A big game for Adam Brett Walker II. A good outing for Matthew Summers. The return of Alex Wimmers.
ROCHESTER 5, PAWTUCKET 1 IN PAWTUCKET
Batting stars: Ray Olmedo was 1-for-2 with a walk and a home run, his second. Doug Bernier was 1-for-3 with a walk and double, scoring once.
Pitching stars: Andrew Albers struck out ten in six innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and a walk. Shairon Martis struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Opposition stars: Alex Hassan was 2-for-3 with a walk and two doubles. Ronald Bermudez was 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, and an RBI.
Key inning: The sixth. The Red Wings led 2-1. Deibinson Romero led off with a single, but had only reached second with two out. Chris Herrmann thenn hit a two-rrunn homerr to give the Red Wings a 4-1 lead.
"Prospect" watch: Antoan Richardson was 1-for-4. Chris Colabello was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.
TRENTON 6, NEW BRITAIN 1 IN NEW BRITAIN
Batting stars: Angel Morales was 2-for-3 with a home run, his second. Nate Hanson was 1-for-3 with a walk. Josmil Pinto was 1-for-3 with a walk.
Pitching stars: Bruce Pugh pitched 2.1 perfect innings with one strikeout. Edgar Ibarra gave up an unearned run in one inning despite giving up no hits and no walks. B. J. Hermsen pitched a shutout inning despite giving up one hit and two walks.
Opposition stars: Zach Nuding pitched five innings, allowing one run on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Slade Heathcott was 3-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring twice and driving in one. Tommy Kahnle pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts.
Key inning: The fourth. The Thunder trailed 1-0. They opened the inning with two singles, but runners were only on second and third with two out. Reegie Corona hit a two-run single and Casey Stevenson followed with an RBI double to put Trenton ahead 3-1.
"Prospect" watch: Nick Blackburn pitched 4.2 innings, giving up five runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two.
Prospect watch: Eddie Rosario was 1-for-4 with a double.
LAKELAND 4, FORT MYERS 1 IN FORT MYERS
Batting stars: Aderlin Mejia was 2-for-4. Mike Kvasnicka was 2-for-4. Jhon Goncalves was 1-for-3 with a walk.
Pitching star: Matthew Summers pitched 7.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and no walks while striking out three.
Opposition stars: Kyle Ryan pitched six innings, allowing one run on five hits and a walk while striking out five. Steven Moya was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once. Francisco Martinez was 2-for-5 with a double.
Key inning: The ninth. Leading 2-1, the Flying Tigers got a pair of insurance runs. With Corey Williams pitching, Lakeland opened with a pair of singles and a bunt to put men on second and third with one out. An intentional walk loaded the bases, an unintentional walk forced in a run, and a wild pitch scored the second run.
Prospect watch: Kennys Vargas was 1-for-4 with an RBI.
CEDAR RAPIDS 6, BOWLING GREEN 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Batting stars: Jeremias Pineda was 3-for-4 with a double and scored once. Adam Brett Walker II was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double (his sixteenth) scoring twice and driving in two. Tyler Grimes was 2-for-4 with a home run (his sixth), scoring twice.
Pitching stars: Tim Atherton pitched six innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Tyler Jones pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Marty Gantt was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once. Andrew Toles was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.
Key inning: The first. It was a scoreless tie. Jorge Polanco hit a one-out single and Walker II had a two-out RBI double. Max Kepler followed with an RBI single to give the Kernels an early 2-0 lead.
Prospect watch: Dalton Hicks was 0-for-3 with an RBI. Kepler was 1-for-4 with an RBI.
GREENEVILLE 2, ELIZABETHTON 1 IN GREENEVILLE
Batting stars: Bryan Haar was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Dereck Rodriguez was 2-for-4.
Pitching stars: Hein Robb pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Dallas Gallant struck out one in a perfect inning. Brian Gilbert struck out one in a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: Enderson Franco pitched six innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits and a walk while striking out four. Jack Mayfield was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
Key inning: The third. In a scoreless tie, the Astros got both of their runs. Mayfield had an RBI single and Brett Phillips hit an RBI triple.
Prospect watch: Zach Granite was 0-for-4 and scored once. Romy Jimenez was 1-for-4.
GCL TWINS 3, GCL RED SOX 1 AT RED SOX (6 INNINGS--RAIN)
Batting stars: Mike Gonzales was 1-for-3 with a home run, his first. Chad Christensen was 1-for-2 with a home run, his first.
Pitching stars: Alex Wimmers struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks. Chih-Wei Hu pitched 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and two strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Daniel McGrath struck out seven in five innings, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk.
Key inning: The sixth. The Twins led 2-0. Zach Larson walked and Jonatan Hinojosa tripled to make it 3-0. In the bottom of the inning, the first two batters went out. Deiner Lopez singled, stole second, and scored on a Danny Bethea single. A walk and a wild pitch put runners on second and third when the rain came to the Twins' rescue.
Prospect watch: Larson was 0-for-2 with a walk and scored once. Amaurys Minier was 0-for-3. Adonis Pacheco was 0-for-1 with a walk.
DSL REDS 6, DSL TWINS 5 AT REDS (GAME 1--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)
Batting stars: Manuel Guzman was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored three times. Carlos Martinez was 2-for-2 with a walk and a double and scored once. Eddy Concepcion was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Pitching stars: Alexis Tapia pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks while striking out two. Carlos Aponte pitched a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and one walk while striking out two.
Opposition star: Geraldo Valor wsa 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in three.
Key inning: The seventh. The Twins trailed 5-4. Guzman singled and scored on a two-out double by Concepcion to tie the score. In the bottom of the inning, Hector Vargas led off with a walk, stole second and third, and scored on a two-out single by Diohanky Mejia.
Prospect watch: Dubal Baez was 0-for-3 and scored once. Frank Encarnacion was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Joel Ramirez was 0-for-3.
DSL TWINS 4, DSL REDS 2 AT REDS (GAME 2--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)
Batting stars: Rainis Silva was 2-f0r-4 with an RBI. Jorge Parra was 1-for-2 with two walks and scored twice.
Pitching stars: Ramses Herrera pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Eduardo Del Rosario struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and no walks. Wilfredy Liranzo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and two walks while striking out three.
Opposition star: David Jones pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks while striking out one.
Key inning: The seventh. The Twins had seen their lead shrink from 3-0 to 3-2. A pair of walks put runners on first and second with two out when Silva hit an RBI single to produce and insurance run.
Prospect watch: Manuel Guzman was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run. Frank Encarnacion was 0-for-3 with a walk.
TODAY'S TILTS
12:05 Rochester (TBA) at Pawtucket (Allen Webster, 5-1, 2.87)
12:35 Trenton (Shane Greene, 3-1, 3.86) at New Britain (Virgil Vasquez, 1-2, 3.04)
2:05 Bowling Green (Jordan Harrison, 1-1, 2.70) at Cedar Rapids (Mason Melotakis, 6-3, 3.89)
3:05 Lakeland (Jeff Ferrell, 3-5, 3.45) at Fort Myers (Jason Wheeler, 7-4, 4.47)
5:00 Elizabethton (TBA) at Greeneville (Chris Lee, 0-0, 3.06)
Adam Brett Walker II is the perfect name for a U. S. Navy hero. Or a turncoat spy.
where does Mr Walker place on a Twins Prospect list? it seems like every other day, his name is on these Minor League reports.
I don't know, but my opinion of him, for what it's worth, is "too early to tell". He's 21 (will turn 22 in October), an outfielder, had a decent year at Elizabethton last year (when he was known as just plain old Adam Walker), and he's having a good year in Cedar Rapids. He has power: 14 homers last year and 16 so far this year. He strikes out a lot: 76 last year, 77 so far this year. There are certainly things to like about him, so we'll see.