Brooks Lee, Gabriel Gonzalez shine at Twins' Spring Breakout game

The MLB's new showcase event put some of Minnesota's top prospects on display in Saturday's game with the Rays.

While the Minnesota Twins came from behind to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 in their main spring training game Saturday, the main event as the MLB Spring Breakout game, which saw the Twins' top prospects duke out an 8-8 tie with the Rays.

Although top prospect Walker Jenkins was scratched earlier in the week with a strained quad, there were plenty of notable names in the lineup including MLB.com's No. 2 prospect Brooks Lee, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI in the leadoff spot.

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The game began with No. 5 prospect David Festa taking the mound and allowing one run on two hits with a walk and three strikeouts in 1.2 innings before the Rays extended their lead with four runs off No. 7 prospect and 2023 first-round pick Charlee Soto.

The Twins' bats responded with eight runs in the bottom of the third inning, including an RBI double from No. 4 prospect Gabriel Gonzalez, who was acquired in the trade that sent Jorge Polanco to the Seattle Mariners.

Down 5-0 heading into the 3rd inning, Gabby Gonzalez and Yunior Severino combine to drive in three runs to tie the @Twins #SpringBreakout game

Gonzalez (2B): 100.8mph
Severino (1B): 105.7mph pic.twitter.com/NUg2akBK1U

— Twins Player Development (@TwinsPlayerDev) March 16, 2024

Yunior Severino (No. 23) ripped an RBI single later in the inning and No. 3 prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez also had a stolen base in the tie.

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Emmanuel Rodriguez, MLB's No. 42 prospect, swipes second base for the @Twins in #SpringBreakout.

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— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 16, 2024

The Twins appear to have some solid players in the system that could make their way to the majors in the near future.