The Rock Cats stay alive. Chris Colabello sets an RBI record. Andy Leer drives in four for the Miracle.
SYRACUSE 8, ROCHESTER 7 IN SYRACUSE
Batting stars: Wilkin Ramirez was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, his fifteenth. Rene Rivera was 2-for-4 with a home run, his tenth. Tsuyoshi Nishioka was 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Pitching star: Daniel Turpen struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition star: Jesus Valdez was 2-for-4 with a home run.
Key inning: The seventh. In a 6-6 tie, the Chiefs scored twice. Josh Johnson doubled, followed by consecutive singles by Mark Teahen and Valdez to put Syracuse in front. Chris Marrero then singled in an insurance run.
Other: The Red Wings scored six runs in the top of the first, but could not hold the lead. They did not score again until Ramirez homered to lead off the eighth.
NEW BRITAIN 10, NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 IN NEW BRITAIN
Batting stars: James Beresford was 3-for-4 with a triple. Nathan Hanson was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, his ninth. Oswaldo Arcia was 2-for-5 with a triple.
Pitching stars: David Bromberg allowed one run on two hits and two walks in 3.1 innings. Matthew Hauser worked 2.1 scoreless innings, only giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Ryan Goins was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Mark Sobolewski was 2-for-4 with a double. Jake Marisnick was 2-for-5 with a double.
Key inning: The fourth. Leading 1-0, Brad Glenn homered to put the Fisher Cats ahead 2-0. In the bottom of the inning, Hanson hit a one-out double and took third on a wild pitch. Following a walk, Beresford singled to get the Rock Cats on the board. Another walk loaded the bases. Chris Herrmann singled to drive in two and put New Britain ahead, and Arcia tripled to drive home two more. Chris Colabello then hit a sacrifice fly to make the score 6-2.
Other: Colabello’s RBI gave him the all-time New Britain record for RBIs in a season with 98…Starter Steven Hirschfeld took a line drive off his ankle and had to leave the game in the first inning…The win kept New Britain alive in the playoff race. The Rock Cats trail Reading by one game with one game to play.
FORT MYERS 6, CHARLOTTE 3 IN CHARLOTTE
Batting stars: Andy Leer was 2-for-2 with four RBIs. Angel Morales was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored three times. Anderson Hidalgo was 2-for-3 with a double.
Pitching stars: Starter Pat Dean allowed only one hit while striking out four and walking none in three innings. A. J. Achter struck out two in three perfect innings.
Opposition star: Theron Geith gave up only an unearned run in 3.2 innings. He gave up no hits and two walks.
Key inning: The sixth. The Stone Crabs had scored three in the fifth to tie the score at three. In the sixth, Morales walked, stole second, went to third on an error, and scored on Leer’s sacrifice fly.
Other: This was the last game of the season for the Miracle. The Florida State League ends its season a day earlier than the other full season leagues.
QUAD CITIES 2, BELOIT 1 IN BELOIT
Batting stars: Jairo Rodriguez was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk. Kennys Vargas was 1-for-3 with a walk.
Pitching stars: Matt Tomshaw struck out six in seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits and no walks. Steven Gruver worked two shutout innings despite giving up two hits and two walks.
Opposition stars: Bradley Watson allowed only one run on two hits and three walks while striking out none in six innings. Josh Renfro retired all seven batters he faced.
Key inning: The fourth. In a scoreless tie, the River Bandits scored twice. They opened the inning with a pair of singles followed by an RBI double by Anthony Melchionda. A sacrifice fly plated the second run.
PENNANT RACE UPDATE
New Britain trails Reading by one game for the last playoff spot. Each team has one game remaining in the regular season.
TODAY’S TILTS
12:05 Syracuse at Rochester Yuniesky Maya v. TBA
12:35 New Hampshire at New Britain Yohan Pino v. Logan Darnell
2:00 Quad Cities at Beloit Dail Villanueva v. David Hurlbut