Saturday Minor League Scoreboard
Slowey,
Benson, Darnell, Williams
As Denard Span to
the Nationsls’ rumors continued to swirl, he was not
in the Red Wings Saturday lineup. Officially, the Twins said it was because of
the travel from Louisville to Rochester… I am not certain I believe that. Today
if the trade deadline and after a rough loss by the Twins last night, it will
be a very interesting day, to be sure. Saturday was very interesting. First,
the Tigers acquired starting pitcher Doug Fister and
reliever David Pauley from Seattle. Later, Cleveland gave up Alex White and
Drew Pomeranz and two other prospects for Ubaldo Jimenez. Cleveland then dealt Orlando Cabrera to the
Giants.
So, what will today bring? Will the Twins get
Drew Storen, Steve Lombardozzi
and Roger Bernadina from the Nationals for Span. Will
Jason Kubel remain a Twin? How about Jim Thome, Michael Cuddyer and
others? How will Kevin Slowey’s performance for the
Red Wings on Saturday affect his trade prospects today, or is
it possible he remains with the Twins?
To see how Slowey
and the rest of the Twins minor leaguers did on Saturday, see below:
Rochester Red Wings
Rochester 6, Scranton/Wilkes Barre – Amid all the trade discussions surrounding him,
Kevin Slowey put together his best start in his time
with the Red Wings. The righty went eight innings and allowed only an unearned
run. He gave up just five hits, walked none and struck out eight. Kyle Waldrop
gave up only a run on two hits in his inning. Aaron Bates went 3-5. Michael Hollimon, promoted due to the Luke Hughes promotion, went
2-4. Jeff Bailey and Toby Gardenhire were also 2-.
Rene Rivera celebrated his 27th birthday just a little early with
his fourth home run with the Red Wings.
New Britain Rock Cats
New Britain 0, Bowie 1 – Joe
Benson went 2-2 with two walks and two stolen bases in this game. Those were
the only two hits and two of the three walks that the Rock Cats managed in this
game. Blake Martin started and gave up one run on five hits. He walked three
and struck out three in 5.2 innings. Spencer Steedley
threw two scoreless innings, and Dakota Watts got the final four outs.
Ft. Myers Miracle
Ft. Myers 9, Lakeland 2 – The
Miracle ended its losing streak at nine games with a big win on Saturday night.
James Beresford went 3-5 with his ninth double. Anderson Hidalgo went 2-4 with
a fourth-inning grand slam. It was his fifth home run of the year. Oswaldo Arcia hit his sixth
double, and Danny Rams went 1-2 with a walk. Logan Darnell improves to 8-2 with
the Miracle. The lefty went the first seven innings and gave up one run on four
hits. He walked two and struck out six. Ricky Bowen gave up an unearned run in
two innings with three strikeouts.
Beloit Snappers
Beloit 10, Cedar Rapids 5 – BJ
Hermsen improved to 11-7 with a Quality Start in
front of friends and family in Cedar Rapids. The righty went the first six
innings and gave up three runs on eight hits and a walk. Blayne
Weller then gave up two hits and a walk in two innings ,but
no runs. Ben Tootle came in and gave up two unearned runs in the 9th
on two hits and a walk. Reggie Williams went 4-5. Tobias Streich
went 3-4. Lance Ray was 2-3 with two walks and his 30th double. He
also stole his ninth base. Jairo Perez went 2-5.Michael
Gonzales doubled for the 21st time. Danny Ortiz hit his ninth home
run.
Elizabethton Twins
Elizabethton 2, Danville 3 – The
E-Twins recorded ten hits, but just two runs, in this loss. Eddie Rosario went
2-4 with his sixth double. Niko Goodrum
also had two hits. Rosario also stole his ninth base. David Hurlbut
started and gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks in 5.2 innings.
Derek Christensen got the next four outs. Steve Evans and Madison Boer each
pitched a scoreless inning.
GCL Twins
GCL Twins 2, GCL Red Sox 4 – The Twins
managed just four hits in this game and Jacob Younis
had two of them. Josh Hendricks hit his fifth double and drove in both runs.
Hung-yi Chen went the first three innings and gave up
two hits and a walk and struck out three. Ricardo Arevalo
went the next 1.1 innings and gave up two runs (1 earned) on one hit. He walked
four and struck out one. JR Krogstad came in and gave
up just one hit in 1.2 innings, striking out two. Tyler Herr gave up a run on
three hits and a walk in two innings. Luis Nunez pitched a scoreless inning.
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