Steve Lein

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

If they're not going to put May in the rotation, I'd definitely prefer him as a closer to Jepsen. He might be more crucial as the 'pen's firestopper, but he's the obvious choice to supplant Jepsen in the closer role right now.

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 home run 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) MONDAY’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.

So much this...

While I'm with Seth and would love to see Beresford in the big leagues, not so sure this would be the right time for it. Mastro does nothing for me. I kind of like the idea of Levi Michael, however. But that's also something the Twins would never do given their ultra-conservative history with guys like him. When he's healthy, he gets on base at a very solid clip and now has a ~.800 OPS in his career in almost a full season of AA ball.

As their parent club was playing nearly two games in one day, all four affiliates of the Minnesota Twins were in action on Sunday afternoon. Three of those teams got strong starting pitching performances in wins, including a couple of shutouts, while another put up nearly as much offense as the other three combined, but came out on the losing end of back and forth slugfest. To find out where and how it all went down in Sunday’s games, keep reading! RED WINGS REPORT Buffalo 3, Rochester 6 Box Score Left-hander Pat Dean squared off against fellow lefty and old friend Scott Diamond at Frontier Field in Rochester, New York Sunday afternoon, and both were fantastic for most of the game. Diamond shut out the Red Wings for six innings, while Dean held the Bisons to just one run on four hits in seven innings. He struck out two. Rochester tied the game in the seventh after Diamond’s night was done, as Adam Brett Walker led off the inning with a single, and promptly stole second base for his first steal of the 2016 season. He was moved to third on a Darin Mastroianni ground out, and then scored on a Wilfredo Tovar single to knot the game. Brandon Kintzler was brought in to relieve Dean for the top of the eighth, and retired the side in order to bring Rochester up to bat. They would break the game open by sending nine men to the plate. Jorge Polanco and Reynaldo Rodriguez started the inning with consecutive singles, but a bunt attempt by Juan Centeno would erase Polanco at third. David Murphy picked up the slack by delivering an RBI single to put Rochester up. Later in the inning with two outs and the bases loaded, Tovar would deliver a ground ball single to third base, and Centeno and Murphy would scamper home after the throw was air-mailed to first for an error. A James Beresford triple to left field would finish the scoring at five for the inning, and a comfortable 6-1 lead for Rochester. J.R Graham was summoned for the ninth inning and made it somewhat interesting by allowing two runs on two hits and two walks, but did finish out the game to improve the Red Wings to 7-10 on the season. As a team Rochester pounded out thirteen hits on the day and were 4-12 with runners in scoring position. Beresford (3-5, 3B, 2 RBI), Polanco (2-3, BB), Rodriguez (2-4, R), Murphy (2-4, R, 2B, RBI), and Tovar (2-4, R, 2 RBI) led the offense with multiple hits on the day. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Birmingham 14, Chattanooga 13 Box Score In Chattanooga Sunday afternoon, it was an absolute slugfest as the teams combined for twenty-seven runs on thirty-two hits in a nine-inning game. Both starters failed to pitch more than four innings, and for the Twins that starter was lefty David Hurlburt. The first three innings were not bad, as he allowed two hits including a run-scoring triple in the first, but struck out the side; faced the minimum in the second aided by a caught stealing attempt with Stuart Turner behind the plate; and just a single in the third. In the bottom half of those innings, the Lookouts offense put up three, one, and one respectively to put them out front early 5-1. The fourth is where Hurlburt ran into his trouble. A leadoff home run led into a walk, three singles and a triple to put the Barons out front 6-5 before Hurlburt was able to finish the inning. On the game Hurlburt threw four innings, allowing the six runs on eight hits and a walk, with six strikeouts. Chattanooga was quick to take back another big lead in the bottom half however, as they sent ten men up to bat before Engelb Vielma was erased at second-base on a steal attempt for the third out. Daniel Palk started the scoring with a single to plate D.J. Hicks, who had doubled earlier. A bases loaded 2-run double from Stuart Turner was followed by a 2-run double from Joe Maloney, and Vielma’s single before the caught stealing attempt brought in Maloney for six runs on the board in the frame and an 11-6 lead. Brett Lee came on in relief of Hurlburt for the fifth, and gave three of those runs back on a single, RBI double, a walk, and wild pitch, and was also aided by a throwing error from third-baseman T.J. White. Only one of those runs was earned. A bases-loaded ground out from White would make the score 12-9 heading into the sixth, which was the only clean inning (no runs) of the game. Birmingham would tie it the seventh against Corey Williams out for his second inning of work. A single, hit-by-pitch, and walk around a strikeout would load the bases and bring in Brandon Peterson. He got two strikeouts to finish the three outs, but they were around a bases clearing double for the tying three runs and were charged to Williams. A solo-home run against Peterson would put the Barons out front for good in the eighth, and they added a needed insurance run in the ninth against J.T. Chargois, who had come into the day having pitched five perfect innings to start his season. He was greeted by a leadoff double to surrender his first baserunner, and a sacrifice bunt and groundout would lead to his first run allowed. A single and groundout later would mark his first appearance without a strikeout, and Chattanooga down 14-12 heading into the bottom of the ninth. As could be expected, the Red Wings did all they could to keep the game going, or end it with one swing. A two-out double from Palka would score Hicks who had singled earlier, and brought in Mitch Garver as a pinch-hitter with the tying run in scoring position. On a 2-2 pitch he struck out swinging to end the game with a loss for the home team, but it was an exciting game all the way through for the three-thousand-plus fans in attendance at AT&T Field. Palka and Harrison each hit their second home runs of the season for the Lookouts and were 4-4 and 3-5 respectively on the day driving in six runs between them. Palka added two doubles and two walks, reaching base in all six of his plate appearances. Vielma (2-6, R, 3B, RBI), Levi Michael (2-5, 2 R’s, 2BB), and Hicks (2-6, 2 R’s, 2B) each had multiple hits at the top of the order, and Turner and Maloney each had 2 RBI in the offensive explosion for the Lookouts. MIRACLE MATTERS Charlotte 0, Fort Myers 2 Box Score While there was a ton of offense in Chattanooga, Fort Myers saw another dominating pitching performance from one of their starters. On this day, it was left-hander Randy Rosario dominating an opposing lineup for the Miracle. Rosario allowed baserunners in each of his six-plus innings except the fifth, but would strand all of them as Charlotte was 0-6 with runners in scoring position against him, leaving seven men on base for the game in the process. Luke Bard came on to finish the seventh and added a scoreless eighth for the bullpen. And Todd Van Steensel was summoned for the ninth and his second save opportunity on the year. He retired the Stone Crabs in order for his second save, and helped improve Rosario to 2-1 on the season along with a 1.02 ERA that is good for second on the team behind Felix Jorge at 0.92. The Miracle’s two runs came on a home run from the rehabbing Danny Santana, and he also scored the other on a single from Alex Real. Santana was 2-4 on the game for his first two hits of his assignment. The only other hit was a single from Chad Christensen, who also drew the only walk on the day for the Miracle. It was more than enough to support the Miracle pitchers and however, who have gotten outstanding starting pitching to begin the year and improved to 10-8. In total, each of the Miracle’s six starters have now stared three games. This includes Stephen Gonsalves (1-1, 1.89 ERA), Kohl Stewart (1-0, 2.60 ERA), Tyler Jay (1-1, 3.60 ERA), Jorge (1-1, 0.92 ERA), Keaton Steele (0-2, 3.24 ERA), and Rosario (2-1, 1.02 ERA). Collectively they’ve thrown 105.1 innings, and allowed just 25 earned runs on 72 hits and 26 walks, with 98 K’s that’s good for a spectacular 2.14 ERA so far. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 9, Clinton 0 Box Score The Cedar Rapids Kernels imitated the good parts of each of the Chattanooga and Fort Myers games, as they also exploded for sixteen hits on offense and shutout their opponent on pitching and defense. The Kernels put crooked numbers on the scoreboard in each of the second, third, and eighth innings that included seven singles, a double, and triple for eight of their nine runs. They added a single run in the fifth on an RBI knock from Rafael Valera. Three wild pitches in the eighth inning aided in putting the Kernels finals on the board. Cedar Rapids got production throughout the lineup as seven of the nine hitters collected multiple hits, with A.J. Murray and Max Murphy in the three and four spots as the only ones without them, but Murray did have an RBI and Murphy scored two runs. Valera led the team with two RBI’s and the extra base hits came from Zander Wiel who was 4-5 with double, triple, RBI, and two runs scored. Taking the mound for away team was Cody Stashak, and he scattered four hits and two walks in his six innings, striking out four along the way. Michael Theofanopoulos pitched a scoreless seventh, walking one and striking out one. Miles Nordgren finished the final two innings, allowing just one hit with one strikeout. The LumberKings lineup was a combined 5-30 on the game, were 0-5 with runners in scoring position and stranded just six. In comparison, Cedar Rapids was 7-19 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine. Stashak improved to 2-0, winning both of his starts so far, and sports a 1.13 ERA and 0.75 WHIP in his sixteen total innings for the Kernels. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Pitcher of the Day – 3-way tie: Cody Stashak, Cedar Rapids Kernels (6.0 IP, 0 R’s, 4 H’s, 2 BB, 4 K’s) Randy Rosario, Fort Myers Miracle (6.1 IP, 0 R’s, 6 H’s, 2 K’s) Pat Dean, Rochester Red Wings (7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H’s, 2 K’s) Hitter of the Day – Danial Palka, Chattanooga Lookouts (4-4, 2 R’s, 2 2B’s, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB’s) MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester – Scheduled day off. Chattanooga @ Mississippi (7:00PM CST) – RHP D.J. Baxendale (1-1, 3.27 ERA) Fort Myers – Scheduled day off. Cedar Rapids – Scheduled day off. Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Sunday’s games.

I'd move Duffey out of the conversation and put him in the pen if we're making choices about which starters to call up and how to improve the team as much as possible. Berrios, Meyer, Duffey would be my pecking order. Knowing the Twins though, theirs is Duffey, Meyer, Berrios until they actually go through with it and it doesn't work, so they end up fixing it in July (at the earliest) when that will already be far too late.

I would see Burdi being the next multi-year guy once Perkins is done, but if the Twins are dead set against keeping May out of the rotation, he could be that guy too.

Pretty sure that will be Trevor May if that happens.