{"id":264747,"date":"2026-05-09T12:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/264747\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T12:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:24:12","slug":"twins-minor-league-report-5-8-orlando-arcia-billy-amick-power-saints-surge-to-friday-wins-minor-leagues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/264747\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins Minor League Report (5\/8): Orlando Arcia, Billy Amick Power Saints, Surge to Friday Wins – Minor Leagues"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTRANSACTIONS \u00a0\u00a0
Fort Myers placed RHP Eric Hammond<\/a> on the 7-Day Injured List with a right eye contusion.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSAINTS SENTINEL
St. Paul 6, Las Vegas 7 \u00a0
Box Score<\/a>
Zebby Matthews<\/a> was strong and efficient on Friday night. Orlando Arcia<\/a> led the offense. Overall, this was a very nice win for the Saints. For the Aviators, lefty Gage Jump<\/a> (a Top 60 overall prospect in baseball) started. He went 4 2\/3 innings and gave up six runs (5 earned) on six hits and five walks. He had eight strikeouts.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Saints got ahead in the top of the first inning. With one out, Gabriel Gonzalez<\/a> and Kyler Fedko<\/a> walked. Arcia singled to right<\/a> to drive in Gonzalez and give the team the 1-0 lead.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe third inning began with Tanner Schobel<\/a> reaching on a two-base error. Kaelen Culpepper<\/a> singled to left with Schobel advancing to third base. Gonzalez drove in the second run with a sacrifice fly. Kyler Fedko just missed a home run<\/a> and had to settle for an RBI triple. Arcia followed with his seventh homer of the season <\/a>to give the Saints a 5-0 lead.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLet\u2019s jump to the top of the fifth inning. Arcia led off the inning by crushing a ball well beyond the fencing in left field. It was his second homer of the game and eighth of the season. It also gave the Saints a 6-2 lead.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWith two outs in the eighth inning, Fedko singled and went to second on a wild pitch. Arcia followed with an RBI single<\/a> to left giving him four RBI in the game.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tZebby Matthews was really good, and he was very efficient. Overall, he tossed eight innings. He was charged with three runs on 10 hits and two walks. He had five strikeouts including getting two strikeouts to end a threat in the bottom of the eighth inning, both on 96+ mph fastballs.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThrough six innings, he had thrown just 65 pitches. Through seven innings, he had thrown 74 pitches. Through eight innings, he threw 95 pitches, and 69.5% of them were strikes.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDrew Smith<\/a> gave up one run on two hits in the ninth inning.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNot a Twins guy, but I have to write about the game that A\u2019s top ten prospect Henry Bolte<\/a> had. Leading off for the Aviators, he went 5-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, and two home runs. He played in 34 games for Las Vegas last season and hit .300\/.404\/.433 (.837) with six doubles, two triples and two homers. He was also 13-for-13 in stolen base attempts. Friday night was Bolte\u2019s 35th game with the Aviators in 2026. He is hitting .329\/.401\/.604 (1.005) with five doubles, three triples, and 10 homers. He is also 16-for-17 in stolen base attempts.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHe was the A\u2019s second round pick in 2022 out of Palo Alto High School in northern California. Bolte and Blue Jays prospect Josh Kasevich<\/a> (currently with Triple-A Buffalo) are racing to become the high school\u2019s fifth major-league player. Brothers Mike Brewer<\/a> (Royals) and Tony Brewer<\/a> (Dodgers) and Stu Pederson<\/a> (Dodgers) combined to play in 44 MLB games between 1984 and 1986. The fourth player from the high school to play in the big leagues is Joc Pederson<\/a> who is playing in his 13th MLB season in 2026. He is the son of the aforementioned Stu Pederson. Based on his Triple-A numbers, it looks like the Bolte family might be the third Palo Alto High School family to have big-league service time. The Kasevich\u2019s may just need to accept being fourth.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWIND SURGE WISDOM
Wichita 5, Amarillo 4
Box Score<\/a>
The night before, the offense set several franchise records for runs scored, hits, homers, and more. On Friday night, they showed they can slowly and methodically come back from a deficit to win a close game. As was generally the theme of the night, there was some really solid pitching throughout the system on Friday.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLefty Aaron Rozek<\/a> started and tossed four scoreless innings. He gave up one hit, walked one, hit one, and struck out five batters. He\u2019s been terrific since rejoining the Twins organization. His ERA with the Surge is down to 2.45.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWichita got on the board in the top of the fourth inning. With one out, Kyle DeBarge<\/a> singled. He stole second and then third base. And then Billy Amick<\/a> drove him in with his fourth double of the year<\/a>.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the top of the sixth, the Wind Surge added on. Garrett Spain<\/a> led off with a walk. With two outs, he had moved to second base. Amick came to the plate and hit his ninth home run of the season to give his team a 3-0 lead.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tJarret Whorff<\/a> came in and pitched a scoreless fifth inning. However, he was charged with four runs on three hits and two walks, and he recorded just one out in the bottom of the sixth. He left the game with the bases loaded and a 3-2 lead. William Fleming<\/a> came on and allowed two of the three inherited runners to score and give the Sod Poodles a 4-3 lead. The tying run scored when he hit a batter. The second scored on a soft groundout.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFleming\u2019s pitching line doesn\u2019t look bad. He tossed 1 2\/3 scoreless, hitless innings.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWith two outs in the top of the eighth, Ricardo Olivar<\/a> notched his seventh double of the season. Guess who followed with an RBI single to tie the game<\/a> at 4-4? Of course, it was Billy Amick.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWith one out in the top of the ninth inning, Andrew Cossetti<\/a> homered to center, his first homer of the season. It couldn\u2019t have come at a better time!\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSam Ryan<\/a> struck out three batters over the final two innings. He faced the minimum.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAmick went 3-for-4 with his fourth double and ninth homer and the team\u2019s first four RBI of the game. He has seven homers in his past 13 games.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tKERNELS CHRONICLE\u00a0
Cedar Rapids 4, Quad Cities 2
Box Score<\/a>
The Kernels were shut out in Quad Cities on Thursday night, and they didn\u2019t exactly start Friday night on fire. However, some late runs were not only good for their psyches but also led them to a win.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Kernels got on the scoreboard first in this game. With two outs in the top of the third inning, Jacob McCombs<\/a> singled. He went to second on a balk and scored when Brandon Winokur<\/a> reached on an errant throw.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Kernels have pitched well and did so again on Friday. Ivran Romero<\/a> got the start and worked three scoreless innings. He gave up three hits, but he didn\u2019t hurt himself with any walks. He had four strikeouts. Yehizon Sanchez<\/a> came in and had three strikeouts over two scoreless, one-hit innings.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tCole Peschl<\/a> threw the sixth inning. He gave up one run on two hits and a walk. The game was tied 1-1 through seven innings.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tJump to the top of the eighth inning, and the first two Kernels batters struck out. McCombs was hit by a pitch, and he scored from first on Winokur\u2019s seventh double of the season.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNick Trabacchi<\/a> put zeroes on the board in the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings. He walked one, but he gave up no hits and struck out four batters.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe top of the ninth started out well. Khadim Diaw<\/a> led off with his fourth double. Jaime Ferrer<\/a> followed with his seventh home run of the season. That gave the Kernels a little cushion, a 4-1 lead heading to the bottom of the ninth.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPaulshawn Pasqualotto<\/a> gave up one run on one hit in the ninth to record a relatively stress-free fourth save of the year thanks to the insurance runs.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWinokur went 2-for-4 with a double. Cedar Rapids had just five hits in the game and no walks. They were helped by three hit batters.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMIGHTY MATTERS
Ft. Myers 2, Tampa 6
Box Score<\/a> \u00a0
This was a really well-pitched game for both teams, especially through five innings. Tampa took the lead in the sixth. They put together a big inning and held on to win game four of this series.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAgain, we will start with the pitching. Ramiro Villanueva<\/a> is back and healthy and pitching like he wants to move into the Twins Top 40 rankings! After missing the 2025 season due to Tommy John surgery, he has impressed in his first few Mighty Mussels starts. That held true on Friday night. The right-hander tossed three scoreless innings. He gave up one hit, walked three, and had four strikeouts. Of course, it\u2019s no surprise what his one issue has been in his return so far. It\u2019s common for control to come back a little slower for some. In 10 innings so far, though, he\u2019s given up one earned run on six hits. He has walked nine and struck out 12 batters. Not bad for a 19-year-old with three professional innings pitched (in the DSL in 2024) under his belt.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tKolten Smith<\/a> came in and worked the middle three innings. He started with two scoreless innings (two hits, four strikeouts), but he was charged with the four runs in the sixth inning (four runs, four hits, two walks, two strikeouts).\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIt likely won\u2019t surprise you to see how the Mussels scored their two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Bruin Agbayani<\/a> led off with a double. He came around to score on Yasser Mercedes<\/a>‘ sixth home run of the season. It cut the deficit in half, but Fort Myers was unable to complete a comeback.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tXavier Kolhosser<\/a> pitched the final three innings. He gave up two unearned runs on two hits and no walks. He struck out four batters.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFive Mussels hitters had one hit. Agbayani\u2019s double and Mercedes\u2019 home run were the only extra-base hits. Ramiro Dominguez<\/a> had both a single and a walk, and he stole his second base of the season.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tCOMPLEX CHRONICLE
FCL Twins 3, FCL Red Sox 0
Box Score <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0
The FCL Twins jumped ahead with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. They added one more run in the fourth. Three pitching prospects combined for the seven-inning shutout.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLet\u2019s start with the pitching, as I really think all three pitchers are legitimate prospects. (Each ranks in my current Top 65 Twins prospects.)\u00a0Melvin Rodriguez<\/a> started and gave up two hits and a walk over two scoreless innings. He had one strikeout. Geromy Villoria came on and gave up two hits and a walk over two scoreless innings. He struck out two batters. Hendry Chivilli<\/a> finished the game with three scoreless innings. He gave up two hits, walked one, and had two strikeouts to earn the save.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tYovanny Duran<\/a> led off the bottom of the first inning with a triple. After two strikeouts, Joyner Perez<\/a> singled to center to drive him in. After a wild pitch, Daiber De Los Santos<\/a> singled to right to make it 2-0. Perez and De Los Santos each finished their day 1-for-2 with a walk.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWith two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Ricardo Paez<\/a> knocked his first home run of the season to make it 3-0. It marked his first home run in the States. Last year, in 39 games in the FCL, he hit .242 and got on nearly 40% of the time, but he had no home runs. In 2024, he had two home runs in 36 games for the DSL Twins.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPLAYERS OF THE DAY
Hitter of the Day \u00a0
Orlando Arcia (St. Paul): 4-for-5, 2 HR(8), 2 R, 5 RBI.
Billy Amick (Wichita): 3-for-4, 2B(4), HR(9), R, 4 RBI.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPitcher of the Day\u00a0
Aaron Rozek (Wichita): 4 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 5 K, 63 pitches, 38 strikes (60.3%)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPROSPECT SUMMARY
Check out the Prospect Tracker<\/a> for much more on our Twins Top 20 prospects<\/a> after seeing how they did today.<\/p>\n

#1 – OF Walker Jenkins<\/a> (St. Paul) – 7 Day Injured List (left shoulder)
#2 – IF Kaelen Culpepper<\/a> (St. Paul) – 1-for-5, R, 2 K (batted first, played 2B)
#3 – OF Emmanuel Rodriguez<\/a> (St. Paul) – 7 Day Injured List (thumb)
#4 – C Eduardo Tait<\/a> (Cedar Rapids) – 0-for-4 (batted third, DH). \u00a0
#5 – LHP Connor Prielipp<\/a> (Minnesota) – 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, HBP, 6 K. 93 pitches, 61 strikes (65.6%)
#6 – LHP Dasan Hill<\/a> (Cedar Rapids) – Did Not Pitch. Scheduled to start Sunday.
#7 – OF Gabriel Gonzalez<\/a> (St. Paul) – 0-for-2, 2 BB, R, SF RBI, K (batted second, played 1B)\u00a0 \u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\t#8 – LHP Kendry Rojas<\/a> (St. Paul) – Did Not Pitch.
#9 – SS Marek Houston<\/a> (Cedar Rapids) – Did Not Play. Missed third straight game.
#10 – RHP Charlee Soto<\/a> (Cedar Rapids) – Injured List
#11 – RHP Riley Quick<\/a> (Cedar Rapids) – Did Not Pitch
#12 – RHP Andrew Morris<\/a> (Minnesota) – Did Not Pitch \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
#13 – 3B\/CF Brandon Winokur<\/a> (Cedar Rapids) – 2-for-4, 2B(7), RBI, CS(2) (batted second, played SS)
#14 – 3B\/SS Quentin Young<\/a> (Ft. Myers) – 0-for-4, 3 K, E(13) (batted sixth, played 3B).
#15 – RHP Marco Raya<\/a> (St. Paul) – Did Not Pitch.
#16 – OF Hendry Mendez<\/a> (St. Paul) – 0-for-4, BB, 3 K (batted fifth, played LF)
#17 – 2B\/SS\/CF Kyle DeBarge<\/a> (Wichita) – 1-for-4, R, K, 2 SB(9) (batted second, played SS)
#18 – RHP C.J. Culpepper<\/a> (St. Paul) – Did Not Pitch.
#19 – C\/OF Khadim Diaw<\/a> (Cedar Rapids) – 1-for-3, 2B(4), R, HBP (batted first, played Catcher)
#20 – RHP James Ellwanger<\/a> (Ft. Myers) – 60 Day Injured List (right elbow sprain)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tUPCOMING PROBABLES
Saturday, May 9:
St. Paul @ Las Vegas (9:05 pm ET) – RHP Trent Baker<\/a> (2-2, 9.42 ERA)
Wichita @ Amarillo (7:05 pm CT) – RHP Ricky Castro<\/a> (1-0, 4.63 ERA)
Cedar Rapids @ Quad Cities (5:30 pm CT) – RHP Eli Jones<\/a> (1-1, 4.70 ERA)
Tampa @ Ft. Myers (5:05 pm CT) – RHP Justin Mitrovich<\/a> (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
FCL Twins @ FCL Red Sox (9:00 am CT) – TBD\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tCURRENT W-L Records
Minnesota Twins: 16-23
St. Paul Saints: 18-18
Wichita Wind Surge: 16-15
Cedar Rapids Kernels: 16-15
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 17-14
FCL Twins: 3-2
DSL Twins: 0-0 (season begins Monday, June 1)\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPlease feel free to ask questions about the teams, the rosters, and discuss today\u2019s games, or anything else Twins minor-league related!\n<\/p>\n

Interested in learning more about the Minnesota Twins’ top prospects? Check out our comprehensive top prospects list that includes up-to-date stats, articles and videos about every prospect, scouting reports, and more!<\/p>\n

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