Steve Lein

In the minor leagues on Sunday there were several standout performances on both the pitching side and the hitting side as Minnesota Twins affiliates went 4-1 on the day. Top pitchers were on the mound for Chattanooga and Fort Myers, but they wouldn’t quite compare to the TOP pitcher on the mound Sunday afternoon for Rochester. Elizabethton’s offense unloaded on opposing pitching and there were big RBI efforts in nearly every game. To see who did what and where on Sunday, keep reading! RED WINGS REPORT Norfolk 2, Rochester 3 Box Score Rochester scored single runs in the first three innings to jump out to an early 3-0 lead in support of starter Jose Berrios. Turns out they would be just enough to preserve his ninth win of the year with the Red Wings. In the first, a double from Adam Walker scored Daniel Palka, who had singled earlier to start the two out rally. In the second, consecutive two out singles from John Ryan Murphy, Tommy Field, and James Beresford made it 2-0. In the third, consecutive errors from the Norfolk defense led to the games decisive run. Berrios went the first six innings, allowing no runs on four hits and two walks. He struck out nine, including two in the first and two in the third, and retired seven in a row at one point. At ninety-five pitches after the sixth, Buddy Boshers came on for seventh and had a one-two-three inning. Marcus Waldon was summoned in the eighth, and the Tides finally broke the barrier. All four hitters Walden faced reached base, and the knockout blow was a two-RBI single that brought in Sean Burnett to limit the damage. He retired the next three hitters to preserve the 3-2 lead for Rochester. In the ninth, it took J.T. Chargois nine pitches to close the door on the game, and pick up his seventh save with the Red Wings. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Mobile 6, Chattanooga 5 Box Score The Lookouts took a 3-0 lead in this one in the third inning, when a Zach Granite single plated Engelb Vielma who had singled earlier, and Mitch Garver followed with a two-RBI double to score Levi Michael and Granite. Michael had reached base by being hit by a pitch in between the singles from Vielma and Granite . Mobile closed the lead to 3-2 in the top of the fifth, as Chattanooga starter Felix Jorge ran into his first trouble of the game after picking up the first two outs of the inning. Up to that point he had faced the minimum, allowing only a single that was erased with a double play ball in the second. But two singles were followed by a two-RBI double to close the gap before he got out of the inning. Chattanooga got those runs back in the bottom of the inning, as Garver again delivered a two-RBI hit, this one a single to score Granite and Ryan Walker, making it 5-2 Lookouts. Jorge came back from the two-run fifth to go one-two-three in the sixth, allowed a solo home run in the seventh, and recorded the first two outs of the eighth before issuing a walk that brought in Jake Reed from the bullpen. Jorge’s final line was 7.2 innings pitched, and four runs allowed on five hits and two walks. Despite recording twenty-three outs against just twenty nine hitters, only one of those outs came via a strikeout. Reed hit the first batter he faced to put two runners on, threw a wild-pitch to move them to second and third, and walked another batter to load the bases before they were cleared with a double to put the BayBears out front late, 6-5. The Lookouts offense, including an appearance from Garver, was unable to muster anything else in the eighth or nine, and they went home with the loss to drop them to 50-44 on the season, and 14-10 in the second half. They are tied atop the Southern League North division standings. MIRACLE MATTERS Lakeland 1, Fort Myers 4 Box score Fort Myers starter Fernando Romero allowed three consecutive singles in the first inning to put Lakeland up 1-0 right away, but he and bullpen settled in the rest of the way and allowed no further damage on the scoreboard. Romero went the first six innings, allowing just the one run on five hits and a walk, while striking out six. Luke Bard pitched two scoreless innings in relief, allowing two hits and striking out one. Nick Anderson notched his second save in the Florida State League with a perfect ninth inning. The Miracle offense got a solo home run from Tanner Witt in the third inning to tie it at one, and a two-run home run in the sixth from Lamonte Wade to make it 3-1. Wade’s home run was his first in the FSL. In addition to Witt and Wade’s 2-4 night’s, they also got multi-hit efforts from Trey Vavra (2-4, R) and Alex Perez (2-4) while knocking out twelve hits as a team. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 8, Fort Wayne 6 Box Score The Kernels took the lead late, and held on for a road victory against the TinCaps on Sunday. Cedar Rapids took a 1-0 lead in the first when Luis Arreaz reached base on a strikeout-wild-pitch that was followed by a Zander Wiel double and Jaylin Davis single to drive him in. Fort Wayne tagged starter Eduardo Del Rosario for three runs in the second, including a two-run home run but would get no more against the Cedar Rapids starter. Rosario went six innings, allowing the three runs on five hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Thanks to a two-run double from Nelson Molina in the sixth, and three more runs scored in the seventh Rosario remained in line for the win despite each reliever that followed him allowing at least one run. Davis added his third Midwest League home run in the top of the ninth for an added cushion. Michael Cederoth pitched the seventh and eighth innings, allowing a single run in each frame on three hits and a walk. He struck out two. Anthony McIver allowed the TinCaps to close it to 8-6 and had two-runners on base when he struck out the game’s final batter for his fifth save with the Kernels. The Kernels thirteen hits were on the game were accumulated by multi-hit efforts from over half of their lineup. Casey Scoggins was 2-5 with a run scored out of the leadoff spot. Arraez was 2-5 with two runs scored and an RBI. Zander Wiel picked up an RBI and clubbed two doubles. Davis finished 3-5 with three runs scored, a double, home run, and three RBI. Molina picked up three RBI’s of his own in a 2-5 night. Sean Miller added his fourth triple of the year. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 11, Princeton 6 Box Score Elizabthton pounded out fifteen hits compared to just the five for Princeton, but four Twins errors and a wild ninth inning for reliever Johan Quezada made the score quite a bit closer than it should have been. Ariel Montesino went 4-5 with a double and scored three runs out of the leadoff spot for the Twins. He raised his batting average to .423 in the Appalachian League thus far. Alex Kirilloff went 2-5, scored three runs, and hit his second home run of his professional career out of the three spot in the lineup. Amaurys Minier drove in four runs, including a three-run home run in the fourth in a 2-4 night. Lewin Diaz (2-5, R, 2B, RBI) and Andre Jernigan (2-5, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) also collected multiple hits. Jernigan’s blast was the first home run of his young professional career, and both his and Minier’s long balls came in the ninth inning to push the game well out of reach for the Rays. Sean Poppen made the start for Elizabethton and pitched the first five innings. He allowed an unearned run on two hits and three walks, and struck out seven to pick up his first professional win. Patrick McGuff went 2.1 scoreless innings to follow Poppen. He walked two, allowed one hit, and struck out three. Colton Davis was responsible for one run on one hit allowed, as he finished off the last two outs of the eighth, and recorded one out in the ninth before Quezada was brought in. What followed was a very bizarre sequence, as Quezada had trouble finding the strike zone. There was a wild-pitch to the first batter he faced, but he picked up a strikeout for the innings second out. He then walked the next three batters to score one and load the bases, then a wild-pitch and walk scored another, and an error would score two more before Quezada got an infield pop-up to end the game. All told Quezada allowed four runs (two earned) on one hit and four walks in the inning that started with the Twins out front 11-1. GCL TWINS TAKES The GCL Twins had the day off on Sunday. They get back to action tomorrow morning on the road against the GCL Rays. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – Jose Berrios, Rochester Red Wings (W, 6.0IP, 0 R’s, 4 H’s, 2 BB, 9 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Jaylin Davis, Cedar Rapids Kernels (3-4, 3 R’s, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Durham @ Rochester (6:05PM CST) – LHP Jason Wheeler (6-2, 2.80 ERA) Mobile @ Chattanooga (6:15PM CST) – LHP Stephen Gonsalves (3-1, 3.48 ERA) Lakeland @ Fort Myers (6:05PM CST) – RHP Miles Nordgren (0-1, 3.86 ERA) Cedar Rapids @ Fort Wayne (6:05PM PM CST) – RHP Cody Stashak (6-5, 3.16 ERA) Elizabethton @ Princeton (6:00PM CST) – RHP Jose Martinez (0-1, 7.47 ERA) GCL Twins @ GCL Rays (11:00AM CST) – TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games.

Don't disagree with any of that, really. It did work out as well as one could hope for the rest of the year, but it just was a move that sat between "unnecessary" and "not enough to matter" to me.

Me too, just wasn't the same feel.

I agree. But the whole experience of the video on the board and the song, was awesome. A packed Target Field when Rauch entered the game gave you chills. Glen Perkins entering the game never had that same feel, even though he was a far better closer.

Plus, Rauch had the sweetest entrance to close games in the 9th, ever:

A damning quote, and one I think is quite accurate. I also thought the 2015 Twins were playing over their head the entire year. It was fun, but as has been mentioned here several times, it was also possibly the worst thing that could have happened to them. I didn't like trading for a player like Jepsen. I didn't like that it was Hu whom was given up. Worked out well for one year, but it was the wrong year.

Granite has definitely been showing up in these reports throughout the year. Lots to like about him, and he had some darkhorse mentions from several prospect people coming into the year. I like Wimmers as a reliever. They obviously see something they like to have him closing games for Rochester, even when a guy like J.T. Chargois is there as well. He's not dominating on J.T.'s same level but since June 11th he's lowered his ERA by over a run and has racked up five saves. I had him as potential September call-up coming into the year if he pitched well. Might be on his way to that.

In the minor leagues on Sunday afternoon for the Twins, one affiliate pounded out fourteen hits and scored nine runs, but ended up losing in a slugfest. Another got all the runs they would need in a victory in one inning. In Chattanooga, a top prospect and 2016 performer was on the mound for his AA debut. How did it go?To find out how it all went down in the minors on Sunday, keep reading! RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2 Box Score In the seventh inning Rochester got all the offense they would need to take the lead and keep it, when they scored all three of their runs. Jorge Polanco led off the inning with his seventh AA home run of the year to make it 2-1. Daniel Palka followed with a double and moved to third on a Byung-Ho Park single. They each moved up a base on a passed ball to tie the game at two, before Wilfredo Tovar drove in Park with a double of his own for the lead. Andrew Albers made the start for the Red Wings, and it was of the quality variety. He picked up the win to improve to 7-3, going six innings and allowing two earned runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out six. Marcus Walden pitched two perfect innings, striking out one, and Alex Wimmers picked up his eighth save with a one-two-three ninth, punctuating the end game with a strikeout. Palka was the only hitter in the Red Wings lineup with multiple hits, going 2-2 with a run scored, double, and two walks. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 4, Tennessee 5 Box Score Lefty Tyler Jay was on the mound for the Lookouts in this one, making his AA debut. He ran into some early trouble, but finished five innings and didn’t factor into the decision. Chattanooga’s offense gave him an early 3-0 lead, as a two-run double from D.J. Hicks in the first was followed by an RBI single from Zach Granite in the second. In the Smokies half of the second inning it was a walk and four singles, including three ground balls that found their way through the infield that led to a 3-3 tie. It remained that way until the fifth, when Jay gave up his first AA home run to the leadoff man. All told, Jay allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out four. The Lookouts again tied the game in the sixth, as back-to-back doubles from Travis Harrison and Leonardo Reginatto made it 4-4. Ryan Eades came on in relief of Jay, and would finish the game but also ended up with the loss when he allowed a solo-home run to the second batter he faced. He went three innings, allowing the lone run on three hits and a walk. He struck out five. Chattanooga’s lineup got multi-hit efforts from Granite (2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB), Reginatto (2-4, 2B, RBI), and Niko Goodrum (2-4, R, 2B). Granite added two outfield assists from center on the defensive side. MIRACLE MATTERS Dunedin 6, Fort Myers 1 Box score Dominican pitcher Fernando Romero made his fourth start with the Miracle in 2016, and scattered six hits over five innings before a fifty-five minute rain delay ended his game. He allowed two runs (one earned), and struck out 3. The Blue Jays got single runs off of him in the first and second innings for an early 2-1 lead, and that would be all they needed as the Miracle offense was held at bay. Fort Myers was outhit in the game just 10-8, but their lone run didn’t come until the bottom of the ninth with the game seemingly out of reach. Alex Perez singled in Nick Gordon, who had doubled two batters earlier. For the game the Miracle were just 1-9 with runners in scoring position, and left only six men on base. Gordon and Joe Maloney were each 2-4. T.J. White added a double out of the leadoff spot. In relief of Romero, John Curtiss and Todd Van Steensel each pitched two innings and allowed two runs. Between them there were four hits allowed, two walks, and they each struck out three. KERNELS NUGGETS Kane County 11, Cedar Rapids 9 Box Score Both the Kernels and Cougars brought their bats in this one, as the teams combined for twenty runs on twenty-seven hits and nine walks. Cedar Rapids got on the board with three runs in the bottom of the first. It was a single, sacrifice bunt, single, RBI single, pop-out, double-steal of home, and RBI single sequence to score them. Zander Wiel and Nelson Molina picked up the RBI’s, and Jaylin Davis got the steal of home. Kernel’s starter Sam Gibbons lost his early lead in the top of the second when he gave up a 2-RBI triple that was followed by a two-run home run. Kane County added two more in the fourth with a based loaded 2-RBI single to make it 6-3 to end Gibbons start. He went 3.1 innings, allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out four. Andrew Vasquez came on in relief and stranded two runners, and Cedar Rapids would get those runs back and more in their half of the frame Casey Scoggins reached on an error to lead off, and Jaylin Davis drew a two-out walk to bring up Wiel. His 2-RBI triple was followed by a two-run home run from J.J. Fernandez for a 7-6 score. It would stay that way until the seventh, as Vasquez finished two more scoreless innings. He walked one and struck out two in 2.2 innings. Kuo Hua Lo came on for the seventh, but before the inning was done it was 8-7 Cougars and he had a blown save added to his line. He also pitched the eighth, but allowed two runs on three hits and one walk in two innings. He notched three K’s. Michael Cederoth pitched the ninth, and had a worse go, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk in his inning. He picked up two of the outs via strikeouts. The Kernels added two runs in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a Brian Olson double to score Davis and Molina, who had singled and walked respectively, but Rainis Silva grounded out to end the game. Jermaine Palacios (3-5, R) and Fernandez (3-5, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) each had three hits. Zander Wiel was 2-5 with the triple, two runs scored, a stolen base, and three RBI. Molina (2-3, R, RBI, BB), Davis (2-3, 3 R’s, 2 BB, SB) also collected multiple hits for the home team. E-TWINS E-NOTES Greeneville 4, Elizabethton 1 Box Score Amaurys Minier slugged his third home run of the year as part of a 3-4 game at the plate, but the rest of his teammates combined for just three other hits in twenty-nine at-bats. Minier’s home run came in the seventh inning to pull the Twins within one of the Astros at the time. Lewin Diaz and Minier also added doubles. Right-hander Sean Poppen made the start for Elizabethton and went the first five innings. He allowed one run on four hits and a walk, while striking out six. Austin Tribby was the first reliever up, and pitched into the seventh. He allowed one run on three hits in 1.1 innings. All four of his outs came on strikeouts. Quin Grogan went the next 1.1 innings. He gave up two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out one.Patrick McGuff then made his Appalachian League debut. In his 1.1 innings he walked one and struck out two. The E-Twins fall to 7-10 on the young season and will wrap up their three game series with the Astros in a rubber match Monday night. GCL TWINS TAKES The GCL Twins, like the rest of the Gulf Coast League, 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 – Andrew Albers, Rochester Red Wings (W, 6.0IP, 2 ER’s, 7 H’s, 2 BB, 6 K’s) Hitter of the Day – J.J. Fernandez, Cedar Rapids Kernels (3-5, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester – All Star break Chattanooga @ Tennessee (6:05PM CST) – Felix Jorge (first AA start) Dunedin @ Fort Myers (10:35AM CST) – RHP Miles Nordgren (first Miracle start) Kane County @ Cedar Rapids (12:05PM PM CST) – RHP Eduardo Del Rosario (0-2, 6.25 ERA) Greeneville @ Elizabethton (6:00PM CST) – TBD GCL Orioles @ GCL Twins (11:00AM CST) – LHP Taylor Clemensia Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games. Click here to view the article

In the Minor Leagues on Sunday afternoon for the Twins, one affiliate pounded out fourteen hits and scored nine runs, but ended up losing in a slugfest. Another got all the runs they would need in a victory in one inning. In Chattanooga, a top prospect and 2016 performer was on the mound for his AA debut. How would it go? To find out how it all went down in the minors on Sunday, keep reading! RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2 Box Score Rochester got all the offense they would need to take the lead and keep it in the seventh inning, when they scored all three of their runs. Jorge Polanco led off the inning with his seventh AA home run of the year to make it 2-1. Daniel Palka followed with a double and moved to third on a Byung-Ho Park single. They each would move up a base on a passed ball to tie the game at two, before Wilfredo Tovar drove in Park with a double of his own for the lead. Andrew Albers made the start for the Red Wings, and it was of the quality variety. He picked up the win to improve to 7-3, going six innings and allowing two earned runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out six. Marcus Walden pitched two perfect innings, striking out one, and Alex Wimmers picked up his eighth save with a one-two-three ninth, punctuating the game with a strikeout. Palka was the only hitter in the Red Wings lineup with multiple hits, going 2-2 with a run scored, double, and two walks. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 4, Tennessee 5 Box Score Lefty Tyler Jay was on the mound for the Lookouts in this one, making his AA debut. He ran into some early trouble, but finished five innings and didn’t factor into the decision. Chattanooga’s offense gave him an early 3-0 lead, as a two-run double from D.J. Hicks in the first was followed by an RBI single from Zach Granite in the second. In the Smokies half of the second inning it was a walk and four singles, including three ground balls that found their way through the infield that led to the a 3-3 tie. It remained that way until the fifth, when Jay gave up his first AA home run to the leadoff man. All told, Jay allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out four. The Lookouts again tied the game in the sixth, as back-to-back doubles from Travis Harrison and Leonardo Reginatto made it 4-4. Ryan Eades came on in relief of Jay, and would finish the game but would end up being hit with the loss when he allowed a solo-home run to the second batter he faced. He went three innings, allowing the lone run on three hits and a walk. He struck out five. Chattanooga’s lineup got multi-hit efforts from Granite (2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB), Reginatto (2-4, 2B, RBI), and Niko Goodrum (2-4, R, 2B). Granite added two outfield assists from center on the defensive side. MIRACLE MATTERS Dunedin 6, Fort Myers 1 Box score Dominican pitcher Fernando Romero made his fourth start with the Miracle in 2016, and scattered six hits over five innings before a fifty-five minute rain delay would end his game. He allowed two runs (one earned), and struck out 3. The Blue Jays got single runs off of him in the first and second innings for an early 2-1 lead, and that would be all they needed as the Miracle offense was held at bay. Fort Myers was outhit in the game just 10-8, but their loan run didn’t come until the bottom of the ninth with the game seemingly out of reach. Alex Perez singled in Nick Gordon, who had doubled two batters earlier. For the game the Miracle were just 1-9 with runners in scoring position, and left only six men on base. Gordon and Joe Maloney were each 2-4. T.J. White added a double out of the leadoff spot. In relief of Romero, John Curtiss and Todd Van Steensel each pitched two innings and allowed two runs. Between them there were four hits allowed, two walks, and they each struck out three. KERNELS NUGGETS Kane County 11, Cedar Rapids 9 Box Score Both the Kernels and Cougars brought their bats in this one, as the teams combined for twenty runs on twenty-seven hits and nine walks. Cedar Rapids got on the board with three runs in the bottom of the first. It was a single, sacrifice bunt, single, RBI single, pop-out, double-steal of home, and RBI single sequence to score them. Zander Wiel and Nelson Molina picked up the RBI’s, and Jaylin Davis got the steal of home. Kernel’s starter Sam Gibbons lost his early lead in the top of the second when he gave up a 2-RBI triple that was followed by a two-run home run. Kane County added two more in the fourth with a based loaded 2-RBI single to make it 6-3 to end Gibbons start. He went 3.1 innings, allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out four. Andrew Vasquez came on in relief and stranded two runners, and Cedar Rapids would get those runs back and more in their half of the frame Casey Scoggins reached on an error to lead off, and Jaylin Davis drew a two-out walk to bring up Wiel. His 2-RBI triple was followed by a two-run home run from J.J. Fernandez for a 7-6 score. It would stay that way until the seventh, as Vasquez finished two more scoreless innings. He walked one and struck out two in 2.2 innings. Kuo Hua Lo came on for the seventh, but before the inning was done it was 8-7 Cougars and he had a blown save added to his line. He would also pitch the eighth, but allowed two runs on three hits and one walk in two innings. He notched 3 K’s. Michael Cederoth pitched the ninth, and had a worse go, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and a walk in his inning. He picked up two of the outs via strikeouts. The Kernels added two runs in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a Brian Olson double to score Davis and Molina, who had singled and walked respectively, but Rainis Silva grounded out to end the game. Jermaine Palacios (3-5, R) and Fernandez (3-5, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) each had three hits. Zander Wiel was 2-5 with the triple, two runs scored, a stolen base, and three RBI. Molina (2-3, R, RBI, BB), Davis (2-3, 3 R’s, 2 BB, SB) also collected multiple hits for the home team. E-TWINS E-NOTES Greeneville 4, Elizabethton 1 Box Score Amaurys Minier slugged his third home run of the year as part of a 3-4 game at the plate, but the rest of his teammates combined for just three other hits in twenty-nine at bats. Minier’s home run came in the seventh inning to pull the Twins within one of the Astros at the time. Lewin Diaz and Minier also added doubles. Right-hander Sean Poppen made the start for Elizabethton and went the first five innings. He allowed one run on four hits and a walk, while striking out six. Austin Tribby was the first reliever up, and pitched into the seventh. He allowed one run on three hits in 1.1 innings. All four of hits outs came on strikeouts. Quin Grogan went the next 1.1 innings. He game up two runs on four hits and walk while striking out one. Patrick McGuff then made his Appalachian League debut. In his 1.1 innings he walked one and struck out two. The E-Twins fall to 7-10 on the young season and will wrap up their three game series with the Astros in a rubber match Monday night. GCL TWINS TAKES The GCL Twins, like the rest of the Gulf Coast League, 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 – Andrew Albers, Rochester Red Wings (W, 6.0IP, 2 ER’s, 7 H’s, 2 BB, 6 K’s) Hitter of the Day – J.J. Fernandez, Cedar Rapids Kernels (3-5, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester – Scheduled day off. Chattanooga @ Tennessee (6:05PM CST) – TBD Dunedin @ Fort Myers (10:35AM CST) – RHP Miles Nordgren (0-0, -.— ERA) Kane County @ Cedar Rapids (12:05PM PM CST) – RHP Eduardo Del Rosario (0-2, 6.25 ERA) Greeneville @ Elizabethton (6:00PM CST) – TBD GCL Orioles @ GCL Twins (11:00AM CST) – TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games.

I thought there was something off there, so good catch! (I even went through all the transactions pages like a week and totally didn't put two and two together or remember, haha)

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 on a K, but walked the next two. He induced a 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 batters 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. The Lookouts' 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 a 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 he went the first five innings. Hie 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 allowed 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. Click here to view the article

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.