GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
MINNESOTA (GCL) TWINS AT BALTIMORE (GCL) ORIOLES
08/23/2025
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
MINNESOTA (GCL) TWINS AT BALTIMORE (GCL) ORIOLES
GAME ID: 13143 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota (GCL) Twins (35-19) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Baltimore (GCL) Orioles (17-37) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
Twins Turn Back Orioles, 2-1
The Minnesota (GCL) Twins defeated the Baltimore (GCL) Orioles, 2-1, in Gulf Coast Rookie League action at Ed Smith Stadium. Minnesota (GCL) pitcher Eric Mayfield had a standout performance. Sergio Puenta earned the save, his 2nd, for the Twins. Minnesota (GCL) has now won 5 straight, while the Orioles have lost 3 in a row.

The Twins got a big at-bat from first baseman Tim Britton. For the game, Britton was 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the first, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 1st home run of the season gave Minnesota (GCL) a 2-0 lead.

"Nothing fazes Eric," said Minnesota (GCL) manager Darren O'Day.
MINNESOTA (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Burke SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .321 3 14
T. Britton 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .317 1 19
D. MacCaw 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .415 6 37
B. Bowers LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .289 4 29
T. Delgado RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 0 2
J. Lerma C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .329 2 14
S. Lee 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 5 15
D. Rutledge CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 4 15
R. Alba DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
   a-B. Pittman DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 4 22
Totals 31 2 4 2 1 12 8      
a - B. Pittman inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Britton (1, 1st Inning off M. Bennett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Britton 4 , D. MacCaw , S. Lee 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lerma , D. Rutledge
GIDP: T. Britton , R. Alba
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. MacCaw (32)

FIELDING
Errors: D. MacCaw (8)
Double Plays: 3 (MacCaw-Burke-Britton, Burke-MacCaw-Britton, Lee-MacCaw-Britton)
PB: J. Lerma
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gandon RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 7 22
S. O'Greane SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 3
B. Jones 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .350 0 8
J. Pérez 3B 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .253 2 9
   b-R. Secor PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Davis CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 2 9
N. Wiggins C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .321 1 5
C. Atkinson CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .444 0 0
   a-B. Burch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 0 2
   d-R. Holtby 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 0 4
W. King DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 4 17
G. Gavaghan 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .184 0 13
I. Grigorie LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 27 1 3 1 5 5 11      
a - B. Burch pinch hit for C. Atkinson in the 7th
b - R. Secor pinch ran for J. Pérez in the 7th
c - R. Davis substituted for R. Secor in the 8th
d - R. Holtby substituted for B. Burch in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Jones (11, 9th Inning off S. Puenta, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Jones 2 , N. Wiggins , G. Gavaghan
2-out RBI: G. Gavaghan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Wiggins , W. King
GIDP: N. Wiggins , B. Burch , I. Grigorie
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: S. O'Greane (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bennett 2 (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Pérez-Gavaghan-Jones, Gavaghan-O'Greane-Jones)
MINNESOTA (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Mayfield W (3-3) 6.0 2 1 1 3 4 0 85 4.75   
C. Jones H (5) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 3.51   
S. Puenta SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Mayfield 65
Batters Faced: E. Mayfield 22, C. Jones 6, S. Puenta 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Mayfield 7-5, C. Jones 4-0, S. Puenta 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Mayfield 85-50, C. Jones 20-10, S. Puenta 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Jones 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bennett L (1-6) 7.0 4 2 1 1 8 1 78 6.43   
D. Jones 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 24 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bennett 70
Batters Faced: M. Bennett 26, D. Jones 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bennett 5-6, D. Jones 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bennett 78-58, D. Jones 24-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Mayfield
Ballpark: Ed Smith Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (90 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 10:00 AM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 3372
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