Minor Details: Games of 8/12

Chris Parmelee and Liam Hendriks have nothing to learn in Rochester.  The Snappers win with Twins Baseball.  Good job, Hein Robb!

ROCHESTER 10, LEHIGH VALLEY 0 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

Batting starsChris Parmelee was 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, and two home runs, giving him fifteen.  He scored three times and drove in four.  Matt Carson was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run, his thirteenth.  Clete Thomas was 2-for-4 with a home run, his twelfth.

Pitching starsLiam Hendriks worked seven strong innings, giving up four hits and a walk.  Caleb Thielbar struck out two in two shutout innings, allowing two hits.

Opposition star:  Andres Blanco was 3-for-3.

Key inning:  The third.  The Red Wings led 2-0 on Parmelee’s first-inning homer.  Parmelee drew a two-out walk which was followed by back-to-back homers by Carson and Thomas to give Rochester a lead that would never be threatened.

READING 8, NEW BRITAIN 3 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting starsDaniel Rohlfing was 3-for-4.  Deibinson Romero was 2-for-4.  Chris Colabello was 1-for-2 with two walks.

Pitching starAaron Thompson threw two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Steven Lerud was 3-for-3 with a walk.  Cody Asche was 2-for-5 with two doubles, driving in three.  Trevor May struck out eight in six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and three walks.

Key inning:  The ninth.  The Rock Cats had cut a 4-0 lead to 4-3 when the Phillies scored four times to put the game out of reach.  A single, a walk, and an error loaded the bases.  Asche then doubled and ended up circling the bases on a throwing error by Oswaldo Arcia, giving Reading an 8-3 advantage.

ST. LUCIE AT FORT MYERS

Rained out.

BELOIT 6, PEORIA 5 IN BELOIT

Batting starsStephen Wickens was 2-for-2 with a walk and a double, scoring three times.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-3 with a double and a home run (his eighth), driving in three.

Pitching starCorey Kimes allowed a run on three hits in 3.1 innings.

Opposition stars:  Wes Darvill was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Zeke DeVoss was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Key inning:  The sixth.  In a 5-5 tie, the Chiefs put runners on first and third with none out and did not score.  In the bottom of the inning Wickens doubled, went to third on a bunt, and scored on an Adam Pettersen sacrifice fly to give the Snappers the lead.

OtherMiguel Sano was ejected in the third inning after being called out on strikes.

ELIZABETHTON 3, BRISTOL 1 IN BRISTOL

Batting starsNiko Goodrum and Adam Walker were each 3-for-5.  Max Kepler was 2-for-5.

Pitching starHein Robb struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up just one hit.

Opposition stars:  Todd Kibby struck out six in six shutout innings, allowing four hits.

Key inning:  The ninth.  Trailing 3-0, the White Sox used two walks and a single to cut the lead to 3-1 and put the tying run on base with one out.  J. T. Chargois then buckled down to strike out the next two batters and end the game.

OtherChargois worked two innings.  Five of the six outs he recorded were strikeouts.

TODAY’S TILTS

9:30    DSL White Sox at Twins
11:00  GCL Twins at Orioles
6:05    Rochester at Lehigh Valley                Shairon Martis v. Tyler Cloyd
7:00    Peoria at Beloit