. He came out for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a leadoff single. However, he got a strikeout and an infield pop out to put the Kernels one out from the win. Unfortunately, the next batter doubled so there were runners on second and third base. That was followed by a two-run single that tied the game. The batter advanced to second on a throwing error. Jared Dickey came to the plate and lined a single to right to drive in the game-winning (or game-losing) run. The Kernels managed just five hits in Game 1. Gonzalez went 1-for-2 and drove in both runs. Game 2: Cedar Rapids 5, Quad Cities 0 Box Score The Kernels again jumped out to a quick lead in Game 2. They scored all of their runs over the first two innings - on two big blasts - but this time they held on for the win, and the shutout. But let’s start with the pitch because, I mean, they tossed a shutout. It was a bit of a bullpen game for Cedar Rapids. Mike Paredes and Jarret Whorff, both who have made several starts in their careers, world the first six innings. Paredes gave up four hits and a walk over 3 1/3 innings. He had five strikeouts. Whorff gets the Win. He gave up just one hit over 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Juan Mendez came on for the seventh inning and was perfect, including one strikeouts. The first three games of this series have been played at the picturesque Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport. The next three games of the series will be played in front of the good folks of Cedar Rapids. Oh, you want to know who that hitting hero was and generally how the offense did? Let’s start in the first inning. Eeles again started things with a single in the top of the first. Rayne Doncon followed by launching his fourth homer since joining the Kernels. With two outs in the second inning, Dillon Tatum and Payton Eeles each singled. That brought Doncon back to the plate, and this time he put three runs on the scoreboard with his fifth homer. Eeles went 2-for-4 and his hitting .275 with an OPS of .898 since joining the Kernels. But Doncon was the story in this game, going 2-for-4 with two homers and five RBI. That’s a pretty solid day! MUSSEL MATTERS Fort Myers 5, Bradenton 10 Box Score The Mussels had 12 hits in this game, and they got off to a fast lead in the top of the first inning, but it just wasn’t enough on a rough day for the pitchers. In the top of the first, Walker Jenkins led off with a walk. Byron Chourio singled him to third, and then he stole second. After one out, Matthew Clayton doubled to drive in both runners. Nick Lucky followed with an RBI triple. Following a walk, Maddux Houghton drove in Lucky with a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0. That was about it for highlights for the Mussels. Ross Dunn started and gave up six runs on six hits (including two home runs) and two walks in 2 2/3 innings. He had three strikeouts. A rain delay slowed the momentum. Ben Ethridge came on and calmed things a bit. He gave up one run on four hits and two walks over the next three innings. Sam Perez gave up three runs on three hits and four walks in his 1 2/3 innings. He struck out two batters. Jack Noblegave up one hit, but he got the final two outs. The Mussel bats stayed quiet until the top of thgge ninth. After there were two outs, Angel Del Rosario singled, and Jenkins followed with a walk. Chourio drove in the team’s fifth and final run with a single to left. Nick Lucky went 3-for-4 with his first triple and his sixth and seventh steals. Byron Chourio was 3-for-5 and stole his 16th base. Matthew Clayton went 2-for-4 with his fourth double. Walker Jenkins had a single and two walks. TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Jeremy Lee (Cedar Rapids) - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K; 74 pitches, 48 strikes (64.9%) Hitter of the Day – Rayne Doncon (Cedar Rapids) - 2-for-6, BB, 2-HR(5), 2 R, 5 RBI, K. PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on the Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did on Thursday. #1– Walker Jenkins (Fort Myers) – 1-for-3, 2 BB, K. #2 – Brooks Lee (Minnesota) – 2-for-4, RBI, K (MLB debut, batted 8th, played 3B) #4 – David Festa (Minnesota) – 5 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 81 pitches, 59 strikes (72.8%) #5 – Gabriel Gonzalez (Cedar Rapids) – Game 1: 1-for-2, HR(2), SF, R, 2 RBI ; Game 2: 1-for-3 #8 – Austin Martin (Minnesota) – 0-for-1 #9 – Luke Keaschall (Wichita) – 0-for-4, BB, K #13 – Tanner Schobel (Wichita) - 1-for-4, 2B(12), RBI, K #14 – Zebby Matthews (Wichita) – 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 92 pitches, 65 strikes (70.7%) #18 – Yunior Severino (St. Paul) – 2-for-5, 2B(7), R #20 – Ricardo Olivar (Cedar Rapids) – Game 1: 1-for-3, K (catcher) THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS St. Paul @ Iowa (6:07 PM CST) – RHP Louie Varland (2-5, 6.56 ERA) Wichita @ Tulsa (7:00 PM CST) – RHP Kyle Jones (first AA start) Quad Cities @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 PM CST) – RHP Ty Langenberg (2-0, 6.60 ERA) Bradenton @ Ft. Myers (6:05 APM CST) – RHP Spencer Bengard (5-1, 1.51 ERA) Please feel free to ask questions and discuss Wednesday’s games! View full article

Yeah, the photo was from last night. Not a regular Wind Surge jersey but one of their Tumba Vacas-themed jerseys... I can't explain it but here: https://www.milb.com/wichita/fans/copa

Yes. He's a catcher that can play some LF to keep his bat in the lineup.

The Saints and Wind Surge got really good starting pitching on Saturday night. The Kernels powered their way to four home runs and a win. Rain was again the winner in Fort Myers. See what happened in the Twins minor leagues on Saturday. Image courtesy of Seth Stohs, Twins Daily CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 44-36 (game in progress) St. Paul Saints: 41-38 Wichita Wind Surge: 32-42 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 43-29 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 36-36 FCL Twins: 18-22 DSL Twins: 10-10 TRANSACTIONS The Saints placed RHP Jay Jackson on the temporarily inactive list. Fort Myers activated C Wilfri Castro from the 7-Day IL. IF/OF Brandon Winokur was placed on the 7-Day IL SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 8, Iowa 2 Box Score In his previous start, Louie Varland was charged with 12 runs over 2 1/3 innings of work. To say he was much improved in this outing is a bit of an understatement. Of course, the wind in Des Moines wasn’t blowing out like it was a week ago in St. Paul. However, he was still blessed with plenty of run support. In the first inning, Brooks Lee doubled and scored on a single by Yunior Severino. In the second inning, Chris Williams hit a long home run to make it 2-0 Saints. The Saints put a “4” on the scoreboard in the fourth inning. Alex Isola reached on an error and advanced to second on a passed ball. Anthony Prato drove him in with a double. Edouard Julien followed with a single to center to score Prato. After the inning’s second out, Wallner singled to right. Julien advanced to third. Severino singled to drive in Julien. Varland completed five shutout innings. He gave up four hits, walked two and struck out seven batters. Josh Winder worked the next two innings. He gave up two runs on three hits. He walked one and struck out four batters. Ryan Jensen and Jeff Brigham each pitched a scoreless inning. Brigham struck out the side. DaShawn Keirsey went 3-for-4 with his 14th double and 18th stolen base. Julien went 2-for-5 with a walk. Severino went 2-for-5. Williams’ home run was his fifth of the year. WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita 2, NW Arkansas 3 Box Score Travis Adams gave up two runs early, but he really settled on and had a high-quality start. He gave up a run in each of the first and second innings. However, he ended up going 6 2/3 innings and gave up just those two runs on six hits. He had nine strikeouts without issuing a walk. Miguel Rodriguez came in and got the final out of the seventh inning on a strikeout. Travis Floyd came on and pitched the eighth and ninth innings. He had four strikeouts, but he gave up one unearned run and took the loss. With one out in the third inning, Luke Keaschall walked. He stole second base. Jake Rucker walked. Then Jeferson Morales singled to drive in Keaschall with the team’s first run. In the fourth inning, Andrew Cossetti worked a one-out walk. He stole second, and with two outs, he scored on a Ben Ross double to tie the game at 2-2. Carson McCusker went 3-for-4 with his fifth stolen base. The rest of the Surge hitters combined for four more hits. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 4, Beloit 2 Box Score The Kernels powered their way to a nice, 4-2 win. In the first inning, Rayne Doncon’s third Kernels homer gave the Kernels a 1-0 lead. In the second frame, Misael Urbina hit his fourth homer of the year. With one out, Agustin Ruiz hit his fifth homer to make it 3-0. John Klein started and gave up two runs on six hits over five innings. He struck out eight batters and didn’t walk any. Both runs scored in the top of the third inning to make it 3-2. However, in the fifth inning, Ricardo Olivar knocked his 11th home of the season to make it 4-2. Sheldon Reed worked two scoreless innings. Ricardo Velez struck out three batters in a scoreless eighth frame. Gariel Yanez then pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth save. The Kernels had just seven hit including the four home runs. In addition, Gabriel Gonzalez added a triple. Kevin Maitan had two walks. MUSSEL MATTERS Fort Myers 2, Tampa 0 (suspended in 2nd inning) Box Score Things started out quite well in Ft. Myers for the Mussels, well, after the game was delayed to start.. First,Jose Oliveres put a zero on the board. Then Walker Jenkins led off the bottom of the first by launching a 3-2 pitch over the wall in right field for his second homer of the season. Isaac Pena singled and then scored on a Poncho Ruiz double. Jose Olivares got two outs in the top of the second before the rains came again. That is where the game will continue when it restarts on Sunday morning. COMPLEX CHRONICLES FCL Twins 1, FCL Red Sox 6 Box Score Liam Rocha made the start for the Twins on Saturday. He gave up four runs on six hits (including two homers). He walked one and had five strikeouts. Eider Machuca came in and gave up two runs (1 earned) on one hit and two walks in the fifth inning. Ezequiel Ventural struck out three batters over two perfect innings. The Twins had just four hits in the game. Ricardo Pena went 1-for-2 with a walk and his seventh double. Yilber Herrera walked twice, including to lead off the third inning. He advanced to second on an Amilcar Vasquez single. However, he was out when Bryan Acuna lined out to the first baseman who threw behind Herrera to double him up. Yasser Mercedes followed with a single. Vasquez scored the lone Twins run on a wild pitch. DOMINICAN DAILIES DSL Twins 3, DSL Mets Orange 4 Box Score It was a back and forth game in the Dominican on Saturday. Both teams scored a run in the second inning. The Mets took a one-run lead after three innings, but the Twins tied it up in the fifth. The Mets reclaimed the lead at 3-2 with a run in the bottom of the sixth. The Twins tied it up in the top of the seventh, but the Mets walked it off with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. The Twins got a one-out single from Victor Leal in the top of the second. He moved to second on a ground out and then scored on a single by Alver Medina. With two outs in the top of the fifth inning, Murphy Hernandez singled. He then stole second base on a wild pitch which allowed him to go to third, but a throwing error by the catcher allowed him to score and tie the game. With two outs in the top of the seventh, Nestor Urbina reached on a force out. He stole second and scored on an error. That tied the game at 3-3. Santiago Rojas started this game. He went four innings and gave up two runs (1 earned) on four hits and a walk. He struck out four batters. Anderson Ramos came in to start the fifth frame. In 2 2/3 innings, he gave up two runs on four hits. He walked one and struck out two batters. Merphy Hernandez went 2-for-2 with a walk. He also stole three more bases, giving him 16 total for the season. Leal went 2-for-3 and stole his third base. TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Travis Adams (Wichita) - 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 9 K; 91 pitches, 70 strikes (77.0%) Hitter of the Day – DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (St. Paul) - 3-for-4, BB, 2B(14), R, RBI, K, SB(18). PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on the Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did on Thursday. #1– Walker Jenkins (Fort Myers) – Game Suspended (1-for-1, HR) #2 – Brooks Lee (St. Paul) – 1-for-5, 2B(5), R, K #5 – Gabriel Gonzalez (Cedar Rapids) – 1-for-4, 3B(2), K #8 – Austin Martin (Minnesota) – in lineup #9 – Luke Keaschall (Wichita) – 1-for-3, BB, R, K, SB(4) #18 – Yunior Severino (St. Paul) – 2-for-5, 2 RBI, K #20 – Ricardo Olivar (Cedar Rapids) – 2-for-4, HR(11), R, RBI, 2K SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS St. Paul @ Iowa (1:08 PM CST) – RHP Adam Plutko (2-1, 4.79 ERA) NW Arkansas @ Wichita (1:05 PM CST) – RHP Cory Lewis (0-1, 3.86 ERA) Beloit @ Cedar Rapids (1:05 PM CST) – LHP Christian MacLeod (1-1, 2.70 ERA) Tampa @ Ft. Myers (DH @ 11:05 AM CST) – LHP Cesar Lares (2-2, 3.30 ERA) Please feel free to ask questions and discuss Saturday’s games! View full article

David Festa made his much-anticipated MLB debut on Thursday afternoon, and he had his offense behind him, giving him plenty of run support. The Twins finished a series win in Phoenix! Image courtesy of Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK Box Score SP: David Festa - 5 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (78 pitches, 53 strikes (67.9%), 6 whiffs) Home Runs: Byron Buxton (7) Top 3 WPA: Carlos Correa (.109), Willi Castro (.101), Royce Lewis (.080) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Happy Festa-val Day!! Everyone’s using the Festavus meme, but we’re going with Festa-val Day! Turns out, he had a Jack Morris game, to some degree. Jack Morris was known, when he got into the Hall of Fame, as having the highest ERA of all Hall of Fame pitchers. Morris would say he didn’t care about his ERA, just that his team got the win. He would pitch to the scoreboard instead of just trying to limit runs. Well, certainly in a big-league debut, David Festa was not trying to pitch to the scoreboard, but his overall line is not really all that indicative of what he did. In fact, all of the Diamondback damage off of him happened in that fourth inning. Ketel Marte homered, but then Festa recorded the first two strikeouts of his career. That was followed by five straight hits which almost put Festa’s day at an early end. Because they had the big lead, they could be more patient. Most important, Festa was throwing strikes and not hurting himself with walks. He managed to get through the fourth inning and then the fifth inning which allowed him to earn his first MLB Win. I know the Win statistic for individuals has lost its luster in the analytical age… but I guarantee a player’s first MLB win is pretty meaningful. By the numbers Of Festa's 78 pitches, he threw 33 four-seam fastballs (42%), 26 sliders (33%), and 19 changeups (24%). His fastball averaged 95.8 mph with a max of 96.9 mph. His slider averaged 87.1 mph with a max of 88.3 mph. The changeup was thrown at an average of 88.9 mph with a max of 90.6 mph. I was actually impressed that at no point did Festa look like he was overthrowing. He has touched 100 mph in the minor leagues and frequently hits 98. Clearly with the lead and run support, he prioritized throwing strikes. We know that his stuff can be better. His Triple-A numbers tell us that he will have much more swing-and-miss stuff. Of his 78 pitches, he had just six whiffs. Also, pitching in a more "normal" game would likely help. Yes, every pitcher will tell his offense to just keep scoring, but the Twins had three straight very long innings, and I don't know that Festa sat down even once in that time. Getting through the first big-league start is a big deal. Once he is able to relax a little and throw more freely, I believe we'll see even more velocity and more sharpness on the slider. Offense Remains Red Hot in the Desert! After a scoreless first inning, the Twins put a six-spot on the board in the second inning. They showed really good patience, laying off the Jordan Montgomery pitches below the zone. They didn't hit everything real hard, but they found the holes. Correa reached on catcher's interference. Royce Lewis reached on a fielder's choice and error which scored two runs. Jose Miranda hit a sacrifice fly. Carlos Santana crushed a double. Montgomery came out to start the third inning too. Byron Buxton reached on a ground ball to shortstop. Then he scored on a Willi Castro triple. Margot had another sacrifice fly to make it 8-0. Montgomery's day was over with 74 pitches and just eight outs. In the fourth inning, Byron Buxton had a lengthy at-bat. He got a fastball on the outer half of the plate and crushed it, 471 feet, to center field. The three-run homer gave the Twins an 11-0 lead. After the D-Backs scored four in the fourth, the Twins took two back. Royce Lewis doubled to left and Miranda hit another sacrifice fly. Buxton had three hits and three RBI. Willi Castro had two hits including his fifth triple. Santana 's double was his 14th. Margot went 2-for-5. Margot Continues to Rake While a lot of Twins fans watched Manuel Margot struggle early, Rocco Baldelli stood by him. He continued to play against lefties. He pinch hit against lefties. Eventually, it started paying off. Over his past 25 games, Margot is hitting .306/.389/.452 (.841). Santana Streak Continues While a lot of Twins fans watched Carlos Santana struggle early, Rocco Baldelli stood by him. For the most part, he played everyday at first base. He has more than proven himself defensively and should receive strong consideration for a Gold Glove. In his past 31 games, Santana is hitting .337/.427/.574 (1.001) with nine doubles and five homers. He also has 15 walks to go with 11 strikeouts. The 37-year-old has been remarkable. Taking Full Advantage of His Shot Since May 15th, Jose Miranda has played in 37 games. He has hit .315/.362/.548 (.910) with nine doubles, a triple, and six home runs. On June 3rd, many assumed Miranda would be the one sent to Rochester when Royce Lewis returned to the roster. Instead, the Twins sent down Edouard Julien because he had been struggling. In 20 games since then, Miranda is hitting .328/.397/.552 (.949) with seven doubles and two homers. Remember when Byron Buxton was Struggling? Since June 6th, Buxton is hitting .355/.397/.645 (1.042) with four doubles, a triple, and four home runs. Really Willi? And Willi Castro has just been so good defensively wherever he's played. However, he has earned his shot near the top of the lineup. In his last 20 games, he is hitting .338/.433/.597 (1.030) with nine doubles, a triple, and three home runs. But Then… Carlos Correa has been absolutely on fire for over a month. And now we, as Twins fans, can only hope that we get to see him hit again sometime in the next month. He began the day going 1-for-1 with two walks, but in his fourth plate appearance, a Bryce Jarvis, tailing fastball ran in on him and drilled him in the wrist region. Correa stepped out of the batter’s box, raised his arm and didn’t even try to shake it. Instead, he looked into his dugout and shook his head. Certainly we will learn more about the extent of the Correa injury in the coming hours and days. There is no question that if he is lost for any significant time, it would not be good for the Twins. Correa not only has been playing well, hitting well and fielding well, but he is the clear leader on this team. The initial in-game report from the Twins was that Correa has a right wrist contusion. X-Rays on his wrist were negative, which of course is positive. Certainly more testing will be done, but if they can avoid an IL stint, but it would be wonderful. Over 50 games since May 1, Correa has hit .319/.380/.521 (.901) with 13 doubles, two triples, and seven home runs. Of course, some may want to jump to point out that if the Twins do need to put Correa on the Injured List for an extended period of time, it would likely mean that Brooks Lee would get the call to the big leagues. We can be excited about that later. For now, I think we can all hope that Correa isn’t hurt as bad as it looked like it could have been. What’s Next? The Twins leave the desert and head to the oft-rainy northwest to take on the Seattle Mariners in a three game series. Fri 8:40 pm: RHP Bailey Ober (7-4, 4.50 ERA) vs RHP Logan Gilbert (5-4, 2.71 ERA) Sat 9:10 pm: RHP Pablo Lopez (7-6, 3.05 ERA) vs RHP Bryce Miller (6-6, 3.90 ERA) Sun 3:10 pm: RHP Joe Ryan (5-5, 3.31 ERA) vs TBD (7-3, 3.42 ERA) The Twins will get a day off on Monday before coming back to Target Field. Postgame Interviews Bullpen Usage Spreadsheet SUN MON TUE WED THU TOT Funderburk 0 0 0 0 34 34 Alcalá 0 0 19 0 0 19 Okert 0 0 0 19 0 19 Thielbar 0 0 0 0 19 19 Sands 0 0 9 0 9 18 Jax 15 0 0 0 0 15 Staumont 0 0 0 5 0 5 Durán 0 0 0 3 0 3 View full article

Sounds like a great situation for everyone with possibly one exception. It's great for the Twins to have two guys in the big leagues hitting like that and a guy at Triple-A seemingly figuring some things out.

Twins Win! Saints Win! Wind Surge Win! Kernels Win! Mighty Mussels Win! DSL Twins Win! Image courtesy of Ed Bailey, Wichita Wind Surge CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 44-36 St. Paul Saints: 40-36 Wichita Wind Surge: 32-39 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 40-29 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 35-35 FCL Twins: 18-18 DSL Twins: 8-9 TRANSACTIONS RHP Cory Lewis was activated from the Development List. SAINTS SENTINEL St. Paul 9, Iowa 7 Box Score Right-hander David Festa was scheduled to start this game for the Saints, but for some reason, he was removed from that start and the team went with a bullpen game. There are rumors that he took a flight to somewhere in the southwest part of the United States, but I have a feeling we will soon hear why Festa could not make this start. Former Cubs first-round pick Ryan Jensen made the start against many of his old teammates. He gave up one run on two hits over two innings. He had two strikes. Hobie Harris got the third inning, but he gave up three runs on five hits and a walk. Scott Blewett was able to eat some innings for the Saints. In 3 2/3 innings, he gave up three runs (1 earned) on five hits and a walk. He had four strikeouts. Josh Winder came in with two on and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. He allowed both inherited runners to score. However, his line looks great. In 2 1/3 innings, he gave up no runs on one hit and one walk. He struck out just one but recorded his third save of the season. The Saints offense continued to put up good numbers almost daily. In this game, seven of the nine hitters had at least one hit. Patrick Winkel didn’t have a hit, but he walked twice in key situations. Batting leadoff, Edouard Julien went 0-for-3 but had three walks. Yunior Severino went 3-for-4 with a walk and two RBI. Will Holland went 2-for-3 with a walk. He also stole his 13th base. Matt Wallner went 2-for-6 with his 11th double. DaShawn Keirsey hit his 12th double. And Brooks Lee hit his sixth home run since joining the Saints. WIND SURGE WISDOM Wichita 6, NW Arkansas 1 Box Score The Wind Surge combined a four-run fourth and yet another fantastic start from Andrew Morris to get an afternoon win on Wednesday. Morris improved his Double-A record to 3-1 while dropping his ERA to just 1.41. Morris worked 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He gave up four hits, walked none and had nine strikeouts. The nine strikeouts were the most he’s had with the Wind Surge and a number he reached twice earlier this season with Cedar Rapids. The bottom of the third inning started with a Kyler Fedko walk. Dalton Shuffield followed with a single. Then Jorel Ortego, the 9-Hole Hitter in this game, hit his fourth homer of the season, a three-run blast. Luke Keaschall followed by connecting on his second Wind Surge homer to make it 4-0. Regi Grace came on and got the final out of the sixth inning. He worked 2 1/3 scoreless, hitless innings. He issued just one walk and had one strikeout. Taylor Floyd worked the ninth inning. He gave up one run on three hits. He also hit a batter, but he had two strikeouts. Jake Rucker went 3-for-4. Jeferson Morales went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Keaschall was 2-for-4 with his ninth total homer of the season. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 8, Beloit 6 Box Score The Kernels scored three runs in the sixth and three more in the eighth to take the lead and hung on for their 40th win of the season. Like the Saints, the Kernels had a bit of a bullpen game on Wednesday afternoon. Mike Paredes started and gave up two runs on three hits over 3 1/3 innings. Jarret Whorff gave up one run on three hits and recorded five outs. AJ Labas went 1 2/3 innings and gave up two runs (1 earned) on two hits. Jacob Wosinski gave up two hits, but no runs. He recorded four outs, all on strikeouts. Gabriel Yanez gave up a run on three hits in the ninth but held on for his fifth save of the season. Combined, the Kernels pitchers didn’t hurt themselves. There was one hit batter, but no walks, and they recorded 10 strikeouts. Down 4-2 going to the bottom of the sixth, Nate Baez led off with a walk. Jay Harry followed with a single. After two strikeouts, Kyle Hess came to the plate. He ripped a triple to right field that drove in both runners. With a throwing error, Hess scored two and the Kernels had the 5-4 lead. The game was tied 5-5 going to the bottom of the eighth inning. It was again Baez that led off and got on base, this time after he was hit by a pitch. Harry followed with a walk. Misael Urbina successfully laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners. Jose Salas followed with his second double of the game that scored only Baez, with Harry remaining at third base. After a second out, Payton Eeles singled to short which scored Harry, but a throwing error also allowed Salas to score. Salas went 2-for-4 with his sixth and seventh doubles. Ricardo Olivar walked three times. Hess’s triple was his first with the Kernels. Rayne Doncon hit his seventh double since joining the Kernels. It was his 20th overall this season. MUSSEL MATTERS Fort Myers 11, Tampa 9 Box Score The Mussels fell behind 6-0 after just one-half inning. Through three innings, the Mussels were behind 9-5. They kept clawing back and tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. Two more runs in the bottom of the eighth, and the Mussels completed the improbable comeback. Tanner Hall struggled early, but he also wasn’t helped by his defense. In 2 1/3 innings, he was charged with all nine runs. He gave up seven hits, walked four batters, and hit a batter. However, the Mussels had six errors and five of the runs allowed were unearned. However, the Mussels’ bullpen was absolutely fantastic in this game. Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out four batters over 2 2/3 scoreless innings. He gave up just two hits. Julio Bonilla faced six batters over two perfect innings. He had four strikeouts. Nolan Santos faced seven batters over the final two innings. He gave up no hits, no walks, and no runs. He had three strikeouts. After falling behind 6-0, the Mussels responded with three runs in the bottom half of the first frame. Walker Jenkins started it with a walk. Byron Chourio singled. Then Brandon Winokur singled to load the bases. Jenkins scored on a Rixon Wingrove sacrifice fly. With two outs, Winokur stole a base. Carlos Aguiar drove in two runs with a single but was thrown out by the catcher trying to advance to second base. The team just kept picking away. In the second, Isaac Pena doubled and scored on a Maddux Houghton single. In the third inning, Wingrove scored from first on an Aguiar double. Down 9-5 going to the bottom of the fifth, the Mussels rallied again. It started out a little Little League-like. With one out, Isaac Pena reached on an error, stole second, and advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Yohander Martinez walked and stole second. Maddux Houghton was hit by a pitch. That loaded the bases and caused a pitching change. Walker Jenkins welcomed Jordy Luciano with a 102-mph, bases-clearing double to center that cut the Mussels’ deficit to 9-8. Then in the bottom of the seventh inning, Houghton led off with a single and somehow scored from first base on a single by Jenkins. How? Well, Jenkins hits the ball really hard (108.8 mph), and Houghton can absolutely fly! That tied the game at 9-9. Later that inning, Brandon Winokur was hit by a pitch. He left the game, hopefully more as a precaution, after missing last week after being hit by a pitch. Hopefully he can be back in the lineup soon. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Isaac Pena singled and stole second base. He also stole third base as Yohander Martinez walked. Martinez followed by stealing second. Pena scored on a wild pitch, and Martinez scored on a Houghton single to make it an 11-9 lead, a lead that they held onto. Isaac Pena went 3-for-5 with his fifth double. He also had three stolen bases, and because the team won, we won’t mention his three errors. Maddux Houghton went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Aguiar went 2-for-5 with his seventh double. Jenkins went 2-for-5 with a walk, his third double, and four RBI. The team had eight stolen bases and were hit by four pitches. COMPLEX CHRONICLES FCL Twins Box Score No Game on the schedule. DOMINICAN DAILIES DSL Twins 7, DSL Padres Brown 5 Box Score In a familiar story, the Twins fell behind early. It was 4-0 after the first inning. It was a tough one for Aaron Carranza. He recorded just one out and was charged with four runs (3 earned) on no hits and one walk. He hit the first two batters he faced. After a fly out, he hit another batter to load the bases. A fielding error allowed two runs on score. Then came the walk. And that was the end of his day. Nestor Cafe came in and gave up a two-run single, ending the line for Carranza. Cafe tossed 1 2/3 innings and gave up one hit. He walked two and struck out one. Yoel Roque came on and tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings. He gave up two hits, walked three and hit another batter, but he had six strikeouts. Sebastian Pulido came on and went 1 1/3 innings. He gave up one run on one hit and one walk. Fabian Herrera came in and struck out two batters in a quiet seventh inning to record his second save. The Twins scored three in the top of the second inning. With two outs, Luis Fragoza singled. Carlos Silva doubled him to third. After a Nestor Urbina walk loaded the bases, Irvin Nunez singled to center to drive in two runs. Then the Twins pulled off a double-steal. Nunez stole second base, and Urbina stole home to make it a 4-3 deficit. Then in the third inning, Eduardo Beltre hit his second home run to tie the game. With two outs, Ramiro Dominguez singled and went to second on a balk. Fragoza doubled to put the Twins ahead 5-4. The Padres tied it in the bottom of the sixth inning. In the seventh frame, Eduardo Beltre singled. Murphy Hernandez pinch ran for him. He stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Dominguez walked. Fragoza was hit by a pitch. Then Silva came through with a big, two-run single to give the team the 7-5 lead which became a 7-5 win. Silva was 2-for-4. The double was his third. Beltre was 2-for-4 with his second home run. Fragoza was 2-for-3, hit by a pitch, and hit his third double. TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Andrew Morris (Wichita) - 5.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K; 89 pitches, 57 strikes (64.0%) Hitter of the Day – Walker Jenkins (Fort Myers) - 2-for-5, BB, 2B(3), R, 4 RBI , K. PROSPECT SUMMARY Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on the Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did on Thursday. #1– Walker Jenkins (Fort Myers) – 2-for-5, BB, 2B(3), R, 4 RBI, K #2 – Brooks Lee (St. Paul) – 1-for-4, 2 BB, HR(6), 2 R, 2 RBI #9 – Luke Keaschall (Wichita) – 2-for-4, HR(2), 2 R, RBI, K. #10 – Brandon Winokur (Fort Myers) – 1-for-3, BB, R, SB(13) #11 – Simeon Woods Richardson (Minnesota) – 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 90 pitches, 57 strikes (63.3%) #13 – Tanner Schobel (Wichita) – 0-for-4, 2 K . #18 – Yunior Severino (St. Paul) – 3-for-4, BB, 2 RBI, K #20 – Ricardo Olivar (Cedar Rapids) – 0-for-2, 3 BB, 2 K THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS St. Paul @ Iowa (6:38 PM CST) – RHP Randy Dobnak (6-5, 4.35 ERA) NW Arkansas @ Wichita (7:05 PM CST) – RHP Zebby Matthews (2-1, 1.55 ERA) Beloit @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 PM CST) – RHP Jeremy Lee (0-3, 6.48 ERA) Tampa @ Ft. Myers (6:05 PM CST) – RHP Spencer Bengard (4-1, 1.23 ERA) FCL Twins @ FCL Braves (DH @ 9:00 AM CT) - TBD, TBD DSL Phillies Red @ DSL Twins (10:00 AM CST) - TBD Please feel free to ask questions and discuss Wednesday’s games! View full article

Good to hear Festa is coming up and will start on Thursday. No rush to move Brooks Lee up. He's doing well, but he missed a ton of time. No problem letting him continue to hit in the very hitter friendly CHS Field. Castro obviously deserves to play most of the time .Larnach has been crushing the ball even when he doesn't get hits.