Rochester 10, Syracuse 4 in Rochester. The Red Wings scored five in the first inning and were never threatened. Toby Gardenhire had two singles and a double. Luke Hughes singled and homered. Jeff Bailey had two doubles, Ben Revere singled and doubled, and Aaron Bates had two singles. Scott Diamond gave up two runs on eight hits and a walk in 5.1 innings. Jake Stevens pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in his Rochester debut, giving up only a walk.
New Britain 7, Binghamton 3 in New Britain (Seven-plus innings, rain). The Rock Cats scored five in the fifth and built a 7-0 lead. The Mets had scored three in the top of the eighth and had none out when the game was halted by rain, but the decision to stop play does not appear to have been controversial. Mike Hollimon went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, raising his average to .193. Joe Benson was 2-for-2 with two walks. Nick Romero hit a three-run homer in the fifth. Steve Singleton and Mark Dolenc each had two hits. Liam Hendriks was credited with a complete game, striking out nine in seven innings. He allowed eight hits and a walk.
Ft. Myers 5, Tampa 4 in Tampa. The Miracle scored two in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie and move into first place in the FSL South. Nate Hanson singled and doubled. Reggie Williams hit a two-run homer. Matt Schuld struck out four in five innings, giving up three runs on five hits and no walks. Brad Stillings allowed a run on a hit and a walk in two innings to get the win. Bruce Pugh pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save.
Burlington 9, Beloit 0 in Beloit. The Bees scored four in the fifth and four in the eighth. The Snappers had only two hits, both singles. Adrian Salcedo allowed five runs on seven hits and four walks in 4.2 innings. Ryan O’Rourke threw 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up only one hit.
Rochester sounded good on the radio yesterday. I really wanted to see Ray Chang's diving stop up the middle. The way it was described sounded like it was awesome.