There were too many great performances across the Twins’ minor league system to mention them all in this intro, but Lewis Thorpe was particularly impressive. He had 12 strikeouts and only gave up one hit and one walk over seven innings. Holy smokes. Check out what else happened in the minors on Thursday.

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Alex Kirilloff was promoted to Fort Myers. To take his spot in Cedar Rapids, Ben Rodriguez was activated from the DL.Edgar Corcino was promoted to Rochester, Jaylin Davis jumped up to Chattanooga and Nick Buss was released.Rochester 2, Syracuse 1 (10 innings)W: Nick Anderson (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K)SP: Zack Littell (6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K)HR: NoneMulti-hit games: NoneZack Granite got the walk-off hit, picking up his very first RBI of the season. This game was knotted up at 0-0 until the Red Wings, or I guess they were the Plates tonight, broke through with a run in the seventh inning.Jake Cave singled, LaMonte Wade drew a one-out walk, Willians Astudillo singled to load the bases and Kennys Vargas managed to drive in a run on a ground out.Tyler Duffey was nasty in the eighth, striking out three of the four batters he faced, but allowed the game-tying run to score in the bottom of the ninth. Nick Anderson pitched a scoreless 10th inning before Granite managed to drive home the free runner (bonus runner?) in the bottom half of the inning to end it.Byron Buxton was 1-for-3 with two strikeouts and a stolen base.Chattanooga 12, Biloxi 2W: Lewis Thorpe (7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 12 K)HR: Tanner English (1), Jimmy Kerrigan (2), Brent Rooker (10)Multi-hit games: Kerrigan, Chris Paul, Ryan Walker, EnglishComplete domination. Lewis Thorpe was untouchable on the mound and the offense was firing on all cylinders. Here's a great Tweet from Chris Blessing of Baseball HQ;Jimmy Kerrigan was 4-for-5 and scored four runs and Chris Paul had three hits and had six RBIs. Just when you think it couldn’t get any better ...Fort Myers 10, Bradenton 0W: Charlie Barnes (7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K)HR: NoneMulti-hit games: Mark Contreras, Lewin Diaz, Luis Arraez, Ben Rortvedt, Taylor Grzelakowski, Caleb Hamilton, Brandon Lopez… the Miracle put together an even more impressive performance. Every member of the Fort Myers lineup had at least one hit, with seven batters putting together multi-hit games.Mark Contreras and Lewin Diaz led the way in terms of hitting with three hits each, but Luis Arraez reached safely four times, picking up two hits and two walks. Caleb Hamilton led the team in total bases on the night, as he hit a double and a triple.Charlie Barnes, who’s been really rolling, had one of his most impressive performances as a pro, pitching seven shutout innings. Colton Davis was perfect over the final two frames. Alex Kirilloff was 1-for-6 and scored a run in his FSL debut.Cedar Rapids 5, Wisconsin 4W: Randy Dobnak (6.1 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K)SV: Jovani Moran (2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB 5 K)HR: Royce Lewis (7), Ben Rodriguez (4)Multi-hit games: Akil Baddoo, Royce Lewis, Ben Rodriguez, Davis BanuelosThe Kernels were down a run heading into the bottom of the sixth, but Ben Rodriguez hit a go-ahead two-run inside-the-park home run to put the Kernels on top. Jovani Moran was perfect over the final 2 2/3 innings, all while protecting a one-run lead. He’s struggled with control at times, but when Moran is on (like he was tonight) he’s special. Of the eight batters he faced, he struck out five of them.Royce Lewis, beat up knee and all, slugged his seventh homer, a three-run shot. Randy Dobnak scattered nine hits across 6 1/3 innings to earn his fifth victory.Elizabethton 9, Burlington 5W: Blair Lakso (1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4K)SV: Johan Quezada (1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K)SP: Andrew Cabezas (3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K)HR: NoneMulti-hit games: Ryan Jeffers, Jared Akins, Ariel Montesino, Chris Williams, Trevor Casanova, Ricky De La Torre, Lean MarreroRyan Jeffers is among the more intriguing new faces to the Twins’ organization. We’re learning this early on: Dude can hit. Jeffers was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, three RBIs and a pair of runs Thursday. Fellow 2018 draftee Trevor Casanova was 2-for-3 with a walk.On the mound, 18th-round pick Andrew Cabezas made his professional debut, striking out five batters over three innings of one-run ball.OFFTwins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day: Lewis Thorpe, ChattanoogaTwins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day: Jimmy Kerrigan, ChattanoogaHere’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Prospects performed:2. Fernando Romero, MIN4. Stephen Gonsalves, ROC: Did not pitch.6. Wander Javier: Out for the season with a shoulder injury.8. Blayne Enlow, CR: Did not pitch.9. Brusdar Graterol, CR: Did not pitch.15. Mitch Garver, MIN18. Yunior Severino, ET: Did not play19. Tyler Jay, CHAT: Did not pitch.20. Felix Jorge: Out with knee injury.Rochester vs. Scranton, 6:05 pm CT: Stephen GonsalvesChattanooga vs. Biloxi, 6:15 pm CT: Sean PoppenFort Myers at Bradenton, 5:30 pm CT: Tyler WellsCedar Rapids vs. Wisconsin, 6:35 pm CT: Bailey OberElizabethton at Bristol, 6:00 pm CT, TBDGCL Twins vs. GCL Red Sox, 11:00 am CT: TBDPlease feel free to ask any questions and discuss the games.