The Miracle is done in by a big-leaguer.  Will Hurt gets his first pro hit.  Kyle Gibson faces five batters in a rehab start.

ROCHESTER 7, TOLEDO 3 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Sean Burroughs was 2-for-4 with two doubles and scored three times.  J. R. Towles was 2-for-3 with a home run, his first.  Pedro Florimon was 2-for-4.

Pitching star:  Liam Hendriks gave up two runs on three hits in seven innings.

Opposition star:  John Lindsey was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The score was tied at two.  An error, a single, and a bunt loaded the bases with none out.  Matt Carson singled in one and Chris Parmelee and Danny Valencia each scored runs with fly outs to put the Red Wings up 5-2.

NEW BRITAIN 9, TRENTON 2 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Deibinson Romero was 3-for-5 with a double.  Oswaldo Arcia was 3-for-5.  Evan Bigley was 2-for-4 with a home run, his twelfth.

Pitching star:  Shairon Martis allowed one run on six hits and two walks in seven innings.

Opposition stars:  Rob Segedin was 3-for-4.  Yadil Mujica was 2-for-4.

Key inning:  The seventh.  The Rock Cats led 3-1.  The Thunder got three singles in the top of the inning, but did not score when a runner was gunned down at the plate.  In the bottom of the inning, New Britain got seven hits and five runs to put the game away.  Chris Herrmann, Arcia, Bigley, Romero, and Shawn Roof each delivered an RBI single.

CLEARWATER 4, FORT MYERS 3 IN CLEARWATER

Batting stars:  Josmil Pinto was 3-for-4 with a double.  Andy Leer was 3-for-4.  Daniel Rams was 2-for-4.

Pitching star:  Pat Dean gave up two runs on four hits and two walks in 6.2 innings.

Opposition stars:  Laynce Nix, in Clearwater on a rehab assignment, was 1-for-2 with two walks and a home run.  Adam Morgan struck out eight in seven innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks.

Key inning:  The eighth.  The score was tied at two.  With two on and two out, Rams delivered an RBI single to give the Miracle a 3-2 lead.  In the bottom of the inning, Nix hit a two-run homer to provide the Threshers with the margin of victory.

Other:  There’s nothing to be done about it, but it seems unfair for a team in Class A to lose because a major-leaguer hits a two-run homer against them.

BELOIT 8, FORT WAYNE 3 IN FORT WAYNE

Batting stars:  Drew Leachman was 3-for-5.  Stephen Wickens was 2-for-3.  Wang-wei Lin was 0-for-2 but walked three times.

Pitching star:  Matthew Summers gave up two runs on nine hits and a walk in six innings.

Opposition stars:  Yeison Asencio was 3-for-4 with a double.  Travis Jankowski was 3-for-5 with a double.  Jace Peterson was 2-for-4.

Key inning:  The fourth.  The TinCaps had cut a 3-0 deficit to 3-2.  The Snappers came back to score three times on two walks, an error, and a two-run double by Nate Roberts.

Other:  Later in the fifth inning, the play-by-play says, “Nate Roberts caught stealing home, pitcher James Jones to first baseman Travis Whitmore.”  A 1-3 caught stealing of home?  How does that work?

GREENEVILLE 3, ELIZABETHTON 2 IN GREENEVILLE (10 INNINGS)

Batting star:  Candido Pimentel was 3-for-5.

Pitching stars:  D. J. Baxendale threw two perfect innings, striking out five of the six batters he faced.  Christian Powell struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing one hit.

Opposition stars:  Francis Ramirez struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.  Euris Quezada struck out five in three shutout innings, allowing only a walk.

Key inning:  The tenth.  In a 2-2 tie, Brian Blasik hit a two-out double, scoring D’Andre Toney from first with the winning run.

GCL TWINS 4, RAYS 1 AT RAYS

Batting stars:  Joel Licon was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Aderlin Mejia was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Randy Rosario struck out four in 4.1 perfect innings.  Gonzalo Sanudo struck out two in two perfect innings.  Matthew Tomshaw gave up two hits in two shutout innings.

Opposition stars:  Nevin Ashley was 2-for-2 with a home run.  Luis Cabrera allowed one run on five hits in four innings.  Kyle Pelchy worked 2.1 scoreless innings.

Key inning:  The sixth.  The score was tied at one.  The Twins scored three times on a double, two walks, and two singles.  Jacob Younis delivered an RBI single and Will Hurt drove in two runs on a pop-up single to second base.  It was the first hit for Hurt in twenty-nine at-bats.

Other:  Kyle Gibson made a rehab start, facing five batters.  He retired two, giving up a home run, a double, and a walk.

DSL REDS 6, TWINS 1 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  None.  The Twins had two hits, both singles.

Pitching star:  Miguel Gonzalez worked four shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out three.

Opposition stars:  Rusbel Farinez was 3-for-5 and drove in three.  Ronald Bueno was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Franderlin Romero gave up just one hit in six shutout innings.

Key inning:  The fifth.  In a scoreless tie, the Reds scored three times.  Three walks loaded the bases, a Farinez single scored two, and a wild pitch plated the third.

TODAY’S TILTS

9:00  GCL Twins at Red Sox
5:30  Fort Myers at Clearwater            Cole Nelson v. TBA
6:00  Bluefield at Elizabethton             TBA v. TBA
6:00  Beloit at Lake County                  David Hurlbut v. Elvis Araujo
6:05  Trenton at New Britain               Shaeffer Hall v. Blake Martin
6:05  Toledo at Rochester                  Casey Crosby v. Nick Blackburn