TRANSACTIONS
INF Jonah Bride outrighted to AAA St. Paul
LHP Kody Funderburk recalled by Twins
Saints Sentinel
St. Paul 1, Gwinnett 2
Box Score
José Ureña: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: None
The Saints lost a close affair on Wednesday.
With Bailey Ober a fresh victim of the IL, Minnesota’s fully evaporated starting pitching depth threw the rotation’s status into the land of theories and speculation. They need innings, but there are only so many healthy arms. The Twins clarified the situation by sending newcomer José Ureña out for 18 pitches while having Darren McCaughan cover five frames. In short: we know nothing.Â
McCaughan did pitch well, with his outing being of the shutout variety.
St. Paul’s lone score arrived in the third when Carson McCusker smoked a single into the outfield, plating Payton Eeles on the play.
It seemed like Saints pitching would hold up that one run, yet Pierson Ohl surrendered a deciding two-run shot in the seventh. So it goes.Â
Yunior Severino walked three times. He walked six times total in June.
Old friend Sandy León caught for the Stripers and went 0-3.Â
The Gwinnett Stripers are an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. Their 28th-ranked prospect, outfielder Carlos Rodriguez hit third and doubled once in four trips to the plate.
Wind Surge Wisdom
Wichita 1, Tulsa 2
Box Score
Mike Paredes: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
HR: Ricardo Olivar (9)
Multi-hit games: None
The Wind Surge were walked off on Wednesday.
You may need some sort of scientific equipment to read Mike Paredes’ season ERA. The righty continued his domination, tossing three shutout innings in what is more of the same for the 2021 18th-rounder. He even picked off a runner.Â
Ricardo Oliver homered. Our analysis of Wichita’s scoring on Wednesday has concluded.
Gabriel Gonzalez remains one of the hottest hitters in maybe the entire Twins system? In all of minor league baseball? Amongst anyone who plays professional baseball? The superlatives undersell the 21-year-old’s .341/.411/.511 slash line on the season. And he only improved those numbers by going 1-2 with two walks. He also stole a base.
Former Twins farmhand Noah Miller played shortstop for the Drillers and went 1-3 with a walk. He was the highest-ranked prospect for the Drillers playing in Wednesday’s game.Â
Kernels Nuggets
Cedar Rapids 6, Quad Cities 5
Box Score
Tanner Hall: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
HR: Billy Amick (1)
Multi-hit games: Billy Amick (2-for-5, HR, R, RBI)
The Kernels eked out a win on Wednesday.
Tanner Hall shook off his previous two clunkers to put forth one of his better starts of the season: a four-shutout-inning outing in which he allowed just one baserunner. He needed just 52 pitches.
Cedar Rapids scored first in the fourth thanks to an RBI groundout by Andy Lugo and a run-scoring wild pitch against the following batter. Then Billy Amick homered in the sixth to extend the lead to three.Â
That’s when weird things started to happen. The two teams exchanged runs before Paulshawn Pasqualotto melted down with an uncharacteristic four-run frame, including a back-breaking three-run homer. Matters appeared dire, but then—with the bases loaded—Kyle DeBarge grounded a ball up the middle and the River Bandits’ defense blew chunks all over themselves. It scored two runs. We take those.
The River Bandits committed five errors; three of which were catcher’s interferences; with two of those occurring in a critical go-ahead ninth inning. Take a step back, dude.Â
The Quad Cities River Bandits are an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. Their 21st-ranked prospect, Carson Roccaforte, played center field and homered and doubled in four plate appearances.Â
Mussel Matters
Fort Myers 1, Bradenton 2
Box ScoreÂ
Michael Carpenter: 1 â…” IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
HR: Dameury Pena (5)
Multi-hit games: Dameury Pena (2-for-4, HR, R, RBI)
The Mighty Mussels fell in a low-scoring affair on Wednesday (there’s a pattern if you noticed).
Evidently, Michael Carpenter is not in the baseball gods’ good graces. His recent hot streak turned chilly; a reminder that fortune can switch up fast. No other force is more amazing at turning loving into hatred.Â
Adrian Bohorquez pitched on a different wavelength. The Venezuelan righty—mired in a disappointing season to this point—fired off five scoreless frames in relief, punching out five as his fastball topped out at 97.7 MPH. A lone baserunner reached off an errant curveball plunk. It was easily the best start of the year for the 20-year-old.
Fort Myers’ only run came in the sixth thanks to a Dameury Pena homer.
Bradenton is an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. A talented system, the best of their well-regarded youngsters populate their AAA team, leaving their 8th-ranked prospect, Wyatt Sanford as the Marauders’ most notable player. He went 0-4.Â
TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Adrian Bohorquez
Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Dameury Pena
PROSPECT SUMMARY
Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed:
#1 – Walker Jenkins (Wichita) – 0-3, BB
#4 – Kaelen Culpepper (Wichita) – 1-4, K
#9 – Brandon Winokur (Cedar Rapids) – 0-3, R, BB, K
#10 – Kyle DeBarge (Cedar Rapids) – 1-5, 2B, K
#12 – Billy Amick (Cedar Rapids) – 2-for-5, HR, R, RBI, K
#13 – Gabriel Gonzalez (Wichita) – 1-2, 2 BB
#18 – Ricardo Olivar (Wichita) – 1-4, HR, R, RBI, 3 K
#19 – Danny De Andrade (Cedar Rapids) – 0-3, R, BB, K
#20 – Payton Eeles (St. Paul) – 1-3, BB, K
THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
St. Paul @ Gwinnett (6:05 PM) – RHP Cory Lewis
Wichita @ Tulsa (6:30 PM) – LHP Connor Prielipp
Cedar Rapids @ Quad Cities (6:00 PM) – RHP Jose Olivares
Fort Myers @ Bradenton (5:30 PM) – RHP Dylan Questad
FCL Orioles @ FCL Twins (9:00 AM) – TBD
FCL Orioles @ FCL Twins (Game Two) – TBD
DSL Twins @ DSL Cardinals (10:00 AM) – TBD
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