Twins affiliates get swept in a shortened schedule. Eddie Rosario had a good day. Joe Mauer did not.
ROCHESTER RED WINGS
No game scheduled.
AKRON 6, NEW BRITAIN 5 IN AKRON
Batting star: Eddie Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.
Pitching star: Ryan O'Rourke struck out two in a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: Tim Fedroff was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two. Jake Lowery was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fourth. Alex Lavisky was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
The game: Fedroff doubled in a run in a three-run first to give Akron the early lead. Jorge Polanco had a two-run double in the third to cut the lead to 3-2, but Lavisky singled in a run in the bottom of the third to make it 4-2. Rosario doubled in a run in the fifth to drop the lead to 4-3 and in the sixth, Brandon Waring and Mike Gonzales hit back-to-back homers to put New Britain up 5-4. It stayed 5-4 until the ninth, when Lowery opened the inning with a home run. Justin Toole then singled, went to second on a bunt, and scored on Fedroff's single to end the game.
Of note: Tony Thomas was 2-for-5 with a double. Nate Hanson was 1-for-5 with a double. Reynaldo Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice. Polanco was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
ST. LUCIE 6, FORT MYERS 5 IN ST. LUCIE
Batting stars: Levi Michael was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, scoring twice. Travis Harrison was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring once.
Pitching star: Todd Van Steensel struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Opposition stars: Gilbert Gomez was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in three. Gavin Cecchini was 3-for-3 with a walk and a run. Maikis De La Cruz was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.
The game: Dalton Hicks hit a two-run double and Adam Brett Walker II had a run-scoring single in a three-run first. Michael hit a two-run homer in the fourth to make it 5-0, and it appeared that Fort Myers was firmly in control. Gomez singled in a run in the bottom of the fourth to get St. Lucie on the board, but it was still 5-1 after five. In the sixth, however, the Mets tallied five times. The first two batters of the inning went out, but then came a single, an error, a two-run double by Gomez, a walk, and three consecutive RBI singles. St. Lucie led 6-5 and they made the lead hold up. The closest the Miracle came to tying it was the seventh. Harrison hit a one-out double and went to third on a ground out, but there he stayed.
Of note: Byron Buxton was 0-for-5. Hicks was 1-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two. Walker II was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Starter Matt Tomshaw pitched six innings, giving up six unearned runs on ten hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
WISCONSIN 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Batting stars: Tanner Vavra was 3-for-4. Mitch Garver was 2-for-3 with a walk. Logan Wade was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.
Pitching stars: Brandon Bixler pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout. Josue Montanez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a walk. Nick Burdi struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.
Opposition stars: Chad Thompson pitched 6.2 innings, allowing one run on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Chris McFarland was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, driving in two. Johnny Davis was 1-for-2 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one.
The game: Wisconsin had only one hit through three innings, but then came the fourth. A double, two singles, and a two-run double by Dustin DeMuth made it 3-0. The next two batters went out, but then came two more singles and another two-run double, this time by McFarland, to make it a six-run inning. The lone Cedar Rapids run came in the seventh on a single by Engelb Vielma.
Of note: Vielma was 1-for-5 with an RBI. Max Murphy was 1-for-5. Joe Mauer was 0-for-3. Alex Swim was 0-for-4. Starter Chih-Wei Hu had a rare bad start, going four innings and giving up six runs on eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
ELIZABETHTON TWINS
No game scheduled.
GCL ORIOLES 3, GCL TWINS 2 AT TWINS
Batting star: Rainis Silva was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Pitching stars: Seth Wagner pitched five innings of relief, giving up one run on four hits with one strikeout. Trevor Hildenberger pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Starter Tanner Scott struck out five in three shutout innings, allowing a hit and a walk. Mike Burke struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing one hit.
The game: A double, a single, and an error led to two Orioles runs in the first inning. The Twins didn't get a hit until the sixth, when they started the inning with three consecutive singles to cut the lead to 2-1. Alejandro Juvier singled in a run in the seventh to get the Orioles lead back to two runs. In the bottom of the seventh, Joel Ramirez walked, stole second, stole third, and scored on a ground out to cut the lead back to 3-2, but the Twins could never get the tying run into scoring position.
Of note: Corey Wimberly was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Zack Granite was 1-for-4 with a run. Starter David Hurlbut pitched three innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk with one strikeout.
DSL TWINS AT DSL PADRES
Rained out.