Minnesota Twins Minor League Report Tuesday, June 7, 2016

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1 Minnesota Twins Minor League Report Tuesday, June 7, 2016 Team Level Record Rochester Red Wings Chattanooga Lookouts Fort Myers Miracle C. Rapids Kernels Elizabethton Twins GCL Twins DSL Twins Triple-A Double-A High-A Low-A Rookie Rookie DSL 33-25; 0.0 GB 1st in Int. League North 27-30; 10.0 GB 3rd in Southern League North 27-30; 5.5 GB T-5th in Fla. State League South 31-25; 0.0 GB 1st in MW League Western N/A N/A 2-0; 0.0 GB T-1st in DS League South Yesterday s Scores Streak/Last 10 W, 6-2 vs. Buffalo W2, 6-4 W, 3-2 vs. Jacksonville W1, 7-3 No Game, Postponed L3, 3-7 No Game No Game No Game W, 6-5 DSL Orioles2 L1, 4-6 N/A N/A W2, 2-0 Table of Contents Yesterday s Boxscores, Team Stats and Standings Pg. 2 Minor League Clips Pg. 16

2 Rochester Red Wings (33-25) 6, Buffalo Bisons (31-26) 2 June 6, R H E Buffalo Rochester x Buffalo AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Pompey, CF Burns, A, 3B Montero, J, 1B Kotchman, DH Jimenez, A, C Ceciliani, LF Lake, RF Casilla, A, 2B-SS Mier, SS a-brown, D, PH Adams, D, 2B Hutchison, P Jenkins, C, P Schultz, P Tepera, P Totals a-grounded out for Mier in the 8th. BATTING HR: Kotchman 2 (5, 5th inning off Berrios, 0 on, 0 out; 7th inning off Berrios, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Kotchman 8; Pompey. RBI: Kotchman 2 (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Burns, A. GIDP: Montero, J. Team RISP: 0-for-1. Team LOB: 1. BASERUNNING SB: Pompey (7, 2nd base off Berrios/Murphy, J). FIELDING E: Burns, A (1, throw). Rochester AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Beresford, DH Schafer, L, RF Polanco, J, 2B Vargas, K, 1B Rosario, E, CF Field, 3B Tovar, SS Walker, LF Murphy, J, C Berrios, P Chargois, P Totals BATTING 2B: Schafer, L (1, Hutchison); Field (5, Schultz); Murphy, J (3, Schultz). 3B: Tovar (3, Hutchison). HR: Schafer, L (2, 6th inning off Jenkins, C, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Schafer, L 7; Polanco, J 2; Beresford; Field 2; Tovar 4; Murphy, J 3; Rosario, E. RBI: Walker (25); Polanco, J (9); Rosario, E (12); Murphy, J 2 (10); Schafer, L (3). 2-out RBI: Schafer, L; Murphy, J. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Murphy, J; Tovar; Vargas, K; Walker; Rosario, E; Beresford. SF: Walker; Rosario, E. Team RISP: 4-for-. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Rosario, E (1, 2nd base off Hutchison/Jimenez, A). FIELDING DP: (Polanco, J-Tovar-Vargas, K). Buffalo IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Hutchison (L, 2-3) Jenkins, C Schultz Tepera Totals Rochester IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Berrios (W, 4-2) Chargois Totals Game Scores: Hutchison 41; Berrios 78. Balk: Hutchison. Pitches-strikes: Hutchison 98-61; Jenkins, C 20-8; Schultz 19-; Tepera 12-7; Berrios 93-65; Chargois 9-9. Groundouts-flyouts: Hutchison 2-3; Jenkins, C 2-1; Schultz 0-0; Tepera 3-0; Berrios 9-1; Chargois 1-0. Batters faced: Hutchison 26; Jenkins, C 6; Schultz 5; Tepera 3; Berrios 27; Chargois 3. Umpires: HP: Shane Livensparger. 1B: Ben May. 2B: Jeremie Rehak. 3B: Joey Amaral. Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, Out to LF. First pitch: 7:05 PM. T: 2:28. Att: 5,591. Venue: Frontier Field. June 6,

3 June 6, 2016 Rochester Red Wings Batting AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR BI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS GIDP SLG OBP Beresford, James Britton, Buck Field, Tommy Murphy, John Ryan Paulino, Carlos Polanco, Jorge Rosario, Eddie Schafer, Logan Tovar, Wilfredo Vargas, Kennys Walker II, Adam Wickens, Stephen Totals Rochester Red Wings Pitching W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP Albers, Andrew Berrios, Jose Burnett, Sean Chargois, J.T Darnell, Logan Gibson, Kyle Greenwood, Nick Martinez, David Milone, Tommy O'Rourke, Ryan Runzler, Dan Walden, Marcus Wheeler, Jason Wimmers, Alex Totals

4 International League North W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Rochester Red Wings Buffalo Bisons Lehigh Valley IronPigs Scranton/Wilkes- Barre RailRiders Syracuse Chiefs Pawtucket Red Sox International League South W2 6-4 L1 6-4 W2 6-4 L3 4-6 W1 4-6 W3 6-4 W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Charlotte Knights Durham Bulls Gwinnett Braves Norfolk Tides W1 6-4 W6 7-3 L6 1-9 L3 2-8 WILD CARD STANDINGS W L PCT GB Streak Last10 Buffalo Bisons L1 6-4 Lehigh Valley IronPigs W2 6-4 Indianapolis Indians W1 6-4 Scranton/Wilkes- Barre RailRiders L3 4-6 Syracuse Chiefs W1 4-6 Louisville Bats L2 4-6 Pawtucket Red Sox W3 6-4 Toledo Mud Hens L1 5-5 Durham Bulls W6 7-3 Gwinnett Braves L6 1-9 Norfolk Tides L3 2-8 International League West W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 Columbus Clippers Indianapolis Indians Louisville Bats Toledo Mud Hens L1 6-4 W1 6-4 L2 4-6 L

5 Chattanooga Lookouts (27-30) 3, Jacksonville Suns (26-31) 2 June 6, R H E Jacksonville Chattanooga One out when winning run scored. Jacksonville AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Perez, Y, CF Pineda, J, LF Riddle, SS Sierra, RF Anderson, 3B Mooney, 2B Curley, 1B Arcia, F, C Maron, DH a-dean, A, PH-DH Esch, P Smith, C, P Donatello, P Steckenrider, P Bremer, P Totals a-singled for Maron in the 7th. BATTING 2B: Riddle (9, Fernandez, R); Pineda, J (4, Melotakis). TB: Dean, A; Pineda, J 2; Sierra; Riddle 2; Arcia, F 2; Anderson. RBI: Anderson (2); Perez, Y (20). 2-out RBI: Anderson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Curley; Riddle 2. SF: Perez, Y. GIDP: Anderson. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING Outfield assists: Perez, Y (Harrison at home); Sierra (Hicks at 3rd base). DP: (Sierra-Anderson). Chattanooga AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Granite, CF Reginatto, SS Palka, RF Harrison, LF Hicks, 1B Garver, C Walker, 3B Turner, DH Michael, 2B Eades, P Fernandez, R, P Melotakis, P Reed, P Hildenberger, P Totals BATTING 2B: Hicks (12, Esch); Michael (3, Esch); Reginatto (10, Smith, C). TB: Walker; Michael 3; Reginatto 4; Hicks 3; Granite 3; Garver 2. RBI: Palka (41); Reginatto (19); Michael (). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Michael; Harrison 2; Garver; Reginatto 2. SAC: Reginatto; Turner. SF: Palka. Team RISP: 4-for-16. Team LOB: 11. FIELDING DP: (Reginatto-Michael-Hicks). Jacksonville IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Esch Smith, C Donatello Steckenrider Bremer (L, 4-3) Totals Smith, C pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Chattanooga IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Eades Fernandez, R Melotakis Reed Hildenberger (W, 1-2) Totals Game Scores: Esch 49; Eades 53. WP: Eades. HBP: Harrison (by Smith, C). Pitches-strikes: Esch 84-61; Smith, C 24-17; Donatello 8-7; Steckenrider 12-10; Bremer 12-6; Eades 54-35; Fernandez, R 38-25; Melotakis 21-12; Reed 25-20; Hildenberger Groundouts-flyouts: Esch 6-6; Smith, C 1-3; Donatello 2-0; Steckenrider 2-0; Bremer 1-0; Eades 7-1; Fernandez, R 1-2; Melotakis 1-0; Reed 3-1; Hildenberger 0-2. Batters faced: Esch 25; Smith, C 9; Donatello 3; Steckenrider 4; Bremer 4; Eades ; Fernandez, R 10; Melotakis 5; Reed 6; Hildenberger 6. Inherited runners-scored: Donatello 1-0; Steckenrider 2-0. Umpires: HP: Jason Starkovich. 1B: Alex Mackay. 3B: Brennan Miller. Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, In from LF. First pitch: 7:18 PM. T: 3:00. Att: 4,900. Venue: AT&T Field. June 6,

6 June 6, 2016 Chattanooga Lookouts Batting AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR BI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS GIDP SLG OBP Garver, Mitch Goodrum, Niko Granite, Zach Harrison, Travis Hicks, D.J Maloney, Joe Michael, Levi Palka, Daniel Reginatto, Leonardo Rodriguez, Jairo Turner, Stuart Walker, Ryan Wilkerson, Shannon Totals Chattanooga Lookouts Pitching W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP Adam, Jason Baxendale, D.J Bencomo, Omar Burdi, Nick Eades, Ryan Fernandez, Raul Hildenberger, Trevor Hurlbut, David Melotakis, Mason Reed, Jake Slegers, Aaron Stewart, Kohl Strong, Mike Westphal, Luke Williams, Corey Totals

7 FIRST HALF STANDINGS Southern League North Jackson Generals Montgomery Biscuits Chattanooga Lookouts Tennessee Smokies Birmingham Barons W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last L1 8-2 L2 4-6 W1 7-3 L1 3-7 W1 2-8 Southern League South Pensacola Blue Wahoos Biloxi Shuckers Mississippi Braves Jacksonville Suns Mobile BayBears W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last W1 6-4 W2 6-4 W1 6-4 L1 4-6 L

8 June 5, 2016 Fort Myers Miracle Batting AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR BI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS GIDP SLG OBP Christensen, Chad Corcino, Edgar Gordon, Nick Navarreto, Brian Olson, Brian Paul, Chris Real, Alex Vavra, Trey Vielma, Engelb Wade, Logan Witt, Tanner Totals Fort Myers Miracle Pitching W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP Anderson, Nick Bard, Luke Curtiss, John Fernandez, Raul Gilbert, Brian Gonsalves, Stephen Jay, Tyler Jorge, Felix Landa, Yorman LeBlanc, Randy Peterson, Brandon Rosario, Randy Steele, Keaton Van Steensel, Todd Totals

9 FIRST HALF STANDINGS Florida State League North Tampa Yankees Clearwater Threshers Lakeland Flying Tigers Daytona Tortugas Dunedin Blue Jays Brevard County Manatees W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last W1 8-2 L1 5-5 L4 2-8 W3 6-4 W1 6-4 L1 4-6 Florida State League South Bradenton Marauders Charlotte Stone Crabs Jupiter Hammerheads W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last St. Lucie Mets Fort Myers Miracle Palm Beach Cardinals W4 8-2 L1 6-4 W1 3-7 W1 2-8 L3 3-7 L

10 June 5, 2016 Cedar Rapids Kernels Batting AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR BI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS GIDP SLG OBP Arraez, Luis Fernandez, J.J Garcia, Kevin Hartong, Brad Kihle, Daniel Miller, Sean Molina, Nelson Murray, A.J Palacios, Jermaine Perez, Alex Wade, LaMonte Wiel, Zander Totals Cedar Rapids Kernels Pitching W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP Booser, Cam Cederoth, Michael Clay, Sam Del Rosario, Eduardo Gibbons, Sam Lo, Kuo Hua McIver, Anthony Nordgren, Miles Ramirez, Williams Rodriguez, Dereck Romero, Fernando Stashak, Cody Theofanopoulos, Michael Totals

11 FIRST HALF STANDINGS Midwest League Eastern Midwest League Western W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 South Bend Cubs W3 5-5 Cedar Rapids Kernels L1 4-6 West Michigan Whitecaps Lake County Captains Fort Wayne TinCaps Lansing Lugnuts Bowling Green Hot Rods Great Lakes Loons L3 7-3 L1 6-4 W2 7-3 W1 5-5 L1 5-5 W1 3-7 Clinton LumberKings Peoria Chiefs Burlington Bees Beloit Snappers Kane County Cougars Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Quad Cities River Bandits W1 5-5 W1 6-4 W3 8-2 L1 4-6 W1 5-5 L1 5-5 L3 3-7 Dayton Dragons L

12 DSL Twins (2-0) 6, DSL Orioles2 (0-2) 5 June 6, R H E DSL Orioles DSL Twins x DSL Orioles2 AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Flores, P, 2B Briceno, 2B Jean, CF Dixon, LF Adames, A, DH Estevez, RF Morillo, A, 3B Ayala, C Baez, C, SS De Los Santos, M, 1B Gonzalez, M, P Jimenez, J, P Bautista, A, P Fabian, E, P Totals BATTING 3B: Morillo, A (1, Marin, An). HR: Dixon (1, 9th inning off Marin, An, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Ayala; Jean; Dixon 5; Morillo, A 3; Flores, P; De Los Santos, M; Baez, C 2. RBI: Dixon 2 (3); Ayala (1); De Los Santos, M 2 (2). 2-out RBI: Dixon; Ayala; De Los Santos, M 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Adames, A; Briceno 2. Team RISP: 3-for-6. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING CS: Flores, P (1, 2nd base by Acosta/Cuesto). FIELDING E: Flores, P 2 (2, throw, throw); Fabian, E (1, throw). DSL Twins AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Santana, 3B Javier, SS Tovar, A, CF Parra, J, RF Cuesto, C Herrera, E, 1B Martinez, LF Henriquez, Z, DH Duran, PR-DH Marte, Ag, 2B Acosta, P Pena, P Castro, P Colina, P Marin, An, P Totals Ran for Henriquez, Z in the 6th. BATTING 2B: Cuesto (1, Gonzalez, M). TB: Henriquez, Z; Parra, J; Tovar, A; Cuesto 3; Herrera, E. RBI: Herrera, E (3); Martinez 2 (2); Tovar, A (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Herrera, E 2; Javier; Marte, Ag; Santana. SF: Martinez 2; Tovar, A. Team RISP: 0-for-8. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Henriquez, Z (1, 2nd base off Jimenez, J/Ayala); Duran (1, 2nd base off Bautista, A/Ayala); Marte, Ag (1, 2nd base off Fabian, E/Ayala). FIELDING Outfield assists: Tovar, A (Jean at 3rd base); Martinez (Ayala at 3rd base). DSL Orioles2 IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Gonzalez, M (L, 0-1) Jimenez, J Bautista, A Fabian, E Totals DSL Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Acosta (W, 1-0) Pena Castro (H, 1) Colina (H, 1) Marin, An Totals Game Scores: Gonzalez, M 42; Acosta 69. WP: Gonzalez, M; Fabian, E; Pena; Castro. HBP: Ayala (by Marin, An); Baez, C (by Marin, An); Santana (by Gonzalez, M); Cuesto (by Gonzalez, M); Henriquez, Z (by Bautista, A). Groundouts-flyouts: Gonzalez, M 3-3; Jimenez, J 2-2; Bautista, A 1-1; Fabian, E 0-1; Acosta 5-1; Pena 1-0; Castro 0-0; Colina 1-0; Marin, An 2-0. Batters faced: Gonzalez, M ; Jimenez, J 9; Bautista, A 8; Fabian, E 6; Acosta 16; Pena 5; Castro 5; Colina 3; Marin, An 8. Inherited runners-scored: Jimenez, J 3-0. Umpires: HP: Lucas Fulgencio. 1B: 2B Umpire. Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 3 mph, None. First pitch: 10:29 AM. T: 2:44. Venue: TBD. June 6,

13 June 6, 2016 DSL Twins Batting AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR BI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS GIDP SLG OBP Calcano, Mariano Cuesto, Darling De La Cruz, Yeremi Duran, Moris Encarnacion, Yeltsin Henriquez, Zaino Herrera, Edgar Javier, Wander Maldonado, Humberto Marte, Agustin Martinez, Juan Parra, Jorge Perez, Yeison Santana, Ruben Tademo, Victor Tejada, Oliver Tovar, Antonio Vasquez, Samuel Totals DSL Twins Pitching W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP Acosta, Melvi Balbuena, Erick Bellorin, Luis Bermudez, Jose Castro, Cristian Colina, Edwar Cruz, Amilcar Feliz, Danny Garcia, Pedro Marin, Andriu Mojica, Juan Pena, Juan Rivas, Elvis Soto, Fredderi Suniaga, Carlos Torres, Frandy Totals

14 Dominican Summer League North W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 DSL Mets W2 2-0 DSL Rangers W2 2-0 DSL Yankees W2 2-0 DSL Cubs L2 0-2 DSL Indians L2 0-2 DSL Pirates L2 0-2 Dominican Summer League South W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 DSL Giants W2 2-0 DSL Twins W2 2-0 DSL Cubs L1 1-1 DSL D-backs W1 1-1 DSL Dodgers L1 1-1 DSL Mariners W1 1-1 DSL Orioles L2 0-2 DSL Rojos L2 0-2 Dominican Summer League Northwest W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 DSL Astros Blue W2 2-0 DSL Marlins W2 2-0 DSL Red Sox W2 2-0 DSL Royals W1 1-0 DSL Rays L1 0-1 DSL Athletics L2 0-2 DSL Dodgers L2 0-2 DSL Phillies L2 0-2 Dominican Summer League Baseball City W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 DSL Reds W1 1-0 DSL Blue Jays L1 1-1 DSL D-backs W1 1-1 DSL Padres L1 1-1 DSL White Sox W1 1-1 DSL Orioles L1 0-1 Dominican Summer League Northeast WILD CARD STANDINGS W L PCT GB Streak Last10 DSL Astros Blue W2 2-0 DSL Astros Orange W2 2-0 DSL Braves W2 2-0 DSL Giants W2 2-0 DSL Marlins W2 2-0 DSL Mets W2 2-0 DSL Mets W2 2-0 DSL Rangers W2 2-0 DSL Red Sox W2 2-0 DSL Red Sox W2 2-0 DSL Tigers W2 2-0 DSL Twins W2 2-0 DSL Yankees W2 2-0 DSL Angels W1 1-0 DSL Royals W1 1-0 DSL Blue Jays L1 1-1 DSL Cardinals L1 1-1 DSL Cubs L1 1-1 DSL D-backs W1 1-1 DSL D-backs W1 1-1 DSL Dodgers L1 1-1 DSL Mariners W1 1-1 DSL Padres L1 1-1 DSL Rockies W1 1-1 DSL White Sox W1 1-1 DSL Brewers L1 0-1 DSL Orioles L1 0-1 DSL Rays L1 0-1 DSL Athletics L2 0-2 DSL Cubs L2 0-2 DSL Dodgers L2 0-2 DSL Indians L2 0-2 DSL Nationals L2 0-2 DSL Orioles L2 0-2 DSL Phillies L2 0-2 DSL Phillies L2 0-2 DSL Pirates L2 0-2 DSL Rangers L2 0-2 DSL Rays L2 0-2

15 W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 DSL Astros Orange W2 2-0 DSL Mets W2 2-0 DSL Red Sox W2 2-0 DSL Phillies L2 0-2 DSL Rangers L2 0-2 DSL Rays L2 0-2 DSL Rojos L2 0-2 DSL Yankees L2 0-2 Dominican Summer League San Pedro W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last10 DSL Braves W2 2-0 DSL Tigers W2 2-0 DSL Angels W1 1-0 DSL Cardinals L1 1-1 DSL Rockies W1 1-1 DSL Brewers L1 0-1 DSL Nationals L2 0-2 DSL Yankees L2 0-2

16 Minor League Clips Twins' Jay highlights Pitchers of the Week Sam Dykstra MiLB.com - 6/6/16 It's been a good week to be Tyler Jay. On Tuesday, the Twins' No. 3 prospect put together his best start as a professional. On Friday, he was named to the Florida State League South Division All-Star roster. Now he's been tapped as the Class A Advanced circuit's Pitcher of the Week for the first time in his young career. Jay took home the award for his performance against St. Lucie in which he scattered two hits and a walk while striking out a career-high 11 in eight innings to lead Fort Myers to a 4-0 win at home. It was the longest outing of the 22-year-old's career, beating out a seven-inning start at Bradenton on May 11. Jay needed 98 pitches to get through those eight frames, throwing 73 strikes, and faced just one batter over the minimum. Afterward, he told MiLB.com that he wasn't exactly feeling his best going into what would be a gem. "What's ironic is that was probably the worst I've ever warmed up before a game," he said after that Tuesday start. "I had an extra day off and I was a little amped up. When that happens, my bullpens tend to be a little wild, but everything returned to normal when I got out there. Even my changeup, which I'm still working on because I never threw it as a reliever, was working well for me. Everything ended up being on point. I couldn't have asked for anything better." MLB.com's No. 55 overall prospect improved to 4-4 with a 2.44 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 55 strikeouts and walks through nine starts (51 2/3 innings) with the Miracle this season. He leads the FSL with a 2.43 FIP and ranks fourth with a 9.6 K/9. Taken with the sixth overall pick of the 20 Draft, the southpaw was a reliever during his college days at the University of Illinois, but the Twins quickly made it known that they wanted to make him a starter, based on his potential for a good four-pitch mix. Jay stumbled out of the gate this season with a 5.12 ERA in four April starts (19 1/3 innings) but was astonishingly good in May, allowing three earned runs all month en route to a 0.84 ERA with 38 strikeouts over five starts (32 1/3 innings). That run of form has, at least temporarily, laid to rest any thoughts that Jay is best positioned in the bullpen. "Starting is really fun, but to be honest, it's hard to choose," Jay told MiLB.com last week. "I've been lucky to experience the best of both worlds. The adrenaline rush you get as a closer is awesome, but when you're out there starting and get to work through so many different scenarios... I'm falling in love with it more and more every day. I'm definitely getting used to it." Here are the rest of the Minor League Pitchers of the Week for May 30-June 5: International -- Blake Snell, Durham (TB): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 11 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 5 BB, K Pacific Coast -- Jake Buchanan, Iowa (CHC): 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 0 BB, 9 K Eastern --Jayson Aquino, Bowie (BAL): 2-0, 1.93 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 0 HBP, 2 BB, 12 K Southern -- Anthony Banda, Mobile (ARI): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 2/3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HBP, 4 BB, 8 K Texas -- Luke Weaver, Springfield (STL): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 1/3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HBP, 0 BB, 10 K California -- Cole Wiper, High Desert (TEX): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 HBP, 1 BB, 5 K Carolina -- Matt Cooper, Winston-Salem (CWS): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HBP, 0 BB, 11 K Midwest -- Matt Esparza, Lake County (CLE): 2-0, 0.77 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 11 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 HBP, 4 BB, K South Atlantic -- P.J. Conlon, Columbia (NYM): 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 10 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 HBP, 1 BB, 5 K Wings' Berrios gets much-needed dominant win Kevin Oklobzija Democrat & Chronicle - 6/6/16 This one felt good for Jose Berrios, really good. The old Berrios, the real Berrios, was back and setting down hitter after hitter as the Rochester Red Wings defeated the Buffalo Bisons 6-2 on Monday night at Frontier Field. 16

17 Coming off the worst outing of his minor-league career, Berrios knew he had to be at his best. In a battle with Buffalo for the lead in the International League s North Division, it was critical for the Red Wings to start a stretch of four straight games against the Bisons with a victory. But more importantly for the hard-throwing right-hander, he needed to find himself. Since posting his first major league victory with the Minnesota Twins at Houston on May 2, he had won just once in five starts and had allowed 22 runs in that span. One of those losses came last Tuesday, when he gave up 10 hits, two walks and seven earned runs in a 9-3 loss at Indianapolis. He lasted just five innings that night. It was the most hits he d ever allowed in a start, at any level. The seven runs were a Triple-A high. That s hardly what is expected from best young arm in the organization. This was an important start for him, manager Mike Quade said after the Wings improved to an IL-best We wanted to see a lot better than we saw the last three starts. They saw domination. Berrios allowed just three hits, walked one and struck out 11 in eight innings. The runs he allowed were solo homers to Casey Kotchman. He threw only 93 pitches and was consistently hitting between 93 and 95 mph with his fastball. Finally, Berrios said with a smile. When you have a bad day, the good days feel better. Berrios was effective because he threw strikes and hit spots, and he did so with a fastball-first approach. His command was so much better tonight, Quade said. I think that was the problem since he came back (from the Twins), getting a feel for his fastball and even his off-speed stuff. I didn t throw one curve in the first inning. That s where it starts, with the fastball, and then build on that. Dalton Pompey started the game with an opposite-field single on the second pitch of the game, but Berrios fanned Andy Burns and then ended the inning with a double play. That started a string of 11 straight batters retired, and seven were on strikeouts. My last start didn t really go well so tonight I go out there and was aggressive with every pitch, Berrios said. He also was very aware of his arm motion. He believed in recent starts that hitters could tell when a curve or change-up was coming just from his arm action. My fastball I was aggressive and my secondary pitches I was too easy, he said. So on Monday he said he made sure his arm motion the same, regardless of what pitch he threw. This is the learning process, Quade said. He has great stuff but you have to go through some failure. Everybody does. But he had a foundation to go back to with the success he had here last year (6-2, 2.62 ERA, 83 strikeouts in 75 2/3 innings,.212 opponent s batting average), and the success he s had throughout his career. His teammates gave him runs to work with, too. Adam Brett Walker drove home Eddie Rosario in the second, Jorge Polanco and Rosario had RBIs in the third, John Ryan Murphy had an RBI single in the fourth and Logan Schafer drilled a solo homer in the sixth as the Wings built a 5-1 lead. KEVINO@gannett.com Game night The matchup: Red Wings vs. Buffalo Bisons (Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays). 17

18 Time/place: 7:05 p.m. Tuesday/Frontier Field. Gates open at 6 p.m. Tickets: $9, $11.50, $. Pitching matchup: Wings left-hander Logan Darnell (5-5, 3.58) opposes lefty Scott Diamond (4-5, 3.06). Broadcasts: Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (26), WHTK-AM (1280). 18