Durham 6, Rochester 5 in Durham. The Red Wings led 4-2 until the Bulls scored three in the third. Luke Hughes had two doubles. Justin Morneau was 2-for-4 with a double, making him 7-for-17 (.353). Eric Hacker surrendered six runs (three earned) on ten hits and a walk while striking out six in four innings. Chuck James struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
New Britain. No games scheduled.
Ft. Myers 7, Palm Beach 2 in Palm Beach (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings). The Miracle scored four in the third to take a 5-0 lead. Danny Rohlfing had two hits. Oswaldo Arcia hit a grand slam. Starter Matthew Tomshaw pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks. Matt Hauser got the win with two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Palm Beach 10, Ft. Myers 0 in Palm Beach (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings). The Cardinals led 3-0 after two, then scored seven in the third. Tyler Lyons pitched a no-hitter for Palm Beach, allowing just one walk. Pat Dean yielded ten runs (six earned) on nine hits and two walks in 2.2 innings. Matthew Tone worked 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and two walks. The Miracle made four errors.
Quad Cities at Beloit. Postponed.
Pulaski 6, Elizabethton 3 in Pulaski. The Mariners scored three in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie. Rory Rhodes has two doubles and a single. Adam Petterson, Eddie Rosario, and Matej Hejma each had two hits. Starter Marcus Limon worked four innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and no walks while striking out four. Cesar Ciurcina took the loss, surrendering five runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk in just 1.1 innings. Nicholas Alloway struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
GCL Rays 3, Twins 1. The Rays scored two in the second and it was all they needed. Kelvin Silvania had two hits. Nathan Fawbush gave up two runs on two hits and no walks in five innings. Luis Nunez worked two shutout innings, giving up a hit and striking out two.
DSL Twins 5, Reds 4 at Twins (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings). The Twins scored five in the fourth to overcome a 4-0 deficit. Carlos Martinez had two hits. Sterling Bonilla pitched five innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out six. Francisco Nunez got the save, giving up a hit and a walk while working two-thirds of an inning.
DSL Twins 3, Reds 0 at Reds (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings). The Twins scored one in the fifth and two in the sixth. Ernesto Ciprian and Adonis Pacheco each had two hits. Junior Subero struck out nine in five innings, giving up four hits. Ezequiel Zarzuela pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits, to get the save.
Morneau tearing it up and Oswaldo hits a grand slam. If only the Twins could have won to complete the Klawitter Trifecta.
Way to go Chuck James!
Now: can he field more cleanly than the Doomsday Machine?