Minnesota Twins Daily Morning Dip for July 23rd, 2017

Minnesota Twins Daily Dip, July 23rd, 2017

Welcome to the July 23rd edition of the Daily Dip, your daily piece of news and notes here on Puckett’s Pond. You’ll find the scores and a quick summary of every level of the Minnesota Twins organization and links to any information you need to know to follow the Minnesota Twins here every morning!
We’ll start with the news and notes portions and work our way through each level of the system!

News and Notes

RHP David Gerics signed to minor league contract
RHP Joe Rosenstein signed to minor league contract

Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 5

The Twins got an excellent start from Kyle Gibson until he hit the 8th inning, and then got unexpected struggles out of their best setup man before closing the door on the Tigers to get the victory. Gibson entered the 8th throwing a shutout, but he ended up with a line of 7 1/3 innings allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks, striking out 5. Zack Granite had three singles and a stolen base. Eddie Rosario had a double and a single. Max Kepler had two singles and a walk. Jason Castro had two singles. Robbie Grossman had a double and a walk.

July 23rd Probable Starter: Adalberto Mejia vs. Detroit Tigers 1:10PM CT

Rochester Red Wings 4, Toledo Mud Hens 3

The Red Wings survived a Toledo come back at the end of the game and held on for the victory on Saturday. David Hurlbut went 7 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits and no walks, striking out 4. Niko Goodrum had a pair of doubles. Matt Hague had a double and a single. Leonardo Reginatto had a pair of singles.

July 23rd Probable Starter: Aaron Slegers vs. Toledo, 12:35PM CT

Chattanooga Lookouts 7, Mobile BayBears 0

The Lookouts had a big start from Fernando Romero in the shutout. Romero went 5 innings, with 3 hits and 3 walks, striking out 6 in a game that looked even better than the stat line. Jonathan Rodriguez had a home run, a single, a walk, and stole a base. Alex Perez had a double and a single. T. J. White had a double, a walk, and was hit by pitch. Carlos Paulino had a double and a walk. Nick Gordon had a double.

July 23rd Probable Starter: Felix Jorge @ Mobile, 5:05PM CT

Tampa Yankees 3, Fort Myers Miracle 2

Fort Myers couldn’t push a run across until the very end, scoring their runs in the 8th and 9th inning, but coming up short. David Fisher made the start, going 2 innings, allowing one run on a hit and 4 walks, striking out 4. Keaton Steele threw 3 shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks, striking out 1. Mitchell Kranson had three singles. Jermaine Palacios had a double and a single. Kevin Garcia had a pair of singles and a walk.

July 23rd Probable Starter: Brady Anderson vs. Tampa, 3:05PM CT

Cedar Rapids Kernels 12, Great Lakes Loons 4

Cedar Rapids really hit well as a team, maximizing their opportunities with 12 runs on 12 hits. Griffin Jax made the start, going 6 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks, striking out 3. Patrick McGuff had 1 1/3 perfect innings to close it out with 3 strikeouts. Trey Cabbage had a home run, a single, and 2 walks. Travis Blankenhorn had a double, a single, and was hit by pitch. Christian Cavaness had a pair of singles and a stolen base. Lewin Diaz had a pair of singles. Caleb Hamilton had a double and a walk. Ben Rortvedt smashed a big home run.

July 23rd Probable Starter: Anthony Marzi vs. Lansing, 2:05PM CT

Bluefield Blue Jays 4, Elizabethton Twins 1

Bluefield jumped out early and the Twins simply couldn’t push a run across in spite of 7 hits. Edwar Colina went 5 1/3 innings, allowing 4 runs (2 earned) on 9 hits and 2 walks, striking out 5. Jared Finkel gave the Twins 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing 2 hits and striking out 2. Jose Miranda and Shane Carrier each had a pair of singles.

July 23rd Probable Starter: Huascar Ynoa vs. Bluefield, 5:00PM CT

GCL Twins 7, GCL Red Sox 0 (game 1); GCL Red Sox 4, GCL Twins 2 (game 2)

The Twins split a double header on Saturday. In game 1, the Twins scored a shut out over the Red Sox. Glen Perkins opened the game with a perfect inning, striking out 2. Brusdar Graterol followed with 5 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and a walk, striking out 5. Jared Akins had a double and a single. Ricky De La Torre had a pair of singles, a walk, and a stolen base. Royce Lewis and Daniel Palka each had a pair of singles and a walk. Benjamin Rodriguez had a double and a walk.

The Red Sox took game 2 after scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the first inning and holding on for the victory. Taylor Clemensia opened the game, but he did not record an out before allowing 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks and being removed. Carlos Suniaga followed with 4 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing 3 hits and 4 walks, striking out 5. Alex Robles had a double and a stolen base. Kerby Camacho had three walks and a steal. Ricky De La Torre had a single, a walk, and a stolen base.

July 23rd Opponent: Off day

DSL Yankees 8, DSL Twins 5

The Yankees jumped out early to a 7-0 lead and the Twins made an effort to come back, but could not get all the way back. Luis Gil got the start and went 2 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits and 3 walks, striking out 1. Cristian Castro had 2 2/3 perfect innings of relief with 4 strikeouts. Yeison Perez had two singles and a walk. Cesar Salazar had two singles. Jesus Feliz had a triple.

July 23rd Opponent: Off day

Minor League Pitcher/Hitter Of The Day

Pitcher: Brusdar Graterol, GCL – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Hitter: Trey Cabbage, Cedar Rapids – 2-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB

Next: Puckett's Pond Top 20 Twins Prospects: 1-5

One Last Thing

Gibson finished with a game score of 64. If you’re unfamiliar with what game score measures, here’s the Wikipedia article on it. However, if he would have been taken out after the 7th, he had a 74 game score. The 64 is still his best game score of 2017. Incredibly, his best game score of 2016 was also on July 22nd, against the Chicago White Sox, when he had a 79 game score, going 8 innings, allowing a run on 2 hits and a walk, striking out 6.