A big day for Luis Arraez. Alex Kirilloff keeps hitting. Roni Tapia gets his third homer (and fourth hit) of the season.
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Where They Stand: Through Games of August 7
Rochester is 65-51, a fine season, but they remain second in the wild card, 5.5 games behind Lehigh Valley.
Chattanooga is 58-55 overall, 22-21 in the second half. The Lookouts are two games behind Montgomery for the last playoff spot.
Fort Myers is 56-56 overall, 22-21 in the second half. They are fourth in the Florida State League South, but only 2.5 games behind first-place St. Lucie.
Cedar Rapids is 60-52 overall, 24-19 in the second half. They are currently in a playoff spot, but lead Burlington and Quad Cities by only one game.
Elizabethton is 21-21. They trail Greeneville by two games for the last wild card spot.
The GCL Twins are 19-18, third in the GCL South. They trail the GCL Red Sox by 2.5 games.
The DSL Twins are 27-26, fifth in the DSL South, eight games behind the DSL Mariners1.
So, still only one team in playoff position (and just barely), but only one really out of it, although the Red Wings are going to have to get hot pretty soon to stay in it.
Minor Details: Games of August 6-7
Two near no-hitters. Fine games from Kohl Stewart and Omar Bencomo.
Minor Details: Games of August 5
A Park Bang carries the Red Wings. Cody Stashak does well in his Fort Myers debut. An offensive explosion for Elizabethton.
Where They Stand: Through Games of August 4
Our look at the minor league pennant races as they affect Twins affiliates with about a month left in the season.
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Minor Details: Games of August 4
The Twins debuts of Adalberto Mejia and Alan Busenitz. Ben Rortvedt gets his first professional hit. The Lookouts lose on a walkoff strikeout.
Minor Details: Games of August 3
The Red Wings take the lead, then stand Pat. Late wins by the Kernels and the GCL Twins.
Minor Details: Games of August 2
Adam Brett Walker II hits his twenty-first. The Red Wings have a terrific bullpen. Six-run innings sink the Kernels and the E-Twins.
Minor Details: Games of August 1
Dereck Rodriguez and Tyler Beardsley pitch really well. Big home runs by Mitch Garver, Jaylin Davis, Trey Cabbage, and Mitchell Kranson.
Where They Stand: Through July 31
With just over a month left in the minor league season, I thought there might be some interest in seeing which Twins affiliates are involved in pennant races.
Rochester is 62-48, third in the International League North, six games behind Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Red Wings are second in the wild card race, five games behind Lehigh Valley.
Chattanooga is 55-50 overall, but 19-16 in the second half, good for third place in the Southern League North, 1.5 games behind Montgomery. The second place team, Jackson, is already qualified for the playoffs because they won the first half, so the race is actually between Montgomery and Chattanooga.
Fort Myers is 53-53 overall, but 19-18 in the second half, good for fourth place in the Florida State League South, two games behind St. Lucie and Jupiter.
Cedar Rapids is 58-47 overall, but 22-14 in the second half, good for second place in the Midwest League Western, three games behind Clinton. The top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs, so the Kernels right now are in position to make them. They are two games ahead of Burlington and Quad Cities for that playoff spot.
Elizabethton is 18-19, third in the Appalachian League West, two games behind Johnson City. The top two teams in each division go to the playoffs. The Twins are 1.5 games behind second place Greeneville.
The GCL Twins are 16-16, third in the GCL South, two games behind the GCL Orioles.
The DSL Twins are 22-25, fifth in the DSL South, 9 games behind the DSL Mariners1.
So, not bad. Only one team currently in a playoff position, but six of the seven still have a shot. We'll try to update you on this every few days or so as the seasons wind down.