Cedar Rapids, IA - The Midwest League and MiLB.com announced today that Kernels pitcher Luis Rijo has been named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for the period ending August 18th.Rijo allowed two hits and struck out nine over 7 IP in a 2-1 Kernels win at Wisconsin on

GRAND CHUTE, WIS. - Luis Rijo provided a dominant seven-inning start Thursday at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium to win a 2-1 decision Thursday for the Cedar Rapids Kernels against Los Cascabeles de Wisconsin - the "Copa de la Diversión" identity of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.Rijo (5-7) faced

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Luis Rijo's quality start and Wander Javier's early three-run home run helped the Cedar Rapids Kernels win a 6-1 decision Thursday against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in front of 2,421 fans at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium.Rijo (4-6) earned back-to-back victories for Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - A season-high crowd of 4,639 fans was on hand at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium as Luis Rijo tossed a career-best 10 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings and picked up the victory in a 4-2 Cedar Rapids Kernels win against the Burlington Bees.Rijo (2-5)

Luis Rijo has put forth many quality starts in his full-season debut, but he had yet to record a start with double-digit strikeouts. Now Minnesota's No. 30 prospect can check off that box. Rijo fanned a career-high 10 while yielding one hit over a personal-best seven scoreless innings to lead Class

PEORIA, ILL. - Gilberto Celestino's go-ahead double in the 11th inning lifted the Cedar Rapids Kernels to a 3-2 victory Friday against the Peoria Chiefs at Dozer Park. Cedar Rapids (1-1, 40-32) improved to 4-0 in extra-inning games while evening this four-game series at Peoria (1-1, 31-40).Luis Rijo highlighted the

Once is chance, twice is coincidence, but with his third straight start allowing one hit over five scoreless innings, Luis Rijo is definitely creating a pattern. A pattern that began with a focus on refining control of his heater.The 30th-ranked Twins prospect struck out five and issued one walk as Class

Cedar Rapids, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announce that RHP Luis Rijo has been activated from the 7-day injured list and LHP J.T. Perez has been assigned to Elizabethton. Brian Maloney, Senior Manager of Minor League Operations, announced the moves.Rijo was placed on the injured list

Cedar Rapids, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels and Minnesota Twins announce that LHP Cody Funderburk joins the Kernels from Elizabethton; Alex Schick has been activated from the restricted list; Luis Rijo has been placed on the 7-day IL, retroactive to May 25, with a left hamstring strain; and Blayne

Royals LHP Daniel Lynch, Class A Advanced Wilmington: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K -- Lynch was the third pitcher taken in the first round by Kansas City in last year's Draft, and early returns on him have been nothing short of stellar. The No. 4

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Luis Rijo held the Burlington Bees to one hit over five scoreless innings to win a 6-0 combined shutout Monday for the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Moises Gomez and Carlos Suniaga each pitched two shutout frames in relief as

The Gulf Coast League crowned the first champion of the 2017 Minor League season Wednesday, and it happened on a nail-biter.The GCL Yankees East got a ninth-inning RBI single from Jhon Moronta and dominant relief from Luis Rijo to win, 5-4, over the GCL Nationals in Game 3 of the