Kyle Gibson makes a successful 2012 debut.  Rene Tosoni begins a rehab assignment.  This is as close to a minor league off-day as we get.

GCL RED SOX 11, TWINS 5 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  Javier Pimentel was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Jose Ramirez was 2-for-3.  Kelvin Ortiz was 2-for-4.

Pitching star:  Kyle Gibson made his 2012 debut, starting and pitching one inning.  He gave up no hits and one walk.

Opposition stars:  Nick Moore was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Jeremias Pineda was 3-for-5 with a double.  Oscar Melendez struck out four in three shutout innings of relief.

Key inning:  The seventh.  In a 5-5 tie, two singles and a stolen base put runners on second and third for the Red Sox with one out.  Keaton Briscoe hit a two-run single to give the Red Sox the lead.

Other:  Rene Tosoni played for the Red Sox on a rehab assignment, going 0-for-3 with a walk.

DSL TWINS 5, WHITE SOX 3 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  Adonis Pacheco and Joel Polanco were each 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Starter Javier Vargas gave up no hits in four innings, walking two and striking out four.  Edgar Martinez allowed a hit and a walk in two shutout innings, striking out three.

Opposition stars:  Jeffry Santos was 2-for-5.

Key inning:  The third.  It was a scoreless tie.  Gabriel A. Ynfante led off the inning with a single and scored on a triple by Engelb Vielma.  With two out, Polanco singled to drive in a second run and Luis Gonzalez hit a single and error to score Polanco.  Carlos Martinez then doubled in Gonzalez with the fourth and final run of the inning.

TODAY’S TILTS

9:30    DSL Twins at White Sox
10:00  GCL Orioles at Twins
GCL Twins at Orioles
6:00    Fort Myers at Clearwater                 Tom Stuifbergen v. Jesse Biddle
6:00    Elizabethton at Greeneville
6:05    Beloit at Fort Wayne