Image courtesy of David Malamut (photo of Ty Langenberg)

 

TRANSACTIONS
No moves were made on Wednesday.

Saints Sentinel
St. Paul 5, Indianapolis 4 
Box Score
Marco Raya: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: DaShawn Keirsey Jr. (2-for-3, 2B, R, RBI)

The Saints eked out a win on Wednesday. 

God only knows what got into Marco Raya. The 22-year-old entered the day with an ERA north of 10 on the season. His WHIP was 2.21. You get the idea. He was perhaps more effectively wild than truly dominant—as evident by the three walks and hit by pitch—but he stopped Indianapolis from scoring at each turn, and deserved a win for his efforts. 

That didn’t happen, unfortunately. St. Paul staked him to a lead with a four-walk first inning before pouring on in the sixth. With two outs in the frames, the Saints went double, walk, double, double to add three runs to the lead. RBIs went to Jeferson Morales and Tanner Schobel. 

Then, disaster. Alex Speas imploded. Nothing worked. Cody Laweryson had to enter early to save his comrade, but the damage had been done; the lead was no more. 

DaShawn Keirsey Jr. saved the day in the seventh, though, singling in Payton Eeles to give St. Paul an advantage that would stick for good. 

Cody Laweryson lowered his season ERA to 2.28.

Rehabbing big leaguer Joey Bart went 1-2 for Indianapolis.

Wednesday was set to be a special day. Pirates product and MLB.com’s #2 prospect, RHP Bubba Chandler, started for Indianapolis. Yet, the righty struggled with command in his opening inning and exited with more walks than outs (four to two.) So it goes. 

Wind Surge Wisdom
Wichita 0, Corpus Christi 11
Box Score
Darren Bowen: 2 2/3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: None

The Wind Surge were bludgeoned on Wednesday.

There were no good vibrations. From the opening frame, Wichita suffered a deficit that grew and grew, eventually swelling into an 11-run rain cloud that covered them for more than half the game. Only one pitcher—Joel Cesar—left the game with a lower ERA. 

Offensively, Wichita failed to score a run, yet, their process was better than it appeared. They took seven walks while striking out just eight times. Just two batters failed to reach base. 

Still, zero runs are zero runs. Hopefully, the hits land easier on Thursday.

Corpus Christi is a member of the Astros organization, and they offered their 10th-best prospect, Luis Baez, on Wednesday. He went 0-5.

Kernels Nuggets
Cedar Rapids 6, Peoria 0
Box Score
Ty Langenberg: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
HR: None
Multi-hit games: Danny De Andrade (2-for-3, 3B, R, RBI, BB), Jaime Ferrer (2-for-4, 3B, R, RBI), Caden Kendle (2-for-2, 2B, R, RBI, BB)

The Kernels shut out their opponent on Wednesday.

Wouldn’t it be nice if pitching was as easy as Ty Langenberg made it look? The Iowa product scattered an assorted collection of base runners across his six innings of work, but—like a swatter to a fly—stopped all of them in their tracks. Only twice did someone reach scoring position. He threw 86 pitches. 

Cedar Rapids opted for a triples-heavy approach on offense. Unusual decision. The results can’t be argued against: Danny De Andrade, Jaime Ferrer, and Justin Connell all claimed a three-bagger, and all three eventually scored. De Andrade’s was his fifth of the season, the most in the Midwest League. 

Connell perhaps deserves his own paragraph. Born in Spain, he marinated in the Nationals system between 2017-2023, with AA marking the height of his professional career. He opted for Indy ball, and the Twins plucked him from the York Revolution after he slashed .370/.535/.712 in 101 plate appearances in 2025. Might he be the next Carson McCusker? We shall see.

Peoria is an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. While they usually offer an impressive selection of prospect talent, the best they had on Wednesday was their 29th-ranked player, outfielder Zach Levenson. He walked once in four plate appearances. 

Mussel Matters
The Mighty Mussels were rained out on Wednesday. They will play a doubleheader on Thursday. 

TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Ty Langenberg
Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Danny De Andrade

PROSPECT SUMMARY
Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed:
#6 – Kaelen Culpepper (Cedar Rapids) – 1-4, 2 RBI
#7 – Marco Raya (St. Paul) – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
#9 – Brandon Winokur (Cedar Rapids) – 0-4, 3 K
#11 – Kyle DeBarge (Cedar Rapids) – 1-3, 2B, BB, K
#14 – Gabriel Gonzalez (Wichita) – 1-3, BB
#17 – Tanner Schobel (St. Paul) – 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB
#19 – Carson McCusker (St. Paul) – 0-5, 2 K
#20 – Ricardo Olivar (Wichita) – 0-2, 2 BB

THURSDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS
St. Paul @ Indianapolis (5:05 PM) – RHP Andrew Morris
St. Paul @ Indianapolis (Game Two) – RHP Randy Dobnak
Corpus Christi @ Wichita (7:05 PM) – TBD
Peoria @ Cedar Rapids (12:05 PM) – RHP Chase Chaney
Peoria @ Cedar Rapids (Game Two) – RHP Jeremy Lee
Fort Myers @ Dunedin (3:00 PM) – RHP Michael Ross
Fort Myers @ Dunedin (Game Two) – TBD
FCL Pirates @ FCL Twins (11:00 AM) – TBD
DSL Twins @ DSL Rockies (10:00 AM) – TBD

 

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