Prospect Roundup August 21st Games: Celestino, Franco, Gorman, and Ober

Gilberto Celestino (Greeneville Astros 2017; Elizabethton 2018), Wander Franco (Princeton 2018), Nolan Gorman (Johnson City 2018), and Bailey Ober (Elizabethton 2017) were standout performers on Wednesday.

Twins CF Gilberto Celestino , Class A Advanced Fort Myers: 3-for-5, 1 2B, 2 R -- In his Florida State League debut, the Twins' No. 21 prospect smacked a double and two singles while scoring twice. In August with Class A Cedar Rapids, Celestino put up a .338/.423/.529 slash line with three homers, four doubles, 10 RBIs, five stolen bases and 11 runs scored in 17 games.
Rays SS Wander Franco , Class A Advanced Charlotte: 2-for-3, 2 BB, RBI, R -- MLB.com's top overall prospect reached base four times in the Stone Crabs' 7-5 loss at Fort Myers. Franco singled twice to extend his hitting streak to nine games, a stretch during which he's 15-for-37 (.405). The top Rays prospect is batting .333/.411/.464 with 15 extra-base hits, 37 runs scored and 22 RBIs in 46 games since he was promoted from Class A Bowling Green on June 25.
Cardinals 3B Nolan Gorman , Class A Advanced Palm Beach: 2-for-3, 2B, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI -- St. Louis' top prospect snapped out of an 0-for-11 funk that spanned three games in the Cards' 9-2 triumph over Bradenton. He doubled in the first inning, singled in a run and scored in the fifth and drew walks in the seventh and eighth. Gorman is batting .251/.303/.433 with five homers and 20 RBIs in 51 games following his promotion from Class A Peoria in June. 
Twins RHP Bailey Ober , Double-A Pensacola: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 12 K -- The 6-foot-9 right-hander matched his career high with 12 strikeouts in the Blue Wahoos' 8-2 win at Mississippi. In two starts since an Aug. 9 promotion from Class A Advanced Fort Myers, Ober has a 0.64 ERA and 20 punchouts over 14 frames. Fifth-ranked Twins prospect Trevor Larnach went 3-for-5 with three RBIs.