Steve Lein

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.

While in the Majors on Sunday the Twins were completing a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners behind the bats of Joe Mauer and Miguel Sano, who combined for six home runs in the series, in the minors there was another powerful swing of the bat that contributed to a huge come from behind victory. Image courtesy of Seth Stohs (photo of Zander Wiel) All four affiliates were in action, and to find out how all of them fared on Sunday, keep reading! RED WINGS REPORT Charlotte 3, Rochester 5 Box Score Rochester got on the board for an early lead in the bottom of the first inning, as Byron Buxton led off the game with a walk, James Beresford followed with a single that moved him to third, and he scored the first run of the game on a Jorge Polanco sacrifice fly. With two outs and Beresford on second base, Eddie Rosario delivered a single to center to make it 2-0 in favor of the home team. The score would remain that way until the top of the fourth, as Red Wings starter Andrew Albers was able to scatter four hits and two walks for the first three innings and was assisted by a bases loaded double play to end the second. Three consecutive hits started the fourth to make the score 2-1, but could have been worse if Albers hadn’t picked off the first of those hitters at first base. It was a double followed by a single that then scored the run, but Albers escaped by striking out the next two. Charlotte tied the game at two in the fifth on a solo home run, but Albers finished the inning and his day with just the two runs allowed on eight hits and two walks. He struck out five. While Albers may have been able to go one more inning, there was no need to risk it as the Red Wings lineup took back the lead in the bottom of the inning with a two-out rally. John Ryan Murphy and Buxton were retired quickly, but Beresford, Polanco, and Vargas all singled to follow, with a wild pitch and Polanco’s first stolen base mixed in to make the score 4-2. Rochester extended their lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth when Tommy Field led off with a double, was moved to third on a Wilfredo Tovar fly ball, and scored on a Buxton groundout. Charlotte would cut the lead to 5-3 in the seventh, but get no closer. Marcus Walden was the first reliever up and finished two innings, allowing one run on three hits and a walk. J.T. Chargois pitched a scoreless eighth, walking one and striking out one. Alex Wimmers picked up his second save with the Red Wings with a scoreless ninth, giving up a leadoff single but never letting a runner advance further. He also punctuated Rochester’s twenty-eighth win of the season with a strikeout. The middle of the Red Wings lineup was stellar on this day, as Beresford (3-4, 2 R’s), Polanco (2-3, R, RBI), Vargas (2-4, RBI), and Rosario (3-4, RBI) all collected multiple hits. Field also picked up two hits, including a double. Rosario is now on a five-game hitting streak, and in that time has gone 12-21 with four doubles and five RBI, raising his average from .095 to .333. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Tennessee 5, Chattanooga 1 Box Score Chattanooga’s offense was unable to get anything going for most of the night, as they managed just four hits on the game. They did also drew six walks, but left ten men on base while going just 1-5 with runners in scoring position in the process. Zach Granite drew three walks out of the leadoff spot. Ryan Walker collected the only RBI with a single in the bottom of the fifth. Joe Maloney scored the run after a single of his own. Omar Bencomo made the start for the Lookouts and delivered a quality start. He allowed single runs in the first, fifth, and sixth innings while scattering eight hits and a walk before his day was done. Mike Strong pitched the eighth inning and walked one in a scoreless frame. Luke Bard came on for the eighth and allowed two singles, but a double-play ball in between got him out unscathed. He wasn’t as lucky in the ninth. After a walk to load the bases with two outs, Bard gave up another single to drive in two insurance runs for the Smokies. Bard finished the frame but allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out none, and marks his third straight appearance with 2.0 IP and 2 earned runs allowed. Chattanooga put two runners on base in each of the eighth and ninth innings, but were unable to capitalize and fall to 22-28 on the season. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers 1, Charlotte 5 Box Score Although they collected just as many hits as their (Port) Charlotte opponent on the day, Fort Myers was unable to get much going against Stone Crabs starter Yonny Chirinos for the first seven innings. His only run allowed came in his final inning that Charlotte conceded on a ground ball with a 5-0 lead. Through the first six innings, Fort Myers had managed just two hits, both doubles in each of the first two innings, but went down fifteen straight hitters in a row after that. Kohl Stewart made the start for the Miracle, and made it through six innings that could have been better if not for his defense. He allowed five runs (three earned) on eight hits while striking out three. Two of the Miracle’s three errors on the day led to the two unearned runs in his line, but the other error also contributed to another run on the scoreboard. A solo home run in the sixth made it 5-0 but Stewart completed the inning. Brandon Peterson and Raul Fernandez each pitched a perfect inning in relief, each collecting a strikeout along the way. The offense was led by Tanner Witt who was 2-4 with a double, Logan Wade picked up the RBI and had a double, and Alex Real scored the only run. The Miracle went just 1-8 with runners in scoring position (the hit did not score a run) and left eight men on base. The Miracle were swept in the three game series and fall a half game behind the Stone Crabs in the Florida State League South division standings by a half game as a result. They also drop below .500 on the season at 25-26, but are still just one game out of second place and one away from last in the competitive division thus far. KERNELS NUGGETS Wisconsin 8, Cedar Rapids 9 Box Score Twins Daily’s Seth Stohs was again in attendance in Cedar Rapids and got to see quite a comeback at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Right-hander Cody Stashak took the mound for the Kernels and was solid through the first four innings, allowing just one run on three hits and two walks, but ran into trouble in the fifth. The first two hitters of the inning singled, and then executed a double steal to put both of them in scoring position. It ended up being unnecessary, as a three-run home run from David Denson put the Timber Rattlers up 4-0. Stashak got a strikeout to end the inning, but his day was done. In his five innings, he allowed the four runs on six hits and two walks, while picking up six strikeouts. Anthony McIver came on for the sixth inning, and allowed two runs (zero earned) on three hits. Throwing errors from Jermaine Palacios and catcher Kevin Garcia led to both runs. Now down 6-0, Cedar Rapids finally broke through against Wisconsin starter Drake Owenby in the bottom of the inning. They sent ten hitters to the plate and cut the lead to 6-4 behind singles from LaMonte Wade, Daniel Kihle, Brad Hartong, and Garcia, walks from J.J. Fernandez and Palacios, and a fielding error off the bat of Luis Arreaz. Wade had led off the inning, but also grounded out with the bases loaded to end it. They added another run in the seventh inning after a double from Fernandez, a single from Kihle that moved him to third, and a sacrifice fly from Hartong. Koa Hua Lo came in to pitch after McIver, and pitched a one-two-three seventh inning. In the eighth, he hit two batters around a walk to load the bases for Wisconsin, but escaped a big inning with a run-scoring double play ball and a strikeout to keep the Kernels within two. The Kernels lineup responded by taking their first lead of the game in the bottom of the eighth behind the powerful bat of Zander Wiel. Sean Miller and Arreaz led off the frame with singles, and moved to second and third on a sacrifice bunt from Palacios. With two outs, Wiel stepped to the plate and delivered a three-run blast with some impressive Statcast data, to put them up 8-7. It was his first hit of the day after missing the last two and starting this one 0-4, but also extended his hitting streak in the Midwest League to fifteen games. Over that streak, Wiel has gone 23-65 (.353) with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and seventeen RBI. The lead was short lived however, as the Timber Rattlers tied it at eight the next inning with Michael Theofanopoulos on the mound. He came in after Lo got the first out of the frame, but a walk followed by a double knotted the score. In the ninth, it was the bottom half of the lineup due up for the Kernels, and their rally got started by a one-out single from Hartong. Nelson Molina was brought in to pinch hit for Garcia, and two wild-pitches later the winning run was on third and Molina had drawn a walk to bring up Sean Miller. He sent a ground ball toward short that may have been destined for a double play, but was booted for Wisconsin’s third error of the day and allowed Hartong to scamper home with the winning run, completing a crazy comeback for the home team. The offense got multiple hits from Arreaz (3-4, R, 2B, BB), Kihle (2-5, R), Hartong (2-4, 2 R’s, 2 RBI), and Garcia (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI). Wiel added the big go-ahead-three-run home run, and Fernandez reached base three times with a double and two walks, and two runs scored. Wade’s single to lead off the sixth inning also extended his on-base streak to twenty-nine games with the Kernels. On the year, he’s drawn thirty-three walks compared to just twenty-one strikeouts in forty-two games, and his .909 OPS ranks second in the Midwest League. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Andrew Albers, Rochester Red Wings (W, 5.0 IP, 8 H’s, 2 ER’s, 2 BB, 5 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Zander Wiel, Cedar Rapids Kernels (1-5, R, Go-ahead-3-run-HR, 3-RBI) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Indianapolis (5:05 CST) – TBD Chattanooga – Scheduled day off. Fort Myers –scheduled day off. Wisconsin @ Cedar Rapids (2:05PM CST) – RHP Randy LeBlanc (6-2, 0.85 ERA) Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games.

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Tyler Duffey was pretty good for the Twins again on Sunday afternoon as the parent club won their second straight game against the Cleveland Indians. In the minors on Sunday, one game was postponed, a lefty top prospect took to the mound in Florida, was outdone by a lefty newcomer to the system in another game, and one team struggled to collect any hits for most of the day, even though they took the no-hitter off the table early. To find out who did what and where on Sunday, read on!RED WINGS REPORT Syracuse @ Rochester - Postponed The Red Wings game on Sunday afternoon was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on June 30th. Rochester finished their recent homestand with a 5-1 record and begins a seven-game road trip tomorrow night in Charlotte. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Biloxi 1, Chattanooga 2 Box Score There was little offense to be had for either team in this one, as both starting pitchers put in solid efforts. For the Shuckers, it was Jorge Ortega who held Chattanooga scoreless into the seventh inning, and for the Lookouts it was Nick Greenwood who limited Biloxi’s scoring chances for nearly the entire game. Biloxi got on the board first in the third inning after a one-out double put a runner in scoring position who was later driven in from third on a ground out. But that would be it for the Shuckers as Greenwood allowed only three more hits over the next five innings. On the game he went eight innings, allowing just the one run on six hits and no walks, while striking out three. The Lookouts were able to tie the game at one in the sixth when Daniel Palka and Travis Harrison clubbed back-to-back doubles with two outs. In the seventh inning Chattanooga took the lead after Ryan Walker’s one-out triple chased Ortega from the game. Walker scored on a Joe Maloney single that against the Shucker’s bullpen. In the ninth, it was Omar Bencomo who was summoned for his first save opportunity of the year. Although he allowed two singles, he finished the game and picked up the save by picking off one of the runners at first and inducing two easy ground balls around them. Chattanooga was outhit 8-5 on the day, but cashed in on two of their four opportunities with runners in scoring position to pull out the victory. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers 7, St. Lucie 1 Box Score Early season stud left-hander Stephen Gonsalves took the mound for the Miracle on Sunday, and although he didn’t necessarily dominate as he had in other starts, he still picked up the win to improve to 5-1 on the season. He finished 5.1 innings, allowing just one earned run on four hits and a walk. He struck out three and if not for a Nick Gordon error in the sixth, may have been able to finish that inning. With one out and two men on base he was lifted for Brian Gilbert who induced an inning- ending double play. Fort Myers took a 4-0 lead in the top of the third inning on home runs from Austin Diemer (solo) and Trey Vavra (three run), and extended that lead to 6-1 in the fourth after a Chad Christensen double, an Alex Real single, and a Diemer sac fly plated two more. Max Murphy added the seventh run in the eighth inning with a solo home run. Gilbert finished a scoreless seventh inning as well and allowed only one hit in his 1.2 innings. Todd Van Steensel pitched the final two frames and allowed just one hit. The Miracle offense got multi-hit efforts from Gordon (2-4, R), Vavra (2-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, SB), Christensen (2-4, R, 2B), and Diemer (3-3, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI). Murphy scored two runs and walked once in addition to his fourth home run of the season. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 1, Wisconsin 7 Box Score Cedar Rapids scored first in this one, taking a 1-0 lead in the second inning after a walk to Daniel Kihle and an error put him on third base, where he easily scampered home on a ground out from Sean Miller, but that would be it for the Kernels for the day as they managed just one hit the entire game against Wisconsin pitchers. The Timber Rattlers took the lead for good in the bottom of the second after three singles and a double steal (of second and home) put them up 2-1. Miles Nordgren made the start for the Kernels, and went just five innings. He allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits and three walks, but did strike out eight. Anthony McIver pitched the sixth inning, and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks, including a home run to his first batter. Nick Anderson calmed the storm for the final two innings, going one-two-three in both, along with four strikeouts. Over his last six appearances, Anderson has pitched ten innings and allowed just one hit and one walk to opposing batters, while striking out eighteen of them. Quite a nice little stretch for the 2015 free agent out of the independent leagues. As can be imagined when you only tally one hit as a team, Cedar Rapids had few opportunities for more runs in this game, despite getting six walks. They were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. The hit came off the bat of Zander Wiel in the first inning. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Nick Greenwood, Chattanooga Lookouts (W, 8.0IP, 1 ER, 6 H’s, 0 BB’s, 3 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Austin Diemer, Fort Myers Miracle (3-3, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, OF-assist) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Charlotte (6:05PM CST) – LHP Tommy Milone (1-0, 1.59 ERA) Biloxi @ Chattanooga (6:15PM CST) – LHP David Hurlbut (2-2, 6.48 ERA) Fort Myers @ Dunedin (5:30PM CST) – RHP Kohl Stewart (2-1, 2.08 ERA) Cedar Rapids – Scheduled off-day Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games. Click here to view the article

Tyler Duffey was pretty good for the Twins again on Sunday afternoon as the parent club won their second straight game against the Cleveland Indians. In the minors on Sunday, one game was postponed, a lefty top-prospect took to the mound in Florida, was outdone by a lefty newcomer to the system in another game, and one team struggled to collect any hits for most of the day, even though they took the no-hitter off the table early. To find out who did what and where on Sunday, read on! RED WINGS REPORT Syracuse @ Rochester - Postponed The Red Wings game on Sunday afternoon was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on June 30th. Rochester finished their recent homestand with a 5-1 record, and begins a seven-game road trip tomorrow night in Charlotte. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Biloxi 1, Chattanooga 2 Box Score There was little offense to be had for either team in this one, as both starting pitchers put in solid efforts. For the Shuckers, it was Jorge Ortega who held Chattanooga scoreless into the seventh inning, and for the Lookouts it was Nick Greenwood who limited Biloxi’s scoring chances for nearly the entire game. Biloxi got on the board first in the third inning after a one-out double put a runner in scoring position that was later driven in from third on a ground out. But that would be it for the Shuckers as Greenwood would allow only three more hits over the next five innings. On the game he went eight innings, allowing just the one run on six hits and no walks, while striking out three. The Lookouts were able to tie the game at one in the sixth when Daniel Palka and Travis Harrison clubbed back to back doubles with two outs. In the seventh inning Chattanooga took the lead after Ryan Walker’s one-out triple that chased Ortega from the game. Walker would score on a Joe Maloney single that followed against the Shucker’s bullpen. In the ninth, it was Omar Bencomo who was summoned for his first save opportunity of the year. Although he allowed two singles, he finished the game and picked up the save by picking off one of the runners at first and inducing two easy ground balls around them. Chattanooga was outhit 8-5 on the day, but cashed in on two of their four opportunities with runners in scoring position to pull out the victory. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers 7, St. Lucie 1 Box Score Early season stud left-hander Stephen Gonsalves took the mound for the Miracle on Sunday, and although he didn’t necessarily dominate as he had in other starts, he still picked up the win to improve to 5-1 on the season. He finished 5.1 innings, allowing just one earned run on four hits and a walk. He struck out three and if not for a Nick Gordon error in the sixth, may have been able to finish that inning. With one out and two men on base he was lifted for Brian Gilbert, who induced an inning ending double play. Fort Myers took a 4-0 lead in the top of the third inning on home runs from Austin Diemer (solo) and Trey Vavra (3-run), and extended that lead to 6-1 in the fourth after a Chad Christensen double, an Alex Real single, and Diemer sac fly plated two more. Max Murphy added their seventh run in the eighth inning with a solo home run of his own. Gilbert finished a scoreless seventh inning as well and allowed only one hit in his 1.2 innings total. Todd Van Steensel pitched the final two frames, and allowed just one hit himself. The Miracle offense got multi-hit efforts from Gordon (2-4, R), Vavra (2-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, SB), Christensen (2-4, R, 2B), and Diemer (3-3, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI). Murphy scored two runs and walked once in addition to his fourth home run of the season. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 1, Wisconsin 7 Box Score Cedar Rapids scored first in this one, taking the 1-0 lead in the second inning after a walk to Daniel Kihle and an error put him on third base, where he easily scampered home on a ground out from Sean Miller, but that would be it for the Kernels on the day as they managed just one hit the entire game against Wisconsin pitchers. The Timber Rattlers took the lead for good in the bottom of the second after three singles and a double-steal of home put them up 2-1. Miles Nordgren made the start for the Kernels, and went just five innings. He allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits and three walks, but did strike out eight Wisconsin hitters. Anthony McIver pitched the sixth inning, and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks, including a home run to the first batter. Nick Anderson calmed the storm for the final two innings, going one-two-three in both along with four strikeouts. Over his last six appearances, Anderson has pitched ten innings and allowed just one hit and one walk to opposing batters, while striking out eighteen of them. Quite a nice little stretch for the 2015 free agent out of the independent leagues. As can be imagined when you only tally one hit as a team, Cedar Rapids had few opportunities for more runs in this game and as a team were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. The hit came off the bat of Zander Wiel in the first inning to give an idea of how inept the Kernels lineup was the entire game. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Nick Greenwood, Chattanooga Lookouts (W, 8.0IP, 1 ER, 6 H’s, 0 BB’s, 3 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Austin Diemer, Fort Myers Miracle (3-3, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, OF-assist) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Charlotte (6:05PM CST) – LHP Tommy Milone (1-0, 1.59 ERA) Biloxi @ Chattanooga (6:15PM CST) – LHP David Hurlbut (2-2, 6.48 ERA) Fort Myers @ Dunedin (5:30PM CST) – RHP Kohl Stewart (2-1, 2.08 ERA) Cedar Rapids – Scheduled off-day Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games.

In the majors on Sunday afternoon, Tyler Duffey gave the Twins a quality start but fell to 0-2 on the year as the MLB club was unable to muster much offense against Jose Quintana and the White Sox. In the minors, two of the Twins affiliates enjoyed days off while in the two games played each team got a performance similar to Duffey’s from their starters and both match-ups proved to be pitching duels to the very end. To find out who did what and how it all went down, keep reading!RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Pawtucket 2 Box Score Lefthander Logan Darnell toed the rubber for the Red Wings on Sunday afternoon and besides one blip in the form of a two-run home run allowed in the fourth inning, kept the Red Sox at bay. In fact, after giving up that homer, Darnell proceeded to retire the last eleven hitters he faced en route to finishing seven innings. He allowed the two runs on two hits and three walks, while striking out one. Rochester got on the board first in the third inning as Buck Britton led off the inning with a double, was bunted to third base, and scored on a Byron Buxton ground out. Kennys Vargas added their second run in the fourth inning, as he led off the frame with a solo home run to right field, his second of the year. With the game tied at two in the top of the fifth inning, Buxton delivered a solo home run of his own to put Rochester out front for good. It was his third home run in his last six games at AAA, and is now batting .276/.344/.534 in fourteen games with Rochester. Alex Wimmers came on in relief of Darnell and worked two innings to pick up his first AAA save. He walked one and struck out two, including the final out of the game for the exclamation point. As a team Rochester managed just six hits, but it was plenty in support of their pitchers who surrendered only two. James Beresford was the only hitter with multiple hits, going 2-4 on the day. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 2, Mobile 1 Box Score After giving up a walk to start the game, starter Ryan Eades settled in and retired the next eight hitters before walking the same guy again in the third inning. Through four innings both teams had combined for just six base runners. Daniel Palka did try to score on a Mitch Garver single in the fourth, but got thrown out at home for the third out of the inning. The Lookouts were able to break through in the fifth as a the first three hitters of the inning loaded the bases. Ryan Walker brought in the game’s first run with a sacrifice fly, and Zach Granite brought in the second with an RBI groundout. Eades continued to scatter base runners through the seventh inning and left the game after seven innings in line for the win. He allowed no runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three BayBears hitters on the day. Trevor Hildenberger came on for the eighth inning and picked up his first hold in AA. He allowed a single and struck out one. J.T. Chargois was summoned for the ninth inning, and after recording an out made it a little interesting by giving up a solo home run to make the score 2-1. The next batter singled and was pinch run for, but Shaggy and catcher Garver completed the strike-him-out-throw-him-out double play to end the game. It was Chargois’ seventh save of the season with the Lookouts, and he has yet to blow a save opportunity in his minor league career, improving to a perfect 26-26 in that category. The offense got multiple-hit efforts from Garver (2-4) and Reginatto (2-4, R) to lead the way. Travis Harrison had his seven game hitting streak snapped with an 0-4 day that included three strikeouts. T.J. White (3) and Palka (2) added stolen bases to the effort. MIRACLE MATTERS The Miracle had the day off on Sunday afternoon. They open an away-home-away-home four game series with the Bradenton Marauders on Monday night. Their starter for tomorrow’s game is listed as to be determined, but it is Stephen Gonsalves’ turn in Fort Myers six-man rotation. KERNELS NUGGETS The Kernels also enjoyed a free Sunday after completing a 3-3 road trip. They will face off against the Kane County Cougars for a three game series in Cedar Rapids starting tomorrow night. Cody Stashak will take the mound for the home team. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Ryan Eades, Chattanooga Lookouts (W, 7IP, 0 R’s, 4 H’s, 2 BB’s, 3 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Byron Buxton, Rochester Red Wings (1-4, R, HR, 2 RBI) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Gwinnett @ Rochester (6:05PM CST) – LHP Taylor Rogers Pensacola @ Chattanooga (6:15PM CST) – RHP DJ Baxendale Fort Myers @ Bradenton (5:30PM CST) – LHP Stephen Gonsalves Kane County @ Cedar Rapids (6:35PM CST) – RHP Cody Stashak (2-1, 1.66 ERA) Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games. Click here to view the article

In the majors on Sunday afternoon, Tyler Duffey gave the Twins a quality start but fell to 0-2 on the year as the MLB was unable to muster much offense against Jose Quintana and the White Sox. In the minors, two of the Twins affiliates enjoyed days off while in the two games played each team got a similar performance to Duffey’s from their starters and both matchups proved to be pitching duels to the very end. To find out who did what and how it all went down, keep reading! RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Pawtucket 2 Box Score Lefthander Logan Darnell toed the rubber for the Red Wings on Sunday afternoon and besides one blip in the form of a two-run home run allowed in the fourth inning, kept the Red Sox at bay. In fact, after giving up that homer, Darnell proceeded to retire the last eleven hitters he faced en route to finishing seven innings. He allowed the two runs on two hits and three walks, while striking out one. Rochester got on the board first in the third inning as Buck Britton led off the inning with a double, was bunted to third base, and scored on a Byron Buxton groundout. Kennys Vargas would add their second run in the fourth inning, as he led off the frame with a solo home run to right field, his second of the year. With the game tied at two in the top of the fifth inning, Buxton delivered a solo home run of his own to put Rochester out front for good. It was his third home run in his past six games at AAA, and is now batting .276/.344/.534 in fourteen games with Rochester. Alex Wimmers came on in relief of Darnell and worked two innings to pick up his first AAA save. He walked one and struck out two, including the final out of the game for the exclamation point. As a team Rochester managed just six hits, but it was plenty in support of their pitchers who surrendered only two. James Beresford was the only hitter with multiple hits, going 2-4 on the day. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 2, Mobile 1 Box Score After giving up a walk to start the game, starter Ryan Eades settled in and retired the next eight hitters before walking the same guy again in the third inning. Through four innings both teams had combined for just six baserunners. Daniel Palka did try to score on a Mitch Garver single in the fourth, but got thrown out at home for the third out of the inning. The Lookouts were able to break through in the fifth as a the first three hitters of the inning loaded the bases. Ryan Walker brought in the game’s first run with a sacrifice fly, and Zach Granite brought in the second with an RBI groundout. Eades continued to scatter baserunners through the seventh inning and left the game after seven innings in line for the win. He allowed no runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three BayBears hitters on the day. Trevor Hildenberger came on for the eighth inning and picked up his first hold in AA. He allowed a single and struck out one. J.T. Chargois was summoned for the ninth inning, and after recording an out made it a little interesting by giving up a solo home run to make the score 2-1. The next batter singled and was pinch ran for, but Shaggy and catcher Garver completed the strike-him-out-throw-him-out double play to end the game. It was Chargois’ seventh save of the season with the Lookouts, and he has yet to blow a save opportunity in his minor league career, improving to a perfect 26-26 in that category. The offense got multiple hit efforts from Garver (2-4) and Reginatto (2-4, R) to lead the way. Travis Harrison had his seven game hitting streak snapped with an 0-4 day that included three strikeouts. T.J. White (3) and Palka (2) added stolen bases to the effort. MIRACLE MATTERS The Miracle had the day off on Sunday afternoon. They open an away-home-away-home four game series with the Bradenton Marauders on Monday night. Their starter for tomorrow’s game is listed as to be determined, but it is Stephen Gonsalves’ turn in Fort Myers six-man rotation. KERNELS NUGGETS The Kernels also enjoyed a free Sunday after completing a 3-3 road trip. They will face off against the Kane County Cougars for a three game series in Cedar Rapids starting tomorrow night. Cody Stashak will take the mound for the home team. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Ryan Eades, Chattanooga Lookouts (W, 7IP, 0 R’s, 4 H’s, 2 BB’s, 3 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Byron Buxton, Rochester Red Wings (1-4, R, HR, 2 RBI) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Gwinnett @ Rochester (6:05PM CST – TBD Pensacola @ Chattanooga (6:15PM CST) – TBD Fort Myers @ Bradenton (5:30PM CST) – TBD Kane County @ Cedar Rapids (6:35PM CST) – RHP Cody Stashak (2-1, 1.66 ERA) Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games.

While Alex Meyer was making his first start in the Majors with the Twins on Tuesday night, three of their four full season affiliates were in action in the Minors including another former top prospect taking the hill. That pitching prospect wasn’t the one who stole the headlines on this night however, and a hitter in the Midwest League did all the heavy lifting in a Kernels win. To find out who did what and where in the minors on Tuesday, read on!TRANSACTIONS Trevor Plouffe’s recall to the Twins and Jorge Polanco’s option back to AAA were made official on Tuesday. Plouffe was in action at 3B for the Twins, while Polanco did not play for the Red Wings. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Syracuse 8 Box Score Syracuse starter A.J. Cole’s bid for a no-hit shutout lasted exactly two pitches on Tuesday evening, as Byron Buxton sent his 0-1 pitch into the left-field stands to lead off the game. It was Buxton’s first homerun of the year and his second in a Red Wings uniform. The 1-0 lead didn’t last long however, as a wild pitch from Rochester’s Logan Darnell allowed a run to score in the bottom of the first and tie the game at one. It would only get worse for Darnell, as the Chiefs took the lead 2-1 in the second after a leadoff double, single, and sac fly, then exploded for five more runs in the third with four of them charged to the starter, and a 7-1 lead they would not relinquish. Darnell lasted just 2.1 innings, allowing the six runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out none. Rochester put two more runs on the board in the fifth courtesy of a Juan Centeno home run, his first of the year, and an RBI single from James Beresford that scored Buxton, who drew a walk earlier. Taylor Rogers came on in relief Darnell and worked the next 3.1 innings, allowing one run (unearned) on four hits and two walks while striking out for. Alex Wimmers made his second AAA appearance after him, and pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, striking out two. Dan Runzler worked the eighth and gave up one run on two hits and a walk. He struck out one. Buxton and Centeno led the offense with two hits each, including their home runs. Buxton also scored two runs and stole his first base of the year in AAA. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER The Lookouts had a scheduled off day on Tuesday, and open a five game road series with the Mobile BayBears on Wednesday night. D.J. Baxendale is scheduled to open the series on the mound for Chattanooga. MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers 5, Palm Beach 3 Box Score Kohl Stewart was on the mound for the Miracle looking to continue his newfound level of success in the Florida State League early on in the 2016 season. He wasn’t nearly as electric on this night as he had been to this point, but still managed to pick up his second win of the season. In five innings, he allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and four walks, while striking out three. Of his 83 pitches, just 43 of them went for strikes. Fort Myers tied the game at two in the top of the third inning thanks to a two-run home run from Edgar Corcino, his second of the year. They’d take the lead for good in the fourth thanks to a two-out rally. Chad Christensen got the rally started with a walk and stole his fourth base of the season. He was followed by Kevin Garcia who was hit by a pitch, then singles from Ryan Walker and Corcino would result in three runs and a 5-2 lead. Brian Gilbert came on for the sixth inning in relief of Stewart and surrendered an RBI double to make the final score of 5-3. John Curtiss pitched two scoreless innings to earn a hold, and Yorman Landa was summoned for the ninth inning and picked up his first save with the Miracle, allowing one hit and striking out one. Logan Wade (3-4) and Corcino (2-4, R, HR, 4 RBI, BB) led the offense with multiple hits. If you’re keeping track, that makes consecutive days where Corcino has homered and driven in four. Alex Swim added a double and Ryan Walker scored two runs, walked twice, and collected the fifth RBI. Another story coming out of this game, was the result of Stewart’s final out of the fifth inning, as he wasn’t the only player who’s night ended on that play. Nick Gordon made the play on a shallow pop fly to right field, but he collided with Chad Christensen in the process. Both players had to the leave the game. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 3, Lansing 0 Box Score Randy LeBlanc took the mound for Cedar Rapids Tuesday afternoon looking to continue his early 2016 success as he started the day with a 2-2 record and sparkling 1.50 ERA. The Lugnuts loaded the bases with three singles in the bottom of the first, but LeBlanc got the final two batters of the inning to line and ground out to Jermaine Palacios at short to end their only real threat of the night. LeBlanc would go on to retire the next eight hitters after that point, and scattered just four more singles over the next six innings to record his third win of the year. In his seven total innings, he allowed seven hits and zero walks while striking out five and lowering his ERA on the year to 1.16. LeBlanc was matched for the first half of the game by Lansing starter Conor Fisk, who held the Kernels lineup at bay with just two hits and one walk allowed in five innings. Cedar Rapids was finally able to break the 0-0 tie on the scoreboard in the seventh inning, as A.J. Murray slugged his third home run of the season to put them out front. They added two insurance runs in the ninth on a LaMonte Wade solo home run, his second of the season, and Murray added an RBI single to score Zander Wiel who had followed Wade’s home run with a single of his own. Reliever Nick Anderson worked the final two innings for the Kernels, retiring every batter he faced including three strikeouts to pick up his first save of the season. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Randy LeBlanc, Cedar Rapids Kernels (W, 7IP, 0 R’s, 7H’s, 0 BB’s, 5 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Edgar Corcino, Fort Myers Miracle (2-4, R, HR, 4 RBI, BB) WEDNESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Syracuse (9:35AM CST) – LHP Pat Dean (0-3, 3.00 ERA) Chattanooga @ Mobile (6:35PM CST) – RHP D.J. Baxendale (1-3, 3.41 ERA) Fort Myers @ Palm Beach (5:30PM CST) – TBD, but Tyler Jay (1-2, 5.12 ERA) has followed Stewart so far on the year. Cedar Rapids @ Lansing (6:05PM CST) – RHP Andro Cutura (2-1, 6.30 ERA) Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games. Click here to view the article