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The Twins (meaning, Ricky Nolasco) gave up nine early runs. However, they attempted the comeback and got the score to 9-7 before it ended. Chris Colabello and Trevor Plouffe homered for the Twins. Glen Perkins was named to his second All-Star game, and Kurt Suzuki will play in the mid-summer classic for the first time in his career. The biggest news in the Twins farm system is that Byron Buxton returned to game action for the Ft. Myers Miracle. He led off, played centerfield and got a couple of at-bats. We also learned the Twins will soon make a decision on whether Trevor May will pitch in the Futures Game. It's a busy minor league report today, so let's get started with some transactions. TRANSACTIONS Mark Hamburger was promoted from New Britain to Rochester. JO Berrios and Lance Ray were promoted from Ft. Myers to New Britain. (per Bryce Zimmerman, Mason Melotakis was also promoted to AA.) Ethan Mildren and Todd Van Steensel were promoted from Cedar Rapids to Ft. Myers. Chih-Wei Hu and Jake Reed were promoted from Elizabethton to Cedar Rapids. RED WINGS REPORT Game 1 - Rochester 6, Lehigh Valley 1 Box Score After playing 16 innings on Saturday night, Kris Johnson gave the Red Wings just what they needed on Sunday afternoon in the first of two. The left-hander threw all seven innings to record his eighth win of the season. He gave up one run on two hits and a walk while striking out five. Brad Nelson hit his fourth and fifth home runs of the season to lead the offense. Wilkin Ramirez homered for the third time. Danny Ortiz went 2-3 with his fourth double. Game 2 - Rochester 6, Lehigh Valley 1 Box Score The Red Wings put a six on the board in the bottom of the first inning and won by the same score as they did in the first game. The big hit in that first inning was a three-run home run from Nate Hanson. Deibinson Romero added his 24th double while Dan Rohlfing doubled for the 14th time. On the mound, the recently-added Mark Hamburger got the starting nod. He gave up one run on five hits and a walk in five innings. He struck out four. Ryan Pressly went the last two innings. He gave up three hits, but no runs, while striking out two. ROCK CATS REVIEW New Britain 1, Portland 6 Box Score Taylor Rogers was strong again on Sunday, but the Rock Cats bats couldn't muster much offense off of Red Sox top pitching prospect Henry Owens. The Rock Cats managed just five hits. Reynaldo Rodriguez went 2-3 with a walk and his 26th double. Tony Thomas hit his fifth triple. Rogers gave up just two runs on eight hits over seven innings. He walked none and struck out four. Dan Turpen came on and gave up four runs on three hits and a walk in the 8th inning. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 10, Charlotte 5 Box Score Byron Buxton led off and played centerfield. He made a tremendous catch at the warning track in center early in the game. With the bat, he went 0-2, but most important, he stayed healthy. He was replaced in the lineup in the third inning by Max Kepler who went 1-1 with two walks and a three-run double. Jorge Polanco went 3-5 with his fourteenth and fifteenth doubles. Adam Walker went 3-4 with a walk. Dalton Hicks was 2-5 with his second triple. Niko Goodrum walked three times. DJ Baxendale started and gave up four runs on eight hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out five. Steven Gruver came on and gave up a run on three hits in two innings. Tyler Jones recorded his 11th save by working two shutout innings. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 2, Beloit 3 Box Score On this day, Aaron Slegers was much better than his line score would indicate. He went seven innings and gave up three runs (two earned) on five hits. He walked none and struck out two. However, he started the eighth inning and both hitters reached base. He was replaced, but the runners still came in to score. Todd Van Steensel gave up two hits over two scoreless innings. Bryan Haar led the offense. He went 3-4 with his 16th double and his fourth triple. Jason Kanzler went 2-4. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 7, Bluefield 12 Box Score It was not a good start for the E-Twins. Literally. Derrick Penilla started and gave up nine runs (6 earned) on six hits and two walks. He recorded just one out before Sam Clay came into the game. He gave up three runs (two earned) on one hit and two walks, in 0.1 innings. Randy LeBlanc came on and gave up only an unearned run on two hits over 4.1 innings. Josue Montanez came on and gave up one run on three hits an a walk. Kuo Hua Lo gave up two runs on five hits in two innings. The E-Twins bats did show up. Tyler Kuresa went 3-4 with a walk and three doubles, to double his double total on the season. Jorge Fernandez went 3-5. Nick Gordon went 2-4 with a walk. Max Murphy went 2-5 with his fourth double and fourth home run. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins Box Score No Game Scheduled. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Kris Johnson, Rochester Red Wings Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Tyler Kuresa, Elizabethton Twins MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Buffalo @ Rochester (6:05 CST) – Sean Gilmartin New Britain @ New Hampshire (DH @ 5:05 CST) – TBD Ft. Myers - No Game Scheduled Cedar Rapids - No Game Scheduled Bluefield @ Elizabethton (6:00 CST) – Michael Cederoth GCL Orioles @ GCL Twins (11:00am CST) – TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Sunday games.

The Twins beat the Yankees by a score of 2-1 in 11 innings. The winning run scored on a throwing error by the Yanks' catcher, Francisco Cervelli, trying to complete a 1-2-3 double play. Brian Duensing picked up the win. The Red Wings offensive machine continued to rack up runs. A couple of Kernels continued hot streaks, and the E-Twins got another terrific start. There were some good games throughout the Twins minor leagues on Friday. Check out more below. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 8, Lehigh Valley 9 (16 innings) Box Score With a double-header on Sunday, the last thing the Red Wings needed was a 16-inning game on Saturday. However, that's just what they got. Six errors in the field by the Red Wings didn't help the matter. Scott Diamond started and gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk in 5.1 innings. Lester Oliveros gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits in 1.2 innings. He struck out two. AJ Achter was charged with an unearned run on one hit in one inning. Edgar Ibarra went the next 2.2 innings. He gave up one hit and walked one, but he didn't allow a run. Michael Tonkin gave up only one hit over 2.1 scoreless innings. Aaron Thompson came in and gave up two runs (1 earned) on four hits over 2.2 innings. He struck out four before being ejected, along with his manager Gene Glynn. Deolis Guerra came in and recorded the final out. All nine Red Wings had at least one hit. Seven of the nine had at least two hits. Nate Hanson led the way with three hits including his second double. Chris Herrmann had two doubles. Wilkin Ramirez hit his 16th double. Chris Rahl hit his sixth home run. ROCK CATS REVIEW Game 1 - New Britain 0, Portland 4 Box Score Virgil Vasquez started and gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out five. The Rock Cats managed just five hits in the game. Reynaldo Rodriguez had two of them, including his 25th double. Michael Kvasnicka went 2-3. Game 2 - New Britain 2, Portland 4 Box Score Pat Dean started the second game and gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out five (sound familiar?). The Rock Cats had just five hits in the second game as well. Eddie Rosario went 2-3 with his fifth and sixth doubles. Aaron Hicks went 2-2 with a walk. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 2, Charlotte 3 Box Score The Miracle had plenty of base runners, but they were unable to put enough runs on the scoreboard. Niko Goodrum went 3-4. Dalton Hicks went 2-4 with his 13th double. Travis Harrison went 2-4. Nate Roberts and Mike Gonzales each hit a double. Brett Lee made his first start in months and gave up two unearned runs on two hits and four walks in three innings. Alex Wimmers gave up a hit and walked two in a scoreless inning. Brian Gilbert threw two scoreless. Madison Boer gave up a run on a hit in two innings. He struck out two. Brandon Peterson walked two and struck out two in a scoreless inning. Manager Doug Mientkiewicz was ejected in the 9th inning. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Beloit 6 Box Score Kohl Stewart gave up five runs (one earned) on four hits in 2.2 innings before being ejected by the home plate umpire. Jared Wilson gave up two hits and walked four in 2.1 innings but gave up just one run. Alex Muren, Chris Mazza and Hudson Boyd combined for four scoreless. The Kernels had just four hits. Jon Murphy walked three times. Engelb Vielma hit his third triple. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 1, Bluefield 0 Box Score Felix Jorge threw five shutout innings and struck out five. CK Irby and Jake Reed each threw two scoreless innings. Nick Gordon went 3-4 and is now hitting .345. Tyler Kuresa went 2-3 with his third double. Tanner English hit his second home run for the lone run of the game. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 0, GCL Red Sox 3 Box Score Wilfredy Liranzo struck out four in two scoreless innings. Mike Theofanopoulus gave up two runs on three hits and three walks in 1.1 innings. He struck out two while taking the loss. Callan Pearce then gave up a run on two hits in 2.1 innings. Seth Wagner struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings. He walked one. Trevor Hildenberger pitched a perfect inning. The GCL Twins had just three hits. Amaurys Minier had two of them. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Felix Jorge, E-Twins Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Chris Herrmann, Rochester Red Wings

The Twins got a short start from Kyle Gibson (six runs in two innings) but came up just shy in their attempt to come back, losing 6-5 to the Yankees on the 4th of July. Sam Deduno was very good in long relief. Brian Dozier and Chris Colabello homered, but it wasn't enough. The Red Wings offensive machine continued to rack up runs. A couple Kernels continued hot streaks, and the E-Twins got another terrific start. There were some good games throughout the Twins minor leagues on Friday. Check out more below. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 12, Lehigh Valley 6 Box Score The Red Wings bats dominated in this one, their 50th win of the season. Chris Herrmann led the way. He reached base all five times with two singles and three walks. Eric Farris went 3-6 and stole his 14th base. Deibinson Romero went 2-6 with his 23rd double. Danny Ortiz went 2-5 with his second triple. Pedro Florimon was 2-5. Doug Bernier went 1-2, walked twice and was hit one other time. Logan Darnell wasn't terribly good, but he did get through five innings. He gave up six runs on seven hits and two walks. He struck out three. Deolis Guerra struck out four over the next two innings. Aaron Thompson gave up two hits in a scoreless inning. Michael Tonkin also recorded a scoreless inning. ROCK CATS REVIEW New Britain, Portland Box Score This game was postponed due to rain. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 6, Charlotte 1 Box Score A couple familiar faces made the biggest impacts in this game. Yesterday, JO Berrios was named the pitcher of the month for June, and the day before that he was named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Month. On Friday, he improved to 9-3 with six innings of one-run ball. He gave up six hits, walked one and struck out four. Steven Gruver recorded the three-inning save, giving up just one hit and one walk. The Miracle had just three hits in the game. Dalton Hicks doubled for the 12th time. Jorge Polanco tripled for the fifth time. Adam Walker came to the plate with the bases loaded, and he hit his 18th home run of the season. It was his third straight game with a home run and it was his third grand slam of the year. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Beloit 0 Box Score He threw seven shutout innings in his previous start and on Friday Ethan Mildren did it again. In his seven shutout frames, he gave up just three hit and two walks. He struck out four. Dallas Gallant got a strikeout in his perfect inning. Todd Van Steensel came on for the ninth and recorded his eighth save. He walked one, gave up a hit, and struck out two. Bryan Haar continued to crush the ball. He went 2-3 with his 12th home run. He also stole his first base of the year. Zach Granite led off the game for the Kernels with a triple, his second. Chad Christensen hit his 13th double. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 5, Bluefield 0 Box Score The string of quality pitching for Elizabethton continued on July 4th. Chih-Wei Hu started and gave up just two hits over six shutout innings. He walked none and struck out nine. Keaton Steale, Josue Montanez and Kuo Hua Lo all threw a scoreless inning to maintain the shutout. Montanez struck out two. Lo struck out the side. Tanner English went 3-4 with his first triple. Tyler Mautner (6), Tyler Kuresa (2) and Brian Navarreto (5) all doubled in the game. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 3, GCL Red Sox 13 Box Score Young Australian Jack Barrie led the offense, going 4-4 on the day. Rainis Silva went 2-4. However, the bullpen really struggled in this one. Miguel Gonzalez started and gave up two runs on six hits in four innings. He struck out three. Onas Farfan came on and gave up three runs on three hits and a walk in one inning. Reyson Zoquiel gave up four runs (2 earned) on a hit and four walks and recorded just two outs. Miles Nordgren gave up four runs (just 1 earned) on seven hits in 2.1 innings. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Ethan Mildren, Cedar Rapids Kernels Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Chris Herrmann, Rochester Red Wings SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Lehigh Valley @ Rochester (6:05 CST) – Scott Diamond New Britain @ Portland (DH @ 3:00 CST) – Virgil Vasquez, Pat Dean Charlotte @ Ft. Myers (5:05 CST) – Brett Lee Beloit @ Cedar Rapids (5:05 CST) - Kohl Stewart Bluefield @ Elizabethton (5:00 CST) – Felix Jorge GCL Red Sox @ GCL Twins (9:00am CST) – Wilfredy Liranzo Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Friday games.

Happy Fourth of July to all of you! I am a couple days later than usual in posting the Twins minor league pitchers and hitters of the month thanks to my trip to Cedar Rapids (which was awesome, and the Kernels are home again this weekend, so get down there if you can!). Today, I'll be posting the Twins Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Month. It's always good when there are several starting pitchers deserving of recognition. It's even better when several of the names you will see below are names seen in previous months because that means they're putting together a long stretch of quality starting performances. With that, I'm going to post a couple of honorable mentions before getting to the Top 5. HONORABLE MENTION Trevor May - Rochester - 4 GS, 24.2 IP, 20 H, 9 BB, 27 K. 3-1, 3.65 ERA., 1.18 WHIP, .220 OBA. Pat Dean - New Britain - 6 GS, 36.2 IP, 43 H, 6 BB, 18 K, 4-1, 2.95 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, .289 OBA. Tim Shibuya - Ft. Myers - 4 G, 3 GS, 20.0 IP, 12 H, 0 BB, 10 K, 2-0, 0.45 ERA, 0.60 WHIP, .167 OBA Let's get to the Top 5: #5 - Kohl Stewart - Cedar Rapids - 5 GS, 25.0 IP, 23 H, 8 BB, 15 K, 0-2, 2.16 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, .258 OBA. The Twins top pick in 2013 has had a very good season, and that has continued into June. He was named to the MWL All-Star team, though he didn't pitch in the game. He is on a pitch count, so he hasn't made it into the sixth inning too often. Many are worried about his lack of strikeouts, but when I talked to people in Cedar Rapids, no one was concerned. The general comment is that no one is hitting him well, and he's getting a lot of weak ground balls and pop-ups. Not bad considering he's 19 years old in a league where there are players three to five years older than him. #4 - Taylor Rogers - New Britain - 6 GS, 43.1 IP, 40 H, 10 BB, 26 K, 2-2, 3.12 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, .253 OBA. Rogers struggled in his first three starts this season and has been terrific since. He is doing the things that made him my choice for Pitcher of the Year last year. He's working quickly. He's efficient. He throws strikes. He's able to work deep into games. Reports last year had it that he was sitting 91-92 throughout the game and touching 94 at times. He's also got a very good slider. As you can see, he averaged more than seven innings in June. #3 - Matt Tomshaw - Ft. Myers - 6 G, 5 GS, 33.2 IP, 38 H, 5 BB, 24 K, 2-0, 2.94 ERA, 1 Save, 1.28 WHIP, .286 OBA. Tomshaw was the winner of this award in May when he put up silly numbers. He continued to be very good in June. He made five starts and one relief appearance. In that game, he worked the final four innings to record the save, and more important, clinch the first half title for the Miracle. The lefty has always been aggressive and worked quickly, but he's now hitting 91 on the radar. His utilization of The Thing has really helped him have a pitch that hitters (and maybe his catchers?) don't know what it will do. #2 - Jason Wheeler - Ft. Myers/New Britain - 6 GS, 38.1 IP, 29 H, 11 BB, 37 K, 4-2, 2.35 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, .206 OBA. Wheeler repeated the first half of the season in Ft. Myers, but after three June starts for the Miracle, he was promoted to New Britain. He has actually been even better in his three starts with the Rock Cats. The left-hander, whose brother has had a couple of big home runs this month for the Colorado Rockies, has increased his velocity. He now sits 89-91 and can occasionally reach 93. He's got good control of his secondary pitches as well. Some pretty solid performances, to be sure, but this month's Minnesota Twins Minor League Starting Pitcher choice was actually quite easy to pick. #1 - JO Berrios - Ft. Myers - 6 GS, 41.0 IP, 24 H, 5 BB, 53 K, 4-1, 1.54 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, .168 OBA Yesterday, Berrios was named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Month. He was remarkable. At just 20 years old, Berrios shows such poise on the mound. He has terrific control and stuff that gets a lot of swings and misses. He's been able to get strikeouts while still being efficient enough to get into the 7th inning in most of his starts. If you want, you could even add one inning and two strikeouts to his above totals because he was the starting pitcher in the league All-Star game. His fastball continues to sit between 93 and 96 and touches 97. His breaking pitches are very sharp and he has a very good changeup. Berrios was Twins Daily's #6 prospect heading into the season, and he has without doubt firmly placed himself in the top five at this point. Feel free to comment on JO Berrios and the other starting pitchers highlighted this month.

Over this past weekend, I was in Cedar Rapids to watch the Kernels play. On Saturday night, the Kernels and their fans celebrated Twins Night. TC Bear was in attendance, but the headliner was Twins legend and Hall of Famer Rod Carew. After signing autographs for fans and joining the radio broadcast for two innings, Carew talked to the media. In Part 1 of that interview, Carew shared his thoughts on his playing career. In Part 2, Carew provided his thoughts on working with today's players. In Part 3 today, Carew talked about various topics from his relationship with Tony Gwynn to his most recent conversation with Aaron Hicks. Carew talked about being very excited to work with the Twins, with Tony Oliva and Joe Mauer, during the upcoming All-Star festivities at Target Field. “It’s a great stadium, they did a heck of a job building the stadium. I know that the Twins are going to do a great job in representing the organization and baseball.” He was also asked about his thoughts on Tony Gwynn who just recently passed away. “Very, very upsetting. Tony and I are very good friends. When I was traded to California, he and I became very good friends. We spent time together during spring training. We always talked about hitting. He always wanted to talk to me about hitting. Over the years that I was out there, we just became very good friends. I would call him and talk to him about coming down to the University to help him with the guys. He always wanted me to do that. He was a guy with a big heart. He had a big heart, always willing to help people. He reminds me so much of Harmon, a very humble person away from the baseball field. He would talk to anyone, just like Tony Oliva. Those guys have that kind of personality that you can walk up to them and talk to them about anything and they’re going to take the time to do so.” Aaron Hicks said at Twins Fest that he spends a lot of time talking to Carew, working out and hitting with him, in the offseason in Southern California. He said during spring training that he talks to him frequently throughout the season as well. I asked Carew if he had talked to Aaron Hicks recently, and how he was doing. Carew noted, “Aaron Hicks, to me, is one of the most talented kids in the organization. I hate to see that talent go to waste. I just spoke to him and chewed him out. I told him, 'you can have all the talent in the world. I’ve seen players with your talent, but if you don’t learn how to play the game, understand the game, and you’re not willing to work hard and get better, then you’re just going to be in the minor leagues.' I had a very father-son talk with him.” He was also asked for his thoughts on the prevalance in shifts in the game today. He said, “I’ll tell you. It’s working out. I know they couldn’t put the shift on me when I played because they didn’t know where I was going to hit the ball. But, hitters have to understand that if they’re going to play a shift on you, you’ve got to try to make an adjustment where you can take the ball to the opposite field. If you want to keep pulling the ball and hitting into outs, then you’re going to have 0-3 or 0-4 days. They have to start making adjustments to take the ball the other way.” So, who in today’s game reminds Carew of himself? “One of the kids that I really admired since he came up was Derek Jeter. He used the whole field to hit. Played the game the same way every single day. The kid that I look at now is Mike Trout. The same demeanor, comes out every day, plays hard, has a smile on his face, and has a good time when he’s out there.” It was truly an honor to get to interview Rod Carew. He proved himself to be a true gentleman. As always if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to discuss. Carew photo from AP.

The Twins lost 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon to the Royals. The Yankees are coming to town for a four game series. The Rochester Red Wings pitching staff has been tremendous all season. However, when the Triple-A All-Star game rosters were announced on Wednesday morning, just one player from the Red Wings was named to the roster. In their game on Wednesday, a Red Wings hitter was one hit away from the cycle. Surprisingly, the one hit that he didn't have was a single. There were a couple affiliates that had the day off on Wednesday. Continue reading to find out what happened throughout the Twins' farm system: photo of Doug Bernier by Steve Mitchell RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 8, Pawtucket 7 Box Score Doug Bernier has had a terrific season, and on this day, he was very good. He went 3-5 and was just a single away from a cycle. He hit his 13th double, first triple, fifth home run and drove in three runs. Chris Rahl went 3-4 with his 11th double and three RBI. Deibinson Romero went 2-4 with a walk, his 22nd double and his seventh home run. Pedro Florimon went 2-4 with a walk and his fifth double. Sean Gilmartin made the start. He gave up three runs on five hits, three walks and a hit batter in five innings. He struck out six. AJ Achter gave up one run on two hits and two walks in two innings. Michael Tonkin gave up three runs on three hits (including a home run) in 1.1 innings. He struck out three. Lester Oliveros came in and got the final two outs, one on a strikeout. Earlier in the day, AJ Achter was named to the AAA All-Star team. Almost inexplicably, he was the only Red Wings player named an All-Star. ROCK CATS REVIEW New Britain, Binghamton Box Score This game was postponed due to rain. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 5, Bradenton 6 (10 innings) Box Score The Miracle fell behind early, but they scored five runs in the top of the 9th inning to send it to extra innings. Unfortunately, they lost in the 10th inning. Tim Shibuya started the game for the Miracle. He was charged with five runs on eight hits over four innings. He walked none and struck out three. Mason Melotakis struck out two in one scoreless inning. Madison Boer struck out three over two scoreless innings. Brian Gilbert gave up two hits in a scoreless inning. Tyler Jones pitched a scoreless ninth, but he gave up a single run in the 10th frame and took the loss. Michael Gonzales hit his 12th and 13th doubles in five at bats. Travis Harrison was 2-5. In the ninth inning, Adam Walker drove in two runs with his 16th homer. Two batters later, Dalton Hicks tied the game with a two run homer, his fourth of the year. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 6, Wisconsin 1 Box Score Lewis Thorpe may not have lasted through five, but he pitched very well. In 4.2 innings, he gave up only an unearned run on five hits. He walked one and struck out eight. Chris Mazza got the next four outs, three of them on strikeouts. Alex Muren gave up two hits, but no runs, in two innings. He struck out two. Hudson Boyd walked one and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning. Zach Granite led the offense. He went 3-5 with his second double. Bryan Haar went 2-4 with a walk and his 15th double. Alex Swim went 2-4 with three RBI. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton Box Score No Game Scheduled. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 3, GCL Rays 4 Box Score The GCL Twins managed just five hits. Manuel Guzman went 1-3 with a walk and a stolen base. Frank Encarnacion went 1-3 with a walk, his first double and his second stolen base. Onesimo Hernandez gave up one run on one hit over four innings. He walked two and struck out three. Mat Batts walked one and struck out two in three hitless innings. Callan Pearce gave up one run on two hits in one innings. He struck out two. Seth Wagner gave up two runs on three walks in 0.2 innings. Trevor Hildenberger gave up a hit and a walk before recording the final out. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Lewis Thorpe, Cedar Rapids Kernels Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Doug Bernier, Rochester Red Wings THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Pawtucket (5:15 CST) – Alex Meyer (Listen) Binghamton @ New Britain (DH - 4:05 CST) – Tyler Duffey, Virgil Vasquez (Listen) Ft. Myers @ Bradenton (5:30 CST) – Matt Tomshaw (Listen) Cedar Rapids @ Wisconsin (7:05 CST) – Ryan Eades (Listen) Bluefield @ Elizabethton (6:00 CST) – Sam Gibbons (Listen) GCL Twins @ GCL Rays (11:00am CST) – TBD. Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Wednesday games.