Twenty-first day for minor league Spring Training Camp. Twenty-Sixth and Twenty-Seventh Grapefruit League games of the season.
Grapefruit League Game Twenty-Six - Phillies 6 Twins 3 (Clearwater)
Scoring Summary :
A walk and two singles scored a run for Minnesota in the third inning. They scored a run in the seventh on two singles and two stolen bases.
Oscar Mercado singled in the bottom of the seventh and scored on a double by Josh Breaux. Alec Bohm singled to score Breaux.
Edmundo Sosa hit a two run home run in the eighth scoring Nick Castellanos (singled). Buddy Kennedy and Oscar Mercado singled. Josh Breaux singled to score two runs.
Mike Ford homered for the Twins in the ninth inning.
At the Plate : 6 R, 12 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s
Max Kepler, Alec Bohm, Oscar Mercado and Josh Breaux each had two hits. Breaux doubled, Edmundo Sosa homered.
Pitching Notes : 3 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s
RH Zack Wheeler - 5 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 71 pitches - 50 strikes
RH Jordan Romano - 1 perfect IP - 5 pitches - 4 strikes
LH Tanner Banks - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 27 pitches - 17 strikes
RH Michael Mercado - 1 perfect IP - 1 K - 8 pitches - 6 strikes
RH Jose Cuas - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 17 pitches - 12 strikes
Minor League Camp Call-Ups for the game :
Minor League Call-ups for Twins game @ Clearwater (16 players)
Pitchers : Nelson Alvarez, Augusto Calderon, Jose Cuas, Emmanuel Mejia, Mitch Neunborn
Infielders : Carson Taylor, Trent Farquhar, Aidan Miller, Otto Kemp, Robert Moore
Outfielders : Hendry Mendez, Avery Owusu-Asiedu, Gabriel Rincones Jr, Marcus Lee Sang
Catchers : Paul McIntosh, Alirio Ferrebus
Grapefruit League Game Twenty-Seven - Jays 11 Phillies 7 (Dunedin)
Scoring Summary :
Toronto scored four runs in the third inning - three on a home run by George Springer. Addison Barger homered for them in the fourth frame.
Kyle Schwarber homered in the fifth inning.
Andres Gimenez hit a three run homer for Toronto in the bottom of the fifth. A single, wild pitch and single scored a sixth inning run for them.
Payton Henry hit a two run home run in the seventh scoring Christian Arroyo (singled).
Alejandro Kirk homered for the Blue Jays in the bottom of the seventh.
Cal Stevenson hit a two run double in the eighth.
A double and single scored a Toronto run in the bottom of the eighth.
Erick Brito hit a two run home run in the ninth scoring Rodolfo Castro (singled).
At the Plate : 7 R, 10 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s
Johan Rojas had two hits, stole a base and scored a run. Cal Stevenson doubled. Kyle Schwarber, Payton Henry and Erick Brito each homered.
Pitching Notes : 11 R, 13 H, 6 BB, 7 K’s
RH Joe Ross - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 24 pitches - 16 strikes
RH Jose Ruiz - 1 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 27 pitches - 18 strikes
RH Joel Kuhnel - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 20 pitches - 12 strikes
LH Nick Vespi - 1 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K - 32 pitches - 16 strikes
RH Guillo Zuniga - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 24 pitches - 20 strikes
RH John McMillon - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 15 pitches - 10 strikes
RH Nicholas Padilla - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 25 pitches - 12 strikes
Minor League Call-ups for Jays game @ Dunedin (23 players)
Pitchers : Austin Schulfer, Guillo Zuniga, Joel Kuhnel, John McMillon, Koyo Aoyagi, Trey Dillard, Nicholas Padilla, Nick Vespi, Brandon Beckel, Josh Hejka, Saul Teran
Infielders : Keaton Anthony, Carson DeMartini, Erick Brito, Aroon Escobar
Outfielders : Matt Kroon, Leandro Pineda, Elio Prado, Rodolfo Castro
Catchers : Payton Henry, Jared Thomas, Kehden Hettiger, Eduardo Tait
Grapefruit League record is now 12-13-2
Minor League Camp :
Daily fielding, hitting, throwing, nutrition, mental prep, strength & conditioning all done in AM.
Side Bullpens : 10 pitchers - Seven Mounds Area
Gabe Mosser, Nate Karaffa, Alex Rao, Juan Amarante, Reese Dutton, Estibenzon Jimenez, Drew Garrett, Adilson Peralta, Enrique Segura, Guisseppe Velasquez
Live Bullpens : 3 pitchers - Ashburn Field
Erubiel Armenta, Joel Heredia, Raymon Rosario
Pitchers for Games vs Yankees in Tampa :
Game One : Casey Steward, Alex McFarlane, Micah Ottenbreit, Andrew Walling
Game Two : Mavis Graves, Jack Dallas, Titan Hayes, Zack Tukis
Will report the game details tomorrow when they become available.
Larry Rojas & Bill Giles Awards :
Before the Grapefruit League game catcher Alirio Ferrebus and infielder Otto Kemp were named the award winners.
Minor League Transactions :
The following players were released today :
RHP Konnor Ash
RHP Chase Hopewell
RHP Jonah Dipoto
RHP Cody Stashak
OF Ethan Wilson
RHP Noah Skirrow
OF Ricardo Rosario
OF Jerffson Pena
In addition OF Troy Schreffler was traded to the Mets for cash considerations.
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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