A slow day for Twins' affiliates. Matt Tomshaw was great, Miguel Sano and Kennys Vargas went back-to-back, but it was when Leachman drew a walk that the Snappers won. The DSL Twins take one in the bottom of the ninth. Kyle Gibson continues his comeback tonight.
LEHIGH VALLEY 5, ROCHESTER 3 IN LEHIGH VALLEY
Batting star: Clete Thomas was 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Pitching star: Kyle Waldrop threw two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition stars: Pete Orr was 4-for-4 with a home run. Sebastian Valle was 2-for-4 with a double.
Key inning: The sixth. In a 2-2 tie, Eduardo Escobar led off with a single, took second on a bunt, and scored on a Pedro Florimon single to give the Red Wings a 3-2 lead. The IronPigs came back with three in the bottom of the inning. Three singles tied the score, an error put Lehigh Valley ahead, and a Valle double gave the IronPigs an insurance run.
BELOIT 3, PEORIA 2 IN BELOIT
Batting stars: Miguel Sano was 2-for-4 with a home run, his twenty-fourth. Kennys Vargas was 1-for-3 with a walk and a home run, his ninth in seventy-two Midwest League at-bats.
Pitching star: Matt Tomshaw worked seven shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks.
Opposition stars: Jorge Soler was 2-for-3 with a double. Yao-Lin Wang pitched six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.
Key inning: The eighth. The Snappers led 2-0. The Chiefs tied the score on a double, an error, and a pair of sacrifices. In the bottom of the inning, a single and an error put runners on first and second with none out, but a fly-ball double play made it two out with just a runner on second. Sano singled to put runners on first and third, Vargas was intentionally walked to load the bases, and Drew Leachman drew a walk to give Beloit the lead.
GCL TWINS AT ORIOLES
Rained out.
DSL TWINS 2, WHITE SOX 1 AT TWINS
Batting stars: Luis Gonzalez and Gabriel A. Ynfante were each 3-for-4.
Pitching star: Starter Miguel Gonzalez allowed no hits and no walks in four shutout innings. Jose Ramirez struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Evandert Diaz worked five shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk. Roger Ramos was 2-for-3.
Key inning: The ninth. The score was tied at one. Gonzalez led off the inning with a single, took second on a ground out, and scored on a game-ending single by Ynfante.
TODAY’S TILTS
9:30 DSL Twins at White Sox
10:00 GCL Orioles at Twins
GCL Twins at Orioles
5:35 Fort Myers at Jupiter Kyle Gibson v. Chad James
6:05 Elizabethton at Bluefield Brett Lee v. Daniel Norris
6:05 Richmond at New Britain Michael Kickham v. Logan Darnell
6:05 Indianapolis at Rochester Kyle McPherson v. TBA