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All six of the Minnesota Twins’ Minor League affiliates were scheduled for action on Friday, though only five of them would play their games. It was a tough day however, as only the Gulf Coast League Twins were able to pick up a victory, and two other teams lost despite allowing only three runs combined to opposing teams. Daniel Palka did something noteworthy (because it wasn’t hitting a home run), Jose Berrios and Kohl Stewart were on the mound at AAA and AA, and the five teams combined for eight errors on the day. How did it all go so bad on Friday night? Read on to find out! RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 5, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 7 Box Score Jose Berrios was on the mound for Rochester looking to continue his recent surge, as in his last four starts he had allowed just four runs (two earned) on ten hits and seven walks in thirty innings. He also struck out twenty-nine and his last turn in the rotation was an 87-pitch complete game victory. He wasn’t as good on this night, and it was an error of his own that led to some of the damage. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre took a 3-0 lead in the second inning after Berrios recorded the first out of the inning on a K, but walked the next two. He induced ground ball with a chance to end the inning with a double play, but Berrios had to cover first and missed the throw. One run scored on the play, and the next two tripled and doubled in a run respectively, leading to three unearned runs for Berrios. All of Rochester’s runs on the scoreboard came in the fourth inning to give them a 5-3 lead at the time. Daniel Parka started the inning with a single, and ended it with a strikeout, but in between just about everything possible on the offensive side of the scorebook happened. Adam Walker followed Palka with a walk and James Beresford delivered a sacrifice bunt to move them to second and third. Logan Schafer then singled in the first run of the inning. Wilfredo Tovar drove in the second run on an error, John Ryan Murphy the third with a sac fly, and Tommy Field the fourth with a triple. Darin Mastroianni finished off the Rochester scoring for the game with a single to drive in Field. Berrios pitched into the sixth inning, but a two-run home run put the RailRiders out front for good. For the game Berrios pitched 5.2 innings, allowing six runs (three earned), on nine hits and three walks, while striking out five and falling to 8-4. Sean Burnett finished the sixth and seventh innings, allowing one hit and one walk with a K. Alex Wimmers allowed one run on two hits and a walk in eighth. He struck out one. The Red Wings offense pounded out sixteen hits and was also 5-19 with runners in scoring position, compared to the RailRiders twelve hits and 2-8 lines on the game, but the opposing team got big hits (HR, 2 2B’s) to score runners from first, while the Red Wings power went cold for a night outside of Tommy Field. He led the offense going 3-4 with a double and a triple, scored one, and drove in one. Walker and Beresford each had three hits, and Tovar and Mastroianni each went 2-5. Murphy was the only starter held hitless. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Birmingham 10, Chattanooga 6 Box Score Birmingham was able to jump on Chattanooga starter Kohl Stewart early and often, and knocked him out the game in the fourth inning. It didn’t help any that his defense also committed two errors behind him that led to runs. He finished 3.2 innings, and allowed seven runs (four earned) on eleven hits, including five doubles and a home run. He walked one and struck out one. The Lookouts closed the game to 7-4 in the sixth after a Leonardo Reginatto sac fly and Stuart Turner’s sacrifice double play (7-1-5 in the scorebook). Luke Westphal gave Chattanooga two scoreless innings, but ran into trouble of his own in his third. Before he was replaced by Zack Jones in the seventh, three runs had scored to make it 10-4. Jones also finished a scoreless eighth, and struck out one. Jake Reed allowed a single and struck out two in the ninth. Rochester’s fifth run scored on a wild-pitch in the eighth, and that would be it. Ryan Walker (2-3, BB, 3 R’s, 2B) and D.J. Hicks (2-3, BB, 2B RBI) had multi-hit games for the Lookouts. MIRACLE MATTERS Dunedin 2, Fort Myers 1 Box score Randy LeBlanc outlasted his opposing starter seven innings to five, but it was the shorter of the two outings that picked up the win in this one. LeBlanc scattered six hits and a walk over those seven innings while striking out ten, but a costly error in the second and slow bases loaded ground ball in the sixth put two runs on the board for Dunedin while his offense managed just four hits and one run in support of him. Nick Gordon went 2-4 with a double and the lone RBI. Alex Perez and LaMonte Wade each singled. Daniel Kihle drew a walk in his Florida State League debut. Michael Theofanopoulos finished the game with two scoreless innings. He allowed one hit and struck out two. The loss evens the Miracle’s record on the year with the Blue Jays at 45-40, and they are within a game of each other at 11-5 and 12-4 respectively, in the second half with three more games in their series that ends on Monday. KERNELS NUGGETS Kane County 1, Cedar Rapids 0 Box Score The Kane County Cougars utilized four pitchers to stymie the Kernels offense, with their starter pitching three scoreless innings, and the three others each adding two. The Cedar Rapids offense managed just four hits and was 0-3 with runners in scoring position on the game. Lachlan Wells was on the hill for the Kernels, and went the first five innings. His allowed a solo home run and just three other hits, and struck out three. Williams Ramirez added three scoreless innings in relief, allowing one hit and walking two, while striking out five. Anthony McIver finished the game with a perfect ninth. Sean Miller, Luis Arreaz, Zander Wiel, and Christian Caveness all singled to tally the Kernel’s four hits. Miller also stole his sixth base. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton @ Bristol – Postponed by rain. Elizabethton’s game on Friday was postponed due to rain. But in transaction news, pitcher Patrick McGuff was promoted to their roster from the Gulf Coast League. The 2016 thirty-sixth round pick out of Morehead State (KY) had pitched 5.2 innings in the GCL, striking out nine with a 0.53 WHIP. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 8, GCL Red Sox 3 Box Score The Twins lineup took advantage of a sloppy Red Sox defense for eight runs early in the game to take a lead they would never be in jeopardy of relinquishing. Three walks, a hit-by-pitch, two errors, and passed ball would allow five runs to score despite only one hit allowed in the second, an RBI single off the bat of Jean Carlos Arias. Jose Miranda added a Sacrifice Fly in the frame They added three runs in the third after a hit-by-pitch and an error put two runners on base, and was followed by a Jorge Andrade 2-RBI triple and RBI single from Manuel Guzman with two outs. Miguel De Jesus went the first five innings for the Twins, improving his record to 2-1. He allowed two runs on four hits and two walks. He struck out five. Daniel Martinez struck out four in two scoreless innings of relief, and was followed by Callan Pearce who surrendered an unearned run on two hits in his inning, striking out one. Garret Kelly finished the game by striking out three in the ninth. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Randy LeBlanc, Fort Myers Miracle (7.0IP, 2 R’s (1 ER), 6 H’s, 1 BB, 10 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Jorge Andrade, GCL Twins (2-3, 2 R’s, 3B, 3 RBI, BB) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (6:05PM CST) – LHP Logan Darnell (8-7, 3.55 ERA) Chattanooga @ Tennessee (6:05PM CST) – TBD Dunedin @ Fort Myers (5:05PM CST) – LHP Tyler Jay (5-5, 2.84 ERA) Kane County @ Cedar Rapids (6:35PM CST) – RHP Dereck Rodriguez (1-10, 6.55 ERA) Greeneville @ Elizabethton (5:00PM CST) – RHP Ryan Mason (0-1, 14.14 ERA) GCL Red Sox @ GCL Twins (9:00AM CST) – TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Friday’s games.

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Five of the Twins affiliates were in action on Sunday, as the post-draft minor league seasons get into full swing with the rookie leagues added to the slate. One of those rookie league teams continued their early season roll with a slugfest against their arch rival. Trevor May joined Miguel Sano at AAA in a rehab assignment with Rochester. Chattanooga got eight strong innings from their starting pitcher and another home run from a guy who keeps being showcased in these reports. Cedar Rapids used timely hitting and pitching luck to win against the Twins former Midwest League affiliate. Read on to find out how it all went down on Sunday in the minor leagues!RED WINGS REPORT Louisville 7, Rochester 4 Box Score The Louisville Bats jumped on Rochester starter Jason Wheeler in the first inning, taking a 2-0 lead before Rochester’s bats even got a chance, with two doubles and a single in the opening frame. The Red Wings got one back in the bottom of the inning, when Jorge Polanco hit his sixth triple to drive in James Beresford, who had led off with a walk. Wheeler settled in after that, putting zeros on the board in the second third and fourth innings. Rochester took the lead in the bottom of the fourth, when Adam Walker doubled in Eddie Rosario and Kennys Vargas, who had walked (!) and doubled respectively, to make it 3-2. Wheeler surrendered a solo home run in the fifth to tie it at three, but would finish six innings and the quality start. He allowed the three runs on seven hits and one walk, while striking out four, and did not factor into the game’s decision. Trevor May made his first appearance of his rehab assignment in the seventh, and it didn’t go as well as he would have hoped. He hit the first batter he faced, gave up a single, and threw a wild pitch around a strikeout and ground ball to give the Bats the lead, and saddle himself with the loss. Ryan O’Rourke came on with a runner on third, and struck out the only batter he faced. David Martinez was next up for the eighth inning but ran into trouble of his own. Before the inning was done, three more runs had scored for Louisville and it was Nick Greenwood on the mound. Greenwood allowed one inherited runner to score, but finished the game with 1.1 innings, including a strikeout. Rochester got one run back in the bottom of the eighth on a Kennys Vargas solo home run to make it 7-4, and in the bottom of the ninth Buck Britton and Beresford were on base with Miguel Sano at the plate, but he grounded into a double play to end the game. The loss is the Red Wings third in a row, and places them in a three-way tie for the International League North Division lead, with Lehigh Valley and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at 45-32. Vargas finished the day 2-4 with two runs scored, a double, home run and RBI to lead the Rochester offense. Walker, Britton, and John Ryan Murphy all added a double to the effort. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Jackson 2, Chattanooga 6 Box Score Chattanooga took an early 3-0 lead in this one, as D.J. Hicks knocked his fifth home run of the season in the bottom of the first inning. It scored Zach Granite, who led off with single, and Travis Harrison who had walked. The Generals would get one of those back in the second inning, as Lookouts starter Aaron Slegers gave up a home run to make it 3-1, but that’s all the Generals would get against him on the day Slegers would go on to finish eight innings and pick up his sixth win. He allowed just the one run on five hits and one walk, while striking out six. Chattanooga added three more runs in the bottom of the seventh, as Stuart Turner led off with a double, and scored on a single from Engelb Vielma before Daniel Palka stepped in the batter’s box. As expected, he hit his Southern League-leading nineteenth home run of year to make 6-1 in favor of the home team. Omar Bencomo came on for the ninth inning, and allowed one run on two hits to yield the final score. He struck out one. Vielma (2-4, R, RBI) and Turner (2-4, R, 2B) collected multiple hits for Chattanooga. MIRACLE MATTERS Bradenton @ Fort Myers – Suspended (Rain) Box score The Miracle’s game with Bradenton was brought to halt in the fourth inning on Sunday, as rain came through the Gulf Coast. Fort Myers holds a 4-0 lead thanks to home runs from Edgar Corcino, Niko Goodrum, and T.J. White to this point. Randy Rosario made the start and pitched four innings, allowing no runs on three hits and one walk. He struck out four. The game will be completed on July 7th as part of a double-header with the Marauders. KERNELS NUGGETS Beloit 1, Cedar Rapids 4 Box Score The Kernels were outhit ten to seven in this one, but got the timely hits while their pitching staff held the Snappers hitless with runners in scoring position (0-11) on the game. Starter Lachlan Wells pitched into the sixth inning and picked up the win in his first start with the Kernels. He was replaced by Anthony McIver and with one out and runners on first and second. McIver induced an inning ending double play to keep Cedar Rapids in front 3-0. They scored two of those runs in the third inning after a single from Jermain Palacios led off the inning., Brad Hartong followed and reached on an error, and the first run of the game scored on a Sean Miller groundout. Luis Arreaz, drove in Hartong with a single of his own to make it 2-0, and in the fourth J.J. Fernandez drove in a run with his fifteenth double of the year. Arreaz added another RBI single in the seventh and finished his day 4-4 with two RBI. McIver stayed on for the seventh and eighth innings, and allowed one run on three hits and a walk. He struck out one. Kuo Hua Lo came on for the ninth, and worked a one-two-three inning for his second save with the Kernels. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 13, Johnson City 12 Box Score The name of the game was offense in this one, as the teams combined for twenty-five runs on twenty-seven hits, six walks, and six errors between them. Ariel Montesino of the Twins went 5-6 out of the leadoff spot. He scored twice and drove in one, and has two or more hits in all three games he has played thus far. Jaylin Davis was 3-4 with a home run, two RBIs, a walk and four runs scored. Lewin Diaz hit a double and a triple, drove in two, and scored three runs. Mitchell Kranson was 2-5 with a double, two RBIs, and a run scored. The only hitters in the lineup who did not reach base were Travis Blankenhorn and Amaurys Minier. Ryan Mason made the start for the Twins and lasted just three innings. He gave up six runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out four. 2016 sixth round draft pick, Alex Schick made his professional debut next. He allowed four runs on four hits and a walk in one inning. Hector Lujan pitched the next 3.1 innings, including two that were scoreless to pick up the win. He allowed two runs on two hits while striking out four. Colton Davis got the final five outs, striking out two on the way to his second save. Elizabethton improves to 4-0 on the season. GCL TWINS TAKES The GCL Twins enjoyed the afternoon off on Sunday. They get back to action tomorrow morning against the GCL Orioles. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Aaron Slegers, Chattanooga Lookouts (W, 8.0IP, 1 ER, 5 H’s, 1 BB, 6 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Jaylin Davis, Elizabethton Twins (3-4, 4 R’s, HR, 2 RBI, BB) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Pawtucket @ Rochester (6:05PM CST) – LHP Pat Dean (1-4, 4.07 ERA) Jackson @ Chattanooga (6:15PM CST) – RHP Kohl Stewart (1-2, 4.82 ERA) Fort Myers @ Bradenton (5:30PM CST) – TBD Cedar Rapids@ Quad Cities (7:00PM CST) – RHP Dereck Rodriguez (1-8, 6.71 ERA) Elizabethton @ Johnson City (6:00PM CST) – RHP Sean Poppen (0-0, -.—ERA) GCL Twins @ GCL Orioles (11:00AM CST) – TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games. Click here to view the article

Five of the Twins affiliates were in action on Sunday, as the post-draft minor league seasons get into full swing with the Rookie Leagues added to the slate. One of those Rookie League teams continued their early season roll with a slugfest against their arch rival. Trevor May joined Miguel Sano at AAA in a rehab assignment with Rochester. Chattanooga got eight strong innings from their starting pitcher and another home run from a guy who keeps being showcased in these reports. Cedar Rapids used timely hitting and pitching luck to win against the Twins former Midwest-League Affiliate. Read on to find out how it all went down on Sunday in the Minor Leagues! RED WINGS REPORT Louisville 7, Rochester 4 Box Score The Louisville Bats jumped on Rochester starter Jason Wheeler in the first inning, taking a 2-0 lead before Rochester’s bats even got a chance with two doubles and a single in the opening frame. The Red Wings got one back in the bottom of the inning, when Jorge Polanco hit his sixth triple to drive in James Beresford, who had led off with a walk. Wheeler settled in after that, putting zeroes on the board in the second third and fourth innings. Rochester took the lead in the bottom of the fourth, when Adam Walker doubled in Eddie Rosario and Kennys Vargas, who had walked (!) and doubled respectively, to make it 3-2. Wheeler surrendered a solo home run in the fifth to tie it at three, but would finish six innings and the quality start. He allowed the three runs on seven hits and one walk, while striking out four, and did not factor into the game’s decision. Trevor May made his first appearance of his rehab assignment in the seventh, and it didn’t go as well as he could have hoped. He hit the first batter he faced, gave up a single, and threw a wild pitch around a strikeout and ground ball to give the Bats the lead, and saddle himself with the loss. Ryan O’Rourke came on with a runner on third, and struck out the only batter he faced. David Martinez was next up for the eighth inning but ran into trouble of his own. Before the inning was done, three more runs had scored for Louisville and it was Nick Greenwood on the mound. Greenwood would allow one inherited runner to score, but finished the game with 1.1 innings, including a strikeout. Rochester got one run back in the bottom of the eighth on a Kennys Vargas solo home run to make it 7-4, and in the bottom of the ninth Buck Britton and Beresford were on base with Miguel Sano at the plate, but he would ground into a double play to end the game. The loss is the Red Wings third in a row, and places them in a three-way tie for the International League North Division lead, with Lehigh Valley and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at 45-32.’ Vargas finished the day 2-4 with two runs scored, a double, home run, and RBI to lead the Rochester offense. Walker, Britton, and John Ryan Murphy all added double to the effort. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Jackson 2, Chattanooga 6 Box Score Chattanooga took an early 3-0 lead in this one, as D.J. Hicks knocked his fifth home run of the season in the bottom of the first inning. It scored Zach Granite, who led off with single, and Travis Harrison, who had walked. The Generals would get one of those back in the second inning, as Lookouts starter Aaron Slegers gave up a home run to make it 3-1, but that’s all the Generals would get against him on the day Slegers would go on to finish eight innings and pick up his sixth win. He allowed just the one run on five hits and one walk, while striking out six. Chattanooga would add three more runs in the bottom of the seventh, as Stuart Turner led off with a double, and scored on a single from Engelb Vielma before Daniel Palka stepped in the batter’s box. As expected, he hit his Southern League leading nineteenth home run of year to make 6-1 in favor of the home team. Omar Bencomo came on for the ninth inning, and allowed one run on two hits to the Generals to make the final score. He struck out one. Vielma (2-4, R, RBI) and Turner (2-4, R, 2B) collected multiple hits for Chattanooga. MIRACLE MATTERS Bradenton @ Fort Myers – Suspended (Rain) Box score The Miracle’s game with Bradenton was brought to halt in the fourth inning on Sunday, as rain came through the gulf coast. Fort Myers holds a 4-0 lead thanks to home runs from Edgar Corcino, Niko Goodrum, and T.J. White to this point. Randy Rosario made the start and pitched four innings, allowing no runs on three hits and one walk. He struck out four. The game will be completed on July 7th as part of a double-header with the Marauders. KERNELS NUGGETS Beloit 1, Cedar Rapids 4 Box Score The Kernels were outhit ten to seven in this one, but got the timely hits while there pitching staff held the Snappers hitless with runners in scoring position (0-11) on the game. Starter Lachlan Wells pitched into the sixth inning and picked up the win in his first start with the Kernels. He was replaced by Anthony McIver left with one out and runners on first and second, who induced an inning ending double play to keep Cedar Rapids in front 3-0. They scored two of those runs in the third inning after a single from Jermain Palacios led off the inning., Brad Hartong followed and reached on an error, and the first run of the game scored on Sean Miller groundout. Luis Arreaz, would drive in Hartong with a single of his own to make it 2-0, and in the fourth J.J. Fernandez drove in a run with his fifteenth double of the year. Arreaz would add another RBI single in the seventh and finished his day 4-4 with two RBI. McIver would stay on for the seventh and eighth innings, and allowed one run on three hits and a walk. He struck out one. Kuo Hua Lo came on for the ninth, and worked a one-two-three inning for his second save with the Kernels. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 13, Johnson City 12 Box Score The name of the game was offense in this one, as the teams combined for twenty-five runs on twenty-seven hits, six walks, and six errors between them. Ariel Montesino of the Twins went 5-6 out of the leadoff spot. He scored twice and drove in one, and has two or more hits in all three games he has played thus far. Jaylin Davis was 3-4 with a home run, two RBI, walk, and four runs scored. Lewin Diaz hit a double and a triple, drove in two, and scored three runs. Mitchell Kranson was 2-5 with a double, two RBI, and a run scored. The only hitters in the lineup who did not reach base, were Travis Blankenhorn and Amaurys Minier. Ryan Mason made the start for the Twins and lasted just three innings. He gave up six runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out four. 2016 Round Six draft pick, Alex Schick made his professional debut next. He allowed four runs on four hits and a walk in one inning. Hector Lujan pitched the next 3.1 innings, including two that were scoreless to pick up the win. He allowed two runs on two hits while striking out four. Colton Davis pitched the final five outs, striking out two on the way to his second save. Elizabethton improves to 4-0 on the season. GCL TWINS TAKES The GCL Twins enjoyed the afternoon off on Sunday. They get back to action tomorrow morning against the GCL Orioles. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Aaron Slegers, Chattanooga Lookouts (W, 8.0IP, 1 ER, 5 H’s, 1 BB, 6 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Jaylin Davis, Elizabethton Twins (3-4, 4 R’s, HR, 2 RBI, BB) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Pawtucket @ Rochester (6:05PM CST) – LHP Pat Dean (1-4, 4.07 ERA) Jackson @ Chattanooga (6:15PM CST) – RHP Kohl Stewart (1-2, 4.82 ERA) Fort Myers @ Bradenton (5:30PM CST) – TBD Cedar Rapids@ Quad Cities (7:00PM CST) – RHP Dereck Rodriguez (1-8, 6.71 ERA) Elizabethton @ Johnson City (6:00PM CST) – RHP Sean Poppen (0-0, -.—ERA) GCL Twins @ GCL Orioles (11:00AM CST) – TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games.

Happy Father’s Day across Twins territory, including Rochester, NY; Chattanooga, TN; Fort Myers, FL; and Cedar Rapids, IA! If you were out at a ballpark today, I hope you stayed hydrated! There were three games in the minor leagues on Sunday afternoon, with those teams looking to bring home a victory just like their parent club did against the Yankees. One team got most of their offense in just one inning, while the other two teams scored first and tried to hold on. Did any of them do enough to send their fans home happy? Let’s check out all the action from Sunday, and find out!RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 8, Toledo 5 Box Score Rochester used a big inning to take down the Toledo Mud Hens on Sunday, scoring seven of their eight runs in the sixth inning when they sent eleven men to the plate. Adam Walker led off the inning by reaching base on an error, moved to third on a John Ryan Murphy double, and scored their first run of the inning when James Beresford drove him in with a single. Logan Schafer followed with an RBI single and then both Toledo’s starting pitcher and manager were ejected. Jorge Polanco (1B), Eddie Rosario (sac fly), Tommy Field (2B), and Wilfredo Tovar (2B) all contributed RBI hits afterward, and the Red Wings took the lead 7-1. Nick Greenwood made the start for Rochester, his first AAA start of the year, and worked the first five innings. He allowed one run on four hits and a walk, and struck out two. In his five innings, Greenwood threw just fifty-eight pitches. Dan Runzler was the first man up from the bullpen for the bottom of the sixth, and the Mud Hens got three of those runs back off of him. He struck out the first man he faced, but a single and three walks scored one before Sean Burnett came on, with Runzler responsible for all men on base. Burnett got a ground ball and force at home for the second out, but a single to the next batter scored two more to make it 7-4. Burnett stayed in the game and pitched a one-two-three seventh inning before giving way to Alex Wimmers in the eighth. The Mud Hens John Hicks led off the inning with a double, and two ground ball outs would allow him to score, closing the gap to 7-5. The Red Wings got one back in the top of ninth, as Polanco brought in Beresford with a sac fly, but Wimmers finished off the victory with a scoreless bottom frame for his sixth save. Rochester improves their record to 42-28 on the year, and in the month of June has gone 13-5. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 3, Montgomery 5 Box Score The Lookouts jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning thanks to a Daniel Palka sac fly to score Zach Granite from third, who had singled to lead off the game. Still in the first, they threatened to score another run, but Engelb Vielma was thrown out at home on a ground ball off the bat of Travis Harrison. Chattanooga’s starter Kohl Stewart gave that run back in the bottom of the first after recording two quick outs. A single and wild pitch followed by a bloop single tied the game at one. The Biscuits made it 2-1 in the second as a walk was followed by an RBI double, and two doubles in the third made it 3-1. The Biscuits would never look back. All told, Stewart finished four and one third innings, allowing five runs on eight hits and three walks. He struck out two and raised his ERA to 4.82 in four starts at AA. Mitch Garver closed the gap to 5-3 in the sixth inning, as his fifth home run of the year was a two-run shot to left field, but they would be shut out the rest of the way. Granite and Leonardo Reginatto each had two hits on the day. In addition to his RBI, Palka also stole his fifth base of the year. The bullpen duo of Corey Williams and Raul Fernandez finished the game without allowing a run. Williams walk two and gave up one hit in 1.2 innings, striking out one. Fernandez allowed a hit and a walk in his two innings. The Lookouts finish the first half of their season with a 36-34 record and second place in the North Division, ten games out of first place behind the Jackson Generals. They will have to win the division in the second half (or finish second to Jackson again) to find their way into the postseason. MIRACLE MATTERS The Miracle, along with the rest of the Florida State League, enjoyed Sunday afternoon off after their All-Star Game in Fort Myers yesterday. They are back in action on Monday night at home against the Charlotte Stone Crabs to kick off the second half of the FSL season. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Quad Cities 4 Box Score The Kernels had the first lead in the game, as a walk from Daniel Kihle was followed by consecutive singles from Luis Arraez and Sean Miller in the top of the third inning. They also lost that lead in the bottom half of the frame, as starter Sam Clay was unable to finish the inning. He allowed a leadoff single, walk, and an RBI single while recording only one out before manager Jake Mauer went to the bullpen. Sam Gibbons came on and gave up a run on a wild pitch to his first batter, but escaped the inning with no further damage. Gibbons went on to pitch a scoreless fourth inning, but ran into trouble himself in the fifth. A single and three doubles added to the River Bandits lead, making it 4-1. An error, balk, and fly out put Sean Miller on third in the sixth, and a double off the bat of Zander Wiel brought him in to close it to 4-2. Anthony McIver pitched the final two innings for Cedar Rapids, retiring every batter he faced, including two strikeouts, to give the Kernels offense a chance. In the ninth, Chris Ibarra drew a walk and was moved to third on a J.J. Fernandez single to put the tying runs on base. Kihle brought in Ibarra with a ground ball out, but Fernandez was stranded on second to end the game. Arreaz was the only hitter with multiple hits, including a double. As a team the Kernels were just 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. They finish the first half of the Midwest League season with a 36-22 record, finishing third in the Western Division, 2.5 games out of a clinching a playoff spot. Cedar Rapids will play host to the Midwest League All-Star Game on Tuesday night at 7:05PM CST. The Kernels will be represented in the game by position players Luis Arreaz and LaMonte Wade (both voted starters), and pitcher Sam Clay. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Nick Greenwood, Rochester Red Wings (W, 5.0IP, 1 ER, 4 H’s, 1 BB, 2 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Tommy Field, Rochester Red Wings (3-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Columbus (6:05PM CST) – LHP Andrew Albers (5-1, 3.46 ERA) Chattanooga – Scheduled day off (Southern League All-Star Break) Charlotte @ Fort Myers (6:05PM CST) – TBD Cedar Rapids – Scheduled day off (Midwest League All-Star Break). Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games. Click here to view the article

Happy Father’s Day across Twins territory, including Rochester, NY; Chattanooga, TN; Fort Myers, FL; and Cedar Rapids, IA! If you were out at a ballpark today, I hope you stayed hydrated! There were three games in the minor leagues on Sunday afternoon, with those teams looking to bring home a victory just like their parent club did against the Yankees. One team got most of their offense in just one inning, while the other two teams scored first and tried to hold on. Did any of them do enough to send their fans home happy? Let’s check out all the action from Sunday, and find out! RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 8, Toledo 5 Box Score Rochester used a big inning to take down the Toledo Mud Hens on Sunday, scoring seven of their eight runs in the sixth inning when they sent eleven men to the plate. Adam Walker led off the inning by reaching base on an error, moved to third on a John Ryan Murphy double, and would score their first run of the inning when James Beresford drove him in with a single. Logan Schafer followed with an RBI single and then both Toledo’s starting pitcher and manager were ejected. Jorge Polanco (1B), Eddie Rosario (sac fly), Tommy Field (2B), and Wilfredo Tovar (2B) all contributed RBI hits afterward, and the Red Wings took the lead 7-1. Nick Greenwood made the start for Rochester, his first AAA start of the year, and worked the first five innings. He allowed one run on four hits and a walk, and struck out two. In his five innings, Greenwood threw just fifty-eight pitches. Dan Runzler was the first man up from the bullpen for the bottom of the sixth, and the Mud Hens got three of those runs back off of him. He struck out the first man he faced, but a single and three walks scored one before Sean Burnett came on, with Runzler responsible for all men on base. Burnett got a ground ball and force at home for the second out, but a single to the next batter scored two more to make it 7-4. Burnett stayed in the game and pitched a one-two-three seventh inning before giving way to Alex Wimmers in the eighth. The Mud Hens John Hicks led off the inning with a double, and two ground ball outs would allow him to score, closing the gap to 7-5. The Red Wings got one back in the top of ninth, as Polanco brought in Beresford with a sac fly, but Wimmers would finish off the victory with a scoreless bottom frame for his sixth save. Rochester improves their record to 42-28 on the year, and in the month of June has gone 13-5. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 3, Montgomery 5 Box Score The Lookouts jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning thanks to a Daniel Palka sac fly to score Zach Granite from third, who had singled to lead off the game. They threatened to score another run, but Engelb Vielma was thrown out at home on a ground ball off the bat of Travis Harrison. Chattanooga’s starter Kohl Stewart gave that run back in the bottom of the first after recording two quick outs. A single and wild pitch followed by a bloop single tied the game at one. The Biscuits made it 2-1 in the second as a walk was followed by an RBI double, and two doubles in the third made it 3-1. The Biscuits would never look back. All told, Stewart finished four and one third innings, allowing five runs on eight hits and three walks. He struck out two and raised his ERA to 4.82 in four starts at AA. Mitch Garver closed the gap to 5-3 in the sixth inning, as his fifth home run of the year was a two-run shot to left field, but they would be shut out the rest of the way. Granite and Leonardo Reginatto each had two hits on the day. In addition to his RBI, Palka also stole his fifth base of the year. The bullpen duo of Corey Williams and Raul Fernandez finished the game without allowing a run. Williams walk two and gave up one hit in 1.2 innings, striking out one. Fernandez allowed a hit and a walk in his two innings. The Lookouts finish the first half of their season with a 36-34 record and second place in the North Division, ten games out of first place behind the Jackson Generals. They will have to win the division in the second half (or finish second to Jackson again) to find their way into the postseason. MIRACLE MATTERS The Miracle, along with the rest of the Florida State League, enjoyed Sunday afternoon off after their All-Star Game in Fort Myers yesterday. They are back in action on Monday night at home against the Charlotte Stone Crabs to kick off the second half of the FSL season. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Quad Cities 4 Box Score The Kernels to the first lead in the game as well, as a walk from Daniel Kihle was followed by consecutive singles from Luis Arraez and Sean Miller in the top of the third inning. They also lost that lead in the bottom half of the frame, as starter Sam Clay was unable to finish the inning. He allowed a leadoff single, walk, and an RBI single while recording only one out before manager Jake Mauer went to the bullpen. Sam Gibbons came on and gave up a run on a wild pitch to his first batter, but escaped the inning with no further damage. Gibbons would go on to pitch a scoreless fourth inning, but ran into trouble himself in the fifth. A single and three doubles would add to the River Bandits lead, making it 4-1. An error, balk, and fly out put Sean Miller on third in the sixth, and a double off the bat of Zander Wield brought him in to close it to 4-2. Anthony McIver would pitch the final two innings for Cedar Rapids, retiring every batter he faced, including two strikeouts, to give the Kernels offense a chance. In the ninth, Chris Ibarra drew a walk and was moved to third on a J.J. Fernandez single to put the tying runs on base. Kihle brought in Ibarra with a ground ball out, but Fernandez was stranded on second to end the game. Arreaz was the only hitter with multiple hits, including a double. As a team the Kernels were just 1-11 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. They finish the first half of the Midwest League season with a 36-22 record, finishing third in the Western Division, 2.5 games out of a clinching a playoff spot. Cedar Rapids will play host to the Midwest League All-Star Game on Tuesday night at 7:05PM CST. The Kernels will be represented in the game by position players Luis Arreaz and LaMonte Wade (both voted starters), and pitcher Sam Clay. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Nick Greenwood, Rochester Red Wings (W, 5.0IP, 1 ER, 4 H’s, 1 BB, 2 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Tommy Field, Rochester Red Wings (3-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Columbus (6:05PM CST) – LHP Andrew Albers (5-1, 3.46 ERA) Chattanooga – Scheduled day off (Southern League All-Star Break) Charlotte @ Fort Myers (6:05PM CST) – TBD Cedar Rapids – Scheduled day off (Midwest League All-Star Break). Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games.

I don't hate that this happened (Oz hasn't earned anything from the Twins), but also am disappointed as it was set up by all the poor roster management before it. Not just this season, but in prior ones as well. What a lot of people who are hating this move should be aware of, is Ozzie never earned a full-time spot on BAD teams. Is not an outfielder, huge flaws in his approach... I've always thought he's been way overvalued around here because he a hit a few dingers that one time. I was saying trade Arcia three years ago (which pretty much everyone here disagreed with me on) when he was probably worth quite a bit. I said it at that time for the exact reason this DFA is happening now. There was never going to be a place for him in the Twins OF in the timeframe of when they were supposed to be turning it around (which is theoretically now, last year kind of screwed that up a little). How bad is it going to get for the Twins the rest of this season? From what I've seen and stuff like this, there's no limit...

Ahh dang, went to Insight? Wish I would have known, beer could have been on me all night!

Can't believe you didn't mention Granite's Stolen Base numbers. I believe he's top 5 in all of the minors (or very close to) in that category so far! In writing the MiLB reports, it always seems I'm talking about him, Palka, and Reginatto. Very fun to see them playing well right now.

I was beating the trade Arcia drum three years ago, in part, because this situation of outfielders on the roster is exactly what I saw playing out by now, and his value was likely (to me anyway, not the Twins) never going to be higher. There was never going to be a place for him here when the Twins were projected to be turning things around. But as you discuss here, they also haven't even given him a chance this year, either. If they do DFA him, I'm pretty certain someone would claim him. He's the type of lotto ticket a lot of teams look for on the waiver wire (though I do think that is what you were trying to say).

TR made it clear on Sunday that he only brought up Chargois because of a roster crunch, but those exact comments only confuse me even more. Has he been watching how bad this team is? Then goes and add another guy in Ramirez who has been just as bad (or worse) than several guys already here.

Max Kepler officially made his presence felt in a Twins uniform on Sunday afternoon, giving the home team a walk-off victory with his first career home run, a three run shot in the tenth inning to give Minnesota a 7-4 victory. Too many more, Max! Prost! In the minors on Sunday, one hitter continued his impressive display of power and a top prospect made the start in Fort Myers, but would they do enough to help their teams to victory?Before we get to the games however, it was announced after the Twins game that JT Chargois would be sent back down to AAA after just one appearance in which he struggled. He will be replaced by waiver claim Neil Ramirez who has pitched just 9.1 innings with the Cubs and Brewers this year to the tune of a 5.79 ERA. He has walked eight and struck out thirteen. Infielder Chris Ibarra was also assigned to the Kernels roster before Sunday’s game, and he had a nice first day in the Midwest League. Let’s check out all the action from Sunday in the minor leagues! RED WINGS REPORT Toledo 7, Rochester 9 Box Score Rochester starter Logan Darnell kept the Toledo offense out of the game through most of it due both to effective pitching and fortunate defensive bounces. He faced the minimum through the first four innings, and in the fifth kept the Mud Hens off the board by inducing a double-play ball after a leadoff single was followed by a double to put runners on second and third. The Red Wings starter was spotted an early 1-0 lead in the second inning when Eddie Rosario led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a Tommy Field single to left field. The Red Wings added three runs in the bottom of the fifth after a leadoff double from Adam Brett Walker was followed by singles from Carlos Paulino and James Beresford to make it 2-0. Walks to Jorge Polanco and Kennys Vargas made it 3-0, and a ground ball off the bat of Rosario made 4-0. Darnell continued to keep Toledo off the board through the seventh, when Rochester extended its lead to 7-0 thanks to a 2-RBI double from Rosario and Wilfredo Tovar sac fly to score Rosario. The eighth is when the Mud Hens finally broke through. A double, single, and walk loaded the bases in the top of the eighth before a sac fly for the first out of the inning made it 7-1 in favor of the home team. Another sac fly made it 7-2 before Darnell finished the inning and his day. Overall, he pitched 8 innings with two runs (one earned) allowed on seven hits and two walks, while striking out four. In the bottom of the eighth the Red Wings added to their lead thanks to a Beresford double to score Walker, who had walked, was followed by a single from Schafer to bring in Beresford and make it 9-2. Little did Darnell know, these two runs would be necessary for him to factor into the decision as the Rochester bullpen nearly imploded in the ninth. David Martinez got the inning's first two outs, but ended up allowing five runs on five hits before Nick Greenwood finished the game with a ground ball back at himself with runners on first and second. Ryan O’Rourke had been summoned between Martinez and Greenwood, but he gave up a run-scoring double and walk to the only two batters he faced to make it even more interesting. The Rochester offense was led by Rosario (2-4, 2 R’s, 2B, 2 RBI), Beresford (2-5, 2 R’s, 2B, 2 RBI), and Schafer (3-5, R, 2B, RBI). Walker scored two runs on a walk and his seventh double. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 4, Tennessee 5 Box Score Chattanooga scored first in this one when a Levi Michael triple in the second inning to score one was followed by a ground-rule double off the bat of Shannon Wilkerson to make it 2-0. Lookouts starter David Hurlburt gave them right back in the bottom of the inning after loading the bases with no outs. A single scored one, and with two outs an Engelb Vielma fielding error scored another to tie the game. The red hot Daniel Palka stepped to the plate for the second time in the game in the third, and launched a…double… to right field to score Zach Granite to make it 3-2. Granite was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and stole his organization-leading twenty-eighth base. The score remained 3-2 until the bottom of the sixth, when the Smokies got three consecutive two-out singles to tie the game. Hurlburt’s day was done after the inning and he had allowed the three runs (two earned) on nine hits and a walk. He struck out two. Tennessee took the lead for good in the bottom of the seventh when Omar Bencomo entered the game and an error, triple, and sac fly made it 5-3 Smokies. Chattanooga pulled within one in the eighth when Palka finally delivered a home run in his fourth at-bat (took him long enough…), a solo shot. It was his sixteenth home run of the year and added to his league-leading total. Mason Melotakis allowed two hits in the eighth, but no runs in pitching the final inning for the Lookouts. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers 2, Lakeland 4 Box Score Stephen Gonsalves was on the hill for the Miracle, but didn’t have enough consistency to keep his team close enough in this one. He struck out two in the first, two in the third, and two in the fifth, but in between and among his eight K’s in the game he allowed four earned runs on five hits and two walks, and left the game after five innings down 4-2. The Miracle offense got single runs in the first and fourth innings thanks to a Chris Paul RBI double, and an Edgar Corcino RBI ground ball, respectively, but couldn’t string anything else together on the day. As a team they were just 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Paul went 3-4 with a double and a triple, and Alex Real added two hits to lead the lineup. The bullpen combination of Brandon Peterson (2.0 IP, 1 BB, 3 K’s) and Luke Bard (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB) pitched three scoreless innings to finish the game. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 1, Peoria 3 Box Score Cedar Rapids took the lead 1-0 in the second inning due to a sac fly from J.J. Fernandez, but were unable to scrounge together any more runs for the game despite outhitting the Chiefs 8-6 for the game. Peoria scored all three of their runs in the third inning against Kernels starter Dereck Rodriguez. It was a two-out rally that consisted of two walks and three singles to plate the runs. Rodriguez finished six innings on the day, allowing those runs on five hits and four walks, while striking out five. The loss put his record at 1-8 on the season with Cedar Rapids. Sam Gibbons pitched the final two innings, allowing no runs on one hit. He struck out one. The Kernels offense got multiple hits from Sean Miller (2-4, 2B) and Chris Ibarra (2-4). Zander Wiel added his thirteenth double of the year. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Logan Darnell, Rochester Red Wings (W, 8.0 IP, 7 H’s, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Daniel Palka, Chattanooga Lookouts (2-4, R 2B, HR, 2 RBI) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester – Scheduled off day. Chattanooga @ Tennessee (6:05PM CST) –RHP Aaron Slegers (3-4, 3.71 ERA) Fort Myers @ Lakeland (5:00PM CST) – RHP Randy LeBlanc (0-1, 7.20 ERA) Burlington @ Cedar Rapids (6:35PM CST) – LHP Sam Clay (4-2, 2.43 ERA) Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games. Click here to view the article

Max Kepler officially made his presence felt in a Twins uniform on Sunday afternoon, giving the home team a walk-off victory with his first career home run, a three run shot in the tenth inning to give Minnesota a 7-4 victory. Too many more, Max! Prost! In the minors on Sunday, one hitter continued his impressive display of power and a top prospect made the start in Fort Myers, but would they do enough to help their teams to victory? Before we get to the games however, it was announced this afternoon that J.T Chargois would be sent back down to AAA after just one appearance in which he struggled. He will be replaced by waiver claim Neil Ramirez who has pitched just nine and a third innings with the Cubs and Brewers this year to the tune of a 5.79 ERA. He has walked eight and struck out thirteen. Infielder Chris Ibarra was also assigned to the Kernels roster before Sunday’s game, and he had a nice first day in the Midwest League. Let’s check out all the action from Sunday in the Minor Leagues! RED WINGS REPORT Toledo 7, Rochester 9 Box Score Rochester starter Logan Darnell kept the Toledo offense out of the game through most of it due both to effective pitching and fortunate defensive bounces. He faced the minimum through the first four innings, and in the fifth kept the Mud Hens off the board by inducing a double-play ball after a leadoff single was followed by a double to put runners on second and third. The Red Wings starter was spotted an early 1-0 lead in the second inning when Eddie Rosario led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a Tommy Field single to left field. The Red Wings added three runs in the bottom of the fifth after a leadoff double from Adam Brett Walker was followed by singles from Carlos Paulino and James Beresford to make it 2-0. Walks to Jorge Polanco and Kennys Vargas made it 3-0, and a ground ball off the bat of Rosario made 4-0. Darnell continued to keep Toledo off the board through the seventh, when Rochester extended their lead to 7-0 thanks to a 2-RBI double from Rosario and Wilfredo Tovar sac fly to score Rosario. The eighth is when the Mud Hens finally broke through. A double, single, and walk loaded the bases in the top of the eighth before a sac fly for the first out of the inning made it 7-1 in favor of the home team. Another sac fly made it 7-2 before Darnell finished the inning and his day. Overall, he pitched 8 innings with two runs (one earned) allowed on seven hits and two walks, while striking out four. In the bottom of the eighth the Red Wings added to their lead thanks to a Beresford double to score Walker, who had walked, was followed by a single from Schafer to bring in Beresford and make it 9-2. Little did Darnell know, these two runs would be necessary for him to factor into the decision as the Rochester bullpen nearly imploded in the ninth. David Martinez got the innings first two outs, but ended up allowing five runs on five hits before Nick Greenwood finished the game with a groundball back at him with runners on first and second. Ryan O’Rourke had been summoned in between, but gave up a run scoring double and walk to the only two batters he faced to make it even more interesting. The Rochester offense was led by Rosario (2-4, 2 R’s, 2B, 2 RBI), Beresford (2-5, 2 R’s, 2B, 2 RBI), and Schafer (3-5, R, 2B, RBI) who had multiple hits. Walker scored two runs on a walk and his seventh double. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 4, Tennessee 5 Box Score Chattanooga scored first in this one when a Levi Michael triple in the second inning to score one was followed by a ground-rule double off the bad of Shannon Wilkerson to make it 2-0. Lookouts starter David Hurlburt gave them right back in the bottom of the inning after loading the bases with no outs. A single scored one, and with two outs an Engelb Vielma fielding error scored another to tie the game. The red hot Daniel Palka stepped to the plate for the second time in the game in the third, and launched a…double… to right field to score Zach Granite to make it 3-2. Granite was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and stole his organization leading twenty-eighth base. The score would remain 3-2 until the bottom of the sixth, when the Smokies got three consecutive two-out singles to tie the game. Hurlburt’s day would be done after the inning and allowed the three runs (two earned) on nine hits and a walk. He struck out two. Tennessee took the lead for good in the bottom of the seventh when Omar Bencomo entered the game and an error, triple, and sac fly made it 5-3 Smokies. Chattanooga pulled within one in the eighth when Palka finally delivered a home run in his fourth at-bat (took him long enough…), a solo shot, but got no run runner into scoring position afterward. It was his sixteenth home run of the year and added to his league leading total. Mason Melotakis allowed two hits in the eighth, but no runs in pitching the final inning for the Lookouts. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers 2, Lakeland 4 Box Score Stephen Gonsalves was on the hill for the Miracle, but didn’t have enough consistency to keep his team close enough in this one. He struck out two in the first, two in the third, and two in the fifth, but in between and amongst his eight K’s on the game allowed four earned runs on five hits and two walks, and left the game after five innings down 4-2. The Miracle offense got single runs in the first and fourth innings thanks to a Chris Paul RBI double, and Edgar Corcino RBI ground ball to score Paul, respectively, but couldn’t string anything else together on the day. As a team they were just 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. Paul went 3-4 with a double and a triple, and Alex Real added two hits to lead the lineup. The bullpen combination of Brandon Peterson (2.0 IP, 1 BB, 3 K’s) and Luke Bard (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB) pitched three scoreless innings to finish the game. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 1, Peoria 3 Box Score Cedar Rapids took the lead 1-0 in the second inning due to a sac fly from J.J. Fernandez, but were unable to scrounge together any more runs for the game despite outhitting the Chiefs 8-6 for the game. Peoria scored all three of their runs in the third inning against Kernels starter Dereck Rodriguez. It was a two out rally that consisted of two walks and three singles to plate the runs. Rodriguez would finish six innings on the day, allowing those runs on five hits and four walks, while striking out five. The loss put his record at just 1-8 on the season with Cedar Rapids. Sam Gibbons pitched the final two innings, allowing no runs on one hit. He struck out one. The Kernels offense got multiple hits from Sean Miller (2-4, 2B) and Chris Ibarra (2-4). Zander Wiel added his thirteenth double of the year. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Logan Darnell, Rochester Red Wings (W, 8.0 IP, 7 H’s, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Daniel Palka, Chattanooga Lookouts (2-4, R 2B, HR, 2 RBI) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester – Scheduled off day. Chattanooga @ Tennessee (6:05PM CST) –RHP Aaron Slegers (3-4, 3.71 ERA) Fort Myers @ Lakeland (5:00PM CST) – RHP Randy LeBlanc (0-1, 7.20 ERA) Burlington @ Cedar Rapids (6:35PM CST) – LHP Sam Clay (4-2, 2.43 ERA) Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games.

In addition to Mientkeiwicz ejection, Mike Quade and Buck Britton also were tossed in Rochester's game in the second inning. Walker's home run followed the ejections. Not often you see two managers tossed on the same day!

In the minor leagues on Sunday, all four of the Twins’ full season affiliates were in action including Kyle Gibson on the mound in Rochester looking to come out healthy before rejoining Minnesota’s rotation. In the other games, one pitching staff vied for a no-hitter (could they complete it?), a manager was thrown out in the first inning, and big innings early and late led to anothers demise. To find out how it all went down in the minors on Sunday, Read on!RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 8, Louisville 6 Box Score Kyle Gibson was on the mound for the Red Wings to make his rehab start after experiencing some stiffness in his back before his previously scheduled return last week against the Tampa Bay Rays. His offense spotted him a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Adam Brett Walker launched a two-run home run to left center. It was his eleventh home run of the season, good for second on the International League leaderboard on the year. The game stayed that way until the bottom of the fourth, when a one-out error from Wilfredo Tovar at shortstop was followed by three consecutive singles to even the score at two. A walk loaded the bases, but Gibson escaped any further damage by inducing a double-play ground ball to end the threat. The Red Wings lineup responded by getting back those runs and more for Gibson over the next two innings. Jorge Polanco hit his second AAA home run of the year in the fifth to spark a three run rally. His blast was followed by singles from Kennys Vargas and Eddie Rosario, who were both driven in on a Tommy Field double to put them back out front 5-3. In the sixth, a triple off the bat of Tovar scored Carlos Paulino, and Tovar scored the second run of that inning on a Logan Schafer single to make it 7-3. Gibson allowed a walk and a double in the bottom of the sixth, but no runs and ended his night in line for the win. In his six innings he allowed two runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks, while striking out two. Of his ninety-one pitches, just fifty-three went for strikes in his tune-up. Rochester’s bullpen made the game a little interesting late, as each of Dan Runzler, Alex Wimmers and Sean Burnett allowed at least one run in his inning. It was another error from Tovar and two wild pitches that led to Runzler's run allowed in the seventh and a solo home run against Wimmers in the eighth that made it 7-4 heading into the ninth. Rochester got an insurance run on a sac fly from Walker to score Rosario, and luckily they would not need it. Burnett allowed two doubles and a sac fly that scored two runs in the ninth, but closed out the 8-6 victory to put the Red Wings out front in the International League North Division by a half-game. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Jacksonville 3, Chattanooga 1 Box Score Chattanooga manager Doug Mientkiewicz was ejected from the game before the Lookouts came to bat in the bottom of the first inning. It wasn’t clear anywhere for this writer as to why the skipper was ejected, but the lineup responded by loading the bases with nobody out. Unfortunately, they were unable to push a run across as Travis Harrison and D.J. Hicks went down on strikes and a ground-out from Mitch Garver ended the inning with no runs scored. It was a prelude to how Chattanooga’s day would go as they finished 0-5 with runners in scoring position, and left nine men on base. Their lone run came in the eighth inning as a Harrison double scored Leonardo Reginatto from first after he had reached base on a single. D.J. Baxendale made the start for the Lookouts, and finished five innings. The first four were scoreless to match his opponent, but in the fifth a leadoff single and walk put a runner in scoring position, and a sac-bunt followed by a sac-fly scored the first run of the game for a Suns lead. Baxendale’s night was done after five as he had already thrown ninety-four pitches. He allowed just three hits, walked two and struck out three. Corey Williams was the first reliever out of the bullpen, and allowed a run in each of the sixth and seventh innings on five hits and a walk. Mike Strong pitched two scoreless innings to finish the game, allowing two hits and a walk. He struck out one. With the loss, the Lookouts fall to 26-30 on the season, and look to even up the series with Jacksonville Monday night. MIRACLE MATTERS Daytona 4, Fort Myers 0 Box Score If you thought the team vying for a no-hitter in the lead was one of Minnesota’s affiliates, you would only be right if it was referring to their lineup. Unfortunately for the Miracle and their fans, it was the Daytona Tortugas staff that had their number on this night. Randy LeBlanc was on the hill to make his Florida State League debut, and after allowing just four earned runs in his last fifty-six Midwest League innings, he allowed four earned runs in his first five innings with the Miracle to be saddled with the loss. The big damage came in the fifth inning, as a walk, hit-batter, double, and triple allowed three runs to make it 4-0. In five innings, LeBlanc allowed the four runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out just one. The bullpen trio of Todd Van Steensel, Brandon Peterson, and Yorman Landa combined for four scoreless innings after LeBlanc, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out six. The start for the Tortugas went to left-hander Ismael Guillon, and despite being a bit wild for the first four innings by surrendering four walks, he did not allow a hit. He was followed by four hitless innings from his team’s bullpen to bring them into the ninth inning looking to make history. Fortunately for the Miracle Tanner Witt’s single to lead off the inning held off any more infamy for the game. Witt also drew two walks on the game, and the only other two baserunners for the Miracled were Nick Gordon (0-3, BB) and Edgar Corcino (0-2, 2 BB). As expected for a team almost being no-hit, the Miracle had just three at-bats with runners in scoring position and left only five men on base for the game. KERNELS NUGGETS Peoria 9, Cedar Rapids 4 Box Score The Chiefs jumped out to a big early lead by scoring four runs in the top of the second inning off of Kernels starter Eduardo Del Rosario, who was making his Midwest League debut in LeBlanc’s spot of the Cedar Rapids rotation. Cedar Rapids got one of those runs back in the bottom of the second on an RBI single from Brad Hartong to score Nelson Molina, who had doubled. Singles from Alex Perez and Sean Miller in the third made it 5-2 in favor of Peoria, but the Kernels would get no closer than that. Del Rosario finished four innings in his debut, allowing five earned runs on six hits and a walk, and striking out one. He was relieved by Anthony McIver who pitched two scoreless innings before running into trouble in the seventh. Three consecutive singles brought in one run and he was lifted for Michael Cederoth with one out. Both of the inherited runners scored on another single before Cederoth coaxed two groundballs to get out of the inning down 8-2. Cederoth ran into trouble of his own in the eighth, allowing a walk and two singles to score one before inducing an inning-ending double play. In the bottom of the eighth the Kernels pushed across two runs as LaMonte Wade led off with a single, scored on a double from Zander Wiel, and a single from J.J. Fernandez later in the inning brought in Wiel to make the final score of 9-4. Michael Theofanopoulos pitched a scoreless ninth, allowing one hit and a walk, but the Kernels went down one-two-three in the bottom of the inning to lose the rubber match of their three game series with the Chiefs. The Kernels are off on Monday but remain at home to face the Kane County Cougars in a three game starting on Tuesday night. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Yorman Landa, Fort Myers Miracle (1 IP, 1 H, 3 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Adam Brett Walker, Rochester Red Wings (2-4, R, HR, 3-RBI) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Buffalo @ Rochester (6:05PM CST) – RHP Jose Berrios (3-2, 3.27 ERA) Jacksonville @ Chattanooga (6:15PM CST) – Ryan Eades Daytona @ Fort Myers (6:05PM CST) LHP Tyler Jay (4-4, 2.44 ERA) Cedar Rapids – Scheduled day off. Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games. Click here to view the article

In the Minor Leagues on Sunday, all four of the Twins’ full season affiliates were in action including Kyle Gibson on the mound in Rochester looking to come out healthy before rejoining Minnesota’s rotation. In the other games, one pitching staff vied for a no-hitter (could they complete it?), a manager was thrown out in the first inning, and big innings early and late led to another’s demise. To find out how it all went down in the minors on Sunday, Read on! RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 8, Louisville 6 Box Score Kyle Gibson was on the mound for the Red Wings to make his rehab start after experiencing some stiffness in his back before his previously scheduled return last week against the Tampa Bay Rays. His offense spotted him a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Adam Brett Walker launched a two-run home run to left center. It was his eleventh home run of the season, good for second on the International League leaderboard on the year. The game stayed that way until the bottom of the fourth, when a one-out error from Wilfredo Tovar at shortstop was followed by three consecutive singles to even the score at two. A walk would load the bases, but Gibson escaped any further damage by inducing a double-play ground ball to end the threat. The Red Wings lineup responded by getting back those runs and more for Gibson over the next two innings. Jorge Polanco hit his second AAA home run of the year in the fifth to spark a three run rally. His blast was followed by singles from Kennys Vargas and Eddie Rosario, who were both driven in on a Tommy Field double to put them back out front 5-3. In the sixth, a triple off the bat of Tovar scored Carlos Paulino, and Tovar would score the second run of that inning on a Logan Schafer single to make it 7-3. Gibson allowed a walk and a double in the bottom of the sixth, but no runs and ended his night in line for the win. In his six innings he allowed two runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks, while striking out two. Of his ninety-one pitches, just fifty-three went for strikes in his tune-up. Rochester’s bullpen made the game a little interesting late, as each of Dan Runzler, Alex Wimmers, and Sean Burnett allowed at least one run in their inning. It was another error from Tovar and two wild pitches that led to Runzlers run allowed in the seventh and a solo home run against Wimmers in the eighth that made it 7-4 heading into the ninth. Rochester got an insurance run on a sac fly from Walker to score Rosario, and luckily they would not need it as they got just the one after loading the bases with nobody out. Burnett allowed two doubles and a sac fly that scored two runs in the ninth, but closed out the 8-6 victory to put the Red Wings out front in the International League North Division by a half-game. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Jacksonville 3, Chattanooga 1 Box Score Chattanooga manager Doug Mientkiewicz was ejected from the game before the Lookouts came to bat in the bottom of the first inning. It wasn’t clear anywhere for this writer as to why the skipper was ejected, but the lineup responded by loading the bases with nobody out. Unfortunately, they were unable to push a run across as Travis Harrison and D.J. Hicks went down on strikes and a ground-out from Mitch Garver ended the inning with no runs scored. It was a prelude to how Chattanooga’s day would go as they finished 0-5 on the day with runners in scoring position, and left nine men on base. Their lone run came in the eighth inning as a Harrison double scored Leonardo Reginatto from first after he reached base on a single. D.J. Baxendale made the start for the Lookouts, and finished five innings. The first four were scoreless to match his opponent, but in the fifth a leadoff single and walk put a runner in scoring position, and a sac-bunt followed by a sac-fly scored the first run of the game for a Suns lead. Baxendale’s night was done after five as he had already thrown ninety-four pitches. He allowed just three hits, walked two, and struck out three. Corey Williams was the first reliever out of the bullpen, and allowed a run in each of the sixth and seventh innings on five hits and a walk. Mike Strong pitched two scoreless innings to finish the game, allowing two hits and a walk. He struck out one. With the loss, the Lookouts fall to 26-30 on the season, and look to even up the series with Jacksonville tomorrow night. MIRACLE MATTERS Daytona 4, Fort Myers 0 Box Score If you thought the team vying for a no-hitter in the lead was one of Minnesota’s affiliates, you would only be right if it was referring to their lineup. Unfortunately for the Miracle and their fans, it was the Daytona Tortugas staff that had their number on this night. Randy LeBlanc was on the hill to make his Florida State League debut, and after allowing just four earned runs in his last fifty-six Midwest League innings, unfortunately he allowed four earned runs in his first five innings with the Miracle to be saddled with the loss. The big damage came in the fifth inning, as a walk, hit-batter, double, and triple allowed plated three runs to make it 4-0. In five innings, LeBlanc allowed the four runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out just one. The bullpen trio of Todd Van Steensel, Brandon Peterson, and Yorman Landa combined for four scoreless innings after LeBlanc, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out six between them. The start for the Tortugas went to left-hander Ismael Guillon, and despite being a bit wild for the first four innings by surrendering four walks, did not allow a hit. He was followed by four hitless innings from his team’s bullpen to bring them into the ninth inning looking to make history. Fortunately for the Miracle Tanner Witt’s single to lead off the inning held off any more infamy for the game. Witt also drew two walks on the game, and the only other two baserunners for the Miracle on the night were Nick Gordon (0-3, BB) and Edgar Corcino (0-2, 2 BB). As expected for a team almost being no-hit, the Miracle had just three at-bats with runners in scoring position and left only five men on base for the game. KERNELS NUGGETS Peoria 9, Cedar Rapids 4 Box Score The Chiefs jumped out to a big early lead by scoring four runs in the top of the second inning off of Kernels starter Eduardo Del Rosario, who was making his Midwest League debut in LeBlanc’s spot of the Cedar Rapids rotation. Cedar Rapids got one of those runs back in the bottom of the second on an RBI single from Brad Hartong to score Nelson Molina, who had doubled. Singles from Alex Perez and Sean Miller in the third made it 5-2 in favor of Peoria, but the Kernels would get no closer than that. Del Rosario finished four innings in his debut, allowing five earned runs on six hits and a walk, and striking out one. He was relieved by Anthony McIver who pitched two scoreless innings before running into trouble in the seventh. Three consecutive singles brought in one run and he was lifted for Michael Cederoth with one out. Both of the inherited runners would score on another single before Cederoth coaxed two groundballs to get out of the inning down 8-2. Cederoth ran into trouble of his own in the eighth, allowing a walk and two singles to score one before inducing an inning ending double play. In the bottom of the eighth the Kernels pushed across two runs as LaMonte Wade led off with a single, scored on a double from Zander Wiel, and a single from J.J. Fernandez later in the inning would bring in Wiel to make the final score of 9-4. Michael Theofanopoulos pitched a scoreless ninth, allowing one hit and a walk, but the Kernels went down one-two-three in the bottom of the inning to lose the rubber match of their three game series with the Chiefs. The Kernels are off on Monday but remain at home to face the Kane County Cougars in a three game starting on Tuesday night. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Yorman Landa, Fort Myers Miracle (1 IP, 1 H, 3 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Adam Brett Walker, Rochester Red Wings (2-4, R, HR, 3-RBI) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Buffalo @ Rochester (6:05PM CST) – RHP Jose Berrios (3-2, 3.27 ERA) Jacksonville @ Chattanooga (6:15PM CST) – TBD Daytona @ Fort Myers (6:05PM CST) LHP Tyler Jay (4-4, 2.44 ERA) Cedar Rapids – Scheduled day off. Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games.

I would have chose Anderson (better overall numbers and 3 saves), but they're pretty interchangeable like LeBlanc and Jay for SP of the month!

He got one run of support from his offense in those two losses. A 3-1 defeat vs. Palm Beach (he allowed 2 ER's), and 4-0 loss at Dunedin (1 ER). His last start of the month was absolutely dominant. 8IP, 2 H's, 1 BB, 11 K's. Was also the highest Game Score from a prospect I remember seeing so far on the year, at 88.

Yeah, there weren't any good choices. Went with Albers as he was the only starter who got a "W." Pitching wins are a terrible statistic, but it really was the only thing separating anyone on Sunday.

Polanco probably would have beat out the play for a hit anyway, then the error allowed Beresford to score.