Twins-Indians game will be delayed by rain

Scattered showers in the area forced the grounds crew to roll out the tarp, and the game at Progressive Field is in a rain delay.

August 7, 2018 at 10:41PM
Minnesota Twins right fielder Max Kepler fields a ball hit by the Kansas City Royals at a baseball game Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Minnesota Twins right fielder Max Kepler fields a ball hit by the Kansas City Royals at a baseball game Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn) (Mike Nelson — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The tarp is out at Progressive Field.

Scattered showers are in the area, and the start of tonight's game between the Twins and Indians will be delayed.

It's unclear when first pitch will take place. It's hard to figure out weather patterns in this area,

Meanwhile, here are a couple minor league notes to consume:

Larnach promoted

Outfielder Trevor Larnach, the Twins first round pick in the June draft, has been promoted from rookie league Elizabethton (Tenn) to Class A Cedar Rapids.

In 17 games with the E-Town Twins, Larnach batted .300 with two home runs, 15 RBI, 10 walks and 11 strikeouts. Both home runs came over his last eight games, during which he batted .346. The 20th overall pick of the draft out of Oregon State, Larnach received a $2.55 million signing bonus.

He's not the first player from the Twins draft class to be promoted. Larnach actually is following in the footsteps of catcher Ryan Jeffers, who hit .422 in 28 games for E-Town before moving to Cedar Rapids. He's batting .327 through 13 games there.

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Class AA Chattanooga manager Tommy Watkins will manage in the Arizona Fall League this offseason, the league announced on Tuesday. Watkins, who played briefly with the Twins in 2007 before turning to coaching in the organization, will manage the Salt River Rafters. The league, for some of the better prospects in the game, takes place in October and November. Rosters will be released in the coming weeks.


Twins

Joe Mauer, DH
Eddie Rosario, LF
Jorge Polanco, SS
Logan Morrison, 1B
Miguel Sano, 3B
Max Kepler, RF
Logan Forsythe, 2B
Jake Cave, CF
Mitch Garver, C

Adalberto Mejia, LHP

Indians

Francisco Lindor, SS
Michael Brantley, LF
Jose Ramirez, 3B
Edwin Encarnacion, DH
Brandon Guyer, RF
Yonder Alonso, 1B
Yan Gomes, C
Jason Kipnis, 2B
Rajai Davis, CF

Carlos Carrasco, RHP

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La Velle E. Neal III

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La Velle E. Neal III is a sports columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune who previously covered the Twins for more than 20 years.

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