Good performances in losing efforts. Adalberto Mejia pitched well. Sean Miller was outstanding. Jaylin Davis and Luis Arraez were perfect. Amilcar Cruz leads the DSL Twins to the only organizational win.
Tag Archives: Miracle
Minor Details: Games of June 7
A bad game for Dietrich Enns. A big comeback falls short for the Lookouts. The Miracle game is suspended. When Bailey Ober is on, he's really on. Lots of hitting for the DSL Twins.
Minor Details: Games of June 6
Aaron Slegers did well for five innings. The Lookouts get slaughtered again. The Miracle loses in extras. The Kernels get swept. Victor Heredia and Anthony Escobar carry the DSL Twins to the lone organizational win.
Minor Details: Games of June 5
Nick Gordon keeps hitting, but gets no help. Big innings sink the Lookouts. Lots of hits, but not lots of runs for the Miracle. Grand slams lead the Kernels to a doubleheader split. The DSL Twins can't beat the Yankees, either.
Minor Details: Games of June 4
One win, two losses. Ninth-inning meltdowns waste strong starting pitching by Kohl Stewart and Tyler Watson.
Minor Details: Games of June 2
Another good game for Lewis Thorpe. Tyler Wells gets just enough offensive support. A big game for Jean Carlos Arias. It may be time for Alex Kirilloff to move up.
Where They Stand: Through June 1
An occasional look at the standings.
Minnesota is 23-30, third in the AL Central, 5.5 games behind Cleveland. They are 3-7 in their last ten games.
Rochester is 28-23, tied for first with Lehigh Valley in the IL North. They are 5-5 in their last ten games.
Chattanooga is 31-23, first in the SL North, leading Jackson by a half game. They are 3-7 in their last ten games.
Fort Myers is 20-31, sixth in the FSL South, twelve games behind Jupiter. They are 3-7 in their last ten games.
Cedar Rapids is 25-27, tied for fifth in the ML Western, 4.5 games behind Peoria. They are 4-6 in their last ten games.
Minor Details: Games of June 1
A couple of homers and the pitching of Adalberto Mejia carried the Red Wings. Trevor May pitched three strong innings of relief. A Lookouts comeback fell short. Griffin Jax makes his first start for the Miracle. Alex Kirilloff keeps hitting for the Kernels.
Minor League Players of the Month: May
ROCHESTER RED WINGS
Batter: Jake Cave batted ,337/.382/.505 in 95 at-bats. For the season he is batting .274/.358/.402 in 164 at-bats.
Pitcher: Zack Littell was 1-1, 2.57, 1.07 WHIP with 30 strikeouts in 28 innings (5 games, 4 starts). Those are also his season numbers in AAA.
CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS
Batter: Nick Gordon batted .321/.384/.513 in 78 at-bats. His season numbers in AA are .333/.381/.525 in 162 at-bats. Since being promoted to AAA he is batting .302/.333/.395 in 43 at-bats.
Pitcher: Randy LeBlanc was 3-0, 2.11, 1.17 WHIP with 18 strikeouts in 21.1 innings (4 starts). For the season he is 6-1, 2.17, 1.27 WHIP with 40 strikeouts in 49.2 innings.
FORT MYERS MIRACLE
Batter: Jaylin Davis batted .286/.355./.440 in 84 at-bats. For the season he is batting .285/.376/.445 in 137 at-bats.
Pitcher: Andrew Vasquez was 0-0, 0.00, 2 saves, 1,16 WHIP with 18 strikeouts in 14.2 innings. For the season he is 0-1, 0.66, 1.06 WHIP with 30 strikeouts in 27.1 innings.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
Batter: Alex Kirilloff batted .360/.421/.640 in 114 at-bats. For the season he is batting .319/.374/.568 in 185 at-bats.
Pitcher: Brusdar Graterol was 2-1, 1.66, 0.92 WHIP with 29 strikeouts in 21.2 innings. For the season he is 2-1, 1.78, 0.91 WHIP with 36 strikeouts in 25.1 innings.
Honorable mention: Calvin Faucher was 0-0, 0.00, 1.00 WHIP with 8 strikeouts in 12 innings. His season numbers in low A are 1-0, 0.00, 1.00 WHIP with 14 strikeouts (and 11 walks) in 17 innings. In high-A, his numbers were 0-0, 7.30, 1.78 with 7 strikeouts (and 3 walks) in 7.2 innings.
Minor Details: Games of May 31
Kennys Vargas is hot. it took three batters for the Lookouts to lose. A wild inning costs the Miracle. Tanner Kiest took an interesting path to his Class A debut.