Another big day for Matt Carson.  A grand slam for Michael Gonzales.  The Snappers can’t play in Peoria.

ROCHESTER 8, COLUMBUS 5 IN COLUMBUS

Batting stars:  Matt Carson was 3-for-5 with a home run, his eleventh.  Wilkin Ramirez was 3-for-5 with a home run, his ninth.  Evan Bigley was 3-for-5 with a double.

Pitching star:  Lester Oliveros worked a perfect ninth inning.

Opposition stars:  Tim Fedroff was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Gregorio Petit was 2-for-4.  Jason Donald was 2-for-5.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The score was tied at two.  Rene Rivera followed a walk to Brian Dinkelman with a two-run homer to put the Red Wings ahead.  An error, a single, a walk, and another error produced a third run to give Rochester a 5-2 lead.

READING 8, NEW BRITAIN 3 IN READING

Batting stars:  Daniel Rohlfing was 3-for-5 with a double.  Deibinson Romero was 2-for-5 with a double.  Aaron Hicks was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks.

Pitching star:  Dakota Watts worked 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Darin Ruf was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Miguel Abreu and Cesar Hernandez were each 2-for-4 with a double.

Key inning:  The fourth.  The Phillies led 3-0.  With two on and two out, a two-base error scored two Rock Cats to cut the lead to 3-2.  Reading came back to score three in the bottom of the inning.  D’Arby Myers led off the inning with a home run.  Later, with two on and two out, Ruf delivered a two-run double to put Reading ahead 6-2.

FORT MYERS 11, BREVARD COUNTY 3 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Josmil Pinto was 3-for-4 with a home run, his ninth.  Levi Michael was 3-for-5.  Michael Gonzales hit a grand slam, his sixth homer of the season.

Pitching star:  Matthew Summers gave up only one run in five innings despite allowing six hits and three walks.

Opposition stars:  Reggie Keen was 3-for-5.  John Dishon was 2-for-4.  Seth Harvey struck out four in two perfect innings.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Miracle already led 4-1.  Three walks loaded the bases with two out.  Michael singled in one and Gonzales hit a grand slam to put the game out of reach.

PEORIA 10, BELOIT 6 IN PEORIA

Batting stars:  Jairo Rodriguez was 2-for-4.  Kennys Vargas hit a home run, his fifth.

Pitching star:  Steven Gruver pitched four shutout innings of relief, allowing two hits and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Pin-Chieh Chen was 3-for-3 with two walks.  Dustin Geiger was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in four.  Wes Darvill was 2-for-5.

Key inning:  The first.  The first four Chiefs reached base, leading to a 4-0 Peoria lead.  Javier Baez hit an RBI single, Geiger drove in one with a double, a run scored on a ground out, and Darvill singled in a run.

Other:  The Snappers made six errors in the game, leading to three unearned runs.  Two of them were by Miguel Sano, who has now made thirty-five errors this season.  Beloit pitchers also walked six.

ELIZABETHTON 12, BRISTOL 6 IN BRISTOL

Batting stars:  Adam Walker was 3-for-5 with a home run, his eighth, and had four RBIs.  Rory Rhodes was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple.  Candido Pimentel was 2-for-4 with two walks and a home run, his first, scoring three times.

Pitching star:  Chris Mazza retired all five batters he faced with two strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Kale Kiser and Nicholas Basto were each 2-for-4.  Jake Brown was 2-for-5.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Twins led 4-3.  Pimentel led off the inning with a home run.  Two errors and two singles produced two more runs in the inning.  Joshua Hendricks and Walker each delivered RBI singles.

TODAY’S TILTS

9:30    DSL Twins at Reds
11:00  GCL Rays at Twins
6:00    Elizabethton at Bristol              Corey Kimes v. Leopoldo Sanchez
6:05    Rochester at Columbus            Esmerling Vasquez v. T. J. McFarland
6:05    Fort Myers at Daytona             Cole Nelson v. P. J. Francescon
7:00    Beloit at Peoria                       Jason Wheeler v. Joseph Zeller