Royce Lewis' hitless start to Grapefruit League play ended Sunday, and the proof of how nearly vanished with it.
MLB.com's No. 9 overall prospect skied a two-run homer to left field off 16th-ranked Rays prospectJoe Ryan that came close to exiting Charlotte Sports Park in the second inning of the Twins' 8-2 loss. After ending his 0-for-11 skid to begin Spring Training, Lewis grounded out to third base in his only other at-bat.

Heads up on the left-field berm!

No. 9 overall prospect Royce Lewis' first homer of the spring is a towering two-run shot for #MNTwins. pic.twitter.com/Fnp1StMcY9

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Lewis had trouble finding consistent results at the plate in 2019. The 20-year-old shortstop hit .236/.290/.371 in 517 at-bats between Class A Advanced Fort Myers and Double-A Pensacola, his lowest numbers since Minnesota drafted him first overall in 2017. The top Twins prospect earned MVP honors in the Arizona Fall League after batting .353/.411/.565 with three homers in 22 games with Salt River.
Aside from Lewis' blast, Ryan allowed two hits in two innings. He struck out two and didn't walk a batter.
Red Sox 4, Braves 2
Fourth-ranked Braves prospect Kyle Wright handled the middle third of the game, giving up one hit while striking out five over three innings. No. 12 Patrick Weigel followed with a hitless seventh. Fifth-ranked Shea Langeliers grounded out in his only at-bat but worked a bases-loaded walk in the ninth. For the Red Sox, No. 2 prospect Jeter Downs reached on an infield single in the second for his first Grapefruit League hit. Sixth-ranked Tanner Houck threw three scoreless frames, working around two hits and a walk by fanning three. Box score
Tigers 10, Yankees 4
Four top prospects collected hits as the Tigers rolled late. No. 3 Riley Greene scored in the seventh and eighth innings, and his single in the latter frame plated 15th-ranked Sergio Alcántara, who doubled. Alcantara also led off the seventh with a single and scored the first of six runs that inning. No. 25 Andre Lipcius and No. 29 Derek Hill added RBI singles. Yankees No. 4 prospect Oswald Peraza doubled and walked in two plate appearances, while 26th-ranked Brandon Lockridge singled in his lone at-bat. Box score
Astros 5, Cardinals 4
No. 16 prospect Ronnie Dawson hit a two-run triple to right field in the sixth inning to put Houston on the board, then scored the tying run on a wild pitch. Tenth-ranked Brandon Bielak and No. 13 Enoli Paredes each threw two innings of one-hit ball for the Astros. No. 47 overall prospect Nolan Gorman doubled in the fourth for his second extra-base hit of the spring and Cardinals No. 5 Elehuris Montero went 1-for-4 for his first Grapefruit League hit. No. 9 Junior Fernandez and No. 14 Kodi Whitley both tossed scoreless frames, with the former striking out the side and the latter working a 1-2-3 eighth. Box score
Marlins 7, Mets (ss) 1
Twelfth-ranked Marlins prospect Lewin Diaz doubled home Magneuris Sierra in his only at-bat as part of a three-run seventh inning, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on an errant pickoff attempt. No. 18 Jordan Holloway threw two perfect innings. Box score
Orioles 3, Phillies 2
Top Baltimore prospect Adley Rutschman caught the game's final three frames but struck out in his only at-bat. No. 10 Zac Lowther allowed a walk and a hit in an inning and was among five players assigned to Minor League camp. Phillies No. 14 prospect Nick Maton drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth, while No. 20 Damon Jones and No. 24 Kyle Dohy each tossed a scoreless inning. Jones didn't allow a hit and whiffed two. Box score
Pirates 13, Blue Jays 9
No. 8 overall prospect Nate Pearson pitched the fourth and fifth innings for Toronto and did not allow a baserunner. He fanned three and reached triple digits on the radar gun. No. 20 Anthony Alford led off the third with a triple and scored on Bo Bichette's homer. Third-ranked Pirates prospect Oneil Cruz crushed a two-run homer to center off No. 16 Blue Jays prospect T.J. Zeuch in the seventh, just after No. 17 Lolo Sanchez hit a solo shot to left. Fifth-ranked Cal Mitchell went 1-for-2 with a single and has three hits in his last two games. Box score
Mets (ss) 3, Nationals 1
Fourth-ranked Nats prospect Wil Crowe took the ball for the final two innings and did not allow a hit in his second Grapefruit League outing. The right-hander walked two and struck out one. Top Washington prospect Carter Kieboom went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, while third-ranked Mets prospect Andrés Giménez was 1-for-3 with a single off Sean Doolittle. Box score
Indians (ss) 10, D-backs 6
Indians No. 6 prospect George Valera crushed a solo homer, walked twice and scored three times, while 10th-ranked Brayan Rocchio went 3-for-3 with a three-run jack and three runs scored. Raynel Delgado (No. 28) knocked in a run with a base hit in his only at-bat for Cleveland. Box score
Cubs 7, Mariners 3
Cubs No. 2 prospect Miguel Amaya roped a two-run single and 30th-ranked Trevor Megill worked around two hits to post a scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout. Top M's prospect Jarred Kelenic went 0-for-1 with a walk, while second-ranked Julio Rodriguez notched a base hit. Jake Fraley (No. 8) walked and scored, Kyle Lewis (No. 10) singled and walked, and Braden Bishop (No. 14) singled in a run and scored. Right-hander Sam Delaplane (No. 30) yielded three walks and fanned one in a hitless third for Seattle. Box score
Rockies 6, Angels (ss) 3
Tenth-ranked prospect Yonathan Daza singled and scored in the Rockies' two-run eighth inning. No. 2 prospect Ryan Rolison allowed one hit in a scoreless frame, while Tommy Doyle (No. 21) picked up the save with a 1-2-3 ninth. For the Angels, fifth-ranked prospect Jahmai Jones hammered a leadoff homer in the eighth. Michael Hermosillo (No. 22) went 1-for-2 to raise his Cactus League average to .455. Box score
Brewers 5, Reds 4
Fourth-ranked Milwaukee prospect Corey Ray stroked a two-out solo dinger in the fourth inning to cap the Brewers' scoring. No. 29 Bobby Wahl issued a walk in a hitless frame. Seventh-ranked Reds prospect Tyler Stephenson drew a bases-loaded walk in two-run ninth. No. 8 prospect Michael Siani singled, walked and scored a run, while 17th-ranked Alfredo Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a run scored. No. 22 Joel Kuhnel worked a spotless seventh for Cincinnati. Box score
Athletics (ss) 10, Royals 6
A's No. 9 prospect Luis Barrera provided insurance with a two-run single in the seventh inning. Jeremy Eierman (No. 15) homered and scored twice, while Mickey McDonald also went deep for the A's. Brady Singer had a rough outing in relief for Kansas City. The No. 2 Royals prospect retired two batters and allowed three runs on three hits and three walks with one strikeout. No. 4 Jackson Kowar and No. 28 Tyler Zuber fared better, combining for a strikeout over 1 1/3 scoreless frames. No. 13 prospect MJ Melendez doubled home his fifth run of the spring and 17th-ranked Jeison Guzman singled in his lone plate appearance. Box score

Rangers 8, Dodgers 6
Sam Huff got into the hit column in a big way for Texas. The second-ranked Rangers prospect cracked a solo homer to snap an 0-for-7 start to his Cactus League campaign. Eli White doubled, singled and scored a run to lift his slash line to .364/.417/.727 in 11 Spring Training at-bats. Twelfth-ranked Dodgers prospect Edwin Ríos hit a two-run homer and walked, while No. 24 Cristian Santana stroked an RBI triple and scored in four at-bats. Victor Gonzalez made his second spring start for Los Angeles and struck out two in two perfect innings. Box score
White Sox 8, Angels (ss) 7
Andrew Vaughn and Nick Madrigal -- the second- and fourth-ranked White Sox prospects -- both singled and drove in a run, with Madrigal scoring once at Tempe Diablo Stadium. No. 25 prospect Yermin Mercedes added a double, an RBI and a run scored in three at-bats. White Sox No. 20 prospect Bernardo Flores struck out four in two perfect innings, while No. 27 Codi Heuer fanned one in a scoreless sixth. Box score
Padres 7, Giants 5
Padres No. 24 prospect Javy Guerra allowed two hits but struck out a batter to work out of trouble in an inning of scoreless relief. Two-way player Jake Cronenworth, ranked 17th in the San Diego system, went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored, putting his early spring average at .364. Top Giants prospect Joey Bart singled in two trips to the plate. Box score
Athletics (ss) 8, Indians (ss) 5
No. 12 overall prospect Jesus Luzardo got the start for Oakland and worked three scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out three. Eighth-ranked Sheldon Neuse singled twice for the A's before giving way to No. 15 Jeremy Eierman, who smacked a solo homer and scored twice. Royals No. 13 prospect MJ Melendez hit an RBI double, but top-ranked Brady Singer recorded two outs and surrendered three runs on three hits and three walks with a strikeout. Box score