TRANSACTIONS
RHP David Festa returned to Minnesota Twins (and subsequently likely ruled out for 2025)
Saints Sentinel
St. Paul 5, Louisville 6 (10 Innings)
Box Score
SP: Andrew Morris: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
HR: Jonah Bride (3), Aaron Sabato 2 (11, 12)
Multi-hit games: Gabriel Gonzalez (2-for-5, R), Aaron Sabato (3-for-5, 2 HR, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI)
The Saints fell in extras on Wednesday.
Andrew Morris continues to excel in his return to the pitching mound. Across his last 16 frames, the righty has allowed five earned runs and just nine hits while striking out 21. The recent run starting on August 9th lowered his season ERA from 4.41 to 4.08, and his WHIP has fallen similarly; down to 1.41 from the heights of 1.61. Wednesday was more of the same—and his five-inning start was the longest since the injury.
The “Marco Raya in relief” experiment reached its zenith, as the 23-year-old dominated, tossing three shutout innings with five strikeouts. The secret? A sweeper that earned nine swings-and-misses across 18 offerings. Now that’s dastardly.
Aaron Sabato provided the thump. Lots of it. The first of his blasts was the most majestic: a 435-foot shot to dead center that could have busted the batter’s eye. The second was a more humble 383-footer sent the other way. He also doubled.
Big leaguer rehabber, Tyler Stephenson, caught and homered for the Bats.
Outfielder Héctor Rodríguez is ranked as the ninth-best prospect in the Reds’ system. He singled twice in two at-bats for Louisville.
Wind Surge Wisdom
The Wind Surge were postponed due to inclement weather.
Kernels Nuggets
Cedar Rapids 0, Quad Cities 4
Box Score
SP: Garrett Horn: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: None
The Kernels were shut out on Wednesday.
Frankly, this was a dull game for our protagonists. They collected three hits—the full extent of their offensive potency—and allowed a cromulent but unnotable amount of runs. Spencer Bengard was the player of the game with four shutout innings out of the bullpen, striking out five. That’s about it.
MLB’s 48th overall prospect, catcher Blake Mitchell, went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Mussel Matters
Fort Myers 3, St. Lucie 2
Box Score
SP: Eli Jones: 5 ⅔ IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: None
The Mighty Mussels won on a walk-off on Wednesday.
Eli Jones stole the show. The 2024 seventh-rounder out of South Carolina put forth one of his best starts of the year, holding the Mets scoreless for 94 pitches across 5 2/3 innings. It wasn’t easy; St. Lucie knocked him for five hits and stole just as many bases. The righty hunkered down. Wasn’t shaken. Remained like iron in his will. And he walked off the mound with a clean slate.
The Mighty Mussels attacked when they could, scoring one in the first on a Quentin Young sacrifice fly, and another in the third with a Dameury Pena RBI single.
Speeding up to the ninth, Fort Myers loaded the bases for Young to potentially send his team home happy. The youngster hit a soft line drive the drawn-in second baseman could not corral, necessitating Ryan Sprock to suddenly begin dashing home. The throw beat him. The catcher’s foot? Perhaps an inch off the plate. The home plate umpire saw it all the way and called the surprised Sprock safe, ushering in a celebration as confused and tepid as the walk-off itself.
The Mighty Mussels Twitter account didn’t post the play, but if you have access to minor league streaming, do look it up. It’s bizarre.
Rehabbing big leaguer Emmanuel Rodriguez played center field for seven innings, reached base twice, and stole a base.
The Mets claim a great variety of talent in their farm system, and their best prospect in this game was second baseman Mitch Voit, ranked as their ninth-best prospect. He singled twice in five at-bats.
TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Eli Jones
Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Aaron Sabato
PROSPECT SUMMARY
Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed:
#1 – Walker Jenkins (St. Paul) – 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB, K
#2 – Luke Keaschall (Twins) – 1-4, 2B, R, RBI, BB
#4 – Emmanuel Rodriguez (Fort Myers) – 1-3, 2 R, BB, K
#5 – Eduardo Tait (Cedar Rapids) – 0-4, 2 K
#11 – Gabriel Gonzalez (St. Paul) – 2-5, R, 2 K
#12 – Marco Raya (St. Paul) – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
#13 – Marek Houston (Cedar Rapids) – 0-2
#14 – Brandon Winokur (Cedar Rapids) – 1-3, BB, 2 K
#15 – Andrew Morris (St. Paul) – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
#17 – Kyle DeBarge (Cedar Rapids) – 0-4, K
THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
St. Paul @ Louisville (5:35 PM) – RHP John Klein
Tulsa @ Wichita (7:05 PM) – RHP C.J. Culpepper
Cedar Rapids @ Quad Cities (6:30 PM) – RHP Adrian Bohorquez
St. Lucie @ Fort Myers (6:05 PM) – RHP Christian Becerra
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