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Minor Details: Games of 8/25

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4, Rochester 1 in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.  The Yankees scored two in the first and two in the seventh.  Toby Gardenhire singled and doubled.  Rene Rivera had two hits.  Dusty Hughes came out of the bullpen to start and did okay, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out four in four innings.

New Britain 11, Trenton 8 in Trenton.  The Rock Cats trailed 2-0 after three, took a 9-2 lead after seven, then had the lead cut to 9-8 in the eighth before putting it away.  Chris Herrmann had two singles and a homer, driving in four.  Brian Dozier singled and homered, raising his average to .312.  Deibinson Romero singled and doubled.  Evan Bigley had two hits.  Starter Spencer Steedley got the win, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk in five innings.  Steve Hirschfeld struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Tyler Robertson got his sixteenth save with 1.1 scoreless innings, striking out three while giving up a hit and walking two.  The win pulled the Rock Cats back to within one game of Reading for the last playoff spot.

St. Lucie 4, Ft. Myers 1 in Ft. Myers.  The Mets broke a 1-1 tie with two in the eighth.  Angel Morales was 3-for-3 with a walk.  Daniel Rohlfing and Nick Romero each had two hits.  Matthew Tomshaw went seven strong innings, giving up a run on five hits.  Bruce Pugh surrendered three runs on four hits and two walks in two innings to take the loss.

Burlington 4, Beloit 0 in Beloit.  The Bees got three in the fifth to break a scoreless tie.  The Snappers had just two hits.  Blayne Weller allowed three runs on ten hits and no walks in 6.2 innings, striking out six.

Elizabethton 17, Bluefield 8 in Bluefield.  The Twins overcame a 4-2 deficit with eight in the third.  Eddie Rosario singled and hit two homers, his eighteenth and nineteenth.  He scored three times, drove in five, and raised his average to .319.  Matthew Koch hit two doubles and a homer, scoring three times and driving in four.  Niko Goodrum had three hits.  JaDamion Williams singled and homered, raising his average to .331.  Miguel Sano and Tyler Koelling had two hits.  Starter Tyler Jones surrendered six runs on eight hits and two walks in three innings.  David Hurlbut got the win with five innings of relief, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.  The win keeps Elizabethton two games ahead of Kingsport for the last playoff spot.

GCL Twins 12, Orioles 6 (11 innings).  The Twins scored three in the ninth to tie and six in the eleventh to win.  Kelvin Silvania had two doubles, a single, and a home run, driving in five.  Jorge Polanco had four hits.  Kelvin Ortiz singled and homered.  Stephen Wickens singled and doubled.  Aderlin Mejia had two hits and scored three times.  Starter Nathan Fawbush yielded five runs on five hits and four walks while striking out five in four innings.  Gonzalo Sanudo struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up just one hit.  Tyler Herr struck out three in three shutout innings to get the win.

Minor Details: Games of 8/24

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 7, Rochester 1 in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.  The Yankees led 5-0 after three.  Aaron Bates had two singles and a double, raising his average to .315.  Jeff Bailey singled and doubled.  Dustin Martin hit his fifteenth home run.  Eric Hacker allowed six runs on eight hits and four walks in six innings.

Reading 4, New Britain 2 in New Britain.  The score was tied at two after seven, but the Phillies scored in the eighth and ninth.  Mark Dolenc hit a home run.  Bobby Lanigan worked six solid innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk.  Brett Jacobson took the loss, allowing a run on three hits in two innings.  The loss drops the Rock Cats to two games behind Reading for the last playoff spot.

Ft. Myers 3, St. Lucie 0 (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Miracle scored two in the first and one in the second.  The Miracle had only four hits but took advantage of three Mets errors, as all their runs were unearned.  B. J. Hermsen gave up just three hits and no walks in six innings.  Matt Hauser struck out three in a scoreless inning to get the save, giving up two hits.

St. Lucie 4, Ft. Myers 3 (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Mets got all their runs in the second inning.  Angel Morales had two hits.  Josmil Pinto hit a two-run homer.  Edgar Ibarra surrendered four runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks in two innings.  Caleb Thielbar and Cole Nelson each threw two perfect innings of relief.

Burlington 6, Beloit 1 in Beloit.  The Bees scored two in the third to break a scoreless tie.  Jairo Perez and Daniel Ortiz each singled and doubled, with Perez raising his average to .344.  Derek McCallum had two hits.  A. J. Achter allowed six runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out nine in six innings.  Adrian Salcedo pitched three shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out three.

Elizabethton 7, Bristol 3 in Bristol.  The Twins led 6-0 half-way through the game.  Matthew Koch had two doubles.  Eddie Rosario singled and homered, his seventeenth.  Nick Lockwood and Miguel Sano each singled and doubled.  Matt Parker hit a home run.  Marcus Limon went six innings, giving up just one run on three hits and no walks.  Matthew Summers retired both batters he faced to get the save.  The Twins are now two games ahead of Kingsport for the last playoff spot.

GCL Twins 1, Orioles 0 at Twins (Game 1--8 innings--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Twins had only two hits but one of them, a single by Drew Leachman, drove in the winning run.  Ricardo Arevalo started but went only 1.1 innings before being removed after a rain delay.  He gave up one hit.  Markus Solbach worked 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Nick Cicio threw two perfect innings to get the win.

GCL Twins 4, Orioles 2 at Orioles (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings).  All the runs of the game were scored in the second.  The Twins had only four hits, meaning they swept a doubleheader while getting just six hits in fifteen innings.  Bobby O'Neill went five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks.  Kyle Wahl pitched the final two shutout innings to get the save, giving up a hit and a walk.

Minor Details: August 23

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5, Rochester 4 in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (12 innings).  The Red Wings led 4-1 after four, but never scored again as the Yankees tied it in the eighth and won it in the twelfth.  Chase Lambin and Toby Gardenhire each singled and doubled.  Dustin Martin and Rene Rivera each had two hits.  Deinys Suarez gave up two runs on five hits and two walks in 4.2 innings.  Chuck James worked 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  Kyle Waldrop took the loss in his third inning of work.

New Britain 4, Reading 3 in New Britain (12 innings).  The Rock Cats scored one in the ninth to tie and one in the twelfth to win.  Joe Benson had three hits.  Chris Parmelee and Mark Dolenc each had two hits.  Yangervis Solarte hit a home run.  Logan Darnell pitched seven strong innings, giving up two runs on six hits, walking none and striking out six.  Tyler Robertson threw two shutout innings to get the win, raising his record to 9-3.  The Rock Cats trail Reading by one game fo the last playoff spot.

Ft. Myers 2, St. Lucie 1 in Ft. Myers (5 innings--rain).  The Miracle broke a scoreless tie with two in the fourth.  Oswaldo Arcia singled and doubled.  Aaron Hicks had two hits.  Jhon Garcia pitched a scoreless first inning, then was removed following a lengthy rain delay.  Alex Wimmers went the rest of the way and got the win, giving up one run on two hits and no walks while striking out six in four innings.

Quad Cities 11, Beloit 3 in Quad Cities.  The River Bandits led 5-0 after three and were never threatened.  Each Snappers run came on a solo home run.  Jairo Perez had two singles and a home run, raising his average to .342.  Nate Roberts singled and homered, raising his average to .303.  Derek McCallum hit a home run.  Starter Manuel Soliman surrendered five runs on four hits and two walks in three innings.  Nelvin Fuentes worked two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Elizabethton 9, Bristol 0 in Bristol.  Niko Goodrum tripled and homered, driving in four.  JaDamion Williams had two hits, raising his average to .336.  Tim Atherton struck out nine in six innings, giving up three hits and no walks.  Nicholas Alloway struck out the side in his only inning.  The Twins lead Kingsport by two games for the last playoff spot.

GCL Twins 5, Rays 2 at Twins.  The Twins scored in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie, then got two insurance runs in the seventh.  Jorge Polanco doubled and tripled.  Javier Pimentel singled and doubled.  Joshua Hendricks had two hits.  Hein Robb went 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk.  Josue Montanez got the win with two shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Luis Nunez struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits, to get the save.

Minor Details: Games of 8/22

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 11, Rochester 2 in Rochester (completion of suspended game).  The Yankees scored five in the third and five in the fifth.  Brandon Roberts singled and doubled.  Chase Lambin and Aaron Bates each had two hits.  Jason Repko hit a two-run homer for the only Red Wings runs.  Jake Stevens took over the pitching and surrendered nine runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks in 2.1 innings, striking out four.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 9, Rochester 4 in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (seven innings--regularly scheduled game).  The Yankees scored six in the fourth.  Rene Rivera had two doubles.  Jason Repko and Aaron Bates each singled and doubled, with Bates raising his average to .311.  Andrew Baldwin yielded six runs on nine hits in 3.1 innings.

Reading 7, New Britain 3 in New Britain.  The Phillies scored four in the first and it was all they needed.  Chris Herrmann singled and doubled.  Evan Bigley and Mark Dolenc each had two hits.  Blake Martin surrendered six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks in 2.2 innings.  Matt Schuld worked 3.1 scoreless innings, giving  up two hits and a walk, and Steve Hirschfeld threw two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.  The loss drops the Rock Cats to two games out of the last playoff spot.

Ft. Myers.  No games scheduled.

Quad Cities 5, Beloit 4 in Quad Cities (12 innings).  The Snappers led 4-3 after three; the River Bandits scored in the eighth to tie it and in the twelfth to win it.  Cody Stanley homered off Bart Carter to end the game.  Adam Bryant singled and doubled.  Wang-wei Lin, Tyler Grimes, and Jhonatan Arias each had two hits.  Lance Ray hit a two-run homer, his fourteenth.  Ryan O'Rourke allowed three runs on eight hits and a walk in five innings.  Jose Gonzalez gave up one hit in 2.2 scoreless innings.  Carter gave up the game-ending homer in his second inning of work.

Bristol 5, Elizabethton 4 in Bristol.  The Twins were down 4-0 after three, tied it with a three-run seventh, and lost in the bottom of the ninth.  Jairo Rodriguez had three hits.  JaDamion Williams, Rory Rhodes, and Niko Goodrum each had two hits.  Derek Christensen allowed four runs on three hits and a walk in four innings, striking out five.  Corey Williams took the loss, giving up a run on a hit and two walks in 2.1 innings.

GCL Twins 12, Rays 3 at Rays.  The Twins scored three in the second and five in the third to take an 8-0 lead.  Phillip Chapman had three singles and a double, raising his average to .326.  Javier Pimentel had two singles and a homer, driving in four.  Jorge Polanco had two singles and a triple.  Drew Leachman had two doubles.  Stephen Wickens singled and doubled.  Joshua Hendricks had two hits.  Starter Angel Mata pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Nick Cicio got the win with two perfect innings, striking out two.

Minor Details: Games of 8/20 & 8/21

ROCHESTER

Saturday--Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6, Rochester 4 in Rochester.  Dustin Martin singled and doubled.  Brandon Roberts, Brian Dinkelman, and Chase Lambin each had two hits.  Scott Diamond allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits and no walks in five innings.  Lester Oliveros struck out three in two shutout innings.

Sunday--Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 0, Rochester 0 in Rochester (Suspended in top of third).  Liam Hendriks worked 2.2 innings, giving up one hit.

NEW BRITIAN

Saturday--New Britain 5, New Hampshire 4 in New Britain.  The Rock Cats scored four in the sixth to overcome a 4-1 deficit.  Brian Dozier hit two home runs and raised his average to .320.  Joe Benson had two hits.  Dakota Watts got the win in relief, giving up one run on two hits in three innings.

Sunday--New Britain 8, New Hampshire 5 in New Britain.  Brian Dozier and Deibinson Romero each hit two doubles, with Dozier raising his average to .321.  Danny Lehmann singled and doubled.  Joe Benson homered, his fourteenth.  Matt Schuld got the win in relief despite allowing two runs on three hits and a walk in two innings.  The Rock Cats are a game out of the last playoff spot.

FT. MYERS

Saturday--Charlotte 6, Ft. Myers 2 in Charlotte.  Pat Dean surrendered six runs on ten hits and a walk in four innings.  Ricky Bowen struck out two in two shutout innings.

Sunday--Ft. Myers 1, Charlotte 1 in Charlotte (suspended in bottom of seventh).  Daniel Rohlfing had three hits.  Tom Stuifbergen gave up one run on three hits and a walk in 5.2 innings.

BELOIT

Saturday--Beloit 7, Quad Cities 5 in Quad Cities.  Tobias Streich had three hits.  Tyler Grimes hit two homer runs and drove in three.  Jairo Perez singled and hit his fourteenth homer, raising his average to .338.  Blayne Weller got the win, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk in 5.1 innings.

Sunday--Quad Cities 4, Beloit 3 in Quad Cities.  The River Bandits scored one in the seventh to tie and one in the eighth to win.  Jon Goncalves and Daniel Ortiz each singled and doubled.  Pedro Guerra struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.  Nelvin Fuentes pitched the eighth and took the loss.

ELIZABETHTON

Saturday--Greeneville 6, Elizabethton 0 in Greeneville.  Niko Goodrum had two hits.  David Hurlbut took the loss, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk in four innings.

Sunday--Elizabethton 14, Greeneville 3 in Greeneville.  The Twins trailed 3-2 after six.  Eddie Rosario had two singles and his sixteenth homer, driving in three.  Adam Pettersen and Matt Parker each had three hits.  Tim Shibuya got the win, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and no walks, striking out seven in seven innings.  The Twins are one game ahead of Kingsport for the last playoff spot.

GCL TWINS

Saturday--Twins 5, Red Sox 4 at Red Sox.  Joshua Hendricks singled and tripled.  Phillip Chapman singled and doubled.  Aderlin Mejia and Candido Pimentel each had two hits.  Tyler Herr worked two shutout innings to get the win.

Sunday--No game scheduled.

DSL Twins

Saturday--Twins at Orioles.  Cancelled.

The DSL Season has come to an end.  The Twins finished 42-26, second in the B. C. B. C., three games behind the Orioles, and did not make the playoffs.

Minor Details: Games of 8/19

Rochester 8, Lehigh Valley 5 in Rochester.  The Red Wings scored three in the third and never lost the lead.  Brian Dinkelman had two singles and a homer.  Dustin Martin hit a home run, his fourteenth.  Eric Hacker got the win despite allowing four runs on eleven hits and a walk in 5.2 innings.  Jim Hoey worked a perfect ninth for his seventh save.

New Britain 3, New Hampshire 1 in New Britain.  The Rock Cats broke a scoreless tie with two in the third.  Brian Dozier doubled and homered, raising his average to .315.  Evan Bigley had two hits.  Bobby Lanigan pitched seven shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks.  Tyler Robertson allowed an unearned run on one hit while striking out three in two innings to get the save.

Ft. Myers at Charlotte.  Postponed.

Beloit 7, Kane County 4 in Kane County.  The Snappers scored five in the first.  Adam Bryant had two doubles and a triple.  Andy Leer singled and doubled.  Jairo Perez had two hits to bring his average back to .333.  A. J. Achter struck out thirteen in seven strong innings, giving up three runs on four hits and no walks.  Madison Boer struck out both men he faced to get the save.

Elizabethton 12, Greeneville 7 in Greeneville.  The Twins scored six in the fifth to take a 10-1 lead.  Eddie Rosario had two homers and a single, driving in three.  He now has fifteen homers.  JaDamion Williams had two singles and a double, scoring three times.  Nick Lockwood had three hits and drove in three.  Miguel Sano hit a home run, his sixteenth.  Marcus Limon got the win despite allowing three runs on seven hits and three walks in five innings.

GCL Twins 7, Red Sox 1 at Twins (8 innings--rain).  The Twins scored in each of the first five innings, getting three in the fourth.  Julio Torres and Jacob Younis each had two hits, with Younis driving in three.  Starter Nathan Fawbush lasted just 4.2 innings, giving up a run on seven hits and two walks.  Markus Solbach got the win with 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

DSL White Sox 4, Twins 0 at Twins (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings--played 5 1/2 innings--rain).  The White Sox scored three in the third and one in the fifth.  The Twins had three hits and made three errors.  Sterling Bonilla pitched a six-inning complete game, allowing four runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk.

DSL White Sox at Twins (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings).  Postponed.

Where They Stand

Minnesota is 54-69, fourth in the AL Central, 11 games behind Detroit.  The Twins have lost one consecutive game and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

Rochester is 47-79, sixth in the IL North, 24.5 games behind Pawtucket and Lehigh Valley.  The Red Wings have lost three consecutive games and are 2-8 in their last ten games.  They have been eliminated from the playoffs.

New Britain is 61-63, fourth in the EL East, 8 games behind New Hampshire.  The Rock Cats have lost one consecutive game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.  They are 1 game behind Reading and Trenton for the last playoff spot.

Ft. Myers is 20-32 in the second half, fifth in the FSL South, 13 games behind Bradenton.  The Miracle has lost one consecutive game and is 4-6 in its last ten games.  Their elimination number is 6.

Beloit is 24-28 in the second half, fourth in the ML West, 7 games behind Kane County.  The Snappers have lost one consecutive game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.  They are 4 games behind Clinton for the last playoff spot.

Elizabethton is 32-24, second in the AL West, 5 games behind Johnson City.  The Twins have won three consecutive games and are 7-3 in their last ten games.  They are 1 game ahead of Kingsport for the last playoff spot.  The Appalachian League season ends August 30.

The GCL Twins are 23-28, third in the GCL South, 10 games behind the Orioles.  The Twins have lost one consecutive game and are 4-6 in their last ten games.  They have been eliminated from the playoffs.  The Gulf Coast League season ends August 27.

The DSL Twins are 42-25, second in the B. C. B. C., 2 games behind the Orioles.  The Twins have lost two consecutive games and are 7-3 in their last ten games.  Their elimination number is 2.  The DSL season ends tomorrow.

This Week in Twins Transactions

Justin Morneau was activated from the disabled list.
Alexi Casilla was activated from the disabled list, then was placed on the disabled list the next day.
Jason Repko was placed on the fifteen day disabled list.
Kevin Slowey was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota.
Trevor Plouffe was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester, then was recalled to Minnesota two days later.
Cole Nelson and Lester Oliveros were acquired from Detroit for Delmon Young.  Nelson was sent to Ft. Myers and Oliveros was sent to Rochester.
Rene Tosoni was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota.
Luke Hughes was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota.
Denard Span was placed on the fifteen day disabled list.
Mike Hollimon was sent from Rochester to New Britain.
Ray Chang was activated from the disabled list by Rochester.
David Bromberg was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain with shoulder tendonitis.
Michael Tarsi was activated from the disabled list by New Britain.
Clint Dempster was placed on the seven day disabled list by Ft. Myers.
Jon Goncalves was sent from Ft. Myers to Beloit.
Daniel Santana was placed on the seven day disabled list by Beloit.
Nate Roberts was placed on the seven day disabled list by Beloit.
Tyler Jones signed and was assigned to Elizabethton.
Brett Lee signed and was assigned to the GCL Twins.

Minor Details: Games of 8/18

Lehigh Valley 11, Rochester 1 in Rochester.  The IronPigs scored five in the third and it was over.  No Red Wing had more than one hit.  Deinys Suarez surrendered seven runs on seven hits and a walk in 3.2 innings.  Chuck James pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing a hit and a walk.

Binghamton 8, New Britain 7 in Binghamton.  The Rock Cats trailed 6-3 and 7-5, tied it with two in the eighth, but lost it in the ninth.  Chris Parmelee had two singles and a homer, his thirteenth.  Nathan Hanson singled and doubled.  Evan Bigley had two hits.  Logan Darnell yielded seven runs on ten hits and no walks in 5.2 innings.  Steve Hirschfeld pitched the ninth and took the loss.

Jupiter 1, Ft. Myers 0 in Ft. Myers.  Gregg Glime hit a home run in the seventh for the only run of the game.  Reggie Williams singled and doubled.  Matthew Tomshaw worked five shutout innings, giving up just one hit and two walks.  Edgar Ibarra allowed the seventh-inning homer in three innings.

Kane County 2, Beloit 0 in Kane County.  The Cougars scored single runs in the fourth and the seventh.  The Snappers had four hits, all singles.  Manuel Soliman took a tough loss, going seven strong innings and giving up two runs on six hits with no walks.

Elizabethton 13, Bristol 3 in Elizabethton.  The Twins led 6-3 after seven, then scored seven in the eighth.  Miguel Sano had two doubles and a single, driving in four.  JaDamion Williams singled and doubled, raising his average to .328.  Matej Hejma and Niko Goodrum each had two hits.  Eddie Rosario hit a home run, his thirteenth, and scored three times.  Tim Atherton got the win, going five innings while giving up two runs on five hits and two walks.  He struck out five.

GCL Rays 4, Twins 0 (5 innings--rain).  The Rays scored all their runs in the fourth.  Joshua Hendricks got both Twins hits, a single and a double.  Ricardo Arevalo allowed all four runs (three earned) on four hits in four innings.

DSL Twins 7, Diamondbacks 0 (4 innings--suspended).  Ronald Jimenez has two singles and a triple.  Erick Gonzalez, Adonis Pacheco, and Carlos Martinez each had two hits.  Junior Subero worked four innings, giving up just one hit and no walks.

Minor Details: Games of 8/17

Lehigh Valley 3, Rochester 1 in Lehigh Valley.  The IronPigs scored two in the first and it was all they needed.  Brandon Roberts had two hits.  Toby Gardenhire's sixth-inning homer was the only Red Wings run.  Andrew Baldwin struck out ten in six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk.  Cole DeVries worked two shutout innings, giving up a hit and striking out two.

New Britain 7, Binghamton 3 in Binghamton.  The Rock Cats scored three in the fifth to take a 6-1 lead.  Mike Hollimon singled, tripled, and homered, scoring three times.  The home run was his fourteenth.  Joe Benson hit two home runs, giving him thirteen, and drove in five.  Chris Parmelee and Evan Bigley each had two hits.  Blake Martin got the win despite allowing three runs on seven hits and five walks in five innings.  Deolis Guerra pitched three shutout innings, giving up just one hit.

Ft. Myers 5, Jupiter 1 in Jupiter.  The Miracle scored four in the second.  Oswaldo Arcia singled, doubled, and homered.  Danny Rohlfing had two hits.  B. J. Hermsen went six innings, giving up a run on eight hits and a walk.  Matt Hauser threw three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Beloit 10, Kane County 1 in Kane County.  The Snappers broke a scoreless tie with a three-run sixth, then scored six in the ninth to put it away.  Jairo Perez doubled and hit his thirteenth homer, driving in four and making his average .335.  Adam Bryant singled and doubled.  Lance Ray and Daniel Ortiz each had two hits.  Ryan O'Rourke got the win, going 5.1 innings and somehow giving up just one run on seven hits and five walks.  Pedro Guerra struck out the side in the ninth.

Elizabethton 7, Bristol 3 in Elizabethton.  The Twins trailed 3-2 before a three-run fifth.  Rory Rhodes had three hits.  Eddie Rosario singled and homered, his twelfth.  Matej Hejma and Max Kepler each singled and doubled.  Miguel Sano hit his fifteenth homer.  Derek Christensen struck out seven in 4.1 innings but allowed three runs on two hits and four walks.  Corey Williams got the win with 2.2 scoreless innings, striking out three while giving up two hits and a walk.

GCL Twins 3, Rays 0 at Rays (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Twins scored one in the fifth and two in the seventh.  Candido Pimentel had two singles and a triple.  Julio Torres and Drew Leachman each had two hits.  Hein Robb gave up four hits and three walks, but no runs, in four innings.  Kyle Wahl got the win with three perfect innings, striking out four.

GCL Twins 5, Rays 2 at Rays (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings).  The Twins trailed 2-1 after five but scored two in the sixth and two in the seventh.  Kelvin Ortiz singled and doubled.  Joshua Hendricks had two hits.  Starter Bobby O'Neill worked four innings, allowing two runs on three hits and no walks.  Luis Nunez got the win with three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

DSL Padres 10, Twins 5 at Padres.  The Twins scored four in the ninth to make it look better.  The Twins had only four hits and made five errors which led to six unearned runs.  Starter Randy Rosario took the loss, giving up a run on one hit and three walks in three innings.  Melcaides De La Cruz struck out six in 3.1 innings, but allowed six runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk.